[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Charlie VOIP:
This is a Data Device with a Phone

Hi guys

Like Tron I use this to log on to servers and telephone switches around the world. We use a piece of software to ping all of our servers and routers in the network, when there is an ip or system failure i receive an sms on my Exec, I then fire up a TS connection (Using Vijay's Full screen version). This has been a real liberation for me. I no longer have to carry around a laptop with me at the wekend and when I go out. I just put the exec in my pocket and it is a self contained solution.

As for using it as a phone, I do not even know the telephone number of it. I have set it to conceal the CLI so no one else knows it. I have a golden numer that sits happliy on a Motorola Razor for all my in bound calls. I usually use the Exec for out bound calls in hands free mode , either on site or in my car. I have to say that no one has ever complained at the voice qulaity of the hands free mode. This is more than can be said of any other of the phones I have had before.

I regularly use agile messenger on it and most of the people i am in contact with are located at the other end of the world (africa and the middle east), so really I do not really need another mobile phone. It is a data device and as such is great.

Also can someone tell me what I am doing wrong as I never had any issues using Avctive Sync. It is not fast but in 4 weeks it only ever crashed once and seems to keep all my mail, contacts and appointments up to date. Slight niggle have not worked out how toget it to sync the stuff stored on my storage card.

The following are in my view essential apps but hey each to his own.

1) Vijay TS Full screen

2) vijay Big phone

3) Magic Button

4) Resco Explorer

5) Agile Messenger

6) OZ vga

7) PQz

8) TCMP

9) Resco FTP

Regarding reboots the best thinbg about them is they are quick. Personally I go for the preventative approach, soft reset when i wake up and again when i get home at night. This seems to do the trick. I rarely have an unscheduled soft reset.

As i am currently on call 24/7 I keep it by my bed at night and can even use it to restart errant servers and routers in the middle of the night without getting out of bed or waking up my fiancee.

So now for the scores

As a phone in bound calls 1/10 basically useless

As a speaker phone 8/10

As a web client 7/10

As a SMS client 6/10

As a instant message client (with agile) 9/10

As a terminal client 8/10

As a pocket movie player 8/10

As an emergency document editor 7/10

As a boys toy 10/10

Overall 8/10

But as has been said many times before we are early adopters of this toy. The MDAII was a bit of a challenge when it first came out and had many versions till it got to it's current form, My first windows PDA was an early Phillips Mono CE device 6 1/2 years ago and that was real crap compared to today, I also owned a series of Ipaq's.

Why do i keep buying these things? well one day yhey will get there and to be honest with you this is the closest to what i need that has been made so far. As a pocket PC with connectivity they are great, as a car based PC they are great.

But as a phone well it was a long time ago back in the 80's when people held bricks to their ears to talk on, why do people want to restart that trend now when there are great little phones like the motorolla razor??

Any way there is my contribution.

PS does anyone have a good telnet client for the Exec, have tried a few on trial but not really liked any so have not registered. Any thoughts would be greatfully received.

Charlie