Looks to me I was the only one that got shafted here...The little guinea pig
Looks to me I was the only one that got shafted here...The little guinea pig
We need to got together and call Wendy Taylor at Whistler and make sure she knows that we won't be buying Whistler products again.
Who cares about the peanut gallery anyways. He comes across to be "on the spectrum" with his approach and demonstrated social skills. I don't blame anyone who will just simply ignore him.
But look on the bright side. Yes, this whole this is really petty, especially on Whistler's part. But that's okay, free market will take care of that. As the scanner industry is quite small, and no doubt the word will be passed around. Ultimately Whistler's little stunt will simply will amount into advertisement and product loyalty toward Uniden.
Also if some unnamed hero comes up with another hack, I can safely say very few people who will have any hesitation to advertise and encourage as many people to to apply it. Do not underestimate the Streisand effect.
Hello,Just goes to show how dishonest Whistler really is. DonS knew darn good and well that the bad code was in firmware 4.6. Whistler is also lying about the fact that the PRO668 the can not be unlocked. I have talked to Electronic Engineers and this Micro Processor can be unlocked. You have
Whistler to thank for their dirty underhanded tricks because they are trying to get even with Eric. Then CPUNUT wonders why Eric won't answer his PM's. Really Whistler are you that underhanded? That is why Radio Shack could not get the updates for the PRO 668 before they went out of Business. Whistler I have no respect for you at all. Tired of Whistler lying.
You have to remember that cpunut and DonS do not speak for Whistler, although it does seem they had at least knowledge of discussions. You do not know if their personal opinion reflects Whistler's official line.
73 Eric
Which is one of the reasons I closed the other thread. People were giving responses that others were taking as Whistler's official response. And those responses may have been 100% correct, but since neither person is the Whistler representative on RR I felt it best to wait for an official response (still waiting ) on what the impact of the announcement actually is.
And I owe you an apology for being an a** via PM.
I see your point now.
Hello,
I did answer cpunut in the thread and sent a PM to him later when he PM me again.
I can understand the views of cpunut and DonS as they were deeply involved in GRE development, felt the code they worked on was stolen, and there would be possible legal issues for Whistler. There was little that I could do as I had already ended further development. It seemed like just the existence of a third-party firmware updater was a major issue. After consideration I decided to remove the repository and declare Whistler the winner.
You have to remember that cpunut and DonS do not speak for Whistler, although it does seem they had at least knowledge of discussions. You do not know if their personal opinion reflects Whistler's official line.
73 Eric
And we will make sure prospect buyers are aware of Whistler's conducts and attitude.
It's a shame that even Baofeng purveyor of cheap radios has a better PR record than these people.
Until they have a sales special on their scanners
Could we please get an official response from Whistler regarding the factual accuracy of this information and what the current policy is and will be moving forward? It would be appreciated by all.
Could we please get an official response from Whistler regarding the factual accuracy of this information and what the current policy is and will be moving forward? It would be appreciated by all.
Unlikely that they will post anything official. As Im sure they, and WhistlerWendy who is an active member of this forum are well aware of the current shinola storm, and is purposefully keeping a low profile.
As for the validity of the information, I've personally spoke directly to their engineering manager who over sees this project, and that was what the guy told me and I have no interest or motivation in fabricating, or embellishing the story.
If you're that skeptical, go call them up yourselves, their technical support number is right on their website, and you can ask to speak to the engineer in charge of the upgrade process. Be sure to post a summary of your conversation. I'm willing to bet money that it'll parallel mine.
Ahh got it.Sorry ChibiPaw,
I should have explained my reasoning in my initial post. I trust what you say, but believe that we deserve to hear it "officially" from Whistler.
Take Care,
Rich