11-17-2005, 04:00 PM
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Gadgeteer Reviews The K-Jam
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/i_mate_k_jam_htc_wizard_pocket_pc_phone
"When I bought my O2 XDA II Mini in February this year, I thought �Now this device will be a keeper for at least a year�. How silly of me. As soon as I started reading about the HTC Universal, I knew that was going to change. A device that had a built-in keyboard, WiFi and VGA was for me!! As the device materialized, I was very interested still, but the size and price were huge!! There was no way that I was going to spend on a PDA Phone what could be spent on a decent laptop. Besides that, there was also the size factor. When I got the Mini, I was exposed to the world of a small, all-in-one device that could do the duty of both my phone and PDA. Then I started reading about the HTC Wizard..."
The K-Jam is iMate's mainstream Pocket PC Phone, leaving the JasJar (Universal) to fill the top of the line user where size really can't be an issue. Read the review to see how Mitchell liked this quad-GSM band, EDGE enabled, WiFi blasting, bluetooth toting, keyboard carrying 1.3MegaPixel camera accessorized dynamo. Oh yeah, it has a light on the back too. A proverbial Swiss Army Knife of the phone world. :wink:
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11-17-2005, 04:23 PM
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So how is it as a phone? :?: :?: :?:
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11-17-2005, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by scmidlap
So how is it as a phone? :?: :?: :?:
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Quite good IMHO. I have had no signal strength issues and its size makes it unembarrassing to hold up to your ear, unlike the PDA2K and JasJar. I still prefer the BT headset (I do so enjoy the strange looks I get in Wal Mart walking around talking  ) but this is a PPC Phone that can live quite happily without a headset.
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11-17-2005, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
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Originally Posted by scmidlap
So how is it as a phone? :?: :?: :?:
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Quite good IMHO. I have had no signal strength issues and its size makes it unembarrassing to hold up to your ear, unlike the PDA2K and JasJar. I still prefer the BT headset (I do so enjoy the strange looks I get in Wal Mart walking around talking ) but this is a PPC Phone that can live quite happily without a headset. |
I agree 110 percent! 
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PDA Lineage:HS Visor->Visor Prism->Casio EM-500->Casio E-200->HP Jornada 568->Ipaq 1910->IPAQ 4150->IPAQ 2750 with Motorola RAZR V3->Imate K-JAM->Treo 750->HTC Touch Cruise
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11-17-2005, 05:24 PM
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Sorry if it's off-topic, but I am a K-JAM owner. After looking at the JASJAR up close, do you think we can start a petition for HTC to see that North Americans are looking for a version of the JASJAR that will have EDGE and 850MHz support? You can sign me up!
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11-17-2005, 06:15 PM
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Thinker
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Yeah, and another petition to include UTMS (G3) support on the K-JAM for us UK/European users with no use for EDGE.
Does anyone know of any UK carriers who sell this? O2 refuse to accept that it's on their line-up.
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11-17-2005, 07:17 PM
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While there are a few quirks that I hope will get worked out, overall, my Wizard (Qtek 9100) has been the best converged device I have ever owned. I use it with the $20 T-Mobile unlimited data plan and I never feel disconnected. I am anxiously looking forward to the feature pack to come out sometime early next year hopefully.
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11-17-2005, 08:14 PM
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Looks a bit thicker when compared to my mini..
Nokia communicator contender in other words....
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11-17-2005, 08:17 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Sep 2006
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QTEK 9100
I think the size and battery life are really a big attribute, along with the other comments.
I even have been using my SONYERICSSON HBH 602 for calls, but also my Audiobooks come through it as well. I discovered that accidentally.
I'm having trouble with VOICE COMMAND it was working well and not "sticks" with some contacts and doesn't dial them after I say correct.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled without improvement
Anyone else having that issue?
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11-17-2005, 09:26 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Can anyone explain why HTC decided to use OMAP 850 on Wizard and PXA 272 on Apache? My first Ipaq 3635 was clocked at 206MHZ. There is no way I would go from 312Mhz Xscale CPU on my Treo and 624 on my HX4705 to this bulky and slow (based on almost all reviews) device. Maybe HTC Prophet will be worth it.
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