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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/8/2008 12:03:48 AM

tonytech

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imate emailed me couple of days ago, in response to web query requesting info on win 6.1
they stated that imate is working on windows 6.1 rom and that they could not give an estimated delivery datebut went onto say that it should be ready by the end of the year

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/9/2008 11:12:54 PM

Almatrodi

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Coz I did not get answered I repost my ques.

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Hello everyone...

my 9502's USB port work just for power. I syncronize through Bluetooth.

Is there a way to put an upgrade into memory and then install it as I did in 6150?

< Message edited by Almatrodi -- 9/9/2008 11:17:29 PM >

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/14/2008 2:27:50 AM

iggii

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Hi,
do you know, what will they tell us on the end of year? Nothing they will not answer any questions ( as usual ) and the ROM ? NOWHERE!
Waiting for the f*cking update sinc may, can not use my device with high capacity SD card
here I include my post to I-mate (at that time I sincerely believed, they are company that cares about customers) :

Dear Ms/Mr,I'm writing to report problems I have discovered while using my i-mate 9502 device with a hope that it will help you to localize and solve it.TV-OutWhen I connect device to TV (with i-mate boxed cable) and use the NTSC mode - it does not use whole area of TV screen ( about 10% smaller so there remains space at every corner ) and approximately in the midle of screen there is a line from top to bottom, where colours are washed out ( just grey or brown ).When I use PAL mode, the screen is moved to the left so I can not see few pixel lines on the left side - this changes every time I switch from PAL to NTSC or disable and enable TV-Out ( it moves -so I can sometimes see more on the left side, sometimes less, but can never see whole screen ). Tested on multiple screens and monitorsVideo-clip playingI tried a lot of players, but nothing helped ( seems as some HW/SW-driver problem ). The device just has big problems when playing video-clips with resolutions higher than 320x240 or so ( also tried to change bandwidth-but not much of a help ), which is little bad when having device with 640x480 screen. When using TV-Out it is just worse.NetworkI'm living near frontier with other country, sometimes I need to switch to manual network choosing ( otherwise I'm switched to foreign calls and has a bad bill ). But when I have manual net. turned on - sometimes when i wake up my device I'm not connected to any network and has to reconnect. Device will stay disconnected even if there is full signal strenght - I must wake it up and then it reconnects, but nobody can for example call me in long hours...Problems were also mentioned by other users in official i-mate.com forums

Also add one more - when my battery status signalizes 2 from 4 bars of battery strenght, all of a suden without any notice the phone gets off and till putting it onto charger I can not turn it on - it just gets completely drained

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/15/2008 2:21:41 AM

tophatcc

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Are they ever going to release 6.1?
Are they ever going to respond to any questions or administrate their friggen forum (apart from moving the link to the beta ROM)?
Can they advise which software actually works with their GPS function?
Are they addressing the fact that as a presentation device the video quality is worse than ****e and needs addressing?
Voice dial from headsets doesnt work?
Transferring contacts to a Blueant Supertooth 3 requires beaming one by one, cumbersome and not soemthing I have the time to do!
Issues with larger memory cards still isnt being addressed.
The updates may come when the device is at end of life cycle and they will tell you that their new device has all these features that really dont work and thus the saga continues.
Are they a company that listens to their users? NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/21/2008 8:11:39 AM

xenomorph

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**** iMATE!!!!!

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 9/21/2008 8:59:17 PM

Disappointment

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Unfortunately this is my first and probably last post on these forums. I am sick of waiting for this ROM update and I am sick of all the memory leaks and other issues mentioned with this device. It is ridiculous that it can take so long for a company to release bug fixes and/or ROM update.

1. I don't believe for a moment that a company like imate doesn't have the resources to get on top of these issues, if I am wrong that leaves 2 other conclusions.
2. They have indeed fixed the issues and are waiting to release a new model and screw existing customers in a hope to flog new model to new markets. (Unlikely, but it seems anythings possible from this company at the moment)
3. They have no idea how to fix and test new ROM/fixes and release to existing customers.
If any of these 3 points are correct imate is a sinking ship that I see very unlikely to be around in the distant future with the already flooded market of devices that are now far proceeding product imate has ever released.

My advice is "DO NOT BUY IMATE PRODUCTS" if you were thinking about it, or have simply stumbled over this thread.
"I HATE" to imagine what there next product release is going to be like when they can't even fix issues on an already behind product in the market. Personally I see imates future as very limited, do not get stuck with an imate product as you will be struggling to maintain basic functionality let alone new interactive features that are being presented on a lot of other devices these days that are actualy cheaper than imate now I might add.

My advice is leave this web site straight away and do your own research on other products available in the market, read real reviews and buy a product you will be happy with. From my expeiriance you will be far from satisfied with an imate product based on there top of the line 9502.

< Message edited by Disappointment -- 9/21/2008 9:03:31 PM >

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/3/2008 8:24:40 PM

v2p1

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thanks all the info

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/8/2008 10:37:20 PM

pa64

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I just heard that Pantech released a WM6.1 upgrade for their Duo.
http://www.pdastreet.com/articles/2008/10/2008-10-8-Pantech-Duo-Recieves.html

This device if part of the 6.1 upgrade announcement list (as well as the I-mate 9502):
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/apr08/04-01WM61PR.mspx

It should not be too long before the release, hopefully.
Also need to take in account the company's current financial situation which certainly does not help...

< Message edited by pa64 -- 10/9/2008 12:02:51 AM >

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/9/2008 12:52:28 AM

iggii

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quote:

ORIGINAL: pa64
It should not be too long before the release, hopefully.
Also need to take in account the company's current financial situation which certainly does not help...

Maybe it has something to do with their attitude to customers - We dont know anything about updates and our devices ( that were not so cheap by the way ) are problematic
When they are unable to communicate or tell specific release date ( or at least month ) they should make a page and inform about what problem are they trying to fix now - so customer knows if it is worth waiting...

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/9/2008 12:59:00 AM

pa64

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quote:

Maybe it has something to do with their attitude to customers - We dont know anything about updates and our devices ( that were not so cheap by the way ) are problematic
When they are unable to communicate or tell specific release date ( or at least month ) they should make a page and inform about what problem are they trying to fix now - so customer knows if it is worth waiting...

100% agreed.

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/9/2008 3:14:28 AM

Northerner

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As an early adopter and customer who propped up their failing company by buying 4, and returning 3, of their products [1], I'm heartened to see all is not well at Morrison Towers:

Alarm bells ring but i-mate insists $60m loss is sustainable

http://business.scotsman.com/business/Alarm-bells-ring-but-imate.4539783.jp

I note that typically, the men at the top are still blaming everyone else but themselves for their rock-bottom reputation.

Stop trading on your past glories at BT/O2 Jim, before your windfall from the XDA design is spent.
Open your eyes, read these forums, and listen to your customer feedback.
Recognise that the same real user opinions are repeated on all other internet forums where people have been unfortunate to have the i-Mate support "experience" - and that bad news travels far and wide.
Then it will be plain to see the real cause of your haemorrhaging cash flow.

Then take a moment to reflect how different that story could have been, if I-Mate had actively supported their few loyal customers by communicating with them rather than deleting posts to stifle dissent, and by providing firmware upgrades as promised instead of hounding down those who provide interim solutions (i.e. the beta ROM).

Is it too late for i-Mate to turn round this attitude? The 6.1 ROM would be a start - so where is it?

Sadly, having this far down the line, I doubt things will change, especially while the majority shareholder sits in his Ivory Tower refusing to communicate with the very people who could have saved his bacon. If that policy is to prevail, then the sooner this sick animal is put out of its misery the better - as the buying public will be much happier without it.

[1] Jam, Jaq3, 8502, 9502. Only the Jam was worth the money and usable. Of course, that was designed and made by HTC, and had nothing to do with i-mate bar the badge.

< Message edited by Northerner -- 10/9/2008 4:12:57 AM >

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/10/2008 7:24:30 AM

ramadan

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Huh, as I see, I-MATE id planning to make such "revolutionary" devices still in future...
I hope that there will be no more fools like us who buy this piece of ****.
I also hope that I-MATE sign will disappear from the market soon and that those who cheated us all now will regret it.

Neither I nor anyone from my friends will nedvr buy anything which has I-MATE sign on it. NEVER !!!!!

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/10/2008 7:39:50 AM

casouzaj

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I FEEL THE SAME !

THE 9502 IS A SUPERB DEVICE (WITH THE LEAKED BETA ROM, OF COURSE). IT HAS BEEN THE FIRST DEVICE BY I-MATE I HAVE EVER HAD, AND, EXCLUSIVELY DUE TO THEIR CRAPPY SUPPORT, WILL ALSO BE THE LAST ONE !!!

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/11/2008 5:42:28 PM

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That is it, I have had it also. Skype calls not working, no officicial 6.1 ROM release, no response to customer concerns, and an overall "clunky" device. My imate 9502 that I bought in Australia in March 08 is going up for auction on e-Bay now!

First thing tomorrow, Monday, I am off to get me a HTC product. RIP i-Mate....

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/13/2008 6:12:35 PM

Tofuboi1986

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Hoover44

That is it, I have had it also. Skype calls not working, no officicial 6.1 ROM release, no response to customer concerns, and an overall "clunky" device. My imate 9502 that I bought in Australia in March 08 is going up for auction on e-Bay now!

First thing tomorrow, Monday, I am off to get me a HTC product. RIP i-Mate....

Good luck with that, I tried selling my 9502 off for way less then the price I paid. Did not even get a hit. :(

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/14/2008 12:23:04 AM

ramadan

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So as I with my 8502. Nobody wants that ****.

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/16/2008 9:20:35 PM

Goresh

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Android has been released.
I am starting to think the only way we will ever see a new ROM released for this phone will be if we write our own.

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/17/2008 7:02:17 PM

Big Saccs

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I finally got the nerve to update and so far I love it...Only question now is how big of a memory card has been successfully used? I would be happy with a 8gb but I have a nice deal on a 16gb.

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/18/2008 2:07:03 PM

Shonky

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8GB works fine in my 8502 with WM6.1. I didn't think 16GB micro SD cards were out yet.

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RE: New 9502 ROM for Download win 6.1 - 10/18/2008 4:03:42 PM

PaulR

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I've heard there is a 32GB SDHC card out there too.

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