Guest ojoj1010 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Posted December 4, 2005 What does everyone think of this new hp ipaq hw6515 phone because I feel like getting one, but I need to know the pros and cons of it.
Guest llch_81 Posted December 21, 2005 Report Posted December 21, 2005 What does everyone think of this new hp ipaq hw6515 phone because I feel like getting one, but I need to know the pros and cons of it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi there, i just got mine two days ago.. so far it's been a breeze (due to my previous experience with the mpx 200 smartphone). still getting use to the interface and things but so far so good.. gps is working fine.
Guest TigerNet Posted December 21, 2005 Report Posted December 21, 2005 ...I had one for a while and really liked it...the only downside is that the screen is a different shape to most devices (square) so some programs do not display correctly... Cheers Nick
Guest nullomodo Posted December 27, 2005 Report Posted December 27, 2005 I picked one up Dec. 24th. So far I really like it, but yes, the odd screen shape has caused some programs to not display correctly... Apparently it runs Windows Mobile 2003, and I hear there is anew version out, not sure it that can be upgraded or not... This is my first PocketPC phone, I have always used Palm based phones before, so, there has been a bit of a learning curve. It is sort of annoying that when you X out of a program it doesn't actually close it, and that you have to go into the memory menu to do that, but that appears to just be an issue with the OS. Web browsing is decent, if a bit slow. From what I had heard I thought EDGE was supposed to give broadband speeds, but I am getting something akin to an old 14.4 modem, maybe I need to go into Cingular and talk to them about it. Battery life isn't as long as advertised. I was told 7 days standbye, 4 hours talk. I haven't tried to talk on it for four hours straight, but I Am getting like 2 days battery life on one charge on average... sort of dissapointing compared to my old Palm phones. I am also dissapointed that a lot of the PocketPC software out there makes you have to pay for it, while Palm has a lot more free stuff... On the other hand, the SD slot is nice, I loaded it up with a 1 gig SD card and have been happy with it playing MP3s... now I just need to figure out what video format Windows Media Mobile expects my avi and mpeg files to be in so that I can download some stargate episodes onto it for when I have time to kill at work. Also sort of dissapointing that there is no USB connection on it to use it as a portable flash drive, but I figure I Can just get a USB->SD mini-drive adapter and pop out the card to do that.
Guest llch_81 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Posted January 9, 2006 I picked one up Dec. 24th. So far I really like it, but yes, the odd screen shape has caused some programs to not display correctly... Well yeah some of the progs don't display correctly but it's not a major issue for me tho! Apparently it runs Windows Mobile 2003, and I hear there is anew version out, not sure it that can be upgraded or not... Nopes, this particular model can't be upgraded to PPC 2005 due to hardware restrictions. This is my first PocketPC phone, I have always used Palm based phones before, so, there has been a bit of a learning curve. It is sort of annoying that when you X out of a program it doesn't actually close it, and that you have to go into the memory menu to do that, but that appears to just be an issue with the OS. Umm you can download the Magic Button software to fix it... Web browsing is decent, if a bit slow. From what I had heard I thought EDGE was supposed to give broadband speeds, but I am getting something akin to an old 14.4 modem, maybe I need to go into Cingular and talk to them about it. I'm on EDGE and it's a non issue... Battery life isn't as long as advertised. I was told 7 days standbye, 4 hours talk. I haven't tried to talk on it for four hours straight, but I Am getting like 2 days battery life on one charge on average... sort of dissapointing compared to my old Palm phones. Well if you don't use your phone features and it's on standby, I've managed 8.5 days standby. I am also dissapointed that a lot of the PocketPC software out there makes you have to pay for it, while Palm has a lot more free stuff... My dear friend, go to google and search for Windows Mobile 2003 second edition freeware.. you'll be amazed =) now I just need to figure out what video format Windows Media Mobile expects my avi and mpeg files to be in so that I can download some stargate episodes onto it for when I have time to kill at work. You can download this player, it runs on a way smaller footprint and supports most, if not all of the major codecs available. The Core Pocket Media Player 0.71 at www.tcpmp.com (it's freeware btw hehehe *gRiN*) Also sort of dissapointing that there is no USB connection on it to use it as a portable flash drive, but I figure I Can just get a USB->SD mini-drive adapter and pop out the card to do that. Well you can buy the USB sync cable for less than US$10 and use it as a flash drive via "File -> Explore" in ActiveSync when yr device is connected. Cheerios!
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