Migration frustration

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Hi!

I got my new Classic 3 phone a couple of days ago and after putting a microSD card in the phone and powering it up, the first thing I did was to connect to my WiFi network so I could make sure the phone had the latest version of the BlindShell system. Then after restarting both the Classic 2 and 3 phones, I then attempted to do the data migration from the Classic 2 to the Classic 3. It crashed.

First the Classic 2 started going through my apps, then it attempted to make some connection, I assume it was a connection between the Classic 2 and 3 phones, after a long pause, the Classic 2 went back to the main screen, the Classic 3 downloaded and installed the apps I had installed, then it declared that the migration completed successfully. When I could use the Classic 3 I found that none of my data was transferred and that the Classic 3 phone was so sluggish that it was pretty much unusable. I tried restarting the phone again, but it still took a long time to restart and it was still sluggish to the point of being unusable. So I did the only thing I could think of and that was to do a factory reset on the Classic 3 and try the data migration again just in case I did something wrong.

The second migration attempt resulted in pretty much the same thing even though I carefully checked the instructions to make sure I was doing everything correctly.

If I were to hazard a guess as to what is wrong, I’d say that for whatever reason when the phones attempt to establish a connection, it is not happening.

I have sent BlindShell support an email with all of this information and so far there has been zero response! And yes, they are back from their Christmas break because I no longer get the out of office auto replies.

So at this point I am going to do the only thing I can think of and that is to do another factory reset on my Classic 3 phone and do the data migration myself manually.

Thanks, BlindShell, for all the support and help! I’m sure that any prospective customers will be impressed.

Gene…

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I’m VERY GLAD I read this, because I considered migrating MY BSC2 data to the 3, but NOW, FORGET THAT!

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You might want to try using their migration utility anyway, it just might work for you which will save you a lot of work. On the other hand I have finished migrating my data from my Classic 2 to my Classic 3 and I have to say that I am not at all disappointed with the results. I would say that my results are just as good as their migration utility, if not better!

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Well, I found the Classic 3 underwhelming. It might be worth the nearly $700 price tag but not if you have something like their Classic 2 phone. So I am sending mine back and will continue to use my Classic 2. When I want more than my Classic 2 provides, I’ll simply go back to the 3rd generation iPhone SE I still have from when I switched to the Classic 2. I love the concept of the BlindShell phones, but I like not being limited to apps from BlindShell even more, so if I am going to spend more money on a phone, it has to give me access to a full app store, not the private ones BlindShell uses.

Gene…

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Interesting! Their factory reset isn’t a true factory reset! If it was, you would get the notices you have to agree to like you did when you first turned on your Classic 3 phone, but you don’t! I have to wonder what else doesn’t get erased during a factory reset? That makes me very glad I never put any sensitive data on the Classic 3 phone before I decided to return it.

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it sounds like I’m not going to get a bsc3 anytime soon. it has too many bugs in it and I think I’ll stick to my BSC too