This problem has been around for over a year. When is Microsoft going to fix this? I know there are plenty of people out there that want to blame this on the routers - but that is BS. Think of the steps you need to try to make this work for a very small
percentage of people:
- disable firewalls
- disable virusscan/spyware detection
- bump wireless down from N to B or G
- statically assign an IP address for the phone - which I might add is not an option on the phone! It must be done on the router!
- Have your computer connected to the network wirelessly - thanks for that! I kind of like my desktop connected wired. Not to mention I spent $ on a wireless adapter that
didn't solve the problem!
- disable UPnP on the router
I was even desperate enough to think enabling "find my phone" (suggested here) would work. Don't do it! It doesn't help! And you can't turn it back off again! Find my phone, as proven here: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/ is
a bad idea.
I feel like so many things need to be configured just right for this to work - and in the end, it's just impossible for the vast majority of people out there.
MS, this feature doesn't work. Fix it!
I know you have Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 coming out in a matter of weeks, but don't forget that some people still have about a year left on their contract. If you're looking for adoption, try not losing the people you already have. Windows Phone 7
and the Zune software should be patched way more often than they have been (over a year since the last Zune patch).