Are you happy with your PDA2K?

[ID64]

Please, tell me. Is it worth to get it now? I saw O2 device the other day and I fell in love :) Looking at the posts here gave me the impression that BT is not very usable on it - static, short range? Also, no Voiceactiavtion over BT, let's say MS Voicecommand? Please, share your oppinions. I have to make my decission untill tomorrow.


TIA

[exstatica]

the bluetooth is crap, the phone functions alright...

wait until the new devices come out with wm5.... it will be worth the wait.

[mamaich]

I'd recommend you to wait for Universal or other device with WM5 as there would be no WM5 update for BlueAngel.

[Twiglet]

Me i luv the fone once i updated it, but yeah u might aswell wait for the new devices to come out :)

[dodos_4]

i like pda2k although i don't like its bluetooth better to wait

[kumar00455]

I love my PDA2k :)

[RAGOv]

Please, tell me. Is it worth to get it now? I saw O2 device the other day and I fell in love :) Looking at the posts here gave me the impression that BT is not very usable on it - static, short range? Also, no Voiceactiavtion over BT, let's say MS Voicecommand? Please, share your oppinions. I have to make my decission untill tomorrow.


TIA

Am loving it starting from TODAYYYY.... :D
Yes,since starting from today,BA has got Magneto..... :wink:

Cheers...

RAGO :lol:

[khaledelfeki]

I recommend to wait for the new device, The PDA2K is performing well, but the bluetooth is very bad.

If you're going to spend money, spend it in a new device.

Just wait.

[ID64]

Thank you all for you time :)

[swamp2]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=23880

[kumar00455]

With WM5 on the way to PDA2k... I love it :twisted:

[ID64]

With WM5 on the way to PDA2k... I love it :twisted:

But even win Win 2005 BT is horrible on it. Isn't it?

[kumar00455]

BT with WM5 - better than before, thats what experts say :!:

[HDuser]

Well I have to say it...

BA hardware is CRAP!!

Once upon a time I owned a BA
- with a wobbly keyboard and screw missing on the right hand side....

This I swapped for a new one.....
- with a sd slot that would not read any SD cards

This I swapped for a new one.....
- with screen that had a high pitch sound when it was turned on.

This I swapped for a new one.....
- With a touch screen that refused to work after 2 days

And every time I have to swap the bugger I have to travel 250Km round trip to germany.

[xplode]

@MDAIIIUser

Man you have no luck with BA's :)

I am still happy with my BA not a single problem with it, i have it for about 10 months now and it works without a hardware problem. Maybe i am luckier than MDAIIIUser.

[Midget_1990]

mine is ok after i got used to the high pitched scream from the screen :P

[kdskamal]

yes, there are some hardware quirks,but,still, BA rulez.

perhaps, mdaiiiuser, ask your luck !!

[mobilecat]

I have had my MDAIII since June and I am quite happy with it. It has its misbehaving moments. I have had to do 3 resets in that time only and only lost stuff the 1st time.

I had 2 at the beginning that needing replacing very quickly as they were duds but this one has been fine since day one. I think there are definately some sustandard ones out there.

I haven't bothered altering any of the techincal specs as it suits me fine - and until I find something I can't do that I need to upgrade for - I prefer not to take the risk of damaging it beyond repair.

I have bought a new cradle from ebay (an O2 one) as mine broke quite quickly. I have a fabulous red leather Peil Frama case, a motorola bluetooth headset and most of the time it is fine - apart from on the days when it can't find it (like today - arghhhh). It goes through periods of being fine and periods of being reliable. Once I have a connection its fine - but it can't always find it. The 2 duds I had at the beginning couldn't do it at all.

I have ordered a usb pen drive card reader so hopefully I will be able to make it compltely compatable with other peoples computers (like at college) and also a Bluetooth foldable keyboard for full size typing when away from home.

Thats about it really. I shall let everyone know how my new gadgets are.

[starik]

same here - quite happy.

at first, i made a mistake of toying and customizing it to max and loading with tons of 3rd party software. The whole thing began to suffer.

Hard reset...

so now i have a pretty vanilla OS, NO registry tweaks (as far as i remember), with just a handful of apps (that i actually use). Been running great for months now.

the pro's are obvious, i wont mention them.

the cons:
BT - i stopped using my headset with blueangel ;)
wifi - idiotic 5 minute timeout, and automatic reconnection rarely works
memory management - kudos to Bill asshole and his gang
camera - don't bother indoors or in low light
battery - better buy extended one on ebay


considering u can get a used unit for like $400, i say it's a great deal given the features u get

[kdskamal]

i am pretty happy with my BA too.
I dont know, but, the BA starts behaving erractically when the battery level drops below 35%. It never wakes up from stand-by. when it does, it soft resets. I am using 2003SE
is anyone here experiencing the same issue.

[Nail]

and i happy with my BA. but if he can speaks russian, i'll happy at all

[AdmiralAK]

I would rate it as "OK"
The keyboard slider has become loose over time for me, bluetooth is "OK", but then again I dont use it that often (Just to sync and sometimes for calls over a BT handsfree).

WM2003SE definately has problems - wait for a WM5 device.

I generally reset my phone once every couple of days because it gets stuck

Other than that, I am used to it. If I had money I would buy another one :p

[straniero]

I ould never go without my PDA2K
I admit the BT functions are crap. but, hey, I don't really need them

[tekhound]

I had left my PDA2K for a JASJAR, then just recently tried a Treo 700W.

I thought WM5 was the way to go. I thought a newer model was the way to go. I thought that with the success of the original Treo, the combined minds of Palm and Microsoft would produce a great product. Boy was I WRONG!

I am back to my BA (WM2003SE) and I have realized that it does exactly what I need it to do...a PDA that can access my corporate email. I am back to using my Samsung A530 phone because it does exactly what I need it to do...work. IMHO PDA Phones currently suck as cell phones, but people use them because of the single device nirvana idea . Then bitching threads start because they spent a mint, were promissed a single device that does everything, but it just wasn't quite as good as they expected (or were told).

Someday, there will be a convergence device that will be a good cell phone, PDA, and media player. But for now, I'll stick with my BA, A530 and iPod.

[kdskamal]

I ould never go without my PDA2K
I admit the BT functions are crap. but, hey, I don't really need them

I am using the latest rom. I dont have any probs with BT

are u sure u r using the build 3900 from widcomm?