HTC Wizard wins another award!

[Guest welshgaz]

Just got the new issue of PC Pro and it reviews 'PDA Phones it named the i-Mate K-JAM as the Labs winner and is placed on its 'A-List'.

11 phones reviewed are:

HP iPAQ hw6515 Mobile Messenger

I-mate Jasjar

I-mate K-JAM

I-mate PDA2K

Nokia 9300

Nokia 9500 Communicator

Palm Treo 650

O2 RIM Blackberry 7290

T-Mobile MDA Compact II Graphite

T-Mobile Sidekick II

It receives a great write up in the magazine and well worth a look!

Enjoy

Welshgaz

=D>

[Guest Pondrew]

Cool. How did the other devices fare?

[Guest welshgaz]

Not too bad, but whoever wrote the article must have fallen in love with it! There's not one complaint.

The iPAQ hw6515 won a 'recommended' award, and thats it.

I guess if you try www.pcpro.co.uk in a few days then the reviews will be on there. The article on there at the moment relate to last months issue. It usually appears on there not long after publication. I think mag subscribers get the mag before release to the shops.

The T-Mobile MDA Compact II comes out quite well, it just gets slated for its lack of speed.

If I find the review online, I'll post the link...

[Guest Pondrew]

Not entirely surprised the speed of the Compact II is criticised but am VERY surprised if they didn't think the same of the K-Jam given the same processor...

[Guest martinwcooper]

Not entirely surprised the speed of the Compact II is criticised but am VERY surprised if they didn't think the same of the K-Jam given the same processor...

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Very true Pondrew! I have my MDA Vario and my girlfriend's (pink!) MDA Compact II right in front of me now, and they are near-as-damn-it the same speed.

[Guest peterweg]

Still don't get get why people think the Wizard is any good. Its a piece of Sh*t.

To install software you have to edit the registry. To make it work you need to edit the registry and download third party apps to remove the bugs. Every time an app crashes (or finds the wifi is unavailable or something else it wasn't expecting) you have to power it off. Task manager is a complete joke, it cannot manage applications.

Please someone tell me ONE application that can run for more than an hour without crashing?

(besides utilities. MemMaid is great as is PHM regedit. Great for messing about trying to make the blasted thing work)

Edit: Maybe this is an O2 issue more than anything. I re-installed with corporate and after a week the phone became unusable again. I've now re-installed with corporate with passcode 0506. The phone is now fast, I'll rip out everything (voice dial, active sync, telephone pad) to see if it can stay that way. There is no way that this phone deserves any awards though. Just look at this forum and PDA developer.

Edited January 19, 2006 by peterweg

[Guest adchaffey]

Still don't get get why people  think the Wizard is any good. Its a piece of Sh*t.

To install software you have to edit the registry. To make it work you need to edit the registry and download third party apps to remove the bugs. Every time an app crashes (or finds the wifi is unavailable or something else it wasn't expecting)  you have to power it off. Task manager is a complete joke, it cannot manage applications.

Please someone tell me ONE application that can run for more than an hour  without crashing?

(besides utilities.  MemMaid is great as is PHM regedit. Great for messing about trying to make the blasted thing work)

Edit: Maybe this is an O2 issue more than anything. I re-installed with  corporate and after a week the phone became unusable again. I've now re-installed with corporate with passcode 0506. The phone is now fast, I'll rip out everything  (voice dial, active sync, telephone pad) to see if it can stay that way.  There is no way that this phone deserves any awards though. Just look at this forum and PDA developer.

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hmmmm, I remember you from another thread!

I really cannot understand the problems you're having with the Wizard. Have you tried to get a replacement from O2???? I have had many smartphones, and used them all to destruction including the Wizard, and I would honestly say the Wizard has been the most reliable yet!

I have installed quite a few applications, Skype, PMG2 all designed to work with WM5 and had no problems. Well skype call quality is pretty poor, but thats got nothing to do with the wizard itself!

I had a registry editor on the phone for about a week. I made the tweaks suggested on another forum to increase the speed of the device and since have NEVER had to touch the registry. And I never even knew there were 3rd party apps to remove bugs! What sort of bugs are you talking about?!?!

And the task manager works fine. I managed to crash skype this morning trying to make a phone call over GPRS to a user that wasn't online (oops!). Went straight to the task manger, selected skype, hit stop. The task manager said, the application was not responding (as expected). Clicked end task and voila, everything back to normal. Didn't even need a soft reset.

Best phone I've ever owned. Full Stop.

[Guest jiffk]

Still don't get get why people  think the Wizard is any good. Its a piece of Sh*t.

To install software you have to edit the registry. To make it work you need to edit the registry and download third party apps to remove the bugs. Every time an app crashes (or finds the wifi is unavailable or something else it wasn't expecting)  you have to power it off. Task manager is a complete joke, it cannot manage applications.

Please someone tell me ONE application that can run for more than an hour  without crashing?

(besides utilities.  MemMaid is great as is PHM regedit. Great for messing about trying to make the blasted thing work)

Edit: Maybe this is an O2 issue more than anything. I re-installed with  corporate and after a week the phone became unusable again. I've now re-installed with corporate with passcode 0506. The phone is now fast, I'll rip out everything  (voice dial, active sync, telephone pad) to see if it can stay that way.  There is no way that this phone deserves any awards though. Just look at this forum and PDA developer.

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Whats more likely the wizard is a completly useless piece of poo and everyone else in the smart phone world and all the reviews are wrong ... or you've got a faulty unit?

The only problem i've had with it is the spd safemode and since disabling it i've not had to piss about with it in 3 months, its the best phone/pda i've ever had!

[Guest turbo lemon]

Still don't get get why people  think the Wizard is any good. Its a piece of Sh*t.

To install software you have to edit the registry. To make it work you need to edit the registry and download third party apps to remove the bugs. Every time an app crashes (or finds the wifi is unavailable or something else it wasn't expecting)  you have to power it off. Task manager is a complete joke, it cannot manage applications.

Please someone tell me ONE application that can run for more than an hour  without crashing?

(besides utilities.  MemMaid is great as is PHM regedit. Great for messing about trying to make the blasted thing work)

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My god, are you still whingeing on? Give it up, nobody cares. You have a duff unit, deal with it. (and I really don't care about the memory problems you harp on about, that somehow I have no problems with...)

Edited January 19, 2006 by turbo lemon

[Guest adchaffey]

My god, are you still whingeing on?  Give it up, nobody cares.  You have a duff unit, deal with it. (and I really don't care about the memory problems you harp on about, that somehow I have no problems with...)

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Well said!

[Guest peterweg]

As I said. I'm not the only one who has problems with this PDA (I won't call it a phone as phones are a utility). I think anyone who expects to buy the HTC Wizard, switch it on and it to work reliably should be warned that a large amount of time and technical knowledge is required that is outside a consumer product level.

I still whinging because I'm still trying to get the damn thing to do what its supposed to.

[Guest adam@wizzy]

I have no technical knowledge, and my Wizad works fine even installed some software on it without problems, wifi worked fine straight from the box, some simple settings from the network and email, mms etc all worked fine. definately one of the best phones I've ever used. Only gripe is it a little on the large size (Can't expect much smaller given the keyboard and ability of it) and I have yet to fine a case I'm really happy with.

[Guest adchaffey]

As I said. I'm not the only one who has problems with this PDA  (I won't call it a phone as phones are a utility).  I think anyone who expects to buy the HTC Wizard, switch it on and it to work reliably should be warned that a large amount of time and technical knowledge is required that is outside a consumer product level.

I still whinging because I'm still trying to get the damn thing to do what its supposed to.

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peterweg. Have you spoken to o2 about your problems?? As several people have mentioned, it sounds like you have a duff unit. There has been another thread on here earlier from someone having problems with the device. They returned it as faulty and received a replacement. They then had no problems with the new device.

It appears a few people have faulty units, maybe a faulty batch managed to escape the HTC factory. But the fact is, you SHOULDN'T be experiencing these problems...

[Guest peterweg]

I don't think the hardware is faulty. Its the software, the O2 stuff and lastly Activesync which keeps opening and crashing my wifi - and the applications using the wifi. The duplicate notifications bug, however, is present on all Wizards I presume which explains one cause of instability.

The more crap I remove the better the phone behaves. Excuse me if I don't bother wasting my time callling O2 , they installed the crap to begin with.

[Guest welshgaz]

Review is available at:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/82350/imate-kjam.html

Welshgaz

[Guest Webreaper]

Excuse me if I don't bother wasting my time callling O2 , they installed the crap to begin with.

Well, if you're not even going bother contacting them, quit whinging on here?! :roll:

[Guest shadamehr]

Still don't get get why people  think the Wizard is any good. Its a piece of Sh*t.

To install software you have to edit the registry. To make it work you need to edit the registry and download third party apps to remove the bugs. Every time an app crashes (or finds the wifi is unavailable or something else it wasn't expecting)  you have to power it off. Task manager is a complete joke, it cannot manage applications.

Please someone tell me ONE application that can run for more than an hour  without crashing?

(besides utilities.  MemMaid is great as is PHM regedit. Great for messing about trying to make the blasted thing work)

Edit: Maybe this is an O2 issue more than anything. I re-installed with  corporate and after a week the phone became unusable again. I've now re-installed with corporate with passcode 0506. The phone is now fast, I'll rip out everything  (voice dial, active sync, telephone pad) to see if it can stay that way.  There is no way that this phone deserves any awards though. Just look at this forum and PDA developer.

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Not seen a single one of tose issues on mine mate.

And I HAVE seen this forum - extensively, as you can see from my post count - and people LOVE the Vario.

A tad on the slow side, but with the automatic launching of the Omap overclock tool, and auto run from wake up too, I find the device is now more than fast enough for me.

I mean come one, if it can plot me routes on the fly in copilot, change for missed turns, speak Text to Speech to0 me, AND work fine when an incoming call comes in, that's plenty ok with me!

Neet little device - gonna get me another soon too for a friend!

[Guest Paul [MVP]]

Gimme a Prophet any day ;)

P

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

I'll stick with my Vario for the timebeing (and the rest of my 18 month contract ;) )

Since the update for the vario I've not had a single problem and I'm installing stuff all the time.

The only thing I have not installed so far is a reg editor ;) but it's on my list of things to do.

[Guest shadamehr]

Not a bad article, all considered.

But I wish the PC big boys would stick to what they do best, instead of sounding silly with big cock ups...

(From the Jam review on PC Pro)

"i-mate is a relatively new brand, but it's gaining popularity fast. You may own an i-mate handset even if you don't know it, as most mobile operators use their own names for the company's devices. "

That would be HTC then...

PC Pro, if your listening, i-mate are just another company, like Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and Qtek, who use "HTC" devices, with their own label on.

[Guest chucky.egg]

I'm with you Paul

The Wizard might be one of our "standard devices" for the general staff, but my Prophet's staying (now I've got the reboots beaten!)

[Guest Webreaper]

I'd like a prophet any day too. Unfortunately, they don't look like being available any day soon (unless Orange suddenly announce availability tomorrow....).

Anyone know where I can find a download for the Omap overclock tool?

[Guest sporkguy]

Gimme a Prophet any day ;)

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"13:44:13 paul @ modaco: I like keypad devices tho TBH"

Rumbled! heheh ;)

[Guest shadamehr]

"13:44:13 paul @ modaco: I like keypad devices tho TBH"

Rumbled! heheh ;)

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Well spotted sg...

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

As far as keypads go i'm loving my C600/Jasjar combo at the moment! (Sorry kjam but the c600 is just that little bit smaller!)