Hi all
Apologies if this has already done to death.
I've read in the Hermes Wiki that there is no chance of getting GPS working. For this reason, I am considering switching networks and going for a P3600 instead.
Somebody told me today that T-Mobile are offering their Vario II with CoPilot software.
Does this mean that the GPS is working on this model, are are you expected to provide your own bluetooth receiver?
Cheers
Gary.
The T-mobile co-pilot kit comes with a external GPRS dongle. No wizzardry or tricks here just a inclusive package.
What with the gprs dodars costing around £30 seperatly, and many mapping packages to choose from. it may or may not be a good deal for you, depending on contract discounts etc.
Thanks for the fast response.
Already running an MDA Compact with separate TomTom receiver, so much prefer the P3600 option.
Looks like I'll be leaving T-Mobile!
Gary
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OK, so I am looking to buy a Jam. I am in the UK and currently carry around an IPAQ with TOMTOM on for the car, a Nokia mobile phone and a Blackberry for my work email.
I've been reading these threads for some time and see there are some problems and no one can get the Blackberry client to work. But it could still save me two of the devices I currently have (phone / tomtom).
Which GPS devices are you using with the Jam and TomTom, are you happy with them and how much were they (in UK)?
Can I use bluetooth headset and bluetooth GPS with TOMTOM at the same time? e.g. if I am driving and tomtom is nagivating me, can I make and receive calls still?
How good is it as a phone? Is sound quality ok? I will be using it for work so can't afford to have something that isn't reliable and will annoy my customers!
Is there anything else coming along in the short term I should wait for instead of getting the Jam?
From your wealth of experience, do you recommend I get one or wait?
Will is work in America? My company is based in Boston and I travel there sometimes so it would need to work out there too.
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
I would wait for a similar device that ships with the new Windows Mobile 5. As it stands, there will be no official release of the OS for the Magician :-(
When released in September, the ETEN M600 will be a very good alternative.
(Hope HTC, imate, etc. read these forums!!!)
Just found this: http://www.mobile-review.com/exhibition/computex-2005-smarts-en.shtml
Looks like the R-Ten M600 might be the one I wait for as it has WM 5.0 and WiFi. Unless HTC release a new Magician.
You guys mean ETEN M600 ? But in another thread here they were saying Eten M500 is good enough... ?
I've been wanting an iMate JAM for a while, and I'm thinking about making the switch. At the minute I have a Motorola E1000 and an iPAQ 4150. There are a few questions I have about the iMate JAM. I've read some reviews and it looks like a good overall phone.
Firstly, does it work well as a phone. I know it has no keypad, so is it possible to use your fingers to dial a number or do you have to get the stylus out? Another important thing for me is the ability to use it with TomTom navigator and my GPS reciever. Does anyone know if people have had any issues with TomTom, or any bugs with the device in general?
Thanks
Yes
It's OK as a phone, but not the best. Sound is OK, you can tap using your fingers instead of the stylus. TomTom works well, as long as you can get an activation code (they don't allow switching license between devices). Works well with my bluetooth headset. Battery life has been good. I've moved from an iPAQ 1940 I was very happy with. Wouldn't go back. Good deal in UK at scancom for the MDA Compact - I think it's better (value at least) than the iMate. (£19.99 down + £15 per month for 12 months).
Yes
It's OK as a phone, but not the best. Sound is OK, you can tap using your fingers instead of the stylus. TomTom works well, as long as you can get an activation code (they don't allow switching license between devices). Works well with my bluetooth headset. Battery life has been good. I've moved from an iPAQ 1940 I was very happy with. Wouldn't go back. Good deal in UK at scancom for the MDA Compact - I think it's better (value at least) than the iMate. (£19.99 down + £15 per month for 12 months).
I thought they were all the same, just rebranded by companies?
I notice there is a new version of the JAM coming out with double the RAM. Maybe it would be worthwhile getting that one.
Silly question this, or is it...
Does the above PDA come with GPRS built in, or does it just come with a seperate GPRS receiver.
Either way - does anyone know the specifications for the GPRS receiver as there is no point in going for this if its not up to the job?
It comes with GPRS built in and a separate receiver for the co-Pilot.
Yeah, GPRS is built in - but that has nothing to do with GPS which is what i guess you meant to say. The GPS reciever is a small (slightly larger than a match box) that sits on your parcel shelf and connect via Bluetooth.
But don't buy your Vario with Co-Pilot. I almost made this mistake. The Vario should be free without Co-Pilot (i take it you are in the UK) and then get a GPS reciever of eBay for about £30-£40 (get one with the SiRIF Star III chip) and find a copy of TomTom. You will save money and TomTom is much better than Co-pilot.
Dom,
Cheers - I made the common mistake of typing GPRS instead of GPS...
OK, this is not actually for me, its for someone who saw my XDA mini-s over the week-end and he was dead impressed. Personally, I have a Holux GPSlimhttp://www.pocketgpsworld.com/gr236.php which really fits the bill for what I need...
Excellent - we have a forum at last...
Now - can some brave MOD please go an fetch all the TyTN posts from 'GENERAL' and move them to this forum???
Rich
Why not Hermes forum...?? :wink:
Afaik, HTC Hermes as :
HTC TyTN (TITAN), branded & sold by HTC itself
Dopod CHT9000, (Taiwan, Hongkong, China....)
I-Mate JASJAM....Where..!!
Qtek 9600... :?: :roll:
T-Mobile MDA Vario II
Xda Trion, by O2 Germany
Orange SPV M3100
Vodafone VPA Compact III/v1605
hTc Z, by DoCoMo Japan
and...What is branded by Dopod Asia...?...Dopod 838 Pro....???
What is the meaning HTC Hermes 100 & 200...?? :twisted:
BTW..nevermind, i don't have Hermes.....
YAY TyTn forum!!!!
Damned glad to be here!
HOHOHOHO ... TyTN Forum .. Great ...
hellooooooo everyone! finally the mods/admins got down to work and we've got this forum. Now we can continue discussing all the problems and sleepless nights this handset is causing us.
All thats needed now is a nice pic to be out on the main index page.
Where is the Sprint PPC 6800?
I talked to a Sprint rep on Monday and he stated that on Friday the PPC 6800 along with the released Treo 755P was on some list of upcoming handsets and that on Monday it was gone but the 755 came out as expected. Apparently they get some renewed list every Friday. I also asked if the 755 was going to come out in a windows version but he stated that a WX version was not listed.
I gave up and kept my Cingular account, also gave up my 8125 and got an 8525(GSM TyTN Hermes) instead.
It came Tuesday with very old software and a radio package that really sucked! The stereo headset is a modified USB not a 2.5 and the mic is absolutely in the wrong place . . . So much for my expensive Shure headset . . .
Anyway, the HTC/Cingular upgrade works great and the phone's use experience is a tremendous improvement from the 8125. Thumbwheel with OK and Menu buttons are a very big help. There appears to be some adapter cables for the mic and there are several rumors about a factory upgrade to Mobile 6 upgrade. There is already one expected on the Europe HTC site and now on XDA-developers.com.
So for additional upgrades besides the phone:
No case
Need 2.5 or 3.5 headset adapter for Mp3 or wired voice ($15 ish)
New micro SD (only goes to 2 mg) ($35 ish)
No built in GPS unlike Sprint
No cradle like in Sprint and Canada pic’s ($50 ish)
Has anyone one on here got one of these?
I've gone full circle from the jam->Wizard->Universal and then got myself a simple phone that i've had the last few months due to work. Now, out of all three of those phones, the jam for me had the best form factor and feel out of them all, wizard was too fat and plasticy.
Anyway, just seen on t-mobile uk site the compact II, my main questions is, does anyone know if any bluetooth headphones will work for this for music? not sure of the BT stack etc etc on this device (HTC charmer?). So if anyones got the same device with Bluetooth headphones working let me know!!
Also if anyone has them working *well* on the jam let me know! What mode of headphones etc etc
thanks all
I'm not sure about this because a friend has one and it has the original WM5 release on it (i.e. not AKU2) and that's known not to support A2DP (the BT profile for stereo headphones) but what I don't know is if T-Mobile have now started shipping the Compct II with AKU2.
Maybe someone knows different, please tell.
For an explanation of what AKU2 is, look in the Wizard and Prophet forums.
cheers,failing that not sure wich device to go for....need it to work with some BT headphones!!
i've red this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=675
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what's your m600 like paul? I presume this will have A2DP etc? reason i ask is t-mobile are doing the compact 2 for free with co pilot nav and gps receiver + unlimited data usage for £27.50 a month, so i'm very tempted, only problem being i don't know if it will work with BT headphones! Failing this i might go for the exec (again) as i'm sure that'll work!! Just the deal is so good it's almost rude to say no!
I've got the mdac2 and think it's great. I've updated it with the T-mobile AKU2 update which works fine, giving push email.
I haven't tried any BT headphones but have read that once you have the AKU2 update there is a way of enabling A2DP by adding drivers or something like that. I think it was regarding the Wizard but much of the Wizard system is the same as the Charmer.
if anyone can confirm that there is a cab.file or something like that with a2dp on then i'll be going for this i think then!! is your aku2 rom a tmobile one?
yes. it's from the official t-mobile download site. was made available in June.
great cheers, they may be shipping with this rom now so best check. Now all i need to find out is if the a2dp file that people use on the wizard will work on this!
jaythemagician said:
what's your m600 like paul? I presume this will have A2DP etc? reason i ask is t-mobile are doing the compact 2 for free with co pilot nav and gps receiver + unlimited data usage for £27.50 a month, so i'm very tempted, only problem being i don't know if it will work with BT headphones! Failing this i might go for the exec (again) as i'm sure that'll work!! Just the deal is so good it's almost rude to say no!
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The M600 is great and yes, it has AKU2. I have not tried BT headphones but if you look in the prophet forum there will be people there who have.
The T-Mobile deal is a good one - that's the deal my co-worker has taken and he's really happy with it.
jaythemagician said:
great cheers, they may be shipping with this rom now so best check. Now all i need to find out is if the a2dp file that people use on the wizard will work on this!
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Yes it does support a2dp and the cab file is available somewhere on this forum you will have to do a search, sorry im not a regular so it will be difficult for me to find anything however I have a mda compact ii and the a2dp works! Should go for the offer, i also have the co-pilot 6 which youve mentioned and its a great deal.
All the best