JasJar

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Shazza

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#7899 19-May-2006 16:29

Hi there, Does anyone have feedback on the JasJar? 've heard some negative feedback from someone who previously was a Palm user.

It would be good if I could get some feedback on performance etc before I make the decision on moving up to this device. I currently use the Ipaq.

Thank you.

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#36134 19-May-2006 20:26

I am happy with mine. Make sure you upgrade it to AKU2 as soon as possible, as you will notice some improvements in memory usage and performance.

And it is actually a Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition, not a Windows Mobile Smartphone (as the post leads to believe since the thread was created in the Smartphone forum originally).

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#36165 20-May-2006 09:53

Great phone but a bit bulky

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#37443 1-Jun-2006 15:12

I have one for work (just as well - couldn't afford to buy one myself !!)

Well built, works well, though i have to say its way too bulky to use as an everyday phone - I have must trusty Nokia 6230 for that. Good keyboard but I don't use it much, prefer to use block recogniser (I'm an ex-Palm user) or the "virtual" keyboard.

In reality, what I would have preferred is a K-Jam or Jamin for size with 3G for speed. We're on Vodafone, othwise I'd have gone with a Telecom Apache.

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#37449 1-Jun-2006 16:49

Pros

640*480 screen really makes a difference in terms of usage

Almost usable keyboard

SD slot instead of Mini-SD

Wifi support

Windows Mobile 5 is good but get the update like Mauricio says

Cons

Too big to use as a phone - you need a bluetooth headset because it looks like you're talking into Maxwell Smart's shoe-phone otherwise

The 64kbit/s upload speed on Vodafone 3G is annoyingly slow

Expensive - VFNZ wants two grand inc. GST for it

Slow performance with original OS/FW version

Verdict

Hmm, how about getting a cheap laptop instead?

Juha