Pete

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Microsoft gets drunk, gives away Technet subscriptions (Download Squad)

Jun 3rd 2009 2:56PM Yeah, for fun, I tried going back into it, and am seeing only the /server error. I am guessing they failed to anticipate the crush and are trying to fix it.

good luck all

Microsoft gets drunk, gives away Technet subscriptions (Download Squad)

Jun 3rd 2009 2:34PM - It works -
Took awhile, and a *bunch* of attempts. Maybe 20 or 30. I was getting the same error as all, as you see from my above postings. I finally received an approval, so it seems to be system related. If you want proof in a screenshot, someone give me a place to upload one. (I have picasa, but I'm not at home)

Microsoft gets drunk, gives away Technet subscriptions (Download Squad)

Jun 3rd 2009 11:01AM I just got off the phone with support. (numbers are here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb856399.aspx#EYMAC)

They said that it was by invite only, and that you must have an email. Sounded a bit like a blow-off from someone that didn't know what they were talking about, but it might explain the problem.

Sprint, Microsoft roll out location-based Live Search (Engadget)

Sep 19th 2007 12:09PM Well, a couple comments to this:
- While they may be blocking, as you say, it would be an amazingly stupid approach. Just navigate to a pretty page that says "sorry, aint gonna work for your phone." Sure would keep folks from getting pissy.
- You cannot get there from a PC either, making me think even more that this is just a screw-up.
- All of the press releases that I've seen speak to cell-tower-triangulation, not GPS.

Sprint, Microsoft roll out location-based Live Search (Engadget)

Sep 19th 2007 11:15AM This absolutely does not work. Well - for some of us, anyway.

There are two kinds of phone out there:
- Those non-PDA phones that have Net access. These are proprietary browsers that really act more like terminals. These probably all work, and these are what they are referring to when they say, "Just select the Web app and Search!"
- Folks like me with a Sprint 6700. This has WM5 as a full-fledged (lets not argue that point here) operating system. it has a free-standing browser. It also has the ability to download and run applications built for WM5. THESE are the ones not working. The link provided a few up really takes you to: http://manage.sprintpcs.com/redirect?product=PCS594370 and THIS link times out. I would be very interested in seeing if anyone with an actual PDA phone has this working. If so, how.

This has to to be one of the worst roll-outs I've ever seen. I mean, please, if you can't event get the LINK working.....

Sprint and Microsoft team up to bring customers enhanced Mobile Search (Download Squad)

Sep 18th 2007 3:39PM Ok - well, you have a point. However, I am one of those Sprint users. I cannot figure out how you get it. I pulled what appears to be the most current from mobile.live.com, and there is no reference to Sprint, or non-gps locating. Under 'Settings' your only option is to select 'GPS' or not. Any ideas?