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Getting Windows Phone 7.8 on my Lumia 800
Mon, Feb 4 2013 12:08
Microsoft have release Windows Phone 7.8 in the last few days. As usual the rollout appears to be phased, I think based on serial number of your phone. As with previous versions you can force the update, so jumping the phased rollout queue. The process is Put the phone in flight mode (so no data connection) Connect it to your PC running Zune, it will look to... Read More...
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Moving podcast subscriptions with Zune
Thu, Aug 16 2012 10:29
If like me you listen to many podcasts, then swapping the PC your Phone7 syncs to collect the podcasta is a real pain. The problem being as far as I can see Zune has no podcast subscription export/import, so you are left with a lot of copy typing to re-enter them. Whilst rebuilding my PC with Windows 8 today I have at least found a work around On your old Pc... Read More...
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Error 0x80070490 when trying to make any purchase on WP7 MarketPlace
Sat, Dec 10 2011 10:37
Recently I have had a problem with my LG E900 Windows Phone 7 running Mango. Whenever I try to make a purchase on marketplace I was getting the error “There has been a problem completing your request. Try again later” and seeing the error code 0x80070490. A search on the web, asking around everyone I thought might have an answer and placing a question on Microsoft... Read More...
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Windows Phone 7 not synchronising Outlook
Mon, Nov 28 2011 4:22
I had a problem with my LG E900 WP7 phone over the weekend, Outlook stopped synchronising with our office Exchange server. It started when I got back from a trip Ireland. My phone switched back from roaming and started to use 3G for data again, as opposed to WIFI. Also over the weekend we had a connectivity problem from the office to the Internet so for a while... Read More...
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