10-12-2006, 09:05 AM
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3 Australia Releases the Dopod 838 Pro and 595
"If you're serious about business you'll want the Dopod 838Pro by your side. First it's perfect for Mobile Email. The full QWERTY keyboard stylus and huge 2.8' touchscreen make it everybit as handy as a laptop - at a fraction of the size. It's a smartphone too, with Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 technology(With Direct Push). Innovative one-hand jog wheel and the capability to view Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF attachments. Add a 2 megapixel camera and WLAN functionality and the Dopod 838Pro really means business."
Australian telco, 3, has just pushed the Dopod 838 Pro (HTC Hermes) and Dopod 595 (HTC Breeze) out into the open for public consumption. Outright price for the 838 Pro is A$959, which is about A$300 cheaper than what other Australian carriers and resellers are selling it for. Woot! 
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10-12-2006, 09:17 AM
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Oracle
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$340 cheaper actually! Telstra has it for $1299.
I called up as soon as I saw it on their site, and they were ready to put one in the mail that very minute (well, probably tomorrow but you know what I mean  ). I am putting my M600i up on eBay tonight!!
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10-12-2006, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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There seems to be a mistake in the description
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Included in the pack :
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A/C adaptor with mini USB plug
Dopod 838Pro handset
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Doesn't this use the funky new adapter for sync, charge and headset?
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10-12-2006, 09:36 AM
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Oracle
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The dopod 838 Pro includes a miniUSB connector for charging, syncing and headphones.
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10-12-2006, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by baralong
Doesn't this use the funky new adapter for sync, charge and headset?
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Indeed, it is an all-in-one, but it's not flat and oddly-shaped like the Smartflip's (if that's what you were hinting at). In fact, this is the same mini USB connector that I showed you on my 595 on Tuesday.
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10-12-2006, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
$340 cheaper actually! Telstra has it for $1299.
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$1249 at OW. So, I wasn't that far off. :P
http://www.ow.com.au/shop/product_in...oducts_id/1426
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
I called up as soon as I saw it on their site, and they were ready to put one in the mail that very minute (well, probably tomorrow but you know what I mean ). I am putting my M600i up on eBay tonight!! |
If I remember your previous posts, you seem to change devices every couple of months. First, the SP5, then the M600i, now the Hermes. I hope you can settle on this one.
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10-12-2006, 10:57 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Alas no FM radio
I really am a stickler :lol:
Congrats Mitchell0 let us know what you think.
$300 bucks cheaper than telstra - anyone wanna buy some shares
Come on Quanta - give me a 3G Atom....
As to the mini USB debate 4 letters A2DP
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10-12-2006, 10:58 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2006
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OK three and a number
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10-12-2006, 11:02 AM
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Oracle
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
If I remember your previous posts, you seem to change devices every couple of months. First, the SP5, then the M600i, now the Hermes. I hope you can settle on this one. |
True. With the Hermes there is really no where else to go. It has UMTS, HSPDA, WiFi, BT, Video Calling, thumboard, good size, reasonable price, looks good and is available from my network (not that that would stop me ). I think this one will be the keeper.
While the M600i is good, I have been having several problems with it. It locks up too often, and it often takes 2-3 resets before it will boot up. And the browser is not the fastest on the block. That, and the fact that I really like Windows Mobile, is really pulling me to the Hermes.
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10-12-2006, 11:38 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2005
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True. With the Hermes there is really no where else to go. It has UMTS, HSPDA, WiFi, BT, Video Calling, thumboard, good size, reasonable price, looks good and is available from my network (not that that would stop me Very Happy). I think this one will be the keeper.
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Not true! You could still add GPS...and an external numeric keypad (HTC is working on the latter!)
I got one via telstra (for the HSDPA network) - while I'm happy it's bristling with options, I'm not particularly impressed with web browsing (via wifi) and movie playback. Both were faster on my treo 650 (though admittedly you need to add a wifi card to the treo)
Also there is a major slowdown when you run multiple programs (thanks to the stupid minimise instead of quit button). This was to the point that I couldn't answer calls when more than 5 programs were running (pressing the green "ACCEPT CALL" key hung the caller up!!!??!. I was forced to install Spb pocketplus to force the "X" to actually quit applications.
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While the M600i is good, I have been having several problems with it. It locks up too often, and it often takes 2-3 resets before it will boot up. And the browser is not the fastest on the block. That, and the fact that I really like Windows Mobile, is really pulling me to the Hermes.
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Did you upgrade the firmware? I hear the first release firmware was *very* buggy but the new firmware fixed alot of the problems.
http://www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/945091-1.html
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