Is it worth it - General Topics

I use a nokia phone and tungsten e palm at present, I was looking at replacing these with a o2 xda2 mini?, i have a friend who has upgraded and is selling his 02 xda with acc. cheap, is the o2 xda still a good phone/pda. :?

i think they are quite old ..but can't compair as i have only ever had the sda2i

well xda1's can use SD cards apart from memory cards so you cant upgrade them with wifi and such
and it dont have bluetooth
if you dont miss those options
and having to do surgery when you have to change
the battery it's an ok phone

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XDA Backpack - got one!

Guys & Gals,
I finally recieved an XDA II Backpack fron Expansys on Friday.
I've had a few hours to tinker with it and so far I'm mildly happy. Works fine for Powerpoint presentations but the screen mirror is sloooooow. With
my previous PDA I used a Margi Presenter-to-go which I think had a higher resolution and uses a remote. However, the biggest difference is that the Margi was almost (though not quite) fast enough for video. The O2 backpack isn't, and uses IA Screen Mirror. When I set it to the right speed for video or animation with high VGA priority, the XDA virtually locks up - it slooooow riiiiiiiight dowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnn...... :x
Anyone any advice?
Steve
wifi
Can you use a wifi CF card with this, and how much better is the battery on it?
Not tried a WiFi CF card - I have an SDIO one for the XDA2. However, I do have a CF card for my old PDA so I could give that a try.
The extended battery is 600mAh, so half the size of the standard one. Therefore I expect it to add about 50% to the normal battery life, though a little less if you're running a monitor or projector off the backpack on battery power. I've not tested the life properly yet.
It does add some bulk to the XDA2 as well - it's about the same depth as the XDA2, so almost doubles its depth, and it's fairly heavy too. You can still use the camera with it, but my Piel Frama case won't fit!
Steve
I too have the backpack and have posted comments in another thread in response to another members question about connecting the XDA II to a projector.
Yes you can use a WiFi CF card, I am using a Dell TrueNobile 1180 2.4GHz - IEEE 802.11b card which works fine. The CF slot and the ability to use a CF WiFi card was one of the reasons I bought the BackPack as I like to leave my 512mB SD memory card in the XDA II all the time. Only need WiFi every now and then (use GPRS) and the extra battery in the backpack is a good companion to WiFi usage.
I didn't find the screen mirror software thattt slloowww I used it to provide demonstrations of several software applications at a local user group meeting.
I was able to demo SpriteBackup, FingerClix, RingtoneX and TextMaker. None are video applications but all worked well. Sure I had to wait a few seconds every now and then for the projector to catchup to the XDA II but was still very easy and functional.
Ed
OK you lucky people, where did you get your back pack???????
Expansis have delayed it yet again.
I'm in a real need to find out situation
If anyone can help please do asap
Adam
Butler said:
OK you lucky people, where did you get your back pack???????
Expansis have delayed it yet again.
I'm in a real need to find out situation
If anyone can help please do asap
Adam
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Gee... try getting it from o2. That's where I got mine, and only £90 - Expansys want £130!
You got it from O2???? How! The "buy this now" link from www.my-xda.com only dumps you in the front of O2's shop. There only seems to be XDA I accessories there.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/cgi-bin/o2uk/jsp/accessories/accessoriesOnly.jsp
Thanks
Jamie
The backpack is here:
XDA II Backpack
But O2 they are asking for IMEI Number, anyone can help and give O2 IMEI number, because I have I-Mate
Thanks :lol: :lol: :lol:
After all this I have had an email from Expansys saying they have shipped my back pack, it should be here tomorrow. I can only assume they have them in stock now.
Only reason to get it from O2 now is that it is cheaper.
I don't think they will mind about the IMEI number they will want to make as many sales as possible to pay for their advertising campaigne.
Adam
No, try to buy from thier site it will not procced if not enter an O2 IMEI
If I was to post you my O2 IMEI number is there any security risk. I don't know what it does anyway. Could it mean you could cancel my 02 contract listen to calls etc. Does anyone know?????
Adam :?:
Your IMEI No. is a unique identifier for your handset. With it someone could clone your account and run up a bill that you'll be liable for. Or they could cancel your phone - the suppliers can use it to disable your handset so you can't make calls any more.
Steve.
Thanks for that. I think I will keep the number to myself then. Sorry
Adam
I bought my BackPack in Malaysia. Is available in several PDA stores here. No need for online purchase. Retail for RM699.00 before discount. You can do your own conversions to check local costs.
Ed

sd card tv receiver

I've heard of the compact flash tv reicever that works with the xda2 back pack.But is there a slimmer option, mybe through the sd slot. :?:
some info
http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1849
http://www.sdcard.org/sdio/index.html
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=4831
hmmm...
It will be really great, but
take a look here
http://www.eopstech.com/eops/pro2.html
YES !!!
Tv Tuner but it's on Compact Flash, so no suitable for our Xda-Qtek
but...take a look at the "add to cart"
http://www.eopstech.com/eops/ShopCartEvent?catentryID=2&submit2=add
REALLY CHEAP !!! :lol: :lol:
well you can use cf with the xda2 backpack of cause i dont know if that cf card fit in the backpack some cards dont some people say
hey Qteknology, did u convert from HK$ to US$ ... if not, the i just did it for u on www.oanda.com currency converter.
585 Hong Kong Dollar = 75.16575 US Dollar
I dont think US$75 is too much to ask ...anyone??
zill
hi,
if you go to hongkong, you havent to pay extra taxes.
the regular price is about +/- 225$.
image/sound quality is quiet low.
Rudegar said:
well you can use cf with the xda2 backpack of cause i dont know if that cf card fit in the backpack some cards dont some people say
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as far as I know backpack doesn't go beyond WM 2003 SE, due to the lack of drivers
the asker of the question dident mention which rom
upgrading is not madatory

1gb sd card on xda 11i

Hi guys, im new to pda's but they are the biz!!!
can a 1gb sd card work in my xda 11i
the guys at o2 couldnt tell me and i didnt want to buy a card and it didnt work.....
I use a 1gig card on mine no problem...
Me too, no probs.
i have a sandisk and a cheapy one called lexar and they both work fine
John
I got a 1gb SanDisk sd card through ebay for 40 quid. Works a treat w my SPV M1000 (read "XDAII"). I do a lot of interviewing in my job; this is the best dictaphone I ever did see, plussed up with it being a phone, emailer, web-browser, word processor (in emergencies), Excel machine, camera, video camera, mp3 player, calculator, games machine, etc etc.
Outrageous little machine, given a good slab of extra memory!
Now if they could just make it waterproof...
(i already got an aluminium case so i can drop as much as i like!)
good stuff!!!!!! thanks....
how about the 2gb sd card i have seen on ebay would that work?????
2 GB SD hmmm... I bet it is slow as bloody hell.
Chinese made cards
Hi Guys
There is specific advise on which cards to buy. Don't buy chinese made cards as these seem most likely to cause lock ups when using TomTom! :evil:
See thread :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=12453&highlight=
Thanks to Edsub for his advise.
I have 1x sandisk 1gb (chinese made :x )
& 3 x extreMEmory 1gb (german guarantee but don't know where they were made)
I have had a lot of problems with lock-ups when using bloody annoyingly infuriating TomTom!!!!!!! GRRRRRR!!!

Bye bye symbian.....

Another new guy, will try not to be too stupid, I have done many hours of reading, just can't decide...
....i had a go of my bro's m600 on orange and liked the idea, well I want one but now know there's loads due to many hours on here. I have a max budget of £150 but would rather spend closer to £100 ....
I'll use the phone for MSN/internet/email, MP3 and for texting....I had a P910i and didnt like the fully qwerty keyboard idea .....any recomendations? Wifi is a must. I was thinkin m500 with wifi card but I'm new to these types of mobiles.
Cheerz in advance
any opinions? I got told I'd find help on this forum ?
Hi, If wifi is important try looking on Ebay for a M600, you may find one for your budget, Music quality on the m500 with DSP tweak is superb & the device is very solid in construction compared to the M600.
I bought an M600 from Ebay for the wife cost me £170 & free to unlock thanks to this site.
thanks. Was lookin at the m500 due to being cheaper and most the bugs ironed out by now i take it? Heard wifi can be unpredictable or has that been sorted?
Yes the M500 is a good bye. Like you say all the bugs are resolved & you've got a huge amount of free software to make it function how you prefer. Your only compomise is the wifi via SDcard, & yes they are a bit hit & miss.

my sodding TD2 broke again :(

So the digitizer has broken again on my Topaz (TD2), out of warrantly i assume and now its an expensive paperweight.
Do i sell it as it is? or spend £10 buying the part to fix it myself? :/
I'm not even sure i want it fixed, the cheapo Nokia i'm using now is so my easier to use day to day anyway haha
what to do..
I know how you feel, my TD2 kept having problems, so eventually I fixed it myself, sold it, and went back to an old Sony phone, with a winmo pda as a dedicated work device.

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