Dopod 838 Pro User reviews

This phone is terrible have had it for three and a half months now and had three differnt phones in the 1st month as they kept dying and have just sent my third one back for repair as it has just died, and yes they have been looked after it has not even a mark on it

Pros: good when working

Cons: unreliable you never know when it is going to die

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I changed my O2 with dopod838pro,thinking that it is far avantage with my previous O2. But damn it was worst than than expected in features e.g. camera..phone..limited software available etc.

Pros: none compare with other PDA's

Cons: cannot use yahoo search application,too expensive.

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After trialing these devices for nearly 6 months I can say that the device is one of the worst I have ever seen

Pros: None that I can think of. Promises a lot with the specifications but delivers very little

Cons: 1. The green phone key would not always answer the phone and the user was forced to click the on-screen answer button. The hardware button for that context sensitive button did not work either.
2. Sometimes when answering a call, the "Connected" message appears and the call timer is active but you cannot hear the person on the other end of the phone.
3. On occasions the Network Wizard would execute for no reason and wipe the Optus Network settings.
4. Long delays when searching through the contacts list. Addmittedly some users had 2000+ contacts on the phone. That being said, the iMate SP JAS copes fine with the same number of contacts and virtually no delay when searching.
5. Intermittent problems where after sliding out the keyboard, the keyboard did not work. This would also occasionally lead to problems when trying to use the on-screen keyboard afterwards.
6. Phone freezing when a call came in. Soft reset required.
7. Occasional crossed lines when making calls to voicemail - ie. hearing half of another person's phone call.
8. Red LED stays lit when trying to charge the phone with a dead flat battery. Phone will not charge at all.
9. Slow response times when changing screen orientation.
10. Display almost invisible in direct sunlight.
11. Users prompted for username and password when trying to connect to Optus access point - busintprv. Workaround involves checking the save password box and saving the settings again.
12. When clicking the green phone button, it would not always activate the phone function forcing you to go to Start menu on screen and select the phone option.
13. On occasions it would be near impossible to make a call simply refusing to even attempt a connection.
14. Random dropouts during phone calls even when standing still with good to excellent signal strength.
15. Notification window would pop up when phone was locked. As a result the phone could not be unlocked and a soft reset was required to fix the problem.

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One of the best PDA-Phone on the market until th kaiser comes out. The qwerty keyboard is responsive n tactile. Quite stable compare to my previous Windows mobile phones, good reception

Pros: Everything on the phone..

Cons: Size,weight and customer Service
Camera no auto Focus... haizz..
Wifi a bit weak.

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Dopod 838 Pro is pretty nice but when I heard lots of complaints about it I try to think it over. But I finally bought it and what makes me sad was that I could get it $50 bucks cheaper at other online store www.tata888.com.
Damn!!

Pros: Handwriting recognition was a nice surprise. Although I couldn't master all the different entry methods, like the 'Block Recognizer' the 'Letter Recognizer was enough for me and it was great that there were so many different types of text entry. One to suit everyone I'm sure.
# Extra Applications - I installed MobiPocket (an ebook reader) which was fantastic and I was able to read my books very clearly from the phone.
# Skype - Another extra application. It was wonderful having skype on this phone when I would get the WiFi working. It seemed to me that Telstra blocked me from using Skype with their 3G network, as I could never get it to connect. Skype on the JasJam does have a number of problems, and after a phone software upgrade just stopped working altogether. But while it lasted, it was fun.
# Scroll wheel on the side of the phone was great. I just loved it. Getting through emails, menus and books was fun.
# MSWord and Excel were quite useful.
# The email application worked well with IMAP and generally was a good client.

Cons: Expensive
Weak Battery
Heavy

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Upgraded from a iMate PDA2K, (which overall I was happy with, especially their customer support) to a dopod 838pro... was ment to be the beezknees! in a couple of ways I would agree, but after just one month, during a crutial meeting - Death. phone died. there begun my battle with dopod to fix the phone which their customer support described as 'dead, and will need to be replaced' fair enough, until you fork out your own money, to courier it to their repair center in NSW and wait... and wait... and wait... eventually you will call them and they will first tell you they do not have the phone, then they will tell you that they didnt have your number, then tell you they need a proof of purchase - again because they lost that, and a month later 2 months after forking out $1000.

Pros: It rings
Its got a screen
It does stuff that other phones do.
looks cool (ish)
entertains your workmates when user tries to get repairs completed

Cons: Useless
Crashes when you need it most
Non existent customer support
Will cost you to repair under warranty, even when its a dopod fault
Con
not as good as a $60 disposal phone

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Amazin Phone

Pros: *Wi-FI rocks
*Skype is good to use the phone does not hang up
*E mail is awesome as i use gmail and my network providers email address
*Use opera mini as your browser and your browser will just work as a normal internet browser (or at least try to)
*Active Sync is an amazing feature

Cons: *Heavy
*Battery life is not that good if you use skype and Wi fi all the time like me
*Screen gets dirty but its alryt you can clean it or put a protector on it

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Great Phone / PDA once you get to know the full capability. Excellent WiFi features.
If you understand its use and use it with a little common sense it does its job as it was designed for. As with any software based device you will get the odd freeze if multitasking.

Pros: Excellent Features, Connectivity, Great for Business and Portable use. Slide out Key Board.

Cons: GPS

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i bought the 838 pro 3 day ago.i think this is the best PDA.

Cons: no GPS

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I am an 818 user, ready to upgrade, but am reluctant to get 838 due to experience with current model. Big problem, when phone looses signal it freezes, so seach does not recommence.
Without this problem, it really suits mt needs. Not prepared to go round again if signal drop not fixed.

Pros: PDA applications

Cons: Drops phone signal too easily

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