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Great review from one of our customers; the HTC Touch HD2

Liam — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:37:57 +0000

http://www.peterskitchen.net/01/30/unboxing-the-htc-hd2/

If you’ve been reading earlier in the week, you would have seen that I was pretty peeved with a certain local phone network, and their pricing policies. Thinking that the HD2 had been upped to a price that was beyond my means, I went to local PDA supplier Organiser World. They were sold out, but expecting more the following day, and the price was right. The service was great, I much prefer buying devices from other geeky Windows Phone enthusiasts. Rather than corporate drones.

The HD2 is probably the most anticipated windows phone of all time, and I certainly didn’t expect to get my hands on one this quickly. Just a quick refresh on the specs

Windows Mobile 6.5 professional
120.5 x 67 x 11mm
HSPA/WCDMA 850/2100Mhz
4.3 inch TFT/LCD capacitive touch screen
1 Ghz snapdragon processor
448 Mb Ram
3.5mm audio jack
5 megapixel camera with dual led flash
GPS
Micro SD expansion up to 32 Gb

Please visit the site for the rest of the review!

Assessment of HTC Hero

Liam — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:36:38 +0000

Points of interest:
Great battery life (42 hours with 3G and wifi on)
Responsive screen with great contrast (as good as the iPhone)
Decent social interaction (facebook & myspace)
Easy to use and navigate
Built in compatibility with Exchange.

Minor Notes:
Exchange mail not able to display images if embedded
Facebook application sub-par, 3rd party developer currently.
Optus SIM card will not allow access to Google Android Marketplace, although this is an Optus “innovation”, not HTC.

Conclusion: This device will replace my iPhone very shortly.
4.5/5

Vodafone MMS & PXT on WM6+

Liam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:03:01 +0000

WAP:

-         Press Start > Settings > Connections tab > Connections Icon.
-         Tap on Advanced then press on Select Networks.
-         On the lower drop down list press new, then type down VF Live & PXT as the name of the new connection then tap on Modem.
-         Press New then type down Vodafone WAP as the new modem name, and select Cellular Line (GPRS) as the modem type then press next.
-         Types down (live.vodafone.com) as the Access Point Name then press next. Leave the User name, Password and the Domain field blank then press Finish.

-         Tap on Proxy Settings and check both boxes on the screen, then press Advanced.
-         Tap on HTTP then put down 10.202.2.60 as the value for the server field, and 8080 as the value for the Port, then press ok
-         Tap on WAP and put down the same values for the Server and the port then press ok.
-         Press ok again and tap on Modem.
-         Now you can see the modem -Vodafone WAP- press and hold on it
-         Select Connect.
-         Now open the start menu and launch the internet browser and try to connect to http://live.vodafone.com, after that you can also try connecting to any other WAP sites.

PXT Settings:
-         Press Start the select Messaging tap on Menu then select MMS configuration.
-         Tap on Servers then press New.
-         Now enter the following values then Press ok then select VF
- PXT and set it as the default then press ok.

Thanks to Robert Sturzaker for the information.

Grey Imports .vs. Australian Stock

Liam — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:24:19 +0000

In recent years we have seen an increase in grey imports in Australia.
You can usually tell a grey importer by their vague warranty description and “too good to be true” pricing.

Where you may be saving money in the short term, you should also consider the long term implications of an import.
Usually what will happen in the event of a warranty claim is that they’ll accept the device back into their store/PO box and send it to the country of purchase (often Europe or Asia) for assessment and repair. This can and will increase the time you are without your device.
They also use the term “Australian warranty” very loosely, it is not an ”Manufacturer Australian Warranty”, ie. You will not be able to take your imported Nokia E72 into a local Nokia Care centre, as you IMEI number will not match any entry in their “Australian IMEI” database.

Things to look out for with a grey importer:
- A VoIP phone number, eg. 0390160371
- A PO Box address on their website
- Will only accept credit cards, will not offer bank deposit as a payment type
- Only have a email contact form on their website

Questions to ask yourself when buying a device

Liam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:04:49 +0000

What am I wanting to do with the device?
Am I wanting a touch screen?
Am I wanting a QWERTY keyboard?
Do I want to edit Word documents as well as excel?
What sort of battery life do I expect?
Am I wanting to play movies/music on my device?
What is my budget?
Do I want to pay for the device outright, or do I want to do it on a business lease (ie. Flexirent)

Answering these questions before walking into a store will assist the sales rep in finding the device that is right for you!

Help my phone is broken!

Liam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:29:14 +0000

The first step in trouble shooting your mobile device is wiping it, after syncronising of course (into Outlook etc)

Go to: www.hardreset.eu
Find your device, go to the bottom, following the instructions under “Hard reset”.

This fixes 90% of software glitches/issues.

Smartphone Manufacturers

Liam — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:56:22 +0000

Nokia E series – Great business smartphones, excellent phones, great compatibility with Exchange email and calendar, good battery life, well built hardware.
Nokia N series – Great multimedia devices, excellent phones, good compatibility with Exchange email and calendar, decent battery life, good hardware

HTC WM - Best all round smartphones on the market, often the leaders in mobile technology, make a lot of devices for other companies, best converged devices, works well with Microsoft due to the operating system compatibility. Excellent PDA functions. Built in Word, Excel, Powerpoint software.
HTC Android – High end Android devices, similar specs to WM HTCs, limited root access when bought through a carrier (eg. HTC Magic – Vodafone).

Samsung – Great specifications for the price, high tech LED screens, good multimedia compatibility, fantastic camera firmware, decent phones, decent battery life, have been known to overheat in a small number of cases, works best with the Symbian operating system.

Blackberry – Unmatched in email functionality, security and data compression. Can be expensive to run if your work place doesn’t have the proper software on their mail servers (BB support through carriers can cost up to $50 per month). Will not syncronise emails via cable, only calendar and contacts.

iPhone – Unmatched in browser capability and multimedia. Limited calendar and contacts functionality. Limited Outlook compatibility. Limited business use. Ordinary battery life. Can have issues with phone functionality. Very high end, compacitive screen.

Difference between an HTC 11-pin MiniUSB cable and a standard 8-pin MiniUSB cable

Liam — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:35:07 +0000

A lot of people are confused by the unusual shape of the HTC Mini USB connections. The difference being one straight edge, and one jaggered edge, as below:

This configuration is to encompass the extra 3 pins required to provide headset compatibility (left headphone, right headphone, mic)

To sync or charge an HTC device, you only require 8-pins, as below.