pda fun

aye you · 22-03-2007, 07:47 PM

so I'm sitting here writing this from my new PDA! Absolute steal @ $330 from dick Smith. how many other people use one for work or just for the for the hell of it and what do you use? mines a hp i Pac.

just thought ld ask cause thing is cool ;)

Outbackjack · 22-03-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aye you

so I'm sitting here writing this from my new PDA! Absolute steal @ $330 from dick Smith. how many other people use one for work or just for the for the hell of it and what do you use? mines a hp i Pac.

just thought ld ask cause thing is cool ;)

They are fun at first, but a bit slow to type anything longer than a few words. Great as a SMS platform if you have a cell phone built in.

Yellow_Festiva · 22-03-2007, 09:01 PM

Got a Palm Z22 myself,

Bout half the price of yours, but is fun to fool around with.

4.9 EF Futura · 26-03-2007, 09:23 AM

Have an imate jasjam (rebranded htc hermes). Lol, cost me a bit more than $300 but i love the thing.

Changed the way i manage appointments here at work, plenty of software to stuff around with, even started upgrading my version of windows and updating the GSM software etc etc. Broadband internet through nextG is pretty impressive (albeit expensive).

And yes... fun to play around with!!

Simmo · 26-03-2007, 11:35 AM

i've got an O2 XDA Atom Exec [turbo, type r, vtec, gtr yo]. PDA/Phone combo with wifi too. work paid for it and its mad fun. camera, phone, windows all the good stuff. i can use unsecured wifi points for the net and even though it doesnt have 3G, the gprs is just fast enough to stream di.fm internet radio which i can then plug into my car. its also got worms world party on it wee.

4.9 EF Futura · 26-03-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Simmo

i've got an O2 XDA Atom Exec [turbo, type r, vtec, gtr yo]. PDA/Phone combo with wifi too. work paid for it and its mad fun. camera, phone, windows all the good stuff. i can use unsecured wifi points for the net and even though it doesnt have 3G, the gprs is just fast enough to stream di.fm internet radio which i can then plug into my car. its also got worms world party on it wee.

Info for tinkering with this pocketpc (dunno if your work will be heaps keen on you doing so lol):

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=251

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...ename=HTC_Atom

Unfortunately doesnt look like anyone able to port windows mobile 6 to this device :(

Simmo · 26-03-2007, 12:09 PM

haha i'm the network tech and cheif IT purchasing officer. whose idea do you think it was to get 5 of those things ;) its not like worms or all the porn was on there already.

Bucknaked · 26-03-2007, 12:55 PM

I bought an IPAQ with 2 cases, screen protectors, phone, wifi, bluetooth, IR, 2nd hand (guy owned it for 1 week, paid $1,000 and then bought a laptop) for $200. He decided it no longer suited his needs. Lucky for me

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I have tom tom loaded on it and I use it for everything. Bought a GPS receiver and it links to the PDA using Bluetooth. Best $200 I ever spent.

4.9 EF Futura · 26-03-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I bought an IPAQ with 2 cases, screen protectors, phone, wifi, bluetooth, IR, 2nd hand (guy owned it for 1 week, paid $1,000 and then bought a laptop) for $200. He decided it no longer suited his needs. Lucky for me

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I have tom tom loaded on it and I use it for everything. Bought a GPS receiver and it links to the PDA using Bluetooth. Best $200 I ever spent.

Hey buck... what GPS receiver you go for?? I have tomtom v6 with aussie maps raring to go and am looking at the many gps options available to utilise this. But hard to get feedback on these fairly specialised products.

aye you · 26-03-2007, 02:38 PM

Bucky, what!!! mine doesn't have bluetooth. either way it's helping with my new job. got a promotion so the PDA has made my day to day life in the office and around the country easier.

the_scotsman · 26-03-2007, 02:50 PM

I have an O2 XDA IIs (HTC Blue Angel)...does the job nicely...mainly use it for mobile phone / TomTom 6 GPS and arranging appointments/reminders etc...

Theres a nice piece of software available for PDAs that I always use. Its call Pocket Hack Master. Allows you to overclock/underclock your PDA to increase performance or underclock to save battery power.

PM for a *link* if you fancy trying it...

Bucknaked · 26-03-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by aye you

Bucky, what!!! mine doesn't have bluetooth. either way it's helping with my new job. got a promotion so the PDA has made my day to day life in the office and around the country easier.

I got mine really by chance. So I'm pretty lucky. The Bluetooth is a nice added feature, but unlike yours, I didn't get warranty. Only downside for me.

Bucknaked · 26-03-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

Hey buck... what GPS receiver you go for?? I have tomtom v6 with aussie maps raring to go and am looking at the many gps options available to utilise this. But hard to get feedback on these fairly specialised products.

PM sent

bonspeed · 26-03-2007, 05:55 PM

Ive got one, wife uses it to play solitaire, I use it for invoicing and stuff for work, also ringing people, only thing that bugs me is i keep loosing/breaking those bloody sticks also cant stop myself from chewing them! One thing which i find helpful is it's so easy to record things and the playback is crystal clear, Guess what my ring-tone is..........Boss V8! Whooo hoooo.

AC/DC · 26-03-2007, 06:59 PM

JASJAM....

its the king !

AC/DC