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Rays Pager Phase 2 preorder info
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But we knew it would be Phase 2 capable later on when the firmware would be completed, so his response is not correct, as he stated "they were not phase 2 compatible" when in fact, yes, they are phase 2 compatible, with the upcoming firmware upgrade.
I am not complaining, I am patiently awaiting the bugs to be worked out to purchase my upgrade.
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I have a G4 and a UHF G5 that I purchased from Ray's Pager Sales sometime ago. I asked how those of us that already own the Phase I pagers will be able to get the Phase II upgrade.
His response:
"The plan for the Phase 2 upgrade is to use a utility that Unication embeds your pager serial number into and emails it to you to download the Phase 2 upgrade. We are still waiting on Unication to see how all that works as we did not recieve any version of that utility yet. They are saying we should see the upgrade sometime in March."
His response:
"The plan for the Phase 2 upgrade is to use a utility that Unication embeds your pager serial number into and emails it to you to download the Phase 2 upgrade. We are still waiting on Unication to see how all that works as we did not recieve any version of that utility yet. They are saying we should see the upgrade sometime in March."
mdsxfire
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mdsxfire
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I’m guessing that for those of us who pre ordered and get our units with the phase 2 firmware will have to download new pps compatible with it to program our individual systems in.
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That's a good question anybody want to chime in?
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APX8000
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I would say yes as the PPS has changed with each firmware release.
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KM4OBL
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New PPS Version Coming with Phase 2...?
Oh, that's interesting. I requested and downloaded the current PPS version yesterday, to help me learn about how to do the programming before my G5 arrives. I will now assume that I will need a new version to program my unit when it arrives, but I guess it can't hurt to become somewhat familiar with the program using the current version. I have never programmed a scanner or pager before, so this is a learning experience for me that will take some time.
Oh, that's interesting. I requested and downloaded the current PPS version yesterday, to help me learn about how to do the programming before my G5 arrives. I will now assume that I will need a new version to program my unit when it arrives, but I guess it can't hurt to become somewhat familiar with the program using the current version. I have never programmed a scanner or pager before, so this is a learning experience for me that will take some time.
APX8000
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You should be able to import the profile you create into the newer version when release.
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mdsxfire
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I’m really hoping so as I have a pretty extensive profile built now and have made a bunch of tweaks to it since I first started playing with it a month ago
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troymail
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The PPS version changes with each firmware release - mostly, from what I've seen - because additional options/parameters are added to the programming.
Each PPS version seems to have no trouble "up converting" your existing profiles to the new format but I can't say for sure about "going back" to older versions if you were to choose that option.
When going forward to a new version, the conversion is more or less automatic inside the PPS.
If you go backwards, you definitely would want to have saved your older profiles and rewrite the profile to the radio after installing older firmware versions.
APX8000
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Ummmm, no sad stories here. Like I said, when the Phase II firmware is released, if I have to pay then so be it. But don’t expect me to push your products if your going to screw me again. I guess the theory of treating the customer right only helps your business is forgotten sometimes.
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elrod
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+1 on that
APX8000
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Yeah, ummm, a lot of us here are not just hobbyists. We are also Public Safety professionals. Think about the agency that doesn’t have the money to upgrade. Yet all the agencies that surround them are using a P25 trunked system and want to use the G5 for situational monitoring. I can personally attest to how long it takes for information to go through two dispatchers. Or all the volunteer fire departments throughout the U.S. that aren’t issued agency radios and could use this enroute to the firehouse. I could keep going but I think I made my point.
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"A lot" -- I would say a half-dozen or so here are public safety professionals. The rest are scanner hobbyists.
If you did, I missed it.
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The product should work properly and all customers should be treated respectfully regardless of demographic. They accepted the money from hobbyists.
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The product does work properly. Not getting your way is not the same thing as being disrespected.
The hobbyists thought it was a good deal and a value for their dollar at the time of purchase. What changed, other than a better deal coming along? Sorry, but that’s life. No one has been disrespected.
The hobbyists thought it was a good deal and a value for their dollar at the time of purchase. What changed, other than a better deal coming along? Sorry, but that’s life. No one has been disrespected.
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