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#1 PaulOBrien

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 10:19 AM

Later this week, I will be posting my review of the HTC P3300 Pocket PC. :rolleyes:

In advance of this, this thread is an opportunity for you to ask me anything at all about the device, and i'll try and answer it!

My first thoughts on the device (literally 10 mins after arrival)...

- Looks good, nice and light
- Amazingly sensitive GPS, just walked right round the house and been completely unable to lose the fix
- Trackball is weird, will take some getting used to
- HTC version has WiFi, yay
- Roller feels a bit loose on this unit, again, will take some getting used to
- Nice to see soft keys, start / OK keys and a dedicated IE / nav key
- No Phone Pad!
- AKU3, CF2 in ROM
- No scroll wheel, boo, got quite used to that on my Hermes
- Full size stylus

Enjoy!

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 11:36 AM

No phonepad? as in? how do u dial? is it 3g?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 11:50 AM

No PhonePad as in no T9.

Of course it has the dialling pad...

No 3G.

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:06 PM

Paul (MVP), on Oct 31 2006, 11:50, said:

No PhonePad as in no T9.

Of course it has the dialling pad...

No 3G.

P

I'm taking that cameraware works well with the intergrated GPS then :rolleyes:

How fast is it though? GPS and WiFi yet it only has a 200MHz OMAP 850? Sounds a bit underpowerd to me

Whats the speed like when using the device?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:42 PM

In use, it feels really smooth... I can't really tell the difference in general use between it and my Hermes, which is very surprising!

P

PS Yes, CamerAware rocks with the integrated GPS :rolleyes:

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:43 PM

How is the GPS app it comes with?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:48 PM

It comes with TomTom.

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:49 PM

aaahh my bad.. T9 is cool but not something i would miss. the best thing is the int GPS, how is the battery life on that baby?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:49 PM

Bearing in mind i've only had it a few hours now, hard to say :rolleyes:

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 12:54 PM

Slightly confused by how the directional controls work - is the white blob a trackball with the circle round it a d-pad?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 01:08 PM

is this the phone with the lil mouse cursor?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 02:03 PM

Yup, although i'm really not seeing the point of the mouse mode yet :rolleyes:

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 03:25 PM

thats soo cool.. can u make a video of the mouse in action in your review if ya gots time.. :rolleyes:

thanks

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 05:15 PM

Some websites state that the BT COM ports are locked down to TomTom which means that no other GPS application can be used. Is that true?

Somehow, i think thats incorrect.

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 06:49 PM

docc, on Oct 31 2006, 18:15, said:

Some websites state that the BT COM ports are locked down to TomTom which means that no other GPS application can be used. Is that true?

Somehow, i think thats incorrect.

The P3300 has an integrated GPS receiver, so you wouldn't need to use the BT ports with TomTom or any other sat nav software.

Paul, is TomTom on the ROM?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 07:07 PM

Yeah, I think so omhaigh.

I'll let you know when i've hard reset it!

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 07:07 PM

docc, on Oct 31 2006, 17:15, said:

Some websites state that the BT COM ports are locked down to TomTom which means that no other GPS application can be used. Is that true?

Somehow, i think thats incorrect.

Well, that's CamerAware running on it in that picture above, my GPS app, so the port ISN'T locked down :rolleyes:

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 10:48 PM

Paul (MVP), on Oct 31 2006, 19:07, said:

Well, that's CamerAware running on it in that picture above, my GPS app, so the port ISN'T locked down :rolleyes:

Great, thanks for clearing that up Paul. Can you try installing iGuidance (if you happen to have it) and let me know if it works well with the device?

My main concern about this is the OMAP processor. What do you have to say about that?

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Posted 31 October 2006 - 10:51 PM

I do have it, I'll give it a try when I get a chance.

I think people probably get a bit too hung up on processor speed TBH... the Prophet was perfectly good IMHO, and i'm guessing they've optimised / improved things on the Artemis because it definitely feels faster.

My main concern with the device is the RollR :rolleyes:

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Posted 01 November 2006 - 05:01 AM

How does the voicedial feature work? Do you have to train each contact like the T-Mobile Dash or SDA, or does it have a smart voice recognition program?

How does it compare to a T-mobile Dash/S620 as far as size is concerned? Is it as thin or much thicker?

How long does it take to aquire a GPS signal?

How loud is the built in speaker for GPS or phone calls?

Have you tried Skype on it?

How's the camera picture quality?

How easy is it to make a phone call while driving?

Thanks,

GP