Getting Started
Once the reservation. Programmatically filling in both is the same communicators - Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition. Therefore, the story of the software will be the example of O2 XDA - he told me just humanly appealing, and besides, he stayed longer in use. Theoretically, Luxian may be some nuances that I had not noticed, but the general principles of "telephone version of the operating system in both typewriters, of course, identical.
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| XDA - Sweet Home Alabama. Top in the center - an indicator of signal reception |
Contrary to fears, there are no difficulties at the beginning of the work does not arise. I got the O2-enabled "phone side", so when you restart asked to feed him a SIM-card. I am severely disappointed in it, turn off the phone unit and the O2 has become a familiar Pocket PC 2002. Turned off, insert the card. This process, as mentioned in the first part, very nervous. It seems that the mechanism is too brittle, too sharp pieces of iron. Nothing like that. Card is clearly in place, and rubber cap covered the bay with dust. Of dust under the screen, by the way, probably it's time to stop writing altogether. This deficiency is almost completely exhausted with the Pocket PC (not 2002). Turn on the phone (long press "hook") appears on the screen of the search network, and here it is - "Bee Line". With Luxian too simple. In it, when they brought him, "phone" was disabled, so that in addition to sparse antennas generally nothing betrayed him communicator. On the other hand, he, like zapravskogo mobile phone, opening for the SIM-card is located under the battery. Also inserted the SIM cards, too, found the Bee Line. By the way, after a hard reset and after habitual acquaintance with the function of "tap and hold" there is another screen, where we are asked to select and configure one of the European operators (in Luxian did not offer). To do with this totally does not need anything, the local cellular network is determined independently. So, joined. In the XDA, incidentally, on the screen "branded" the bright blue theme with bubbles. In a frame of silver casing looks elegant. In Luxian - usual for the latest models of Pocket PC 2002 theme (not the light blue "Merlin", and "Bliss", made by a la Windows XP). In general, a good screen with backlight also looks nothing :-)
The new ROM and Applications
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| The main difference between Phone Edition - the Phone |
Initially, the differences Phone Edition from the usual Pocket PC 2002 quite noticeable. Except, of course, the Phone application. But it later, but for now go through all zakladochkam and check what "phone edition. Most of the differences and even "interesting" in the settings section. Immediately notice the settings icon Phone, the tab System: Add Ringtone and Auto Configuration.
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| As communicators have additional "phone" settings |
In paragraph Device Information all in all, as usual, that's only color screen 4096 (for O2 xda). True, there was zakladochka Call Duration, where it says how much time we talked. A few strange looks in the XDA and the dialogue set light settings, but not because of specific features of Phone Edition, but due to the fact that there are only two values - the on / off. Sorry, to be honest. Sometimes you want to add at least half an hour of work, muted lighting.
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| In the settings appeared counter talk time |
But the Sounds & Notifications dialog has changed greatly, and it is thanks to the phone module. Hooray! Choose a ringtone. In principle, can be written as a "ringtone" any WAV-file, but something that exists in the standard. Oh, how others were frightened when I put a call "Roaring Guitar". When an incoming call, just remember Led Zeppelin :-) You can also include a vibrate mode, and not only for incoming calls, but also for other types of alerts. For example, XDA and Luxian can povibrirovat, recalling the upcoming meeting. Vibrating alert, as I said in part, on both machines is very sensitive. O2 XDA desire to say something to the owner noticeable, even when the device hangs on a special clip on the belt. But the "attribute" a tune to a particular subscriber from the phone book, alas, is impossible. In my opinion, a clear omission.
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| Enjoyable process - selection of an alarm signal |
In addition, as zapravskom phone, you can even lock the keys to avoid accidentally pressing and enable the reception of information channels (not supported by all operators).
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| You can even lock the buttons :-) |
On first viewing the disc with additional software you want it right away and throw. As I said earlier, with the bonus programs are trouble. Only the "corporate-oriented" Citrix-client for remote control of the service PC. Something valuable, however, found itself on the typewriter, in the ROM.
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| New programs in ROM |
So, for example, found the WAP-browser EzWAP v2, Image Viewer for viewing images in JPEG, BMP, very simple little utility SIM Manager and SD Backup (what the program does, it is clear from the title). SIM Manager allows you to copy contacts from SIM cards in the base of the communicator to dial a phone number or SIM-card. Incidentally, in the "native" version of XDA, which is sold through a network of showrooms operator O2, securities programmok more. There are, for example, it is "damning" thing, analog Windows Update on your PC, which lets you update the firmware on O2 XDA category. Moreover, there is a program that allows a GPRS "sbekapit '" data on a server O2. This, I believe, never in one PDA was not.
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| Fantastic! Remote data backup |
We in the news, a message that comes along with O2 and the program of Russian-made (by Spb Software House), which helps to take into account the GPRS-traffic, but on the drive with O2 I have not discovered. Maybe a relatively old version? In Luxian nothing.The only additional program ROM - SIM Manager, from which you can not even dial a number - just copy the contacts to the memory device. With the drive's history. I already wrote that Luxian came to the editor are not included. The disk came later, separately. It was only a USB-driver to synchronize with a PC and a few pictures. Any programs, even those that comes with Pocket PC 2002 always was not. From which we conclude that this is not the original CD (in fact - "cut" Plural) and, perhaps, in the sale is complete and bonus applications.
How it works
However, all the additional programs - knacks. The main work, of course, occurs in the "Phone". Here, a simple and intuitive interface, designed in the style of calculator, Pocket PC 2002. Everyone can understand, who once held in his hand a mobile phone. Dialing a number, beginning and ending a call do not pose any difficulty. In accordance with what is happening in a telephone box, change the icon on the top panel. The same icon with an exclamation mark alerts of missed calls and come SMS-messages. By the way, if you have a new SMS-message, the text is displayed in a pop-up from the top of the window. Everything you need to exchange short text messages, is already in the phone. Annex Inbox is an optional service SMS, and the number of service center communicator offers "ask" the operator and, in the case of the "Bee Line", at least, it successfully finds. Convenient that the number of the recipient can choose from a list of contacts, and in addition, send a message to an unlimited number of users (oh, joy spammer :-). To read, as I said, climbing in the Inbox does not necessarily, the text appears in a separate window on the screen even Today. Write a new message can be from the basic "phone" application.
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| SMS in your inbox - easy and convenient |
Hence, too, have access to the ravine and calls, access your speed dial - enough to hold one of the numeric keys and will gain one of the recorded numbers. Unit, as in most cell phones, is reserved for your voicemail number. Call list can be divided into categories: missed, outgoing, incoming. And you can view the entire whole. When you double-butting a stylus in the picture next to the number, this number is beginning to gain the most. Everything is logical, simple and predictable. In the XDA, if the hold during a call, click Talk, turn on "speakerphone" - speakerphone. The same thing happens if you hold a hardware button with a similar function. In Luxian handsfree not.
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| The total list of calls (Oh, do not put the current date ...) |
Like all great, but there are drawbacks. Once again I regret to remember that you can not personalize your incoming calls to individual ringtones for different callers. In addition, every time your hearing this volume thing as even a very elegant XDA not want to. Hands-free, of course, there is, but there is no voice control system, which would never get a fairly large phone from a bag or case. However, these solutions are already being developed third-party firms (see here). In terms of both device software work the same (except that SIM Manager at Luxian very very "clumsy"), but the sound quality to me more like a O2 XDA. In the same basement, he rarely passed on the inarticulate rattle instead of caller's voice, and in a sustainable reception sounded cleaner. Maybe it is true that the last - a consequence of my personal dislike for the "brick" Luxian. The big disappointment was the lack of a voice recorder. That is not really the lack of ...Directly during a conversation, you can run a standard application Notes. Very comfortable and thanks to the developers - you say, write. We all remember that the Notes have control recorder. So, during a conversation this recorder works "is not full." The fact that I myself speak into the microphone, written well, but the record caller's voice communicator can not. That is, from the speaker came to my ears some snatches of conversation (especially if you ask to speak louder :-), but it's certainly not the case. Heard, not all and not always as himself to write without the need ... In addition, no profiles. That, at such a volume of memory, it seems altogether inexcusable. On the other hand, the absence of these functions to which we are so used in conventional cellphones, perhaps, understandable. Communicators such a level (as opposed to, say, the Nokia 3650) focused firstly on the business and busy people, and secondly, to use for sending and receiving data (access to corporate e-mail and so on). Businessman once played with ringtones. He does not hide from your mom, and in any case, answers all incoming calls. Business person why not switch profiles with a dozen different settings, then just turn on vibrate mode during meetings. Yes, and voice control of him to anything. When he goes to a meeting in the back seat of a car is not hard to get the device from the portfolio. Maybe that is why there is no XDA, and a separate headphone jack ...
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| Enough to include a vibrate mode, so as not to disturb anyone |
And very little, in my opinion lack. To date, none of crack does not translate the interface of the Phone application. However, there and everything is clear.
Total
In general, both the device works without "glitches." Themselves are not disabled and not reloaded. When sitting down, "death" battery disconnect phone unit to the last drop of energy had to make a backup of the user. The network does not lose, but, say, on leaving the metro is right. Phone unit, it seems, does not affect the overall speed of the system. Hang communicators, not more than the usual Pocket PC 2002, and if not particularly clever to put all the programs, and do not hang. The main question - the reliability of the CPC, which replaces the phone - it seems, is unjustified. Anyway, one and a half weeks of use O2 XDA any important call because of its bugs are not missed. Yes, and configure the phone so that if you disable the device calls sent to voice mail system - the case of three clicks of the stylus. However, while communicators are simply too expensive. $ 1350! The combination of CPC mid-level (as is the O2 XDA) and the cell phone business class can cost twice as less. However, according to preliminary information, Luxian, if you come to sell in Russia, will cost $ 300-400 cheaper. So it is, something to think about! The authors, translation: