I am very partial to Spain, I love this country. I'm still hesitant to take on the study of communicator Eten P603, because it is very similar to the known model of P600, but when he learned that the entire interface in Spanish - could not resist. Of course, this is only the first swallow. Those who go for the 603rd to the shops, will face the usual Anglo-Russian version of the device. Well, while I mobilized my small knowledge of Spanish to understand what news brings us R603.
Housing in the 603rd model is virtually the same as its predecessor. Large and thick, a format is not quite pocket. If you hide the R603 in the inside pocket of his jacket, the machine will ruin your silhouette. Well, the latest blow to the "grace" will be branded pouch made of leatherette soundly. In it the communicator will be quite large, of little use to wear in your pocket or belt. However, the comfort of wearing, we'll talk.
The design has changed slightly, but definitely for the better. Screen and the area above it have not changed - everything is new we will see below, in the field of hardware buttons. They have more size and more convenient. Button to accept the challenge "and" End Call "is now clearly distinguished, being above the other, it is convenient to find by touch. Changed and the shape of the navigation keys. Push it pleasant, but clearly the central fixation position (your choice) as there was no, or not.
It is not the first time I encountered an indicator and a button on-off telephone module, but they remain a joy. Quickly turn off the phone to save battery power, or the safe operation of aircraft - a very useful advantage.
To get started, you want to set the device SIM-card and charge the non-removable battery with 1800 mA * h His way, enough for two days of moderate use (1-2 hours per day in the mode of PIM or web browser, plus a few phone calls). SIM-card is retracted into the upper end of the phone in a special cartridge. Its installation requires accuracy and attention. It's good that it should be done very rarely, otherwise the developers would be presented to a serious claim. It is also the memory card slot SD. The top two slots covered with a rubber cap, which is very reasonable.
Another look at the phone
Neither in appearance nor in the study settings, you do not say that the phone part has undergone some changes. Meanwhile, a useful innovation is - now a tri-band phone module, so the North American territory of the United States, too, can enjoy all the charms of mobile GSM (unless, of course, lucky enough to get into the coverage area, which ironically is low). However, this improvement in the majority of Russian users will bring particular benefits, much more would be useful to improve the quality of reception. Alas, nothing has changed here - solid C grade for the good old five-point scale. The good news is that during testing there were no such troubles as the crash phone module.
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The headset supplied is no different from the model 600 - it is still two headphones and a microphone, a sound path phones and PDAs are still united. That's fine - if you listen to music, do not miss a call. Call signal frankly fed to the headphones headset favorably Eten from other Asian development, Luxian. Want to rehabilitate repeatedly berated browsers without headset button to answer. " Of course, the button is better than without it, but given the fact that the voice dialing from R603 (like all of the competitors) is still there, this loss is negligible. Set up an automatic reply to incoming calls from 5-15 seconds, you will in most situations will have exactly the same conveniences and inconveniences, as when using a headset with a button. The argument "I can not answer some calls" in this case is frivolous - to determine whether you want to talk or not, you still have to get the machine, let alone it is the sea all the buttons. If you do not want to talk on the phone at all, it's easier to turn off auto answer, if not drown out the phone module - battery tselee will. However, all this does not change the fact that as a phone P603 inconvenient. Inconvenient fact that the wear on his body accept a few of the too large, and the machine, lying in a bag, like something stupid to use a headset. Without a headset too heavy, it is inconvenient to put your ear on the screen can be untidy traces from touching the cheek (beautiful ladies still leave the phone tone for the face). The problem of the "footprints" arises when dialing a number, so the protective film on screen is vital. Due to the large size of the case Eten clearly a "two-armed" machine that is dialing fingers of the same hand that holds the body, it is very difficult - it pulls at the circus.
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Loud speaker at the R603, but even the specially selected sounds not guarantee that you will hear the call in a noisy place, and vibrate to the above reasons, is useless. Innovation has become an unpleasant reception communicator of information SMS-communications operator (in the MTS is a warning about the tariff zone). Option to disable the device does not provide, and for each received message is a reminder. This is very annoying. However, you can try to disable this feature temporarily install SIM-card in another machine, a full-fledged phone. Say what you like, GSM-settings from Eten and its close relatives are very few.
Get back to basics: function PDA
PDA market modern communicators look unconvincing and compete with budget trehsotdollarovymi models. R603 is the heart of a classic 206-megahertz processor StrongARM from Intel, however, did not spare memory - 64 MB honest. Of the 32 MB of flash ROM for the user's needs received less than a megabyte, so the most reliable disc can only lose vital data (I would recommend an address book). Of course, the problem is solved by storing large amounts of trivial - buying a SD card or MMC. Reflective screen with P603, its brightness and clarity I would describe as a moderate - they are suitable for all daily needs, but clearly lose from an aesthetic point of view of modern developments, such as in the iPaq 1910, for example.
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At the stage of the proceedings with a sound came out, another nuisance associated with the headset.Alas, the audio from your device is far from hi-fi: the sound is not only frustrating cut high and low frequencies, but its volume is not big enough. At high volume headphone start wheezing, and use other does not, in fact jack - a small diameter of 2,5 mm jack instead of the standard 3.5. Here you can also try to attach the headset to mobile phone Motorola, but they are monophonic. In general, the standard headset does not shine in the sound quality, but when it gets messed up (a good headset lives a year in active use), the owner of the device will rise to an interesting problem. Besides the already aforementioned slot SD, you can extend the functionality of the R603 cards with CF, but first you have to buy a special "backpack", he was not supplied.
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But the package contains a set of "necessary" programs, such as player Pocket DivX, which will replace the owner of the DVD-video, incredibly popular in our country, the chat client Yahoo! Messenger, and antivirus for PDA.
Finally what matters most - on the stylus. It is quite tight extracted from the pencil box, leaving your skin feeling tonkovatogo and short. However, there are feathers and worse.
To storm the internet
Traditionally, for PPC PDA configure the Internet connection goes through without a hitch. Enough to indicate as modem GPRS-connection, enter the name of the access point, and for some operators - the address of the DNS-server to connect earned! At all settings (if you have experience) required for half a minute, minute. Well, bravo! When transferring data, you might notice that the R603 has to communicate with the network a little faster. This is not surprising - GPRS class increased from 8 to 10. However, on our tests, the rate of growth were noted, but ... and it is not surprising. Data transfer is supported by our operators as a residual, so the speed is largely dependent on the number of voice channels employed in servicing your cell. Device still belongs to Category B, ie, at a time transmits either voice or data switching, if necessary, between modes. By the way, a trifle, but nice - there was a separate indicator of GPRS-connection and the ability to manually disable GPRS, extending thus the term autonomous operation of the device.
Finale
Verdict communicator R603 remains unchanged - this device effectively in regular work with the mobile Internet, and here has important advantages - ease of setup and a decent battery life when compared with competing alternatives, for example, iPaq 5450 + SonyEricsson T68i via Bluetooth. Yes, and the price of the communicator in comparison with the latter set is much nicer - $ 699, versus almost $ 1000. True, the regular use as a phone is extremely difficult and is a lot of masochists from hi-tech. Improvements made in comparison with the previous model P600 is certainly pleasant, but they will not make the device much more comfortable and functional. Needs radical solutions! The authors, translation:
