One day I might find something good to say about Windows Phone (something that someone else hasn't said), but with less than 5 hours of today left, that probably won't be today.
Today I'm posting about taking your phone abroad. Last time I did this I was hit with a heavy bill on my return. Why? Because Windows Phone only allows roaming to be on or off. If you turn it on, everything suddenly downloads everything it can. A very expensive mistake on Microsoft's part - though only for their customers. If you want to search while abroad, you'll have to download the Bing image of the day. You'll also have to have your email synchronised, and check for app updates. The list goes on.
What I do is turn on Battery Saver, as this turns off much of the "always connected" stuff that Microsoft pushes so much. Being developed in the US, it's no wonder they don't think about crossing borders much.
Another topic related to the "Big America" mindset, is the lack of automatic translation for social updates. Microsoft has their own translation service, but they don't integrate it into anything except for Bing Vision. Of course the implementation would be awful, because they'd never think to spell check the original language before running the translation. Stringing two thoughts together is something that the Windows Phone dev team seems to struggle with.
So there you have it. Windows Phone abroad. The worst of all contenders?
Today I'm posting about taking your phone abroad. Last time I did this I was hit with a heavy bill on my return. Why? Because Windows Phone only allows roaming to be on or off. If you turn it on, everything suddenly downloads everything it can. A very expensive mistake on Microsoft's part - though only for their customers. If you want to search while abroad, you'll have to download the Bing image of the day. You'll also have to have your email synchronised, and check for app updates. The list goes on.
What I do is turn on Battery Saver, as this turns off much of the "always connected" stuff that Microsoft pushes so much. Being developed in the US, it's no wonder they don't think about crossing borders much.
Another topic related to the "Big America" mindset, is the lack of automatic translation for social updates. Microsoft has their own translation service, but they don't integrate it into anything except for Bing Vision. Of course the implementation would be awful, because they'd never think to spell check the original language before running the translation. Stringing two thoughts together is something that the Windows Phone dev team seems to struggle with.
So there you have it. Windows Phone abroad. The worst of all contenders?
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