HELP!! need advice of 'charmer' users,urgent!

[duke_stix]

Hey all


I currently have a Vodafone VPA Compact, (basically a XDA Mini or I-Mate JAM)

I've got the opportunity to swap it out for a MDA Compact II, which i believe is the charmer, would this be a worthwhile swap for me?! i really do like WM5 (which i believe the compact II has as native)

would this be a worthwhile swap for me? also, is there any way i can scratch 'vodafone' off the front of my handset and not make it look too bad?!

thanx

[hanmin]

Well, depends on what you do with your phone. The Magician is known to be faster in many computation intensive applications (mostly not PIM related, eg games). Many find the new devices (those than run WM5, including Charmer) runs much slower. Many argues that is due to the fact that the programs are not written specifically for the new OMAP processor these devices uses. However, my 0.02 said, slow is slow. However, having said that, I've used a Charmer for almost 2 years and I have no problems with it interms of PIM usage and most of the games I went for (other than those emulator related ones), e.g. it is not a PSP (note, I havent had a Magician before). And, AFAIR, the battery life of Charmer rocks as compared to Magician by 2x, at least.

Also, having read the 1000 posts of Magician users wanted to go to WM5, the option of running WM5 seems to be very attractive, for whatever reasons. And, yes, Charmer (as all WM5) has persistent storage, don't have to worry about the backup battery. And, also consider that it is possible to get WM6 (I heard, very fast) on Charmer.

So, my conclusion is, worth a swap.

Yes, you can scratch off the vodaphone sign. Try google for the 'sugar cube' method of debranding your phone.

[shayd]

Well, depends on what you do with your phone. The Magician is known to be faster in many computation intensive applications (mostly not PIM related, eg games). Many find the new devices (those than run WM5, including Charmer) runs much slower. Many argues that is due to the fact that the programs are not written specifically for the new OMAP processor these devices uses. However, my 0.02 said, slow is slow. However, having said that, I've used a Charmer for almost 2 years and I have no problems with it interms of PIM usage and most of the games I went for (other than those emulator related ones), e.g. it is not a PSP (note, I havent had a Magician before). And, AFAIR, the battery life of Charmer rocks as compared to Magician by 2x, at least.

Also, having read the 1000 posts of Magician users wanted to go to WM5, the option of running WM5 seems to be very attractive, for whatever reasons. And, yes, Charmer (as all WM5) has persistent storage, don't have to worry about the backup battery. And, also consider that it is possible to get WM6 (I heard, very fast) on Charmer.

So, my conclusion is, worth a swap.

Yes, you can scratch off the vodaphone sign. Try google for the 'sugar cube' method of debranding your phone.
I agree with every word.