Wizard v Blue Angel

[nforsans]

Hi
Has anybody migrated from the XdaIIs, to the Wizard? is it worth it, or would it mean downgrading to something inferior?
I'm thinking about replacing my blue Angel by the Wizard, but i'm not sure if it's worth it.
Any views very very welcome!
Cheers

[Vic Odin]

I migrate forom Dell X50v and Nokia 6630 on Qtek 9100. Nice! I wondeful!!!

[thefunkygibbon]

I migrate forom Dell X50v and Nokia 6630 on Qtek 9100. Nice! I wondeful!!!

huh?



i'd rather have a wizard than a blue angel.. but i guess if you had a BA then it might not be that much different to justify the upgrade... maybe if the phone was free or cheap.

[Wiz]

Wizard is smaller, compacter, keyboard is loads better, but the wizard is a lot slower

[nforsans]

thanks - very helpful.
The wizard on TMobile UK is free on Web'n'walk 200, so that's fine.
Do you use avantgo or pocket informant on your wizard? Is it a problem with the slower processor speed?

[BigDamHero]

I've just gone from a Blue Angel to a Wizard. Wizard is much better :-)

Its a lot more reliable, feels much smaller and the keyboard is outstanding compared to the BA.

Just my opinion.

Lewis

[cbrow51]

BigDamHero wrote:I've just gone from a Blue Angel to a Wizard. Wizard is much better

Its a lot more reliable, feels much smaller and the keyboard is outstanding compared to the BA.

Just my opinion.

Lewis

Me too. Double ditto that..

Regards

Chris

[mitchello]

I'm not sure where the lots slower comes from, because I find mine just as fast as my Mini, and the Mini has a faster processor than the IIs.

That is unless you install that crap at hard reset. I didn't, and have a clean device :D

On my device I have:

* TCPMP
* Total Commander
* PHM Regedit and PPC Plus
* SPB GPRS and Pocket Plus
* Opera Mini (MIDlet one)
* MS Stock Scramble (MS Games Pack)
* Monopoly
* Macromedia Flash ActiveX
* AvantGo 5.7
* Skype 1.2 Beta
* Agile Messenger (the free one)
* AE Uptime
* PocketRAR

I have all this installed on the internal ROM with 12.5Mb free.

[moeava]

I came from a PDA2k and think the Wizard is a much better device. As already stated it's seems to be a more reliable device. Much better keyboard. One handed browsing in landscape (with keyboard open) is also good. I don't really notice is being much slower, but maybe that's just me.

[pounana]

was always very happy with teh BA (qtek 9090) except the way you have to soft reset every now and then (bless), the battery falls out whenever it wants to (less forgiveable) and the person on the other end of the phone can't hear you.

Oh, and it's like carrying a small brick, and I never use the slide out keyboard.

Do any Wizard users notice an improvement on any of these fronts, and does Tomtom 5 work ok (I assume it has a smaller screen than BA).

Many thanks

[cbrow51]

Hi pounana

Yes, all of those problems with the blue angel you note are fixed in the wizard, plus the bluetooth is light years better. ano conflicts wit wi fi either. as for tomtom, I am running 5.1 that I transferred form the supplied SD card to a mini SD that fits the wizard. Beyond the Tech on this forum has a Wizard blog with detailed install instructions. I was lucky though, as mine loaded and installed automatically no probs..

As for sceen, yes it is smaller, but very serviceable !

Hope that helps

Regards

chris

[rlsxda]

BigDamHero wrote:I've just gone from a Blue Angel to a Wizard. Wizard is much better

Its a lot more reliable, feels much smaller and the keyboard is outstanding compared to the BA.

Just my opinion.

Lewis

Me too. Double ditto that..

Regards

Chris

Same here...so far very good!!!

[chiark]

double double ditto supersized ;)

This is what I wanted from a phone: something phone sized, that also had a good camera and usable PIM/comms functionality.

I considered the universal, but it's too big (like the BA is) so I'd not carry it everywhere. Consequently, as a phone, it failed...

The Wizard is the right formfactor for my phone... I like it.

[pimbo]

Why should we not let jasjar get involved? :lol:
It got 2 camera's video conferencing, bigger and twistable screen, yeah yeah yeah.,

I wished i had a wizzard to, but i will not sell my BlueAngel to get one,
for only a better keyboard, and somewhat better camera :lol:

Maybe in the future i will get one, but i think their to expensive to buy right now,

[cbrow51]

Pimbo wrote:Why should we not let jasjar get involved?
It got 2 camera's video conferencing, bigger and twistable screen, yeah yeah yeah.,

I wished i had a wizzard to, but i will not sell my BlueAngel to get one,
for only a better keyboard, and somewhat better camera

Maybe in the future i will get one, but i think their to expensive to buy right now,

Well the reason may well be expalianed by your signature block... :wink:

I see you have a highly customised configuration that you probably spent hours (if not weeks and months like I did :lol: ) to get it to a state where you had decent functionality that was fairly stable.

Now take the wizard out of the box, charge the battery, switch it on and you have it right away, only better!! :wink:

Now I realise that I can never get all those "ROM cooking" hours back and some of it was really quite fun (in a masochistic kind of way :lol: ) but now it just works and I can get on with life!

Whatever floats your boat though... although I think us wizard owners are secretly starting to miss cooking our own ROMS already!! :D

Regards

Chris

[cyber_bilal]

Hello to all..
I am a newbie here and I really dont know anything about these pocketPC's..All i want to say is, I am crazy about mobiles and I hav my own mobile forum too for the Nokia. Currently I own a 6600 and 6630. I only use the Nokia S60. But this time, I wanna try out a PPC..I Really dont anything about PPC's..I will hav to learn from here..

I am really getting confused which one to buy..I want help frm you professionals..Shall i go for the Wizard or Blueangel??

I found dat wizard has 3 advantages over the BA
1)Camera
2)Keyboard
3)Weight and Looks

The only disadvantage of the wizard is the
1)processor speed
2)64MB RAM..whereas the blueangel has 128MB RAM

So we can say that the major disadvantage of the KJAM over the PDA2k is the speed of the phone and opening of applications..

Please let me know about the other advantages and disadvantages of the wizard over the blueangel.

Also tell me about the sound quality and volume of the wizard..Is it 3D sound and loud ??

I like the wizard..It looks good too..But the only thing disappointing me is the processor..It has a 200mhz processor which is kinda slow as compared to the BA..The BA has 400 mhz processor..So do you ppl think the speed really differs?? And please let me know which one u all prefer me buying??


Thank you..

[cyber_bilal]

Please help me in choosing the best one..and tell me the CONS and PROS of both over each other

[hdbueller]

I am currently running a ba with wm5 on it and really like it, but am thinking of getting a wizard too but for the edge technology. The processor worried me too until I did some reading. The TI Omap 850 is a dual core type processor, which should show no real speed diff from the 400mhz that is in the ba.
Later........

uote="cyber_bilal"]Hello to all..
I am a newbie here and I really dont know anything about these pocketPC's..All i want to say is, I am crazy about mobiles and I hav my own mobile forum too for the Nokia. Currently I own a 6600 and 6630. I only use the Nokia S60. But this time, I wanna try out a PPC..I Really dont anything about PPC's..I will hav to learn from here..

I am really getting confused which one to buy..I want help frm you professionals..Shall i go for the Wizard or Blueangel??

I found dat wizard has 3 advantages over the BA
1)Camera
2)Keyboard
3)Weight and Looks

The only disadvantage of the wizard is the
1)processor speed
2)64MB RAM..whereas the blueangel has 128MB RAM

So we can say that the major disadvantage of the KJAM over the PDA2k is the speed of the phone and opening of applications..

Please let me know about the other advantages and disadvantages of the wizard over the blueangel.

Also tell me about the sound quality and volume of the wizard..Is it 3D sound and loud ??

I like the wizard..It looks good too..But the only thing disappointing me is the processor..It has a 200mhz processor which is kinda slow as compared to the BA..The BA has 400 mhz processor..So do you ppl think the speed really differs?? And please let me know which one u all prefer me buying??


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[cyber_bilal]

I am currently running a ba with wm5 on it and really like it, but am thinking of getting a wizard too but for the edge technology. The processor worried me too until I did some reading. The TI Omap 850 is a dual core type processor, which should show no real speed diff from the 400mhz that is in the ba.
Later........

Hello to all..
I am a newbie here and I really dont know anything about these pocketPC's..All i want to say is, I am crazy about mobiles and I hav my own mobile forum too for the Nokia. Currently I own a 6600 and 6630. I only use the Nokia S60. But this time, I wanna try out a PPC..I Really dont anything about PPC's..I will hav to learn from here..

I am really getting confused which one to buy..I want help frm you professionals..Shall i go for the Wizard or Blueangel??

I found dat wizard has 3 advantages over the BA
1)Camera
2)Keyboard
3)Weight and Looks

The only disadvantage of the wizard is the
1)processor speed
2)64MB RAM..whereas the blueangel has 128MB RAM

So we can say that the major disadvantage of the KJAM over the PDA2k is the speed of the phone and opening of applications..

Please let me know about the other advantages and disadvantages of the wizard over the blueangel.

Also tell me about the sound quality and volume of the wizard..Is it 3D sound and loud ??

I like the wizard..It looks good too..But the only thing disappointing me is the processor..It has a 200mhz processor which is kinda slow as compared to the BA..The BA has 400 mhz processor..So do you ppl think the speed really differs?? And please let me know which one u all prefer me buying??


Thank you..

Really thanks for replying..I think ill go for the K-jam.

[lisa1982]

I had a blue angel, a magician and now the Wizard.
I like the wizard very much.

Blue Angel:
Pros: quick, big screen, internal wifi (crap reception)
Cons: bulky, not comfortable in the pocket, heavy, keyboard not comfortable for lot's of typing - after a while I reverted back to the virtual keyboard, bluetooth worked TERRIBLE !!!! - lot's of noise and static - tried 3 different BA devices and 5 different BT headsets - all carp. No bluetooth voice dialing - major disadvantage. Not stable all the time, had to reset from time to time which irritated me. Terrible camera (!)

Magician:
Pros: lighter then the BA, size was reasonable, quick as the BA
Cons: no keyboard, small screen, bluetooth still crap, no BT voice dialing, no WM5, No wifi, bad camera, no so great handsfree speakerphone

Wizard:
Pros: acceptable size, great keyboard, wifi on board (802.11G - reception signal strength could be better - since i am comparing thr reception to the sandisk wifi card that i had for my magician), quad band, better camera, WM5, bluetooth FINALLY works as it should have all along which is GREAT !!!, very stable, practical and nice, good speakerphone, great sound!
Cons: I'm not sure if it's really that slower than the BA or Magician... however I'm disappointed by the CPU speed rating. Due to the mechanical design - all of the carrying cases in the market so far are a compromise - not great to say the least. Bad stylus concept, design and implementation.

So which one is the best so far?
The wizard. without a doubt.
Go for it.

[cyber_bilal]

Really very useful review..Thank you so much for taking your time to write..I will surely go for the wizard.