Dopod 838 Pro User reviews

I do not like this phone at all, I am on my way down to Optus to tell them that they can go put this phone where the sun doesn't shine. Had this phone in for repairs in November, took nearly 5 weeks to get back, I really heavily on my phone for my business.

Pros: The keyboard.

Cons: 1) Rarely can use buttons at base to answer or hang up.
2) Battery doesn't hold a charge for long, no phone calls made yesterday as left on charge all day, battery flat this morning, and unable to be used.
3) Will hang up on me in middle of call with client, not happy.
4) Hit the answer button, when it decides to work, and it will hang up instead.
5) Can't hook up to wirless internet unless on top of it, and at other times will hook up when I don't want it to.
6) Screen freezes.
7) If you get a notification message, you can't do anything as screen locks up, and you have to reset`phone.
I am sure there are more, but that is my whinge over.

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This phone is just an i-Mate JasJam with a different name. And as with the i-mate it has terrible terrible issues. The screen freezes, jams and turns itself off, it often wont answer calls and the keypad will often go unresponsive. If you are looking for a great way to flush a thousand dollars or more down the toilet... this is the way to do it

Pros: qwerty keyboard

Cons: everything but the keyboard

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awsome pda fone. Had it for 6 mths and cant fault it apart from its size and weight. The slide out keyboard is great and so easy to use. Has so many features I havent even used. I have since changed 2 an nokia n81, only because it was 2 big and heavy 4 my pocket, apart from that its truly an awsome fone.

Pros: Great pda fone. Heaps of great business features. Slide out keypad is the best. Nice big screen. well built.

Cons: Big and heavy, feels like a brick in ur pocket.

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Got my Dopod 838Pro for $675 from www.pressdigital.com.au - Awesome little phone with Windows Mobile 6 preloaded. Works really well and seems good on Telstra.

I reckon all the issues people are having will be related to
1. Having the oldest Windows Mobile 5 ROM installed (it had issues with lock-ups).
2. Having no idea about a phone that is really a small computer (with Windows!). A soft reset each morning as preventative maintenance (you don't lose anything!) and you'll never have a single issue! ... Heck - It IS Windows we're talking about!

Pros: Seems like a good Windows Mobile 6 build - Runs fine - and it's stable now - unlike the really early ROM versions ! Even runs my car nav software perfectly. Works with my Bluetooth Parrot car kit perfectly.

Cons: Little bigger than some of the tiny PDA phones.

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This phone I actually hated with a passion when I first used it, poor battery life, constant freezing and always problems with bluetooth along with missed calls - really had nothing positive to say.

The I did some research and discovered if I flashed this to WM6 it was getting far better reviews. So downloaded a few roms and flashed this to WM6 and all I can say is bliss.

As another comment in here reflected WM5 is like win98 - pure unreliable crud, where nothing works like it should and a reset is needed almost every day.

Now I can't recall the last time I reset the phone, all features run well - bluetooth seems to connect better, and because I updated the phone's wireless system to 1.43 it seems to get more battery life and no more dropped calls.

So really the problem for this phone is more the operating system than the actual phone. My recommendation is to flash this phone a.s.a.p to WM6

Pros: Everything "now" seems to work

Cons: WM5 - absolute crap - all the problems in the earlier posts reflex the problems inherent in this OS

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This is the same phone as the imate JasJam. It freezes, hangs up when pressing the 'answer' button, screen doesn't update when scrolling through lists, calendar moves appointments.

Pros: QWERTY and large display

Cons: see comments. Unreliable.

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I was looking to move off Blackberry so initially swapped for a Motorola Q9H based on advice from the phone shop. It was truly awful, so I took it back and swapped for a Dopod 838.

I have to say the phone is fantastic. At home it connects to my wireless network so I can download emails etc without running up large data bills from my carrier.

It has a network wizard where you select the Aust carrier then it pre-configures the phone, so it was easy to set up.

It has everything you could ever want from a smartphone.

Pros: There are so many features...too many to go into detail.

I have since bought a second 838 for my partner and she loves it too.

Cons: Using the stylus or the qwerty keyboard to make calls is a bit of a pain - maybe I just need to get used to it though.

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Awesome phone. Use it for calls, SMS, photos. Wi-fi lets me control my office lighting and audio and bluetooth works great with my GPS receiver. This phone has SO many functions. Never had a problem with it!

Pros: Got the lot.

Cons: Doesn't make my coffe.

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Still the Best phone on the market!

Pros: does almost everything!

Cons: a bit heavy

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This phone is just a heap of junk! I got this on Tuesday and it stopped working this morning!! Barely 3 days! Apparently the internal antenna is faulty and it's going to take them a grand 14-days to get it repaired. They won't even give me a replacement. It's a real dudd of a phone!!!

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