Hewlett-Packard HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger Unlocked Phone with U.S. 3G, 3 MP Camera, Media Player, and MicroSD Slot--U.S. Version with Warranty

Great Idea - Awful Execution

9/13/2008

Buyer Beware: Windows Mobile 6.1 is not a stabile OS, the iPhone is hands down a better device. The iPAQ crashes every day and needs to be reinstalled every week. DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU NEED A RELIABLE DEVICE!

Best Windows Mobile phone yet!

9/6/2008

I've had several different Windows based devices over the last 4 years and this one is the best I've used. Yes, the phone dies if you are running bluetooth, WiFi, GPS etc... but what phone with all these features turned on doesn't fade quickly. (come to think of it my 12 cell laptop battery dies with all these things turned on as well)

Keep it charged up and you should get 3 -4 hours of wireless 3G internet surfing, wifi and bluetooth. Turn off all those features and you can use it as a Edge phone for several days without a charge.


Setup with ActiveSync to the corporate Exchange server was painless and the setup for my gmail and hotmail accounts took about 2 minutes each. I love the google maps application with GPS - very cool thing to show the tech weenies at work.

Bottom line - this is a fast, stable business device.

Great Device!

9/4/2008

I think this is an excellent device! I've had the device now for about 4 weeks now and so far it has performed better than expected.

In terms of media, music and video files can easily be synchronized to the device. I even sync it with RealPlayer and it works fine. With the supplied stereo headset, listening to your music is just as good as with an iPod.

I love that I can download recent e-mails to the phone and read them even when I don't have a wireless connection. I also like that I can create and/or edit Word and Excel documents. You can also print photos from the device without having to transfer them to a PC first.

The only problem I have with the device is the camera. As some of the other reviews here state, it's a bit slow to respond. The pictures it takes are great though (once you have the patience to capture them). I enjoy photography so this isn't an issue for me as I usually have my camera with me.

This device multi-tasks very well and is very responsive... even when it is near full-to-capacity (though the lack of memory does slow it down noticeably in such a situation). I've ordered an 8GB memory card for it so that I can store even more files without having to worry about slowing down the device.

Another thing I like is that it can read your text messages and e-mails for you. This has come in very handy while driving. Of course, it becomes a bit confusing to understand if the text message contains abbreviations or slang.

Battery life in my opinion is good. However, when charging the device while in a long call the "high battery temperature" warning comes up after a few minutes. I guess living in the tropics doesn't help this either. (I usually just remove the battery cover to help keep it cool... sort of odd but it works)

Some reviews spoke of the tight keyboard. The keyboard is quite tight but the curved keys help to reduce errors in typing. If you prefer, there's also an additional keyboard on the touch screen interface with optional sizes so you can adjust it to your liking. You can also use the transcriber feature to write directly on the screen and it will convert your handwriting to text. If your handwriting isn't the best (like mine) you can teach it how you make your letters.

Overall the device is excellent! I love it! Had no problems with it thus far. Hopefully it stays that way.

HPipaq

8/18/2008

I expected better performance from Windows mobile - ssems slow at times and sticks so I need to soft reset. Also regards the text messaging: it's cumbersome requires too many steps, not too inteligent wher in number fields still need to set input to numeric in other models the unit recognizes this.

unloaded battery!

8/17/2008

nice item the bag thing is battery, by day if you have like 4 longs calls the battery will unloaded