The official iPaq 914c 'Ask Paul' thread |
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 Aug 6 2008, 09:48
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage  |
 The iPaq 914c packs some very impressive specs in a body that isn't huge, all things considered (especially the battery)! Specs are as follows:
 I've been using the device for over a week now, so i'm here to take your questions. Fire away! The 914c retails for an extremely reasonable £349.99 from eXpansys (don't forget our £10 off vouchers, now extended until the 18th August!) P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 09:50
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,578 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
Looks a lot nicer than the eXpansys image! These PPC landscape devices always looks so out of proportion though with the large keyboard and (comparitively) small screen...
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Aug 6 2008, 09:53
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TOMnia !  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 947 Joined: 26th November 2007 From: Right Here, Right Now! Member No.: 326,361 Device(s): Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia |
Yeah ... not good if you want a lot of information simply presented on your main screen.
It looks like its a good contender to the nokia E71. How is the camera? Much better than other winmo devices? How about the size, can you post that size comparison thing next to say the diamond and/or the E71. -------------------- --
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Aug 6 2008, 09:59
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
-------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 11:02
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 8 Joined: 16th October 2003 Member No.: 18,449 |
Congrats on yet another new device Paul.
I've the same device, running firmware from 12th July (HP asset manager) there are a few niggly bugs that get me and I wonder if you've noticed. 1. The occasional time the device won't charge beyond 90%.  2. The inability to discover the MAC address of the wi-fi adapter.  3. If P Outlook is closed, the device lags when opening it. 4. Even with the big battery, the actual lifespan has not improved (for me anyway, post Kaiser!) This is possibly due to the processor being previous generation, and the few bugs in the rom. Cheerio Howard This post has been edited by hshortt: Aug 6 2008, 11:03 |
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Aug 6 2008, 11:16
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
1. Not noticed that, will keep an eye on it.
2. This seems to be quite common on Pocket PC! 3. How do you mean? 4. I find it a bit better than my Kaiser, in my predominantly 2G area! P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 11:57
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 8 Joined: 16th October 2003 Member No.: 18,449 |
Hi Paul,
Thanks for the reply. Regarding pocket outlook, if it's actually closed and not just minimised, there is a noticeable lag while it opens. If gotten around that by using a task manager and setting an exception to prevent it closing. In my 'bedding in' with this device, I've tested the following successfully. SBSH iLauncher & Phone Weaver. SBP Pocket Plus & Mobile Suite PocketMax Phone Alarm. (need landscape skins) Deciding between them is the hard part! HTC Home can be installed (if desired) using one of the newer cabs from xda-devs. It works with the exception of screen rotate. Ditto with the Kaiser Comm Manager. The DLL and EXE files from the Kaiser can be dropped into the Windows folder on the iPaq giving the extended range of options including data connection, vibrate/set ringer, etc. Worth mentioning that you get four iPaq points to use on ipaqchoice.com this is a bonus as software start at 1 point. Cheerio Howard |
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Aug 6 2008, 12:59
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 Blackjack'd Group: Moderator Team Posts: 4,185 Joined: 18th April 2003 From: Mt Laurel, NJ USA Member No.: 4,796 Device(s): Motorola Q9h/iPhone |
Looks like a monster compared to the Diamond!
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Aug 6 2008, 13:06
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
The diamond IS small tho
 P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 13:59
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 6th August 2008 Member No.: 414,336 Device(s): HTC Kaiser |
Hi Paul, I was just to buy this one and I didn't do it because seems that the keys of the keyboards are too small, how has been your experience with the keyboard?. Another thing is how is the gps performance? and what software do you use as a GPS navigating system? I got a HTC kaiser and the device came with tomtom.
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Aug 6 2008, 14:01
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Now i'm used to the keyboard I have no problems with it all. The keys are kinda shiny and smooth but they're very well shaped. I don't like it as much as, say the Moto Q keyboard (one of the best IMHO?) but is' pretty good.
I haven't used any GPS Navigation software on it yet! P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 14:53
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 6th August 2008 Member No.: 414,336 Device(s): HTC Kaiser |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Aug 6 2008, 16:01)  Now i'm used to the keyboard I have no problems with it all. The keys are kinda shiny and smooth but they're very well shaped. I don't like it as much as, say the Moto Q keyboard (one of the best IMHO?) but is' pretty good. I haven't used any GPS Navigation software on it yet! P Hi, thanks for the quick reply . Another couple of questions:1 Does this device come with somekind of navigation software system like tomtom or some HP navigation System? or the user needs to buy one separatly? 2) Also I read that this device comes with google maps, can you tell me if this device use google maps as navigation system ?You wakes up the curiosity about this device to many users like me ;) |
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Aug 6 2008, 15:39
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,496 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
1. No...
2. Google Maps works on it fine... P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Aug 6 2008, 21:35
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,972 Joined: 10th July 2006 From: US, Washington, Everett Member No.: 197,656 Device(s): AT&T Tilt (Kaiser)!!! |
yes!!
no more qualcomm!!! I hope to see more pocket pc's having specs like this, and that motorola phone. -------------------- try my wmp skins for smartphone! | and my newest Pocket PC compatible skin!
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Aug 6 2008, 21:51
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 Addict Group: Posters Posts: 735 Joined: 13th January 2005 From: Eire Member No.: 105,252 Device(s): HTC S620 |
My perfect device is a QWERTY PPC @ reasonable size
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Aug 6 2008, 23:29
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 409 Joined: 18th August 2004 Member No.: 53,335 |
Comments elsewhere seem to suggest that the wait for this has been a bit of an anti-climax (aren't they all these days).
E.g. battery life is appalling (especially given the mAh available [1]), it's laggy, crash-happy, and the ring/alarm tones far too quiet. Just like the Diamond and everything that the i780 isn't, then  Are you finding the same? This post has been edited by Metoo: Aug 6 2008, 23:30 |
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Aug 7 2008, 08:48
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 104 Joined: 23rd April 2006 From: Netherlands Member No.: 186,697 Device(s): HTC P4350, HTC S710, Qtek 8310 |
Hi Paul,
First of all thank you very much for testing/trying out this device! Makes me think you did read my PM How are the keys? That's the main thing I'm interested in. The look cramped when I look at the pic, is typing messages easy? How's the scroll wheel functioning? I think it's great HP decided to implement a real scroller on the side. And the radio reception, I've read on another site that the radio is very strong on the HP, what are your findings? And I don't blame you for using the Diamond as your primary device, allthough typing on the screen is still... Will you also be reviewing the new Palm Treo 800w? (think it will be called the 850w in Europe), I'd love to see a comparison between the 2, esp the keyboards. I did try the Samsung i780, but those keys are just to small. -------------------- [GUIDE] Encode HQ Movies For QVGA Devices
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Aug 7 2008, 08:57
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 31st October 2007 Member No.: 317,334 Device(s): AT&T Tilt |
I have this device and really really like it. The battery life isn't that good but other than than, I'm extremely happy with it.
One question... Have you found a way to change the left soft key from Internet Explorer to something else? I cannot find that setting and it isn't under the "Buttons" settings like in previous devices I've used. If not, I hate it that HP would lock us into IE on a button and wouldn't let us change it. |
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Aug 7 2008, 09:33
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,578 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC TyTN II |
QUOTE(mikeeey @ Aug 6 2008, 22:35) yes!! no more qualcomm!!! I hope to see more pocket pc's having specs like this, and that motorola phone. Umm the PXA270 is like 3 years old....the Qualcomms are great (if implemented correctly) -------------------- This months MoDaCo WinMo Week device: the MWg Zinc II! Ask your questions HERE and download the show here! 2.25GB of backup storage online for free with Mozy! - https://mozy.com/?ref=VQ664H |
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Aug 7 2008, 12:15
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 8 Joined: 16th October 2003 Member No.: 18,449 |
QUOTE(kdb9904 @ Aug 7 2008, 09:57) One question... Have you found a way to change the left soft key from Internet Explorer to something else? Open your favourite registry editor on the device and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 here you will see two entries, one is the button label, this is the 'Default' key. The second key is the location of the EXE file to run. This key is labelled 'Open'. You can modify these to your hearts content. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 -> this is for the left button. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113 -> this is for the right button. Two warnings here. 1. Incorrect use of a registry editor can cause unwanted problems. 2. Long descriptions in the key labels will be cut off. For example if you modify the label to be 'My Left Key Program' it will come out as 'My left Key Pro...' or something similar. You can get a free registry editor from here I've also found a small application you can install that will make it a lot easier, this application can be found here Cheerio Howard |
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