Thread: First Vox software update is now available
View Single Post
Old 12-28-2011, 08:27 AM   #120
Cdesja5
Wizard
Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Cdesja5 ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Cdesja5's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,117
Karma: 2094306
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Montreal, Canada
Device: Lots and lots of electronic gadgets...
Quote:
Originally Posted by solwisesteve View Post
My 3 week old Vox has started playing up. I have the same two issues:

1. It doesn't come out of sleep mode. If I press the power button quickly it goes into sleep mode fine. A quick press will also get it out of sleep mode fine BUT as long as I don't leave it in sleep mode too long. I'm not sure how long 'too long' exactly is but if I come back an hour later it needs a full startup by holding the power button in for 10 seconds to get it to start up. Sleep mode DID work for the first 1-2 weeks I had the product.

2. Power consumption when in sleep mode has shot through the roof! For the first 1-2 weeks, when in sleep mode power consumption was very low: I could put it into sleep mode at night then start it up in the morning and very little power was lost. I could go 3 days with reading and using sleep mode before having to charge up. Now it won't last the night in sleep mode!! Now, if put into sleep mode overnight it's flat by the morning and has to be recharged before I can use it.

It is on the 18 f/w as loaded a few days ago - which didn't fix the issues. I also ensure that wifi is off when going into sleep mode.

At the moment, unless sorted soon, after christmas is over, it will be going back to the supplier :-(
IMO the first problem is a minor one and will be fixed by an update shortly. Holding the button for 10 seconds to turn it back on is not a big deal. The second one is a problem that I also experienced until I got into the habit of putting my Vox into airplane mode and then powering it off when it won't be used for extended periods of time (such as overnight).
When I do that, there is no power drain and I can resume using the Vox with the same amount of power left as when I turned it off.
These are minor software issues that will be resolved shortly and do not impact the enjoyment I get from using my Vox while it's "on". Definitely not a reason for returning as it is not a hardware issue and are only minor annoyances with easy work-arounds. But that's just my point of view...
Cdesja5 is offline   Reply With Quote