I gave up waiting and purchased a switch, I originally purchased with pogo with hopes of immediate wireless, but to no avail. Now that I have this switch, it is finally up and running...just waiting on the trans-coding...but no biggy! I have to admit this device exceeds my expectations. It was a rocky start though. They need to provide a little more instruction material with the purchase. I think this would bring great relief to the support team.

Please be patient with us. We started the roll-out last week, and so far things are looking really good. We should have everybody updated by the end of the month.

Why can't we just download and upgrade the firmware like the majority of other products, Apple seems to have the right way of delivering firmware updates to it millions of users on the day of release.

With the release of the iPad app which mentions printing via the Pogoplug, without this update it's not possible, so why is it mentioned in the release of the iPad app when it was clearly known that it was not possible for users to do this as there was and still is no sign of the firmware update.

I wonder if it's a worry to do a mass firmware update on the support side?

Details of what actually happens with a firmware update would be a good idea.

31 August 2010

The print feature that we announced at the beginning of summer ...... The firmware update begins rolling out to Pogoplug users today, and all users should have the update by the end of the week.

I wonder if the press release has been re-issued?

Please, everybody, be patient with the folks at Pogoplug. They worked hard to get this firmware upgrade right, and while it's taken longer than initially announced to get it rolled out, they've been open with us on the forums here and in support tickets as to the status and timeframe - heck, they posted in this thread just today, and many others too. Remember also, these are free upgrades that are continuing to add features the Pogoplug didn't have before :)

@imac_bhoy And yes, the firmware update exists. Many users here have received it already.

Peter Redmer
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Peter,

Thanks for your prompt response as always. It's great that someone is willing to take the time to put everyone in the picture regarding progress, rather than some of the other large faceless companies.

I think there is a common theme with most hardware/software companies, Apple being one of them to announce new features and to whip everyone up into a frenzy before the product is ready for primetime.

Patiently waiting.

PS. Keep up the good work, you truly have a great product, which no-one in my opinion has came close to. I would be willing to pay a small fee for additional features like an iTunes media server or Time Machine backup

Thanks,

Jim

@JohnB & imac - Thanks and well said. I know that so many people here have been excited to try the new features and it's always hard to wait for cool stuff :)

That being said, you can also contact Pogoplug support about having not yet received the firmware, they might be able to help, but I'd wait another week or so since they have indicated the rollout will be happening through September.

Peter Redmer
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Peter,

Many thanks.

John

seagate GoFlex Net shipps with this firmware, actually 2.5.1

Some good stuff but also some major issues... For instance the samba share doesn't have any security AT ALL!!! All data is just wide open on the network. A very poor decision indeed, or it is a big bug... Waiting for a hack to add a password to this, as I cannot for the life of me start using a completely unsecure network share...

A few other issues as well. Deleted Active Copy commands seem to stick around. Wiping the drive or wiping the Pogoplug file on the root is the only way to stop it...

How do you see the firmware version?
In settings menu it says
UI Version: 2.5.2
Service Version: 2.5.2
Device 2.1.2

Which one is the firmware?

If I am on the newest firmware, I can easily say there is not too much to tell :(

File transfer rate around 1mb per second and changes around 600kb to 2mb with MacOS driver on LAN. FAIL!
NO samba or sshfs. Takes hours to transfer big files.
Streaming to PS3 works fine some times chubby might be related to wireless connectivity
Print Settings (it says beta) and does not allow me to enable it

Here is the full list of the menu
Account Settings
General Settings
Social Settings
Media Settings
Security Settings
Upload Settings
Print Settings

Planning to get FreeAgent Dockstar while it is on sale 40$!!!
it is cheaper and has SAMBA access with higher write read performance

To sum up if you just want to display/stream your files it works fine but not a good option as fully functional NAS device with its poor write/read performance.

I just got the firmware today. Printing works fantastic!!

Came in from work today to notice pogoplug light was flashing amber, was this an indication that you guys tried to push an update to my unit and it failed ?