Well, I got a Sync & Go cable and it doesn't work, either. In fact, that charging problem has become much worse in the last week. Sometimes the thing will be sitting in a cradle charging properly and then just stop. The backlight dims as though it's been removed from the cradle. Then it'll start charging again. The cycle continues like that every few seconds until I shift it around in the cradle. As ChristopherTD said, even the charging cord only is giving me problems in the same way as his -- upward pressure required.
I am now faced with a decision. Since the h5400 series is no longer available, I'll probably have my choice of just about anything at CompUSA. (Assuming the TAP program works the same way it did when I exchanged my defective e740 in January 2003.) So my decision is going to be: h5555 or h4155? I like the idea of 128 MB RAM and the 48 MB ROM for future upgradeability in the h5555, but having seen and held the h4100 series, I
really love the form factor and weight. (Though the display model at CompUSA has the yellow screen problem many others have noted, and it is quite bad.) Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth in that form factor is amazing, and I'd really like to have that.
Downsides:
- I'd have to give up my Vaja Morpheus case
- I have three cradles that won't work with the h4100 series
- A spare battery for the h5000 series would be useless
- Risk not being able to upgrade to whatever version of Windows Mobile follows Second Edition because the ROM won't be big enough.
The only thing I can see me installing that would make use of the 128 MB RAM would be Gilbert Goodmate. Aside from that, all the software I have fits in 64 MB with plenty of room to spare. I've actually got about 40 MB reserved for program memory right now. Chances are, when the next Windows Mobile comes out, VGA LCDs will be the norm and I wouldn't want to upgrade my current device, anyway, so the 32 MB ROM in the h4100 series might not even be an issue. So if you were in my shoes, what would you do?