Does X2 phone home?

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2012/10/23 06:06:50 (permalink)

Does X2 phone home?

My internet connection was down for a while this morning and X2 launched a lot slower (I tried it a few times), i.e. over ten seconds.  With my internet back on it launched in the usual 2 seconds.  I've got online help switched off.  I assumed that if I wanted to access the items listed under the Help tab (Forum, Videos, etc) it would make a connection then, but it seems it establishes a connection by default every time? What about you guys who don't have your DAW PC connected to the internet - what are your launch times?

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    Bristol_Jonesey
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    Re:Does X2 phone home? 2012/10/23 06:21:21 (permalink)
    Pretty quick here mate - splash screen comes up in less than 5 seconds.

    I do connect this machine to the 'net from time to time, but as soon as I've finished, I close the connection and pull the dongle out.

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    pwal
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    Re:Does X2 phone home? 2012/10/23 13:06:03 (permalink)
    online help?

    list of stuff
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    Re:Does X2 phone home? 2012/10/23 13:13:41 (permalink)
    No, but ET does.

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    Alegria
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    Re:Does X2 phone home? 2012/10/23 16:00:37 (permalink)
    Just a suggestion.

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    garrigus
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    Re:Does X2 phone home? 2012/10/23 16:03:59 (permalink)
    Hmmm... I haven't noticed a delay either way.

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