RE: [ukha_d] Vario II - speed of WM5 ?

[Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam,

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The big issue I have with TomTom ,which I suspect will effect you using it
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in the car for music, is that it "takes over" the screen. There
is no minim=
ise button to get access to any other app running (like your music
software=
). On older versions you used to be able to get the start menu up by
clicki=
ng at the top of the screen and then use this to get access to other apps,
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but it no longer does this. The best workaround I've found is to use one
of=
the hard buttons on the PDA to bring up another app (contacts, email etc) =
and then from there you can get access to the start menu and other apps.
St=
ill it would be nice to have a minimise option.

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So you guys who have already bought the Vario II.... hows the speed of
runn=
ing TomTom and other apps at the same time?

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of A=
dam Walker
Sent: 04 October 2006 15:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Vario II - speed of WM5 ?

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I am in the same boat as you Marcus, I currently ipaq 4150 and cheap pay as
you go mobile .
But want a pda to do a little more tomtom and music in car at the same time
etc .

I am hoping the vario II fits the bill.

Adam

On 04/10/06, Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx <mailto:marcus=
.warrington%40mis-es.com> > wrote:
>
> Since a few people have now had the T-Mobile VarioII for a while, how
do
> you find it speed wise ?
>
> The reason I ask is that I currently have a DELL AXIM X51v PDA (no
phone
> on it.. currently just use a cheap PayYGo..last YEAR I only spent
=A310 o=
n
> calls! ) that I use mainly for TomTom. Previously I had a DELL AXIM X5
an=
d
> when I upgraded found I found the newer X51v much slower than the X5
even
> though it has a faster processor (624mhz). It would seem that this is
mai=
nly
> due to WindowsMobile 5 and its use of slower persistent memory. At
first =
the
> X51v was really slow with TomTom (i.e. press the screen and it would
take
> 1 or 2 seconds for the TomTom options screen to appear), after
upgrading =
the
> ROM Firmware from A06 to A12 it has been much quicker (although still
not=
as
> responsive as the older X5). TomTom is now useable on it BUT I can't
real=
ly
> run other things as well at the same time. On the X5 I used to run
TomTom
> and CheckPoint (for speed cameras etc) and WiFiFoFum (logging hotspots
as=
I
> drove around..). On the X51v running WiFiFoFum starts off OK but after
> around 35 access points logged it brings the machine to a crawl. Same
wit=
h
> running TomTom and Checkpoint .. it really slows it down.
>
> I would love to have a PDA and phone in one and the Web&Walk
tarrif would
> be a godsend for surfing while on customer site or at hotels (no more
> missing a bargain on eBay:-)), but given its also running WM5 and has
a
> slower processor I'm loath to pay out >=A3400 (in total including
tariff.=
..
> the X51v only cost me =A3170 delivered) for something that just isn't
goi=
ng to
> be useful.
>
> Marcus
>
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