Guest bobroberts Posted February 3, 2003 Report Posted February 3, 2003 Since I've installed ActiveSync on my xp machine I've noticed that I've got AvantGo Connect in my control panel. Does this mean I can use the avantgo service or are we (as i suspect) missing the avantgo software for the handset? i'd never heard of avantgo til now but it looks kinda cool
Guest idoru Posted February 3, 2003 Report Posted February 3, 2003 Hi, the smartphone doesn't support AvantGo. If you have GPRS then you can surf the net using your mini-browser. There are more and more pda/spv websites coming available. For example: http://pda.ananova.com http://pda.football365.com http://www.wired.com/new_drop/palm_pilot/ just to name a few. The AvantGo in the control panel is if you have a PocketPC device as they also use the activesync software.
Guest garf_d Posted February 3, 2003 Report Posted February 3, 2003 I emailed AvantGo about it last month and here is the response that I got: Dear Gareth, Thanks for contacting AvantGo Support! While we haven't officially announced plans to support these devices, we demoed a version of our software running on the Microsoft Smartphone at the European Smartphone/Orange launch in October 2002. We're currently evaluating customer interest and will announce any updated information about future support on our website. mk AvantGo Support So basically if you want it you need to make your feelings known to AvantGo support. They have already written the software but need to know the additional headache of supporting another platform is really worthwhile - not to mention paying to certify a product that will be a free download for most people.
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted February 3, 2003 Report Posted February 3, 2003 They did a beta download on handango around xmas time ther was a link I posted in software section.
Guest Emad Posted February 4, 2003 Report Posted February 4, 2003 Its very good software indeed - I use it on my palmtop to get all the latest newspapers every day. Lets hope they get it onto the smartphone (along with a decent reader ;))
Guest bobroberts Posted February 4, 2003 Report Posted February 4, 2003 i've emailed avantgo and asked about their plans and the beta version. I'll post their reply if they say anything interesting... bobroberts
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