frankly, folks, I'm very disappointed...

[albnigxda]

Hi BA people,

I've spoken with my friend that has a Hymalaya (QTEK 2020) device, and he was joking me about all the trouble I have with the BA. It has a perfect bluetooth device that works with a lot of headset without noise, WM2005 already installed and working, very rare softresets, and spend less money than me. Amazing thing, I don't use wifi and so...

Franky, it seems to me that this device is a fake.

No people is working anymore on bluetooth that is dead by month and month, stopped at BT3900 and after 6 month I'm still unable to use my motorola HS801 headset that is lying in a corner with a lot of dust.

I was wrong when I buy this QTEK 9090, the older model was better. I think that I will not make the same error another time. Bye Bye HTC.

[filjedi]

I'm sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with BA. I'll admit that it has some bugs, but I'm happy since I use WiFi far more than Bluetooth. I almost bought a Treo 650 or Xda Mini, but WiFi was the deciding factor for me.

Hope they fix the Bluetooth problems with headsets though. I had a Nokia headset from my old phone and I couldn't use it with my IIs. At least sharing files through Bluetooth isn't a problem anymore.

[farbird]

contrary to the first poster..

i actually bought this phone knowing its problems...

Solving the problems one by one through the forums is one of the fun things that an xda2s / BA owner can do..

Everyday , I am discovering something new about the BA device.

I guess if I wanted a regular phone that already worked as it should...
I'd have sticked with my Nokia 6600.

Now I have a BA device which has inherrent problems, which forces me to read up the forums here and get really technical about the phone..

This actually made me love the phone more...

[Michael_514]

Hey guys,

It's so strange...

I know a lot of people aren't satisfied with the Phone or BT on a BA.

I have an SX-66, two weeks now, and it's working so well.

I can pair up with my BT GPS device 100% of the time, with NO problems at all. No need to repair when I turn off unit, etc. etc.

I used to have lots of problems with my HP.

The SX-66 is great.

Also, in terms of a phone, I am also truly happy with it.

I am in my basement and get 40% or 20% signal strength, and I can actually talk on it.

With my old cell phones T-616, Motorolla 720,... no way they would work in the basement.

Very strange how people have so many problems...

This device is 100% great in my books.. (and I am very very fussy!)

Also, since I installed MS Voice Command 1.5... WOW... it is easier to use than any Cell phone i had in my life!

M

[simopimo]

I agree with the first poster - I too have a Motorola HS801 which I can't get working properly on my O2 XDA IIs. Highly annoying, but I don't want to risk buying another BT headset in case it doesn't work either!

[hdbueller]

I have had mine for almost a year now and I have had great success with it! It does have it's issues,but at least we are able to "fix" them ourselves. I use both the b/t and the wifi on a daily basis without any real problems.Btw,I use a motorola hs820 and it works very well for me.I have very few if any resets with the new radio.If I have any complaints about it,it would be with the Truefax.

[therock112]

I agree with the first poster - I too have a Motorola HS801 which I can't get working properly on my O2 XDA IIs. Highly annoying, but I don't want to risk buying another BT headset in case it doesn't work either!

I have been using a Sony Ericsson Akono 660 Bluetooth with the pda2k BT3900 radio 1.12 and firmware of 1.40 for the last 2 months and I have paired it once. It works really well. I have a coverage of about 10 feet from the pda2k in line of sight and about 4 to 5 feet if the pda2k is in the car and I am outside etc.

For those of you who are not aware of which BT headset to use. I had compiled a thread on www.clubimate.com sometime back which lists those headset (reported by users) which seemed to work and do the basics, ring when call comes in, answer or hang up the call etc.

I would suggest they you review this list before making a decision on buying any BT headset. I also believe that iMate has released a list of officially tested BT headsets known to work with pda2k etc.

good luck

[simopimo]

I was considering the Jabra BT800 because their web site states that it's supported with the XDA IIs, but after seeing some comments from others in these forums, it's so hard to work out what to go for.

therock112, I'm sure we're all looking forward to seeing that list!

[abatis]

I have tried the various ROMs with my PDA2K and the BT headset (tried HS810 and 820) are so inconsistent. The BT headset is a great idea but poor with this PPC. I wonder if the Samsung i730 is my next hope.

[icohen2005]

yes guys to my regert i have to admit that the ba is quite a failer in all the meaning
whaen you pay for device around 700 us$ u expect a little more then we get
the bt the wifi and the problem that seem far far away to be solve so what the solution is just to show our finger up againt ba product what ever
the name is and if the manfacture and microsoft will not improve we shuld decide and if somebody want to have fun by solving problem each day he can use a simple math book!!!!!!

[hdubli]

Hi albnigxda!!!!
Do not get nervous....I hv used PPCs since 1997, all that HP and compaq stuff,XDAI/II/IIi/mini/HP6365/ and now BA(PDA2K)

and I can assure that BA is the best....
I use SE HBH 65....no problems
Couple of times use Wi Fi at some malls and cafe shops...Just wonderful with battery and speed.

My BA has become more stable after installing latest O2 ROM and choosing the particular band frequency(1800 MHz in my case) and no bad signal problems...

Use lot lot of applications with 512 MB SD card....

With all the above and 120 calls per day on avrg with 1 hr of GPRS usage My battery lasts for 26-30 hrs(Of course, during day time I keep OFF the backlight, as I use MS voice command and it tells who is calling)

So keep.up and go ahead...u hv the Best Handset of the World....

I can tell u as I hv also used Sony Ericson p8xx/9xx Almost all Nokia symbian phones to the latest 6681.....and I can tell u none can match the preformance of BA...

I hope, this will encourage you.

Good Luck :P

[burlybinder]

Have pda 2k latest rom off imate site have gotten 40 feet line of site , out of site is not so good. us a jabra bt800 am on it all day i have more problems with blue tooth on my laptop then my phone have had 3 other ppcs before this one its the best by far.