ZDNet Reviews AvantGo

[Darius Wey]

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AvantG...-2.html?tag=tab

"Five years ago, iAnywhere Solutions brought a new Web-surfing experience to handheld users with its AvantGo service. It gave wrists a break from having to scroll in all directions to view a site on PDAs and smart phones by delivering specially formatted and personalized Web sites to your device. And now, 7 million users later, version 2005 adds improvements such as enhanced wireless synchronization, better channel management and selection, and more integrated help options."



ZDNet have just reviewed the latest version of AvantGo, but I'm not entirely convinced by it. Although it brought many new features, it also took away many old (and might I add, useful) features, so I'm not entirely sure it deserves an 8/10. However, this is largely an opinionated topic, so it's best if you share your thoughts on this one. Is it worthy of an 8/10, or do you think it's overrated?

[Darius Wey]

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AvantG...-2.html?tag=tab

"Five years ago, iAnywhere Solutions brought a new Web-surfing experience to handheld users with its AvantGo service. It gave wrists a break from having to scroll in all directions to view a site on PDAs and smart phones by delivering specially formatted and personalized Web sites to your device. And now, 7 million users later, version 2005 adds improvements such as enhanced wireless synchronization, better channel management and selection, and more integrated help options."



ZDNet have just reviewed the latest version of AvantGo, but I'm not entirely convinced by it. Although it brought many new features, it also took away many old (and might I add, useful) features, so I'm not entirely sure it deserves an 8/10. However, this is largely an opinionated topic, so it's best if you share your thoughts on this one. Is it worthy of an 8/10, or do you think it's overrated?

[ctmagnus]

Meh, I used to use it but the new version (the old version as well, come to think of it) is highly overrated imo. RSS is a much better solution due simply to the amount of content available vs AvantGo.

[MS Mobiles]

I have reviewed AvantGo (new version 05) also myself. See this review here. And my review is in some respect better than this from ZDNet because it has many screenshots. :rock on dude!:

[Jerry Raia]

I have used both versions and the new one is just OK. It is so much slower to sync that the ability to selectively sync channels is meaningless. I'd give it a bit lower score because when something was lean and was fast and is now bloated and slow it is a step backwards. We are just reading news here. We don't need bloat.

[alabij]

True! I've stopped using Avantgo with the release of '05. It's bloated and ridiculously slow. What were they thinking?

[Jerry Raia]

Originally Posted by alabij

What were they thinking?

They weren't. 8)

[phritosan]

the loss of the ability to use the dpad to scroll is a huge dissappointment.

[Jerry Raia]

What ever happened to the axiom, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

[jngold_me]

Originally Posted by Jerry Raia

I have used both versions and the new one is just OK. It is so much slower to sync that the ability to selectively sync channels is meaningless.

Huh? The capability to perform selective wireless channel sync has been worth any performance degredation (and btw, it runs fine on my 4150). In the morning when I sync my channels via my wifi is speedy enough. The best though, is when I am on the road and sync via my BT connection to my V505.

I for one like the new interface. The only thing I miss is using IE's full screen mode with MultiIE.

[Jerry Raia]

Originally Posted by jngold_me

Huh? The capability to perform selective wireless channel sync has been worth any performance degredation (and btw, it runs fine on my 4150). In the morning when I sync my channels via my wifi is speedy enough. The best though, is when I am on the road and sync via my BT connection to my V505.

I for one like the new interface. The only thing I miss is using IE's full screen mode with MultiIE.

I disagree, I could sync everything much faster and not think about what I wanted to sync. Checking boxes to choose what I want to sync is not faster for me.