but that doesn't stand as a weekly update, the link i posted is a weekly newsletter which shows any updates for a multitude of phones, in one place for simple access.
telling us "it's under testing and it'll be coming asap" isn't an update, most people knew that already. 
this was also posted 6 days before the official release by samsung. what would have been an update is:
"Samsung recently announced the scheduled release of ICS for the galaxy S2 for the 19th march. vodafone take pride in moving quickly to test software before releasing it to our customers. with that in mind we aim to have ICS released for vodafone UK customers by "insert date here" "
that way a something called a deadline is set. it lets the consumer know when to expect something and sets a target for the testers. if you need to move the deadline, announce it.
if the millions of companies around the world worked by the ethos of "when it's done, it's done. we're not sure when but we may let you know" they would all be bankrupt. nothing would get done!
Welcome to the world of Vodafone UK
Were it all works in a need to know and the members and the eforum team don't get to no
The last comment was only put on as Vodafone Australia posted it on there Blog that it was in testing with them
Now some have mentioned Bloatware well Vodafone has been on a diet on that mainly as the have ditched a lot of there services
e.g. all the 360 rubbish and they have ditched the EA demo games that you could not remove
Two main phones shaped this the sister phone the Galaxy S and the HTC desire both got hammered in the past
But it still is there on the windows phones
Vodafone would have to be nuts again to try Bloatware or junkware to the Android community
as we all dispite the brands stick togeather
On the Galaxy Nexus there was only one app call my vodaphone and that was easily removed
Vodafone argue that the roms on there phones are to benifit there users and to improve there experiance .
But we don'y buy the phone because it has a Vodafone rom on it, and were not buying it because its branded Vodafone.
Most are buying it for the price and the deals.
at the end of our contracts we want to be able to sell the phone on or pass this on well you can do half and that is the phones are unlocked but they still have Vodafone roms on
What Vodafone need to realize is Firmware sells phones and being with a network that looks after there customers sells phones, But if customers get none of these they walk
The Nexus range is getting more popular and Many Galaxy s users have moved to that as there fed up with all the messing around
Samsung also need to sort this as they pray on iphone users
This has gone on for long enough iphone users are used to the whole package
The other problem is lack of information angers users as we all no when a update comes out
with Iphone they say a date its out on a date even with Google its out on a date
Most manufacture stick to there dates when we get one
The lack of information only angers and winds people up this needs sorting
in testing and asap clearly is upsetting people as well
Other networks are giving more information out
But If the eforum get to no any thing i no personally they will tell us, Its Vodafone them self that needs to sort this
The eforum do pass what we say on lets hope somthing is sorted soon
Yep but it's the same old problem that has plagued every android phone
Firmware and when were getting it !!!
Apple users don't have this
and its every time there is a Update
Why has this problem never been sorted
come on Vodafone show the other networks how its done
Of cause we no the that what ever we do will change this
Lets think how do we make customers happy !!!!!!!
CraigOsborne wrote:
Hi, just a short one, when will i be getting ICS? every other network has at least declared roughly when they will roll out the update but voda have sort of avoided answering the question. I'm sure im not the only customer who is getting frustrated by this topic
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