Hi guys,
I'm a noobie here as my whopping total of 1 posts indicates. :lol:
I've been reading through the forum over the weekend and have learned a lot from the posts here. Unfortunately its left me more confused over which XDA I should get. So i'm going to take the easy route and ask you guys. :wink:
I've got, and have been happy using an Ipaq H5550 for a couple of years now. Both for work and pleasure, but 'The Powers That Be' now claim I need a mobile as well :?
I've spent a fair bit of time, effort and money on the H5550, what with Accessories, Utils, Apps and Games, which i'd like to keep if possible. So, my question is:
Which XDA would you guys advice as a replacement for my H5550 ?
On spec's my guess is the XDA Exec, but any advice from real world users would be more than welcome.
Thanks ZaForD.
Ah yes the H5550, an oldy but a goody!
Any way, for us to recommend a device we need to know more about your preferences / intended use.
The hottest thing (if you can wait a bit) is the Hermes / TyTN that's about to come out. It's only deficiency is that it is not VGA like the exec.
Personally, I like my Jamin (Prophet) because of connectivity and size and a price that doesn't go through the roof, but some people might say it's a bit slow, and has no keyboard (not that I need one).
And, if you don't mind a big device with a square 240 by 240 screen, there is the HP 6900 that has WiFi BT and GPS (a rare combination in a phone).
As they say to each hi own, so you have to be a bit more specific.
P.S. Welcome to the forum!
Hi levenum,
Oop's, I can see how some info on what features I need/use would be helpful before you give any advice.
Basically, I do mobile repairs, helpdesk/support, for small offices in London. So I need a fairly powerful device to run Network/Daignostic software. WiFi is a must both for connecting to local networks and our office via the Net. BT would be handy for handsfree use, the Ipaq can get pretty heavy when using Skype for a while.
Size isn't really a problem, as i'm used to the H5550. Which from what I gather is bigger than most of the XDA's here. Again the Ipaq has no keyboard so thats not a problem. Neither is GPS, after 10 years as a messenger around London, I think I know my way round. :wink:
I'll check out the Prophet and Hermes, the more options the better.
p.s. Thanks for the welcome.
Well now that I know that your main uses are WiFi and Skype I can tell you that Prophet may not be the device for you after all.
It supports WiFi b and g (where a lot of phones only support b) and it has BT, but from what I've seen on the forums it needs to be overclocked for Skype to work smoothly (although it comes with Skype preinstalled).
I haven't tested this my self though.
One thing I forgot to tell you is that there is a comparison chart in the WiKi for different HTC devices, and there is a nice site www.gsmarena.com that gives specs and user ratings on most GSM phones out there today from different companies.
Check it out.
Thanks for your help levenum,
I checked out GSMarena and came up with a short list of XDA Exec, and Atom Exec there was no real info on the Hermes. But I read alot about it here, so I added it to my list.
After hunting round for most of the afternoon, it turns out that the Atom and the Hermes. Aren't really available yet, so it looks like i'll be getting the XDA Exec. Just gotta see whos got the best deals now.
And start working my way through the Universal forum. :shock:
Welcome to the forum!
Having had xda's for a few years now, (since the 1st one was released) and in my work testing many new devices, im still delighted with my exec, espcially the screen, but mainly the keyboard and connectivity options. For your uses the mini laptop mode the exec on a desk whilst working, in tandem with the keyboard, you will soon wonder how you managed without one!
Down sides to the exec, as a phone its maybe a bit bulky to use as an everyday mobile (pub, days out without the car etc) but not much worse than any other pda phone on the market.
Hope that helps settle your mind to the exec, you wont regret it i reckon!
Cheers,
Bryson
Hi Bryson,
Thanks for the welcome.
I just saw a couple of comments about the 'laptop mode' while getting very confused in the Universal section. :shock:
I have to say I really like the idea of it. I used to use a Thinkpad X21 [lovely little laptop] for work and missed the screen and keyboard when I first swaped over to the H5550. Now it looks like I can have the best of both worlds.
The Exec is around the same size and weight as the H5550, which I usually carry around with me as an MP3 player when not at work. So the bulk shouldn't a problem.
A couple of things i'm still alittle unsure about [due mainly to not having a mobile for years] is how well it works with a BT headset, and is it possible to use it as a phone via the BT headset, while using Terminal Service over WiFi ?
If it can, I may never have to leave the pub.
Related
Hello,
I am new to the site and I have just purchased myself an o2 orbit. I am really happy with it but also very keen to understand how I can enhance its performance or tweak it.
Will their be a section for this phone?
Sorry if I am being impatient but I am raring to go.
Has anyone else got this phone yet? if so what have you done with it? Also where can I buy accessories for it?
I look forward to your responses.
Steve
hi all, this is also my first post and i have also purchased this phone today and what a beauty it is....sorry, hope you dont mind me juping on the thread with you btw.
can anyone tell me what are the best games that i can find for wince at the moment and also a good texas hold 'em game for it as i am not really interested in the preloaded games.
thanks in advance to all who reply
Danny =)
Orbit and TomTom
Hi
i am very new to this thread, so hello and i thank you in advance for any help people are willing to offer.
I am going to be picking my Orbit up tomorrow from my local O2 store. I was wondering if anyone can confirm that TomTom is definately included with the UK models. I have seen on a couple of forums that some people are saying it isn't.
I think your phone is in the Artemis forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=316
Obit
Hi all,
I have never owned an XDA but thought I would put a post about the Orbit that I purchased 2 days ago.
It is an excellent piece of kit .. By default it does not come with TomTom (I was offered CoPilot with a £40 contract but I already had TomTom so I declined. I have put TomTom on the device and it works brilliant .. it seems much more accurate than my palm version (probably more accurate GPS device inside).
I used TomTom for an hour today and my battery went down 2%! Brilliant.
Everything is good about the device .. the only gripe I have is that the microphone socket is mini usb (but I am sure there is a convertor out there for that).
The radio is good too (this also seems to have a minimal drain on the battery).
Hi guys/gals,
I'm going to be getting a work mobile in a few weeks on the O2 network in the UK. I was thinking of a blackberry but then saw the XDA's (HTC). I don't really need a PDA but its a works phone and having excel would make my job a lot easier as I don't have a laptop but need some access to excel in the warehouse, as well as outlook and messenger when I'm out on site.
Now the 2 that's I'm looking at are the XDA Stellar (http://www.my-xda.com/devices/xda_stellar.jsp) and Orbit 2 (http://www.my-xda.com/devices/xda_orbit2.jsp). The problem is that they are just re-branded on the O2 network and I cant figure out which are the related HTC phones. So could someone tell me which are which so i can do some more research.
I have been reading review and seems the Stellar is a better PDA/phone as its got the slide out KB. But typical O2, i cant really tell what are the differences as one pages says one thing and the other something else.
Does the stellar have a touch screen like the orbit, with the same funtionality?
Both do Wifi and GPS?
can i get tomtom software for the XDA?
whats the battery life like on both phones? (I have heard horror stories when using 3G or WiFi with a sub 4 hour battery life)
Can u 'image' the OS and stuff like u can on a PC to back up everything? (i ask because I do like to have a play and its nice to know u can get it back to factory settings again)
any helpful links u peeps might have to gimmi a help deciding? reviews, guides ect ?
Sorry for all the questions. I really like the look of them but have never had a chance to use one so I thought i would be best to ask soem people who know the in's and out's.
thanks for the help i hope to receive!!!
Peace
SN
ha haa..
no help but i sorted it out anyway. Stellar/TyTn II is the plan.
Hello Everybody. Its been a couple of months since i started spending time on XDA. The major reason that pulled me here is the flexibility and customization on a Windows based PPC. Its been like 2 years i am on Symbain and now i feel its time to move on
Reading posts on XDA has been very interesting (although i don't understand most of it ). I am still looking where to start off from , to understand the wide variety of things discussed here. I have tried reading a lot but that doesnt help. So here is what i thought of. May be first i will get a PPC and then every thing may start looking easier (hope so )
I need a suggestion from you guys. My current budget allows me to get either a HTC P3400 (Gene) or the imate PDAL
Here is what i have figured out about the above 2 phones
HTC Pros
- Widely supported here.
- WM 6.1 available easily
- Large Screen size (2.8")
- HTC gaining good market
The only con here is the lack of WiFi. The next higher model would be the Touch which is 50% more costlier than the Gene and since i sparingly use WiFi ATM , it wouldnt be a wise decision to go for it
Regarding Imate PDAL, it has a smaller screen 2.4 " , WM 5.0 , average reviews and not a lot of support from developers. The only thing that is tilting me towards it is the WLAN support.
Since Gene and PDAL are going at the same price , i am in a tough spot deciding .. so thought i could take some help from the pros
Replies would be highly appreciated
Hi guys,
Well, I am in the market for a pda. My boss has gotten approval for my department to get pda's. I have had desktops, laptops, and an iPhone, but I have no experience in this area. Can anyone give me advice on a good pda. Most of my work involves MS Excel and Word. Need support for pdf, and Access if possible. Need easy to use interface for Excel. Plenty of memory, and decent speed. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
cajohnson said:
Hi guys,
Well, I am in the market for a pda. My boss has gotten approval for my department to get pda's. I have had desktops, laptops, and an iPhone, but I have no experience in this area. Can anyone give me advice on a good pda. Most of my work involves MS Excel and Word. Need support for pdf, and Access if possible. Need easy to use interface for Excel. Plenty of memory, and decent speed. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris
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Just google: HTC HD, HTC G1, Touch Pro, Omnia, Xperia
This ones are good choices to have in mind
Good luck
Well firstly, do you need a pda or a pda/phone?
Thanks a lot for the advice. I found the HTC Touch Cruise at http://www.pressdigital.com.au/phones-classic-pdas-accessories/touch-cruise-professional-bundle-p-5789.html. Looks perfect. I primarily need the pda, since I have an iPhone for personal use. But, the video conferencing is a plus. Anyone have any experience with this model?
Thanks again,
Chris
Most of the info you need can be found in the wiki HERE & you can read about the phone in the Polaris forum...
I have the Touch Cruise (Polaris). Its a good compromise between an iPhone and a PDA, but it is a compromise. Seeing that you have an iPhone already, and that you want to edit Office documents, maybe you should look into something with a built in keyboard and a larger screen.
I'd be lying if I told you that dealing with onscreen keyboards on a 2.8" screen is not annoying when you are looking at a spreadsheet. The HTC Athena x7501 is larger, but more much useable for that purpose. It can also do video calls. (However, if you are located in the US, no carrier supports video calling at this time.)
Here's a review link http://www.mobiletechreview.com/HTC-Advantage-X7510.htm
Thanks very much Sonus and Reaper. Great information. Good point about the keyboard. I found a one similar that I am considering - http://www.pressdigital.com.au/phones-classic-pdas-accessories/tytn-hsdpa-phone-bundle-p-5776.html. Anyone have any experience with this one?
Thanks very much,
Chris
The TyTn II is a good business phone phone. Its basically an HTC Touch Cruise with a keyboard, and it is therefore thicker too. Same screen size (2.8"), but the TyTn II is less finger friendly due to its recessed screen, and it doesn't have FM radio like the Touch Cruise. You might want to check out the TyTn II forum or specific device forums for their suggestions also. HTC also released a couple of new phones, browse over to www.htc.com to check them out.
P.S. My suggestion is still the HTC Athena series (x7500, x7501, or x7510 listed from oldest to newest) as long as you don't plan on bringing it everywhere with you and will more than likely keeping it in a brief case vs. in your pants pocket most of the time.
Ohh, and re-reading your first post, the in-built conduit for syncronizing access databases with a PC was done away with the inception of Windows Mobile 6. Furthermore, except for in really old PDAs (devices running Pocket CE 2000 or older), Pocket Access is not available, so you need to go third party for database software. So I would also do some googling and see what the software makers of Windows Mobile database software have to say about syncing database stuff on a WM6 or WM6.1 phone.
Really appreciate your suggestions. I decided to go with the TyTN II. As far as the Access, this is not really a big issue. Access databases are too large anyway when the same data can be used in Excel.
Thanks,
Chris
Hello there, I'm planning to replace my HTC Universal after great 3 years of working! and I'm still pleased with it to be honest!
My new PPC should has a keyboard, so my question is simple! is the HTC Raphael the good choice to go with?
I know there is the SE X1 as another choice, but I think I liked the HTC more
What do you think?
so guyz...no replys at all?
I really like my Raphael and as far as i worked with it, i had no problems and would recommend it.
There are (of course) some bugs, but they can be fixed with progs out of this forum. So if u are not afraid of spending some time in setting up ur raphael this could be ur new favourite.
The keyboard is pretty good (for my opinion), the buttons are small, but i don't have a problem hitting the right one, even though i got thicker fingers.
If u have some specific questions just ask, i'll see if i can answer.
hi there
having used the universal and then using a hermes as a day-to-day device and now the raphael i can only say that im glad i bought one!
the size of the device is simply astonishing for what has been crammed into it
what do you primarily use your device for?
the universal is a well seasoned device with much support and it appears the raphael is heading that way too!
Thanx guyz,
No problem at all with spending time fixing bugz cause really I like these stuff and I enjoy searching and fixing...that's what kept me from replacing my Universal
good to hear that about the keyboard, cause I really need it and I think by time I should be used to it...
yup, the size is a great thing compared to the huge universal for sure I'm now a medical resident...so I will use it to have some books around me all the time beside its internet & phone cababilities...
there is nothin specific now in my mind to ask, but I got a positive impression in general and I think I'm gonna buy it soon
I'll get back to you!