Remember the old Spot watches? Well Microsoft’s now taken the same info-at-a-glance technology and made it accessible to your Windows Mobile device. Sounds simple enough. Microsoft making relatively straightforward news and weather information available on a device running Microsoft software should be simps, right?
Well I’m sorry to inform you that it doesn’t work. Yes, it’s a technology preview so it’s not yet a finished product but I could barely keep it from barfing on itself while testing it. And I was using one of only two “compatible” Sprint phones. I’d assume that the kinks will eventually get worked out but this is pretty rudimentary stuff here.
Your mileage may vary. Actually knowing my luck, it’ll work for everyone else in the entire world and I’ll get flamed for being a royal knob job. Prepare to comment!
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Just downloaded it onto my motoq (verizon) and everything works flawlessly. No errors and it is somewhat quick. Not sure what this guys problem was…
I installed it on moto q 9c on sprint networks. It works, no problem. So “Doug Aamoth” what is your problem? Maybe I can help you.
You must be running software that conflicts with it, by the look of you phone you have alot of other software on it.
I don’t doubt you had issues Doug, but I suspect it’s specific to your device environment. I found the download before the press release even hit and got a seven-minute walkthough video up by afternoon using my unlocked Dash: http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2008/02/jkontherun-vide.html
Yeah, something’s up. I removed all previously installed software from my Q and it still isn’t working — no big deal. I might completely restore the phone and I’d assume it’d work after that. Anyway, thanks for the comments everyone. Good to see it’s working for the rest of you.