PDA with phone and GPS

**worraps** · 6th August 2007, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by solmanic

Dopod D810

I researched long and hard and this is THE all-in-one solution.

3.5G phone
GPS built-in
Wi-fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2

Ultra-compact form factor. Stylus input only (no keyboard) but that just helps keep it small. Side scroll wheel for one-handed operation. 2Mp camera on the back and a smaller one on the front for video calls.

http://www.asia.htc.com/asia/au/prod..._d810_fea.html

They have just released a free Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for it which enables the previously disabled GPS.

another vote on this one i myself have the dopod 838pro same phone cept its ot a qwerty keyboard and no gps the 810 is teh way to go imho

worraps

**damo** · 6th August 2007, 05:25 PM

I have found a need for a rugged PDA to take bush with the army, so I can keep an eye on business.
This is what I'm looking at.
http://www.opentec.com.au/products/pdas.shtml
I don't intend to use it as a phone, just an email/internet device.

**dobbo** · 6th August 2007, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by damo

I have found a need for a rugged PDA to take bush with the army, so I can keep an eye on business.
This is what I'm looking at.
http://www.opentec.com.au/products/pdas.shtml
I don't intend to use it as a phone, just an email/internet device.

Now your talking, one that will go in an open top series and still survive. I know I'll hate to ask and get an answer but here goes.

How much are they?

**Blknight.aus** · 6th August 2007, 06:36 PM

im swearing by my mio a701, its had the usual mechanics treatment, done a 2 week stint on a truckies course and a 4 weeks stint on a bushmasters course

runs all the good software without missing a beat.

I got mine for $700 on fleabay.

**damo** · 6th August 2007, 07:11 PM

I've been looking at all the commercial ones, but am still leaning toward the opentec. I will have a need on occasion to take it out in a Zod (zodiac) as well as being on tropical beaches etc. (love my posting!)
It's waterproof to 1m for 30 mins.
Enough time to get it out of trouble when we flip the zod.

**scrambler** · 6th August 2007, 07:26 PM

And back to the price, damo?

I'm guessing $2.5K with the GPS?

**damo** · 6th August 2007, 07:47 PM

$2.9K inc gst and freight, with GPRS and WLAN.
GPS not included.
Don't need that bit, we usually have $500K +/- 1mm Trimble gear with us.
And a couple of those useless issue PLGRS's.
We have to write down each way point as we do it with those. It just takes to long to retrieve and the army bought the data cable, just not the software

**Blknight.aus** · 6th August 2007, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by damo

And a couple of those useless issue PLGRS's.

Theres nothing wrong with the PLGR...

It works great as a paper weight on the aircon box of the Bushmaster to hold the map down while you cross reference off of the mio thats been tracking your position across pucka from inside the IMV (I didnt even think it was going to work when i turned it on, I was pleasantly surprised)

**damo** · 6th August 2007, 08:05 PM

They're a good source of 'AA's for my razor, mini-maglite, portable speakers etc.....

What has the army become!

Now we have a fantastic highly mobile MBT, can you imagine the poor little vegi bins trying to keep up, only to become sport for the enemy!

**solmanic** · 6th August 2007, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by jik22

Interesting - this looks identical to the JasJam work are supposedly sending me this week, and I didn't know that had GPS. Will be v.happy if it does - though I bet the corporate software load will stop me running WM6 anyway!

I don't think they are the same. The Dopod D810 is code named Trinity and manufactured by HTC - also sold as the HTC P3600 in some overseas markets.

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