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Hi,
I'm finally selling my MDA Pro (eBay item 300008341567 if anyones interested...) and looking for a replacement. To which I'd like to ask if any of you have any knowledge of these phones....
I like the idea of the TV tuner, which the G-Smart has, but can't find anywhere in the UK to get it, does anyone have any opinions on this phone, know where I can get one, or know whether there are any other phones with TV Tuner built in. Also, does this phone have GPS? Some reviews I read say yes, some no. (It's the black one I'm after, not the orange square one.)
The other phone is the Mio A701, purely as it's one of the only WM5 phones I can see that are quite fast and has built in GPS...
Does anyone know of anything else on the market now, or soon, that has a TV Tuner and/or GPS built in, that is a WM5 touch screen, pocket PC phone?
Cheers!!
Hello, i will never recomend you to buy any Gigabyte / i-teq phone before you read all my comments and also from others about this phone at pocketpcdubai.com , then you will know what kind of crap it is and what kind of support you will get, NONE.
User22 said:
Hello, i will never recomend you to buy any Gigabyte / i-teq phone before you read all my comments and also from others about this phone at pocketpcdubai.com , then you will know what kind of crap it is and what kind of support you will get, NONE.
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What problems did you have with the phone? Software issues, Hardware issues, or both?
User22 said:
Hello, i will never recomend you to buy any Gigabyte / i-teq phone before you read all my comments and also from others about this phone at pocketpcdubai.com , then you will know what kind of crap it is and what kind of support you will get, NONE.
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Sorry, I know you said comments at pocketpcdubai.com... but I can't get to that site, throws up not found errors
You might want to take a look at ETEN G500 (no tuner but pretty fast and has GPS) also the HP 6900 which has everything except a descent screen.
Any way in my opinion, most phones with GPS today are lacking in other features (usually WiFi) and it's better to get a BT GPS and a good
phone.
Also check this out:
http://www.eopstech.com/eops/pro3.html
I know having 'all in one' device is nice but you always have to settle.
hi user22
Hey i just have got one EXEC from UK
reading about you that this phones got lots of problems can you just specify where exactly is the problem
regards
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spread_smiles said:
Hey i just have got one EXEC from UK
reading about you that this phones got lots of problems can you just specify where exactly is the problem
regards
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Hi,
I never really had any problems with the Universal, it's a complicated phone so will never run truely perfect. Like most things, you look for a fault, you'll find one...
The only things I could mention that were annoying, is it would sometimes take a while to ring and notify me of incoming calls, even with patches and fixes that others produced.
levenum said:
You might want to take a look at ETEN G500 (no tuner but pretty fast and has GPS) also the HP 6900 which has everything except a descent screen.
Also check this out:
http://www.eopstech.com/eops/pro3.html
I know having 'all in one' device is nice but you always have to settle.
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Thank's for your input!
I know what you mean about the "all in one" but it's just getting to a stage where my belt is starting to wear out with all the extras that I want to carry in my pockets!
I've seen that EOPS SDIO Tuner, but have only been able to find a foreign supplier for them, do you know if there's anywhere in the UK as yet? Think I'd sooner have the GPS onboard, and get a TV Tuner as an extra.
dont pay too much for a SDIO tv tuner here they already set the date to when they stop broadcasting analog tv alltogether
Hi every one.
Here you can read all my bad opinions on it:
http://pocketpcdubai.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/frm/f/4741058921
Hello
Hi User22.
I was about 98% decided to go in for iteq x bond or gsmart as they hv come officially in India...but I read yr posts at pocketpcdubai and was horrified..though there are not much comments made on the handset, I thought what u hv posted shd be atleast 60% correct and hence decided to keep the Universal..But now there is a new ROM so do u hv any other opinions...?
Yes i have more opinions: Just received a new phone from i-teq, exchanged on warranty, it is working the same very bad way, including the lates rom. Also i allready tried the lates Ubiquio rom without any improvement.
I-teq still not answering any e-mails since 2 month ago to me and others users.
Go for any other company but NOT i-teq / Unitec / Gigabyte ( this one is the real maker but they also don't answer to any one that i know from differents countries).
Hey guyz,
well, It's that time.. in the next few months I am looking to upgrade my li'l QTEK S110 and I am looking for some sort of 'easy to view' pages to compare all the different pda phone models to see which will be best for me.
I love the size of my S110, so will be looking for something of a similar size. I'd like WIFI, as I work right on top of a couple of hotspots. Bluetooth .. well, haven't really used it.. um infrared? well no not really used that either, but I guess if its on the phone.. I'd love to have GPS, as I do travel.. um.. a full size keyboard might be fun.. but I have got used to just using a stylus (yes, it is a pain in the ar$e at times) I use my phone to play music and I sync emails etc using the excellent syncexpress. The obligatory USB connection is a must and a decent camera would be good too. I am currently using SD cards and have loads of 'em spare, so if the new phone used them as well, that'd be a bonus too!!!
So, can you good folk help?
Thaaaaaank you!!
yo dood,
you can help your self and check all the pdas with detailed,Compared Specifications on the market on
www.pdadb.com
BTW
hard to fined pda that support sd or mmc anymore,(the best now is minisd).
Ah!!! Thanks for the link! I'm off to check it out.
Much appreciated. ;o)
Any more out there folks?
HTC have a very useful comparison page on their website. If you're after a HTC, it's a logical place to look.
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Yes, thanks Vijay, Actually, I'm there now! ;o) I'm just seeing at the moment if the Orbit/PP3300 is the only HTC handset with GPS. I think it is.
guys i have some great news these two great windows mobile devs SGregory and kamikadze! are developing windows mobile 6.1 professional for our tornados am speechless omg!!!!!!!! (i know this from the windows mobile professional rom for the startrek thread Erofich confirm it) so lets wait and hope
Cool, but Professional is for PDA device, so we have to use virtual cursor? But this means we can use GPS software ^^
If it 's like the StarTrak one,then it 'll be awesome...i've got both devices and cant await...
most of my SmartphoneApps works well on Startrak Pro,the FakeCursor-Solution works well,the Pro-Os kicks my Phone into a NewWorld...
Only missing my Good 'ol Homescreen, have to familarifari with this new TodayOne...
Awesome!
Maybe I won't need to change my Tornado
Sounds great! I'd love to see it!
WOW!!!Its a great news!!!
GOOD LUCK TO THE DEVELOPERS!!!
Yes! Good luck to the cookers but I wont celebrate until I see the rom posted here
Very glad to hear about it, cannot wait to see the new ROM
这么强!!!已经在研究了吗?强力支持!!:d:d
Is it really the ah, it is unlikely that。
aha~!!Great job~
Great news!!!
At last I can rest.
I can't wait to see the rom
That's really great!I cant wait!
这是什么来着？
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Great news!!!
At last I can rest.
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Hi howya!?
Your expertise and service maybe needed here, again soon!!
Take care & enjoy life.
When will it release,i am looking forward to it...
I'm not really seeing why anyone wants Pro on a smartphone.
There is a reason Pro only comes on touchscreen devices - because it is completely impractical on a non-touchscreen device. For one thing, keyboard shortcuts do NOT work. I don't know about most people, but I am quite accustomed to accessing menu options using the number keys. With Pro, you're forced to use the dpad.
Many smartphone apps also do not work in Pro, or if they work, are not usable.
It's cool as a "proof of concept", but for usability, it sucks. Completely impractical. It's about as useful as a touchscreen phone with a broken touchscreen.
what about the treo 750 it comes with pro and ppl love it i've used it my self and i have no problems what so ever, the lack of touchscreen dosnt even bother me it works like charm
Treo 750 has a touchscreen.
No manufacturer would be crazy enough to put Pro on a non-touchscreen device. It could have been done as far back as WM2003.
Looking to get a SatNav application going on my HD2.
Don't mind fiddling around a bit to get it running, as long as it works well (and not sluggish)
Which is the best one to use, as there is quite a few available for WinMo?
Thanks
Nice
I tried TomTom but coulnd't move it to another phone so gave up there
Route 66 had a problem that hampered journies. It always drove me down the smallest roads going, no matter what vehicle type I used.
CoPilot 8, so far, has been the best of the three AND costs less.
I'm using TomTom 7 and so far is the best. I've used TT6 on my two previous Orbit phones and TT5 on HP iPAQ 1710 and never had any problems.
But just look on websites,read some comments and I'm sure u will find right one
In my opinion is Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 a very good choice especially for Europe. It's also not too expensive. Used it already with my Xperia and now could easily move to HD2 (Navigon just gave me a new key). I don't have ANY problems with this awesome software. It is written for WVGA and it looks fantastic on the HD2-screen. You can load a demo at their homepage and use it for 30 days without any restrictions.
Does anyone know where one can get igo which I understand is supposed to be quite good. On their site it just says coming to WinMo as far as I can gather.
Some sort of trial would be preferable, but somewhere to purchase from would also be nice.
In Germany you can buy it e.g. at a little online-store called AMAZON... *KLICK*
I use IGO8.
I use tomtom and am very happy with that
I am using iGO8 works great in Greece.
i use garmin for singapore, malaysia, thailand, china, UK, middle east, japan, korea, taiwan, australia and new zealand, north america, and canada.
Copilot 8 is brilliant.
Though have bifg problems getting it activated atm
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Copilot 8 is brilliant.
Though have bifg problems getting it activated atm
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It's great, except it doesn't have a qwerty keyboard in version 8.
Tom Tom 7 rules on HD2 (VGA version) with cameras and a lot of POI's look for torrent
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In my opinion is Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 a very good choice especially for Europe. It's also not too expensive. Used it already with my Xperia and now could easily move to HD2 (Navigon just gave me a new key). I don't have ANY problems with this awesome software. It is written for WVGA and it looks fantastic on the HD2-screen. You can load a demo at their homepage and use it for 30 days without any restrictions.
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I'll give that a try. Is it possible to get traffic working?
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In Germany you can buy it e.g. at a little online-store called AMAZON...
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But that's preinstalled on an SD card, not really interested in that. Only want to download the software. Anybody?
My beloved children...: Try sygic mobile maps!!!
Everyone will have their own favourite..I've currently got the following loaded (in order of preference):
1) Tomtom navigator 7.916...this rocks
2) Garmin XT...the live features are cool which is what tomtom lacks
3) Sygic Mobile maps 9..nice and simple,nice signs and a few extras
4) Igo8..will do anything but not the simplest to operate
5)Navigon MN7.4..traffic and live services seem ok but not struck on gui myself..will eventually ditch this...16gb soon gets used up!
I did have the installed Co-pilot trial but never bothered paying to upograde it as I wasn't that impressed with it when I tried it.
I also found it usefull that the first 3 apps will also happily let themselves be rotated using BsBtools.(navigon sort of manages it but a bit messily and the version of Igo I grabbed had a fit when I tried to rotate it..even its inbuilt rotate feature wasn't happy..)
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Everyone will have their own favourite..I've currently got the following loaded (in order of preference):
1) Tomtom navigator 7.916...this rocks
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I was looking for the Tomtom navigator 7.916 but I am struggling to find it, what maps do you need for it?
As the navigator software is quite a low level program it will only let you use the lower grade maps (not those that have IQ routes and ALG) which for the 835 maps equates to 835.2366,2394,2420,2421,2423,2424,2450,2482,2497 and 2501. The full blown 835.2419,2448,2451 and 2460 versions wont play ball.
For 840 maps the ones to avoid are 840.2554,2562,2566 and 2568
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As the navigator software is quite a low level program it will only let you use the lower grade maps (not those that have IQ routes and ALG) which for the 835 maps equates to 835.2366,2394,2420,2421,2423,2424,2450,2482,2497 and 2501. The full blown 835.2419,2448,2451 and 2460 versions wont play ball.
For 840 maps the ones to avoid are 840.2554,2562,2566 and 2568
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Cheers got it working finally! But I have no voices, think I deleted them!! Any ideas how to get them?
EDIT: I found them, looking in the wrong folder for them!! silly mistake!
hi all
since in asia/aus we dont get co-pilot installed on our stock roms, can anyone suggest good gps software that has australian maps?
much appreciated
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hi all
since in asia/aus we dont get co-pilot installed on our stock roms, can anyone suggest good gps software that has australian maps?
much appreciated
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mate i am running tom tom version 6 and it iss running smoothly, had tom tom version 7. something and it gave bit of trouble with the bluetooth
happy australia day mate from Sydney
I used to use TOmtom 7 and it worked ok.
But I recently tried iGo8 and have to say it's SOOOOO much better than Tomtom...I have it running at 800x480 res and it looks amazing...you can customise it with different skins, themes etc....well worth trying
I am using Garmin Mobile XT 5.00.20wp
Got the Aust maps, Malaysia and a few other countries.
Got it for free with the phone when i bought it on holidays in Malaysia, used it few times over there and here in Sydney, works not bad.
Not as user friendly as Tomtom but gets you to where you want to go.
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I used to use TOmtom 7 and it worked ok.
But I recently tried iGo8 and have to say it's SOOOOO much better than Tomtom...I have it running at 800x480 res and it looks amazing...you can customise it with different skins, themes etc....well worth trying
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i had a quick peak at igo8 website and i couldnt see any AU maps? only euro/NA ? did i not look properly ?
Running TT7 on my HD2 atm. The BT issue is easily fixed by renaming 2 files.
You can use sensis maps with iGO8. make sure they are compatible with your version of iGO8 though.
hi
I’ve tried Tomtom IGO8 and some others
But THE BEST is Garmin Mobile XT 5.00
Maps for most countries, the details are amazing, for lan and lat u have more than 4 ways of inputs, u can send ur location as an sms and if ur friends uses garmin it will automatically run garmin and guide him/her and if not it will send the lan and lat so they can enter it in there gps device and it has maps for the desert and speed cameras weather flights updates........
Download the trail and see for ur self
Im using it in Saudi Arabia and its amazing
Sounds interesting. I am contemplating putting Garmin onto my phone along with TomTom7.
Hi there.
Just recently purchased and running Sygic Mobile Maps 9 (Australia New Zealand) and very happy with it. Easy to install, speed to load up, and route recalculation and POI's are excellent. Was about $85 AUD after convert from EUR on the local site. Download file about 200mb, installed to SD in about 2 minutes.
Cheers, Sean