Suren,

Your clear communications, persistence, and tenacity helped get DJI to get this done.  Thank you!!!

for me, i feel like he is the voice of reason.  whatever is going on in the conversation, if he chimes in....then it has a certain effect on the tone.  he's on nobody's side and everybody is on his side.  perhaps that is what happened here, when dji is looking for someone to deal with around here, only a few people would rate (not me).

I'll join the Suren appreciation bandwagon :-)  You have added value and insight, and you have been adept at not escalating (or de-escalating) conversations from entering into personal and heated levels.

I like Suren as much as the next guy but I would just say I think we are really giving ourselves way too much credit on this forum. Only a couple dozen people post here, and most of us are just hobbyists. I imagine the impact these forums had on the previous firmware update was extremely minimal. If the forums were completely dead I would expect everything to happen exactly as it has. DJI is a company of roughly 14,000 employees, and 17 offices spread across the globe. That likely doesn't include contract workers who may handle some of their low level tech/customer support. Of course it helps that our complaints here lined up with many others around the world and online regarding the same gps issue, but to think we somehow are the cause of the recent update would be to grossly misunderstand the size and scale of DJI and their operations, and of how these types of things are handled at that scale. I am not minimizing the efforts of many here, just trying to point out what is most likely a lot closer to reality. This firmware was coming whether any of us were here posting or not. We do need more people like Suren on these boards though. We have a lot of trolls, and I would love if their voices were drowned out more by folks like suren and other good posters here who actually offer something, and post stuff worth reading. These forums are still often filled with far too much garbage posts.

Thank you everyone but as ,much as I appreciate it- Tony and others I still maintain that together we can as Customers make our voices heard, just one person cannot make a difference and it can only happen when we stand together. It does take persevearance and that's what we all had together as a TEAM
T - Together
E- Everyone
A - Achieves
M - More

Thank you Tony, I really appreciate you and this post mate

Suren,

Your clear communications, persistence, and tenacity helped get DJI to get this done.  Thank you!!!


I'll second that and I don't even own a M3 yet!

Thank you Suren

Bussty Posted at 3-23 11:13
Suren,

Your clear communications, persistence, and tenacity helped get DJI to get this done.  Thank you!!!

still waiting?  i waited for this gps fix and i bought m3 last week so i'll give it a few weeks to see if it flies, are you waiting for some other reason?

DroneBuffer Posted at 3-23 10:19
Thank you everyone but as ,much as I appreciate it- Tony and others I still maintain that together we can as Customers make our voices heard, just one person cannot make a difference and it can only happen when we stand together. It does take persevearance and that's what we all had together as a TEAM
T - Together
E- Everyone

  

The Saint Posted at 3-23 12:19
still waiting?  i waited for this gps fix and i bought m3 last week so i'll give it a few weeks to see if it flies, are you waiting for some other reason?

Still waiting?...

Our suppliers in NZ tell me they still have the original first batch of Mavic 3's

I'm just going to wait until the next batch is in manufactured say from Feb onward. Just probably superstition more than anything :-)

Tornado12 Posted at 3-23 09:36
I like Suren as much as the next guy but I would just say I think we are really giving ourselves way too much credit on this forum. Only a couple dozen people post here, and most of us are just hobbyists. I imagine the impact these forums had on the previous firmware update was extremely minimal. If the forums were completely dead I would expect everything to happen exactly as it has. DJI is a company of roughly 14,000 employees, and 17 offices spread across the globe. That likely doesn't include contract workers who may handle some of their low level tech/customer support. Of course it helps that our complaints here lined up with many others around the world and online regarding the same gps issue, but to think we somehow are the cause of the recent update would be to grossly misunderstand the size and scale of DJI and their operations, and of how these types of things are handled at that scale. I am not minimizing the efforts of many here, just trying to point out what is most likely a lot closer to reality. This firmware was coming whether any of us were here posting or not. We do need more people like Suren on these boards though. We have a lot of trolls, and I would love if their voices were drowned out more by folks like suren and other good posters here who actually offer something, and post stuff worth reading. These forums are still often filled with far too much garbage posts.

Well Tornado...lots of what you said is true, but....given all the complaining that can take place, I think it is just as important to say thanks to those that stick to the subject, and are respectful and factual like Suren.  

And sure, it would have eventually gotten fixed with or without the forum, but every piece of consumer sentiment that helps them prioritize what gets fixed and when must add up to a result.  Maybe?

thank you suren... ...

Shouldn't that be the DroneBuffer appreciation thread?

DroneBuffer Posted at 3-23 10:20
Thank you Tony, I really appreciate you and this post mate

Congrats Suren.   

DAFlys Posted at 3-24 00:57
Shouldn't that be the DroneBuffer appreciation thread?

Shhh , I'm undercover, I told you

TonyPHX Posted at 3-23 19:27
Well Tornado...lots of what you said is true, but....given all the complaining that can take place, I think it is just as important to say thanks to those that stick to the subject, and are respectful and factual like Suren.  

And sure, it would have eventually gotten fixed with or without the forum, but every piece of consumer sentiment that helps them prioritize what gets fixed and when must add up to a result.  Maybe?

I agree with everything you've said here yes. I have seen some though who seem to think DJI are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to see what a dozen or two people on the forums think. I just wanted to point out the scale factor, but I agree 100% with all the sentiments you expressed here.

Way to go Suren!!!! Your dedication, inspiration, and hard work are paying off!!!
I join as well the bandwagon !!!

More people like you are needed !!

Congrats !!

Count me  in

DroneBuffer Posted at 3-24 03:29
Shhh , I'm undercover, I told you

oops,   Sorry.   

DAFlys Posted at 3-24 07:51
oops,   Sorry.

ZeuS-FL Posted at 3-24 04:38
Way to go Suren!!!! Your dedication, inspiration, and hard work are paying off!!!
I join as well the bandwagon !!!

woah!!!  how did i miss that?  suren = dronebuffer?  i thought nz was becoming a dji bastion of great knowledge with new members....

The Saint Posted at 3-24 13:22
woah!!!  how did i miss that?  suren = dronebuffer?  i thought nz was becoming a dji bastion of great knowledge with new members....

You were not the only one that missed it until Dronebuffer replied in thread!  I will miss the Suren call sign!  : )

TonyPHX Posted at 3-24 14:59
You were not the only one that missed it until Dronebuffer replied in thread!  I will miss the Suren call sign!  : )

Call Sign back again

Suren Posted at 3-24 20:00
Call Sign back again

Hey!  Where did Dronebuffer go!!!   

Bussty Posted at 3-24 20:06
Hey!  Where did Dronebuffer go!!!

He took.a break and put me back in charge, he is busy Buffering

The Saint Posted at 3-24 13:22
woah!!!  how did i miss that?  suren = dronebuffer?  i thought nz was becoming a dji bastion of great knowledge with new members....

Confusion avoided!  Good call!