There was much disappointment among Windows Phone users when Microsoft confirmed that only new hardware would be able to run on the WP8 operating system when it was released. It then promised current users that they would not be forgotten and would see their handsets receive updates in the future. Now though we have some bad news for T-Mobile users as the Nokia Lumia 710 will not be getting the WP 7.8 update.
As expected the Windows Phone 7.8 update has begun rolling out to end users, but there have already been some issues with the new firmware though. First we heard that the new OS could cause users to see higher data use and battery drain, which was then followed by issues affecting the Nokia Lumia 800.
It seems though that T-Mobile customers that own the Nokia Lumia 710 won’t be suffering from any issues with bugs on the new OS, as they are being passed over and will not receive it in the first place. An owner of the device decided to email Nokia about the WP7.8 update and the reply didn’t make for good reading with regards to owners of the handset.
According to Nokia a small number of carriers have decided not to offer the new firmware to their customers, and has led some to believe the cost was not seen as worthwhile by the carrier. There is hope that T-Mobile will change their minds in the future but for the time being it has stated the handset will not be treated to the new software.
This news will be a further kick in the teeth for owners of the handset on the carrier, which have to already make do without ever getting the chance to see WP8 on their smartphone. Source: WPCentral and Ubergizmo.
It has been released in Brazil and some Western European and Asian countries.On 14 December 2011, T-Mobile and Nokia officially announced their plan to sell the Lumia 710 from 11 January 2012, for $349.99 prepaid or $49.99 with a 2 year contract with minimum of $60 per month plan and $35 per line activation fee. At CES 2012, Nokia announced that Rogers would have exclusivity for the Lumia 710 in Canada. The phone, alongside the Nokia Lumia 800, is promised to get an update to add wi-fi hotspot capabilities.
On February 25, 2013, the Nokia Lumia 720, the successor of the Nokia Lumia 710, was presented. The improvements are Windows Phone 8, dual-core 1 GHz Qualcomm S4 chipset, a front-facing VGA camera, a bigger 4.2 in display, a bigger 2000 mAh battery and support for up to 64GB microSD cards.
The Windows Phone market place contains a Nokia Collection section. As of April 2012, it contains the following additional applications: Nokia Transport, a location aver public transport schedule and navigation application, Creative Studio, a photo editing application, TuneIn Radio, a local and global radio streaming application, CNN, a news reader and video viewer for then CNN news network, WRC Live, an application to follow live timing and media from the FIA WRC series.
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