Comments on: i-mate SP5m http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:27:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Review: The HTC S740 (Rose) Windows Mobile Standard Phone | Gear Diary http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-34545 Review: The HTC S740 (Rose) Windows Mobile Standard Phone | Gear Diary Mon, 04 May 2009 15:00:15 +0000 #comment-34545 [...] been using the operating system formerly known as Smartphone for years, starting with the HTC  Tornado (I-Mate SP5m) in 2005. That was followed by the Motorola Q, the HTC STR TRK, the  HTC 710 (Vox), the Samsung [...] [...] been using the operating system formerly known as Smartphone for years, starting with the HTC  Tornado (I-Mate SP5m) in 2005. That was followed by the Motorola Q, the HTC STR TRK, the  HTC 710 (Vox), the Samsung [...]

]]> By: Mac http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22364 Mac Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:23:55 +0000 #comment-22364 Good evening, I am a PDA2K owner and have just purchased an SP5M. My task list is quite large as is my contacts and agenda. Unlike the other two, when trying to load the task list it takes a very long time. There does not seem to be a way to limit the numnber of days ActiveSync looks back nor load the information onto the mini SD card, not that I know it will help. If I can't find a way around this I am going to hand it off to one of the troops to use for mobile phone traffic which seems a waste. Regards, Wes Good evening,

I am a PDA2K owner and have just purchased an SP5M. My task list is quite large as is my contacts and agenda. Unlike the other two, when trying to load the task list it takes a very long time. There does not seem to be a way to limit the numnber of days ActiveSync looks back nor load the information onto the mini SD card, not that I know it will help. If I can’t find a way around this I am going to hand it off to one of the troops to use for mobile phone traffic which seems a waste.

Regards,

Wes

]]> By: toto999 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22363 toto999 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:01:54 +0000 #comment-22363 Application locking is important: someone like you or me will easily find a way around it, but your average joe won't, and this will stop him from installing crappy software from developers who are not smart enough to get into MS programme and get a key for signing their code. Application locking is important: someone like you or me will easily find a way around it, but your average joe won’t, and this will stop him from installing crappy software from developers who are not smart enough to get into MS programme and get a key for signing their code.

]]> By: n9mtb http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22362 n9mtb Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:21:14 +0000 #comment-22362 <blockquote><cite>AaronFG wrote: </cite><br />A lot of the links on this review are pointing to "localhost://" :eek:</blockquote> Sorry, I just fixed that... it was just the links to the sample pictures, and the N90 review. --Rob

AaronFG wrote:

A lot of the links on this review are pointing to “localhost://”

:eek:

Sorry, I just fixed that… it was just the links to the sample pictures, and the N90 review.

–Rob

]]> By: thenikjones http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22361 thenikjones Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:19:36 +0000 #comment-22361 I had one for a few weeks but sold it on. The WIFI wouldn't work with my home network. I have a Dell x50V and an iMate JasJar, both connect fine. What really annoyed me is that Smartphone OS is dumbed down - you don't get the network settings options you do for pocket PC! So no use to me. Nor could I connect to a hotel hotspot that the JasJar was OK with. That said, the display was superb and the phone was pretty fast - certainly copared to the occaisionally dog-slow JasJar. It's a great phone IF you can get the WiFI to work. Also, as has been mentioned, someone considering a Smartphone needs to make sure a PocketPC phone/Treo wouldn't be a better choice. Smartphones are great for PIM, GPS etc but if you want spreadsheet/Office stuff, Smartphone won't cut it. thenikjones I had one for a few weeks but sold it on. The WIFI wouldn’t work with my home network. I have a Dell x50V and an iMate JasJar, both connect fine. What really annoyed me is that Smartphone OS is dumbed down – you don’t get the network settings options you do for pocket PC! So no use to me. Nor could I connect to a hotel hotspot that the JasJar was OK with.

That said, the display was superb and the phone was pretty fast – certainly copared to the occaisionally dog-slow JasJar. It’s a great phone IF you can get the WiFI to work. Also, as has been mentioned, someone considering a Smartphone needs to make sure a PocketPC phone/Treo wouldn’t be a better choice. Smartphones are great for PIM, GPS etc but if you want spreadsheet/Office stuff, Smartphone won’t cut it.

thenikjones

]]> By: AaronFG http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22360 AaronFG Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:33:10 +0000 #comment-22360 A lot of the links on this review are pointing to "localhost://" :eek: A lot of the links on this review are pointing to “localhost://”

:eek:

]]> By: MitchellO http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22359 MitchellO Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:00:08 +0000 #comment-22359 I'm loving my SP5. It is fantastic! The WiFi works really well for internet, and its fast!! Web browsing over WiFi on this thing is superb! The screen is gorgeous, and the resolution makes web browsing the same as on a QVGA Pocket PC :D Got a 1Gb card for it for music, pictures, videos and apps. Some pics of it compared to the Nokia 8850 and KJAM. <a href="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8608/CIMG5019Small.jpg">http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8608/CIMG5019Small.jpg</a> <a href="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2968/CIMG5018.jpg">http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2968/CIMG5018.jpg</a> <a href="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3360/CIMG5017.jpg">http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3360/CIMG5017.jpg</a> <a href="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2228/CIMG5004.jpg">http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2228/CIMG5004.jpg</a> <a href="http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8672/CIMG4994.jpg">http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8672/CIMG4994.jpg</a> I’m loving my SP5. It is fantastic! The WiFi works really well for internet, and its fast!! Web browsing over WiFi on this thing is superb!

The screen is gorgeous, and the resolution makes web browsing the same as on a QVGA Pocket PC :D

Got a 1Gb card for it for music, pictures, videos and apps.

Some pics of it compared to the Nokia 8850 and KJAM.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8608/CIMG5019Small.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2968/CIMG5018.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3360/CIMG5017.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2228/CIMG5004.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8672/CIMG4994.jpg

]]> By: n9mtb http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22358 n9mtb Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:16:28 +0000 #comment-22358 It does take a few seconds to start things up if they're not running, but otherwise I don't really feel like it's slow compared to the other phones I've used. It will really depend on how you use it, I think -- if you use mostly just the phone and PIM functions, all of the apps can stay loaded in the background and you can switch back and forth quickly. If you use a lot of add-on apps, play games, etc. it may have to stop some running apps and load others, and that will slow things down. (The system info panel reports 45.06 MB program memory, of which 26.55MB is free with nothing running except the OS and task manager.) I must admit, though, that I haven't used Windows smartphones before (and PDAs only up to WM2003) so I can't really tell you if WM5 is slower or faster than the older versions. It does take a few seconds to start things up if they’re not running, but otherwise I don’t really feel like it’s slow compared to the other phones I’ve used. It will really depend on how you use it, I think — if you use mostly just the phone and PIM functions, all of the apps can stay loaded in the background and you can switch back and forth quickly. If you use a lot of add-on apps, play games, etc. it may have to stop some running apps and load others, and that will slow things down. (The system info panel reports 45.06 MB program memory, of which 26.55MB is free with nothing running except the OS and task manager.) I must admit, though, that I haven’t used Windows smartphones before (and PDAs only up to WM2003) so I can’t really tell you if WM5 is slower or faster than the older versions.

]]> By: Haesslich http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22357 Haesslich Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:12:56 +0000 #comment-22357 <blockquote><cite>forrman wrote: </cite><br />How is the speed of Windows Mobile 5? I've heard that the interface can be a little slow, did you find that? Otherwise, great review, i was thinking of picking this up on T-Mobile when its out next month (that or the Sony w810)</blockquote> Windows Mobile 5 can take a few seconds longer to start programs than WM2003SE or Symbian Series 60 will, because it's loading programs from ROM storage, rather than holding them in RAM the way the latter two OSes do. The advantage to this is that you don't lose any applications or data should the power fail, because the data's all stored in persistent memory. The disadvantage is that applications can take a second or two more to run, which depending on the program could be a problem. I've HAD S60 phones crash on me before after trying to access the call log, so I've seen what happens when everything dies on you - and I don't believe it kept anything in persistent memory (aka: the storage card I put in), which meant I had to reload everything. Persistent memory's a nice feature, but whether the SP5M is for you is another question - I'd probably suggest another of the HTC products myself, with a full PDA interface, rather than a Smartphone-series device.

forrman wrote:

How is the speed of Windows Mobile 5? I’ve heard that the interface can be a little slow, did you find that?
Otherwise, great review, i was thinking of picking this up on T-Mobile when its out next month (that or the Sony w810)

Windows Mobile 5 can take a few seconds longer to start programs than WM2003SE or Symbian Series 60 will, because it’s loading programs from ROM storage, rather than holding them in RAM the way the latter two OSes do. The advantage to this is that you don’t lose any applications or data should the power fail, because the data’s all stored in persistent memory. The disadvantage is that applications can take a second or two more to run, which depending on the program could be a problem.

I’ve HAD S60 phones crash on me before after trying to access the call log, so I’ve seen what happens when everything dies on you – and I don’t believe it kept anything in persistent memory (aka: the storage card I put in), which meant I had to reload everything. Persistent memory’s a nice feature, but whether the SP5M is for you is another question – I’d probably suggest another of the HTC products myself, with a full PDA interface, rather than a Smartphone-series device.

]]> By: forrman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2006/01/25/imate_sp5m/comment-page-1/#comment-22356 forrman Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:07:11 +0000 #comment-22356 How is the speed of Windows Mobile 5? I've heard that the interface can be a little slow, did you find that? Otherwise, great review, i was thinking of picking this up on T-Mobile when its out next month (that or the Sony w810) How is the speed of Windows Mobile 5? I’ve heard that the interface can be a little slow, did you find that?
Otherwise, great review, i was thinking of picking this up on T-Mobile when its out next month (that or the Sony w810)

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