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  # 771444 28-Feb-2013 09:01
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Damn the price of that almost makes me want to upgrade from my Windows Phone 7 even though it works just fine... Sole reason for me would be LIVE Games that are not coming to WP7 but I've got enough I've not finished as is :P

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  # 774223 4-Mar-2013 12:27
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Anyone tried this yet? Still have not had time to go in to a store and try it.




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  # 774488 4-Mar-2013 18:35
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I got the deal and the phone is really nice.




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  # 777702 10-Mar-2013 18:54
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Can anyone confirm that Internet Sharing has been disabled on this device please?

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  # 777707 10-Mar-2013 19:03
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I had a quick look and could not find a sharing option, unless I looked in the wrong area




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  # 777708 10-Mar-2013 19:05
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nedkelly: I had a quick look and could not find a sharing option, unless I looked in the wrong area


Settings, Internet Sharing ?

Don't worry I hear this is coming shortly in an update

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  # 784082 19-Mar-2013 20:25
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Just got this phone today, its really nice and for the money, it blows my g300 out of the water. Is there any word on when internet sharing is coming?
Also I keep seeing this phone has NFC on all the reviews and spec pages, but I can't find anything to do with nfc in any of the settings. Does it have NFC built in?




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  # 784522 20-Mar-2013 15:14
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Nathan/Nedkelly - you're right the internet sharing should be enabled in an upate which we expect before the end of May.

Paul - Glad to hear you're enjoying the W1! Yes the phone is available with NFC, however the version retailing here does not have that chip installed.

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  # 784536 20-Mar-2013 15:33
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:( sad days, but thanks for replying so I don't spend days trying to work out how to get nfc working.




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  # 801298 18-Apr-2013 08:29
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I have been using one for a while and noticed that even though "Find my phone" is switched to ON in the settings, it's actually off:










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  # 801331 18-Apr-2013 09:33
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freitasm: I have been using one for a while and noticed that even though "Find my phone" is switched to ON in the settings, it's actually off:



when you turn it on, its actually on even tho back in settings it says off

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  # 801332 18-Apr-2013 09:35
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One could expect that, but reality is that this phone has been ON and connected to mobile data via 2degrees for the last three or four weeks and the last location according to the website is from two weeks ago.

If it's on, it's not working...





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  # 801364 18-Apr-2013 10:07
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freitasm: One could expect that, but reality is that this phone has been ON and connected to mobile data via 2degrees for the last three or four weeks and the last location according to the website is from two weeks ago.

If it's on, it's not working...



Does it popup on the website if you turn it off then?

Either way this is a known issue that will be fixed.

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  # 801848 18-Apr-2013 19:42
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I was just offered an update now, just the firmware it seems:

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I was told a firmware update would enable WiFi Hotspot sharing but it seems this update is not the one...




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  # 801923 18-Apr-2013 21:52
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freitasm: I was just offered an update now, just the firmware it seems:

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I was told a firmware update would enable WiFi Hotspot sharing but it seems this update is not the one...


I got an update as well, you need to reset the phone then the WiFi Hostspot will show as following Laughing

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