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T68i and Compaq 3870 |
Zand
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
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I am concidering to buy a new pda with bluetooth. It is going to be used with a T68i. Anyone that has this and can tell me if this is something I should go for?
Thanx 
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jeffharris
Joined: Feb 05, 2002
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From: New York & Los Angeles, USA
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Well, I have that combo.
As far as the technology is concerned, it is very cool. Works well, too -- altough, like WAP over GPRS does sometimes, loading a web page can stall, and you have to stop the page and reload.
Now, as far as cost rationalization, I find it to be something you would only use for important info, not just for surfing. It's not that blazingly fast (like broadband is), but just to surf, it's not very cost effective.
For example: today, i went to the ubid.com site to check on a bid I made, then I went to Esato, and actually just looked at the topic list -- I didn't actually go into any of the messages. Well, that session used about 500k. Translated to cost of VoiceStream GPRS, that little 2 minute surf for not terribly important info was about US$1. Now, if it loaded instantly, and it blew me away, and was very impressed, maybe the cost would be justified. But to chug along, at essentially 50 cents a page, I just will check my mail, and esato on WAP.
Just one mans' opinion.
Jeff
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ikirimis
Joined: Mar 07, 2002
Posts: 20
From: Portsmouth/Thessaloniki
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I have also a T68+iPAQ3870 combo... and I am completely statisfied by the combination.
Bluetooth ROCKS, and combined with a GPRS connection it can do magic. What I usually do is having my T68 at the bedroom... and surfing the net with the PDA from the living room... really cool...
Everything worked straight away as far as it concerned the bonding of T68 with the 3870... and it's also easy to setup GPRS. Well of course you will have to take into account the GPRS cost... and go to GPRS plan with a lot of free MBs to use it. The Vodafone GPRS speed here in UK is good enough, it varies from 2,5 to 4kb/sec.
One of the best apps to be used with this combination is the ICQ and the Messenger... just to stay in touch 
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TeleSaint
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
Posts: 219
From: Stavanger, Norway
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How does the hotmail messenger work?
Since GPRS is "always on net" can you leave the darn things on and just let the im's fly in? |
Zand
Joined: Jan 31, 2002
Posts: 242
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I bought the 3870 today. My problem now is that i canīt find out how to set ut GPRS using Bluetooth. I have made a connection, but it doesnīt work. Any tips or an instruction on how to do it right?
thanx
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LiquidSnake
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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On 2002-04-26 09:41, TeleSaint wrote:
How does the hotmail messenger work?
Since GPRS is "always on net" can you leave the darn things on and just let the im's fly in?
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LiquidSnake
Joined: Mar 18, 2002
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Hi to all ,
Sorry for the wrong reply 
Please feel free to drop me a e-mail me about the T68 and 3870 settings.I have a official .pdf format instructions for this set up(includes the pictures)
Thanx.
Btw: You should talk to your service provider about the Gprs settings . | |
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Posted: 2002-04-26 00:03
