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Uniden released new hp2? What about fixing the models you already released!
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I don't have any problems with my SYNC. I just wished that it integrate better with iPhone
Correct, however, it is the date at which the features were first ADVERTISED.
You're missing the point. Uniden knew the products were going to ship without the features. Rather than pay for a full reboxing, stickers could have been added to the boxes BEFORE they ever left Uniden's control.
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I think everybody is still missing the point. The box the radio came in said this
The BCD536HP continues Uniden's tradition of leading innovation. HomePatrol Programming makes it the easiest-to-program mobile professional scanner we've ever made. Plus, the Wi-Fi feature lets you use the exclusive Uniden Siren App on your smartphone or tablet to access your scanner from anywhere in your home or vehicle.
Whatever I see on the box is what I should of got right out the box. Then over a year later now and nothing. I know the app is being finalized but come on. Just saying. No bad feelings anymore but hey throw a dog a bone to us loyal customers.
Pepsima1, I agree. I have been trying to get through this group. It's a matter of time before one of them responds with, "the box doesn't say when!". Or "it's not Uniden's fault they didn't print the box!"....lol
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The strange thing is that I got banned for three weeks on this RR site for speaking the truth and my mind so I have to bit my tongue at this point.
Hey what I see on this box is what I see in plain writing. When a manufacturer writes something on the box that they are selling this is telling the consumer that this is what you are getting in this box if you buy our product.
We did not get what was said on this box. Plain and Simple as that. Period the End of the Story.
Whoever chimes in and starts to cry and say that Uniden is the best and they made a mistake or whatever then they need their heads examined.
We the consumers and future buyers having been waiting now over a year. How crazy is that when you really think about it.
At the end of the day we the consumers are going to win this battle for a product that was not advertised right. Its just going to take time until Uniden is going to have to pay up to us and the attorney's. There is no way they can hide from this nightmare at this point. Plus on top of that a whole year has past and now more and more time is passing by. If only a couple of months passed by then no big deal. This whole issue would of been pushed under the carpet
Hey what I see on this box is what I see in plain writing. When a manufacturer writes something on the box that they are selling this is telling the consumer that this is what you are getting in this box if you buy our product.
We did not get what was said on this box. Plain and Simple as that. Period the End of the Story.
Whoever chimes in and starts to cry and say that Uniden is the best and they made a mistake or whatever then they need their heads examined.
We the consumers and future buyers having been waiting now over a year. How crazy is that when you really think about it.
At the end of the day we the consumers are going to win this battle for a product that was not advertised right. Its just going to take time until Uniden is going to have to pay up to us and the attorney's. There is no way they can hide from this nightmare at this point. Plus on top of that a whole year has past and now more and more time is passing by. If only a couple of months passed by then no big deal. This whole issue would of been pushed under the carpet
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And my point to Voyager was that if they had taken the steps to clarify that the features were not in the radio yet PRIOR to releasing the product to the public, it would have saved a lot of people headaches. Uniden put one disclaimer on their website. They did not require their distributors or retailers to make this known. A person who made their purchase based on an in-store experience had NO WAY of knowing that the features did not exist in the enclosed product, and Uniden strung them along with the "It's coming in Q1 2014" which led to the consumer using misinformation (deliberate or not) to decide to hold on to the radio past the date at which they could return the radio to the retailer.
I know at least one person thinks that Uniden should be punished to the tune of millions of dollars in this matter while others think that anyone who purchased the radios should just suck it up. I personally do not think either is correct, and feel that it is fair for the consumer to be refunded an amount equal to the cost of the missing features that they have been denied the use of, or afforded the opportunity to return the product for a FULL refund. It's the right thing for Uniden to do, and would go a VERY long way to show that they have good will toward their customers, and are willing to admit when they made a mistake. Continuing to blame the vendors publicly, is just dishonorable. Uniden put their name on the product, Uniden advertised the features as being in the radio in the release announcement and Uniden is the one responsible to make it right. An individual making excuses for a multi-national corporation who has dropped the ball shows naivety and indifference toward corporate greed. The WS-1095 announcement was used as an example of something that has been announced-they haven't released it. Will it be everything they're touting it to be? One would hope the delays are so that they get it right, which would be an example of RESPONSIBLE marketing and respect for the customers, but we'll have to wait and see.
I am of the firm belief that Uniden wants to do the right thing, but does not wish to appear weak. I do not think that a class action will be necessary and that Uniden will do the right thing when they see the hundreds of signatures on the pre-litigation demand letter. There will probably be a confidentiality agreement attached, so if you didn't sign on to the letter, you will never know about it and probably never see relief in the matter, so I urge anyone who is unhappy with the product to sign the letter. It is available to be signed until 1200 CST on Tuesday December 16, 2014.
Sign The Letter | Uniden Class Action Site
"That said, I do look forward to a day when I can use the SIREN app."
I'd be happy with the analyze feature and firmware updates to address some technical issues.
Amazing to see that upgrades were available to the HP - 1 and 2 line immediately upon release - for more cash of course, which included analyze functions.
I guess in the case of the 436 and 536 they already have your money and will get no more so they made the HP -1 and 2 the priority.
As for firmware updates, not one in all this time? It's unheard of on a piece of equipment of this type, especially where there are issues, to not have firmware updates. Like I said, they got your money.
For the posters above speaking out on this issue, be careful as you will most certainly reach the point where you receive a warning or are banned from these forums for upsetting the Uniden apple cart. And you will NEVER change the minds of fanboys like Voyager, so give it up and direct your efforts elsewhere.
I'd be happy with the analyze feature and firmware updates to address some technical issues.
Amazing to see that upgrades were available to the HP - 1 and 2 line immediately upon release - for more cash of course, which included analyze functions.
I guess in the case of the 436 and 536 they already have your money and will get no more so they made the HP -1 and 2 the priority.
As for firmware updates, not one in all this time? It's unheard of on a piece of equipment of this type, especially where there are issues, to not have firmware updates. Like I said, they got your money.
For the posters above speaking out on this issue, be careful as you will most certainly reach the point where you receive a warning or are banned from these forums for upsetting the Uniden apple cart. And you will NEVER change the minds of fanboys like Voyager, so give it up and direct your efforts elsewhere.
Not true. As I've always said, respectful discussion in the proper place is always welcomed. Doesn't matter whether you're a fanboy or a detractor.
Those receiving warnings or infractions are typically those who feel it necessary to crap all over other people's threads or continuing posting after a moderator has asked them to stop.
Now, please continue your discussion whether it be positive or negative towards the new scanner, Uniden's poor timing in the release of the HP-2 or their faux pas in recent advertising emails.
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Yeah, think you are overreacting here. Plenty of trolling & stuff go on here unchecked. Mods aren't Nazis or something. Then again Free Speech isn't a guarantee on a forum - its at the decision of the powers that be & where you are. Its their house, you are the guest.
Yes - advertized as a future release. (no, the box didn't say that because that was not known it would be delayed when they were printed. Uniden said that prior to release).
That's EXACTLY what they DID DO!
As well as UPMan's announcements.
I agree the the distributors should have forwarded the info on. Maybe someone can file suit against them (yes, a cheap dig, but funny)
And you know for a fact that Uniden wasn't told it would be ready Q1 2014 how?
And you know the salespeople withheld this info (out of deliberate omission or ignorance) how?
Well, at least we agree on something...
Or maybe has more experience and knows that in life s*** happens. (even to muilti-national corporations). But, the best course is to let them fix it, and not trash them which will only serve to further delay the required R&D.
Heck, maybe that's WHY they released the HP-2! Not out of spite, but out of necessity. I don't know. I'm just saying it's possible, yet all the naysayers assume it was out of spite. (per the threads here)
Yet you called the website Uniden Class Action, not "Let's urge Uniden to do something". When you threaten someone with legal action, the first thing their attorney is going to say is "don't say another word to them". Then, of course, people ASSume that the silence is admission of wrongdoing, and it snowballs from there.
I will say this... HUNDREDS? ONLY HUNDREDS? hmmm...
And I still don't understand what you are demanding. I'm sure you are demanding that they fix this issue. That assumes (yet again) that they are not trying to fix it, and further assumes that they have the required necessities TO fix it. If they don't (yet), how can you demand they give you something they don't have? Maybe you should join Uniden's suit against the manufacturer (if they have one - I have no idea if they do or not).
It has been a year or more. It's not going to happen. Just give up on it and move on. I would love to have the analyzer in my 436 but I'm resigned to the fact it's not happening. If it does, great. If not then it's exactly what I expected. I no longer care about it.
Great example of trolling. Each of those points are technically wrong for obvious reasons. The Analyze features are rumored to be somehow tied to the SIREN app (again - RUMORED - I don't know that). So, if they are, how can you put the cart before the horse? (pun intended)
The HP-1 is now an obsolete product, so I don't think it has a priority, and the features of the HP2, specifically the Analyze feature, are exactly as used in the HP-1, so it was simple in the extreme (pun intended again) to include. I do know for a fact that you cannot simply paste the same code into the x36 and expect it to work. (different hardware)
OK. Firmware updates. AGAIN, anyone who knows anything about programming knows that once you integreate code, it's not easy at all to dis-integrate it - sometimes nearly impossible without introducing more bugs. That would EASILY explain why there have been no firmware updates. They don't want to release the non-working code parts which they would have to do along with any fixes.
As for your personal attack, I would expect no less from a Whistler fanboy. Just admit that you have ulterior reasons for wanting to see Uniden trashed. :wink:
Maybe they could hire DonS. He seems to be able to make things work in a timely manner.
No, it hasn't.
How long then? I've lost track.
That would be interesting, but I'm sure he has an agreement with Whistler that includes a non-compete clause. Now, before he had that agreement is another story, but hindsight is usually 20/20. I would like to have seen such a deal struck for many reasons.
436 was released a little under 11 months ago. 536 about 9.5 or so. I'm sure you can Google the exact release date. There are likely RR threads with that info in them.
It's time for an open source scanner. A GNUscanner of sorts. The Russian guy making the ADCR25 is a good portion of the way there. A collaborative effort with people like that would be revolutionary.
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