Comments on: Rogers’ Robot Issues Continue, HTC Magic Pulled Temporarily

By: Kat H.

Kat H. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:31:54 +0000

I have a htc magic from Rogers…I did the upgrade and now I’d say my battery life (without actually using the phone at all to make or receive calls) is about 1 day…if that.

I’m completely disappointed.

By: 4r4nd0mninj4

4r4nd0mninj4 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:40:09 +0000

When I first joined Rogers last summer I was delighted with the service and helpful support when setting up my account. But last week I was totally chocked at Rogers after they refused to re-establish my data connection (network reset). I even called 911 to prove that my custom OS had this patch(was patched over four months ago) and Rogers still said that if I did not download and install the Rogers patch I could kiss my data connection goodbye. I did however find a ROM by the name of CursorSense. I installed that, along with a new SPL and boot-loader. Now I’m all up and running again with 3G. After this debacle and the lack of support I received from Rogers, I am now looking for a new cellular carrier.

By: Kendal

Kendal — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:58 +0000

I am so frustrated right now! I too waited a long time to get a Smart Phone since I wasn’t overly impressed with the iPhone’s touch screen and wanted a keyboard. I made the decision to go with the HTC Dream and now I’m paying the price. I do not have access on my laptop to download/install anything (it’s a company laptop and the company is tight with downloads). I’m now waiting THREE to FIVE business days for a new card to arrive so I can us it to update my phone. And the extremely frustrating part is that my 3G connection was spotty to begin with.

This is an extremely frustrating situation that really has no solution.

By: Chance

Chance — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:20:02 +0000

For those with a custom rom that is most likely well past this security patch, all you need to do is call rogers tech support for pda’s and smartphones. Tell the tech you have a fully updated phone with a custom firmware, and would like a network refresh on your number. You turn your phone off for a couple minutes, turn it back on and bam, no need to re-flash.

By: kurt

kurt — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:22:52 +0000

Does anyone know where i can get a google logo engraved on a hard plastic case in which i carry my htc magic?

By: wayne d

wayne d — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:11:03 +0000

Ya the UI is awesome. I actually got my free upgrade (magic) the day the update came out. I’ll miss my Dream but my fiance will be able to use it now.

By: Athir

Athir — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:16:41 +0000

It’s worth noting that in effort to “force” people to apply this update (which can only be done from a Win XP/Vista pc, and wipes out EVERYTHING your phone), Rogers have disabled internet access until the network “detects” the update has been applied to your phone.

For those of us with rooted phones running 1.6, the only current way to get our internet access back is to re-root back to the rogers/crappy version of 1.5, download and install the update, and wait up to 24 hours for internet connectivity to return.

I’ve seen some brain-dead decisions made by service providers, but this one is in a league of its own… especially because the 911 issue which was the basis for this “required” 1.5 update, has been addressed in 1.6.

Unbelievable!

By: magicR

magicR — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:54:44 +0000

thats great news…was going to get the magic n that same day it was pulled from rogers. happy to hear there’s an update for the 911 issue n it should be back out!

By: kurt

kurt — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:59:05 +0000

The update is wicked cool the sense UI is sick. There are new apps that accompany the update along with a free month of data. The browser speed is improved and it includes pinch to zoom.

By: applebook

applebook — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:43:41 +0000

Sorry, I meant the DREAM will not get 1.6, not the Magic, which is expected to receive 2.1 eventually.

By: applebook

applebook — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:43:01 +0000

According to Rogers’ official statement, the Magic will NOT be updated beyond 1.5 Sense UI. This is unacceptable since many apps require 1.6+.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:27:25 +0000

Samuel is correct !

The new magic update is great !

The sense UI is really nice to use.

By: Samuel Maskell

Samuel Maskell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:39:50 +0000

way to be WAY behind
this happened a few days ago
and rogers already released an update yesterday(which also included sense)
meaning that the magic should be back on shelves

By: Naustradamus

Naustradamus — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:05:05 +0000

The patch actually came out today to fix the 911 issue.

Actually, there’s a benefit for magic users, they get a new UI in the end, if I remember, it’s the same as the hero. Very sleek and works even better IMO then the original. Still 1.5 though, but in the menu’s, there’s a “check for update” … so maybe we get network style updates from here on!

By: Sweed

Sweed — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:04:01 +0000

does this problem happen with all g1 and mytouch phones or just rogers?

I don’t keep gps on anyway to preserve battery life but this could be a big problem for most users