MDA Compact Pocket PC Phone Now Available at T-Mobile Shops in UK

[Jonathon Watkins]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.coolsmartphone.com/popup1257.html' target='_blank'>http://www.coolsmartphone.com/popup1257.html</a><br /><br /></div>Coolsmartphone are reporting that the T-Mobile MDA Pocket PC Phone is now available for £169.99 in the UK. They have a few pictures taken in a T-Mobile shop. So if you are after a cheap, decently specified Pocket PC it could be well worth popping in to take a closer look. I know I will. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/mda2.jpg" />

[R K]

Wow, this blows my mind.
This means you're getting the MDA Compact for less than $330 USD.

£169.99 GBP = $320.45 USD

[Janak Parekh]

Wow, this blows my mind.
This means you're getting the MDA Compact for less than $330 USD.
We'd get similar prices, too, if we could only get the phone from a US carrier subsidized. :|

--janak

[Silver5]

Does anyone know if these are locked or unlocked?

[Vincent M Ferrari]

Considering it's in a T-Mobile box, and it's that cheap, I'd guess it's locked

[carphead]

http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/84/0/

If only I wasn't locked into a Orange Contract :cry: for the next 6 months.

[weisco]

I would also like to see T-Mobile sell this in the U.S. I have the 6315 now. For my uses, I find the keyboard a waste (I am glad it is removable--I tried it and found that I can type on the screen faster).

The lack of WiFi would not bother me either. I rarely use my WiFi now. I use bluetooth constantly which this has.

The form factor would be the key for me. I love how small it is. Unlike many--I don't need a VGA screen. A Pocket PC Phone that is not much larger than a traditional cell phone yet still has PDA functions is perfect for me. While I like my 6315 (yes, it has some issues but what PDA hasn't?), something that is smaller would be welcome. I think I would find myself switching my sim card to my V600 far less if my PDA was less book-like (especially after business hours).

[cyclist]

Coolsmartphone are reporting that the T-Mobile MDA Pocket PC Phone is now available for £169.99 in the UK. They have a few pictures taken in a T-Mobile shop. So if you are after a cheap, decently specified Pocket PC it could be well worth popping in to take a closer look. I know I will.


I've popped in, and it was worthwhile. The screen is so sharp and clear, made the MDA3 I compared it with look blurry. The form factor is very neat, especially the way the stylus is stashed into the corner of the unit. Felt very good in my small (female) hands. If it only had wifi built in, I'd have been walking out of there with one. I'm probably going to get one anyway, and buy a WiFi card.

[possmann]

slowly T-mo starts moving west... Oh when or when will this finally get to the USA? :(

[CrashX]

We're moving my wife's phone from Verizon to T-Mo, and I'd like to get her a PPC Phone Edition device. I have the h6315 and love it, but I think she'd prefer something like the MDA.

If (and that's a BIG if) I found a way to get one of these in the US, does anyone know if it would work on the T-Mo account that I already have?

[cyclist]

We're moving my wife's phone from Verizon to T-Mo, and I'd like to get her a PPC Phone Edition device. I have the h6315 and love it, but I think she'd prefer something like the MDA.

If (and that's a BIG if) I found a way to get one of these in the US, does anyone know if it would work on the T-Mo account that I already have?

I don't know for sure, but the answer is probably yes, just put the SIM in.

I currently have an O2 locked Phone Edition device from O2 UK. Although it won't work with SIMs from other UK networks, it works fine with a pay as you go SIM from O2 Germany. When I looked at the Compacts I asked T-Mobile if a T-Mobile locked Compact would work with a T-Mobile Germany SIM, and they said yes. So there's a good chance T-Mobile US woud work as well.

Don't envy you the job of getting one to the US though. They are currently only available with T-Mobile contracts and for UK ones that means a UK address and bank account, with evidence of address from utility bills required. Might be distinctly easier to buy a SIM free one anyway - if they exist.

[krypticide]

Can you unlock a locked phone? The cheapest they have in the US is $612 unlocked.

[cyclist]

Can you unlock a locked phone? The cheapest they have in the US is $612 unlocked.

For phones bought in UK, the charge from the networks to unlock is £15, but normally they won't do it until the minimum contract has expired (usually 12 months).

It's possible to get other people to unlock phones, but until very recently the answer for an MDA Compact was not yet. Now MIGsoft UK Ltd. have developed a SIM Unlock process for HTC Blue Angel and Magician based devices.

Currently, only MoDaCo Plus members can access the service, but it will be made available to everyone in one weeks time. The cost to unlock will be £20 GBP and payment via PayPal is required.

The URL for the service is http://www.imei-check.com

I haven't tried this, so I'm not in any way recommending them.

[krypticide]

You can get a pretty cheap unlocked MDA mini in the US for $619 online, from a very recommended "garage" seller.