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Summary: 15 months - even happier with it then when I bought it
Review: I did not expect to be still using this thing over a year from having had purchased it. It has taken some serious knocks and still works (in fact the 3rd time I dropped it it cleared a problem with the talk button that happened the 2nd time it was dropped)The standard apps that come with it are not so hot but there is truly excellent software out there. I have bought a lot of software for it which really surprises me. I use it for listening to long audiobooks in MP3 using PocketPlayer, which can play an 18kbps audiobook well and bookmarks your location. I listen to text using Fonix iSpeak, great for catching up on my reading in the car, and dial using Fonix VoiceDial. I also use it as a GPS with Mapopolis and a Haicom mouse GPS. Being able to use the contacts to find directions to a location dynamically, and phone on the way is really, really useful. This phone hasn't dropped in price for over a year which indicates that it is as useful as it was a year ago. T-mobile service is fine, the 1000 and 3000 plans are a great deal.
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Summary: Unbelievably Powerfull Tool-Excellent phone reception
Review: I had a Motorolla MPX 200 with the outlook sync on the ATT GSA network in Sacramento. The Phone features were awsome. However, the actual "phone" portion worked terribly. Try calling ATT for customer service and if you can afford to spend 1+ hours on hold for them to tell you all is ok. Then the ATT phone may be for you.I was getting dropped calls all over Sacramento, CA. Downtown, south town, every major freeway corridor.
The T-1 Mobile Pocket PC which I have had for 2 weeks now is crystal clear. Not one dropped call in Sacramento County so far. The PC portion of it is flawless. Fax, Email Word and Excel documents to clients from the phone. I was at a ski resort on a week day, got a call from a client. Did some quick reasearch on the internet and faxed them a document. They never knew I was out of the office. With this phone you can make notes on the screen. UNbelievable. Fantastic. I cannot speak for all of the T-1 GSA areas nationwide, but I know that They have Sacramento COVERED. I hope my compeditors do not discover this fantastic phone.
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Summary: Unbelievably Powerfull Tool-Excellent phone reception
Review: I had a Motorolla MPX 200 with the outlook sync on the ATT GSA network in Sacramento. The Phone features were awsome. However, the actual "phone" portion worked terribly. Try calling ATT for customer service and if you can afford to spend 1+ hours on hold for them to tell you all is ok. Then the ATT phone may be for you.I was getting dropped calls all over Sacramento, CA. Downtown, south town, every major freeway corridor.
The T-1 Mobile Pocket PC which I have had for 2 weeks now is crystal clear. Not one dropped call in Sacramento County so far. The PC portion of it is flawless. Fax, Email Word and Excel documents to clients from the phone. I was at a ski resort on a week day, got a call from a client. Did some quick reasearch on the internet and faxed them a document. They never knew I was out of the office. With this phone you can make notes on the screen. UNbelievable. Fantastic. I cannot speak for all of the T-1 GSA areas nationwide, but I know that They have Sacramento COVERED. I hope my compeditors do not discover this fantastic phone.
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Summary: You either love it or hate it...being a "geek" helps.
Review: I have noticed in my experience and in the reviews, people either love or hate this Phone/PDA. Wading through the reviews and then purchasing this phone myself, I have noticed some trends. You will love this phone if you: 1) have good GSM phone service; don't mind a rather clunky device for the sake of features; 3) you actually want/need a Pocket PC i.e. either you are a "techie" or you have specific portable software needs; 4) you don't mind chasing down fixes and/or software to make it work the way you want. A great example of this is the doctor's review. The doctor loves the thing because it has portable PC functionality with a phone to boot. In my case, I love having PDA software, Quicken, email, and I am excited about programming software for it. You will hate it if you : 1) have bad GSM phone service; 2) really want a PDA phone NOT a Pocket PC; 3) can't do without a sleek, intuitive design; 4) aren't a geek. In the end, this sounds like the classic Mac verses PC debate. If you want the ability to tweak and run any kind of software or add a 1 GB smart card or GPS, then buy the Pocket PC Phone. You will love it. If you can't imagine why in the world anyone would ever need a gigabyte of memory in their phone, buy something else. You probably want something more robust and user friendly and not with so many dizzying features. Maybe the T-Mobile Sidekick is for you. Don't get me wrong, it is fairly easy to use. It's a matter of degree and what you like. For the record, I haven't had much trouble with dropped calls. It's pretty much like other T-Mobile phones. It is a PC and thus fragile. I recommend the handset insurance right away.
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Summary: A great pocket PC and a good phone
Review: I have this pocket PC-Phone from about 1 year and I love it. It is a great pocket PC and a good phone with excellent integration. The battery life is pretty good. Also the speed of wireless data transfer is good. I am able to receive my e-mail and even open my attachments! If you want to buy one you need to look for T-mobile coverage. Unfortunately it is available only in some areas.
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Summary: Very good overall
Review: I have used this system exactly for one year.This has been a miracle for me as a Health care Professional. Telephone with a speaker, SMS(Text messaging), Schedules with reminders, Contacts, even internet on the tip of my finger right on the front lines!
Not that wasn't enough with addition of an external card I have loaded the device with multiple medical books from skyscape.com and free calculator, and last but not least epocrates with latest on meds and lastest on journals and medical events weekly from MDCONSULT.com on the RAM which has been a heaven. I just can't believe it still its like a dream coming true...
downsides with every new system is expected but only a smart man knows how to resolve problems rather than expecting to be provided with a "perfect system":
#1 battery at max is 1.5 days (no problem I have put chargers in the car too).
#2 slow internet (I don't use that much internet only for emergency and I remember during my vacation I was able to purchase two items by this device from e-bay!)
#3 e-mails at max you will get 2 lines of your e-mails (and if you put don't foward on your ISP side you will get only the headers ) why? because only in Europe they have overcome this problem not USA yet (a simple translation to english of what I was told finally by the third level tech.)However on SMS you could send a page at a time with 300-500 SMS a month for couple of dollars a month that is unbelievable.
#4 device kept falling from its lose connection from my belt in going in and out from the car(no problem I purchased a great holder from Marware.com now it doesn't move)
So again it is depended on what you are doing and expecting, for me this device has saved lives!
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Summary: poor receiving but great feature
Review: I like the phone but little dissapointed with the receiving - very very poor - the primary purpose of a phone is to receive calls so if that does not work properly why else do I need a phone? the same place where my Motorola phone has 5 bars this has only 2 bars. Other than that it is very nice and easy to use. I found that the HP PDA phone is much better but I do not have more money to buy it
battery life is good but the memory slot does not accept bluetooth connection cards so you can never use bluetooth with it.
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Summary: Not for the Non-Geek (Geeks Only)
Review: I love the phone, despite the fact that there are a lot of features that are buggy. Just understand that you are getting a slightly buggy device, with erradic internet performance and a somtimes echoey(for the other user) speakerphone. Thats all I got to say. Love it, but its buggy.
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Summary: Great handset/Bad customer service
Review: I own this phone/pocket PC for almost a year now. I didnt have any problems with it. It served me great with all its features. I used it overseas multiple times too.
Bad thing about this is Tmobile customer service. They are very nice to you, appologizing all the time for nothing, but they do not know anything. You ask them simple questions and they usually do not know the answer and will try to get rid of you. You wont get any answers unless you are really pushy and ask representative to go and find the answers for you. But sometimes you get a stubborn representative and then you have to call back to get a new one. Sometimes you get so tired of calling and fighting with these guys that you think about the end of your contract and switching the carrier. But the handset is great.
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Summary: Very handy but reception is poor, bulky too
Review: I purchased the T-Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition as a necessary replacement for both a failing cell phone and an outdated palm-pilot. At first, I was just going to purchase a new phone, but since I was not entering into a new cell-phone contract (just replacing the phone itself), the prices of cell phones nowadays didn't seem very much worth their limited functionality. So I decided to try out this PocketPC Phone Edition. Let's just say that I am wonderfully surprised by the utility of this little unit. It does everything that I could desire, truly! It syncs effortlessly with other devices (my computer via IR, although you can use a USB connection; other devices by BlueTooth), making file transfer a breeze. I can view and edit documents in various common formats: Word, Excel, text/rich-text, PDF, Microsoft Reader, etc. The media capabilities allow me to store pictures, which display quite nicely on the large (~2x3") high-res screen; and I can play music and video, too -- although that is limited practically by the 32Mb internal storage (an expansion card is available). The PocketPC Phone Edition has a built-in IE web browser that functions via a GPRS connection. I have not paid for this service (appx $20/mo.), but I use the web browser often with download web pages, such as via AvantGo for news and views. Having your morning e-mail downloaded to the unit is wonderful, and makes my morning commute more productive. I greatly enjoy using the SMS message function on the phone, which allows me to text message other cell phones -- it's easier to use writing w/ a stylus than punching keys on a cell phone -- and there is an integrated In Box that stores and categorizes text messages, e-mails, sent items, etc. The Microsoft Windows CE operating system feels familiar, intuitive and functional. I will add here that the one feature that to me makes this all worthwhile is that it syncs perfectly with Microsoft Outlook, using its addressbook. No more entering numbers into my phone! I just view the addressbook entry (which shows name, address, home/work/cell phone, e-mail, etc.). Tap on e-mail, and I can write that person an e-mail. I can send an instant text message to that person's mobile phone. Tap on a phone number, and it dials. Some people may comment that T-Mobile's service lags behind other companies. In the past, I would have agreed. But, over the past few years, I believe it is on par with a lot of other companies, at least in Houston, Dallas and New York City, where I have lived, and major metropolitan areas, where I have travelled. This phone has great amplification of signal. The sound quality is good, too, and speakerphone is helpful when you are trying to talk on a noisy street. Overall, this phone has proved jam-packed with features that I use and enjoy. I am pleased with this purchase.
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