Just about one month ago, AT&T made an announcement that the company would not be pushing the latest update out for Windows Phone powered devices. The update, known as the Windows Phone 8170 update, would take care of bugs in the software. The company had since changed its mind a little and said this week that they will be offering the 8170 update after all and it would also come with the original fixes “and more”. The big question now is what does “and more” consist of?
One of the Community Managers at the forums on the AT&T web site has confirmed the plans to send out the update and she planned to start a separate thread to update as the information becomes available for customers. For right now, the 8170 update bundle is on hold and the news will leave plenty to wonder about for the next week or at least until AT&T decides to get their story straight. Many have speculated that the “more” part of the update could mean it will be bundled with the Windows Phone 7.5 release in the future. AT&T had mentioned in other interviews that they are committed to an update after the 8170, but did not reveal any sort of timetable for that.
Over the last couple of months, AT&T has been in the news a lot regarding the launch of the new Lumia 900 on their network. The company has since launched the new Windows Phone powered smartphone by Nokia and it was received very well by the mobile community. Shortly after the launch of the new device users noticed a software glitch that causes connection loss in some of the phones. For right now, Nokia has decided, and announced, that they plan to offer any new Lumia 900 users a $100 credit on their AT&T bill, as long as the phone is activated by April 21st. This makes the new Lumia free to customers with a new two-year contract.
Basically, Nokia made an announcement once the glitch was found and issued a statement saying, “In short, a memory management issue was discovered that could, in some cases, lead to loss of data connectivity. This issue is purely in the phone software, and is not related to either phone hardware or the network itself.” Microsoft also applauded Nokia for the company’s quick response.
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