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Spesifications are wery vell Are there any person who know mp3 quality of imate PLS ANSWER MY QUESTİON

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  • 2005-11-26 13:50
  • np3Y
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Another taiwan products which labeled with English... Come on produce your own thing! This is Dopod man...

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  • 2005-11-26 08:01
  • UDMM
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If your in a rural area, dont get this phone.(for Cingular). The 850 is a NECESSITY for CINGULAR!!! Moreover, if you are in a city, you can get this phone no prob.

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  • 2005-11-24 05:30
  • 49kx
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Please can anyone tell me which one is better JASJAR or K-JAM and Why? coze I really wanna bye one of them .The problem that both of them are new and similar to each other !!!

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  • 2005-11-23 15:50
  • jJqD
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No it does not allow pop-ups but the Jasjar is great.

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  • 2005-11-22 12:47
  • SbAu
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Omo men .. dis tin no bad o. D fone natty men. This phone aint bad. I think you should get it ..

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  • 2005-11-20 17:34
  • MZsP
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To TassosTS - I think it is just a matter of personal preference on which OS to pick.

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  • 2005-11-18 15:10
  • 45Wi
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Does the internet function support "pop-ups" on this PDA? For example, when you log into your internet banking, you get a security pop-up to enter your password etc, but alot of PDAs do not support pop-ups. Thanks.

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  • 2005-11-18 00:59
  • in%a
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well, I bought a JasJar some weeks ago. If you are detrmined to buy a beautiful toy, then buy the QTEK 9000. Why? Go to the JasJar forums, and you will understand why, after reading everyone's comments on company support! On the other hand, if you want a USABLE, REAL phone, do NOT buy anything with other than Symbian Phone (Like SonyErricson P910i).

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  • 2005-11-16 15:53
  • iCwm
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This one is the best go buy it immediately! JASJAR is great!

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  • 2005-11-12 03:48
  • mIny
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I've just purchased a jasjar - is there anyone in Kuwait who can help with loading it with all available software. If so pls get intouch.

PS-in particular if u can convert xp programs to 5.0.

Thanks

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  • 2005-11-11 12:36
  • GgJH
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more than 80% windows mobille os pda fones made by htc.
http://www.htc.com.tw/

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  • 2005-11-10 04:11
  • i0Bc
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To: Senna I have it with cingular and the phones works great because it use ATT antenas

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  • 2005-11-08 13:40
  • jjC@
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OK. I am not sure how great this is for the Cingular network as it is using 850 rather than 1900. This PDA/Phone doesn't support 850 as far as I know. Please correct me if I am wrong. I always had problem with the 1900 phones on the 850 Cingular network. BTW, I just got a HP 6515 and it is probably one of the better PDA/Phone I have used in a long while. Cheers to all!!!

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  • 2005-11-06 04:23
  • 45Wi
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excellent

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  • 2005-11-05 10:51
  • iLay
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To: Joe

The phoe is excellente, the setting you can get it when you register in www.clubimate.com and the phone works great on cingular because you are using ATT antenas. if you need anything you can email me to: mernst78@yahoo.com

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  • 2005-11-04 12:57
  • jjC3
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In brief - I like it . . . A lot!!

In depth - over 3 years ago I bought the Orange-branded i-mate smartphone, and was somewhat disappointed in it (battery life, screen size when using the apps, weight, bulk) but I stuck with it for a long time as it was the best of it's kind back then.

Then I moved on to the first i-mate PDA (again Orange branded). This was a huge improvement, but still not all I had hoped it would be. Later models didn't offer a great deal more so I stuck with the PDA.

Then came the JASJAR.

I got one on the 1st of November, and it's as much of an advance as the smartphone was over my first phone (So basic it hurts to remember it!). The weight is about as far as I would like to go with a phone, but with a bluetooth earpiece that's no biggy.

The VGA screen is superb, any higher resolution and you'd need a magnifying glass to read anything, and the colour depth is absolutely right. It's not a laptop, it's a PDA with enough screen to do your stuff while away from your PC. Having said that it would be nice if the screen were physically larger, but then the device would have to be bigger too since the screen's height is as close to the edge as possible already.

The lack of a cradle is a good thing because I can now carry the less bulky USB sync/charge cable to plug into anyone's spare USB port if I need to charge the battery, although a full charge is more than enough for a day's PDA usage (however, use the Wi-Fi and it drains power much faster). The inclusion of a spare battery and a car charger in the box would have been nice.

The keyboard is the biggest I've seen on any kind of phone. I dismissed the Blackberry immediately from my shopping list purely on the (de-)merits of the keyboard. I like the fact that I don't need to hold the shift key to type capitals, just tap it and only the next letter is upper case. Same for the Function key.

The camera is the same resolution as my first digital camera, which I still use as it's good enough for 'happy snaps'. If you want a massive pixel count you're also going to want optical zoom, wide angle, extreme close-up, etc, etc, in order to do the thing justice. I HATE the lack of a lens cover however!! This is unpardonable in my view.

Audio: Ringtones aren't as loud as I would like, but the volume whilst in a call is very good. The stereo speakers are tinny, as you would expect from something that small, but they are excelent when used as a speakerphone. Did I say stereo? Well yes, inasmuch as there are two of them. I haven't unpacked the headphones yet, so can't comment on their quality, but if they're as good as the original PDA then they'll do nicely, thankyou.



I used MSN messenger on the original PDA a great deal to chat to various members of my family living abroad so it's absence is a pity, but I understand that it can be purchased from Microsoft, so no biggy there either.

Video calls are, in my opinion, a gimmick. I've seen it in action and am not overly excited at the prospect of seeing a tiny, jerky image, or the break-up of the audio; especialy when both parties talk at the same time. This is a generic comment, as I haven't used the JASJAR in this way.

Wi-Fi is amazing. I have a wireless router at home, and allthough in a race there was a noticeable difference between the JASJAR and my laptop, the improvement over GPRS download times is remarkable so the addition of Wi-Fi is well worth the power drain it incurrs.

Summary:

The JASJAR excels at what it does, and as such I'm extremely happy with it. Except for that missing lens cover!!!!!

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  • 2005-11-04 11:05
  • S35M
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very interested in buying one of these.Any usa users who use it with cingular?
Is it hard to get the settings for this phone meaning the sms,wap,mms settings?
very interested in buying one ,please let me know the pros and cons of this.
can u put mp3's and convert dvd movies on this?Like i can with sw\e p910 please e-mail me and let me know.thanks

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  • 2005-11-04 06:33
  • Y7cL
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simply the most powerfull phone I ever seen.

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  • 2005-11-03 23:45
  • jjC3
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The rest of my message seemes to have been chopped off.
The battery life is average to poor if the backlight is on for all uses.
Yes it is only 64 Mb memory. A 2Gb SD card helps that. But many of the programs i use are not compatible with an SD card location using MS WM 5.0. Charging from the USB occurs while syncing, but is much slower than the mains power charger supplied. The lack of a sync/charger cradle is a significant problem as charging is not fast enough for a quick boost charge if mobile for most of the day.

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  • 2005-11-03 19:39
  • RNN}
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