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When you slide the keyboard out, the display automatically switches to landscape orientation it takes about 2 seconds to do so. Unlike the Verizon XV , the unit doesn't automatically wake up when you open the keyboard so you'll need to press the power button if it's off. The Cingular 's keyboard is superior to the Treo and Treo w , both of which have small and cramped keyboards. Though the Treo's keyboard is ever-ready while you must slide open the 's.

The white letters contrast well with their dark silver background so they're easy to see. Both the letters and symbols illuminate: white for letters and red for symbols the Verizon XV illuminates only the letters. Two soft keys sit just above the keyboard so you need not tap the screen or use the front face buttons to activate soft key functions.

We like the dedicated Windows Start Menu and OK keys on the bottom row, again reducing the need to whip out the stylus and tap on screen. Should you need to turn on caps lock, press the shift key twice in quick succession. To turn on Fn lock, press the red dot key located in the lower left hand corner twice quickly. When you're in the phone dialer screen, the automatically switches the top row to numbers rather than letters so you need not press the Fn key before punching in a number.

The keyboard stays shut when it should no jiggly-wiggly like the PPC and VX , and slides out with some resistance before it snaps reassuringly into its locked open position.

The 's front face sports a gloss dark silver finish that's accented with light silver. The sides and back aren't high gloss and that's a good thing: the unit isn't slippery in the hand. A rubber ridge that runs across the back helps keep the phone in hand and prevents it from sliding across the table or dancing on the desk when the ringer is set to vibrate. The phone's back corners are curved, making the somewhat thick device feel good in hand, even after long conversations.

The 2. Call send and end buttons flank the roomy five-way directional pad and the device has two soft keys to support Windows Mobile 5's soft key feature. The volume slider sets PDA and ringer volume when not in a call and earpiece volume when in a call lives on the upper left side as does the button to launch Comm Manager which handles the wireless radios among other things.

Press and hold it again to re-enable sounds. On the right you'll find buttons to launch voice dialing and the camera along with the IR window. Dual side-firing speakers one on each side handle the speakerphone output which is adequate and better than its CDMA cousin the Apache which uses only the earpiece for speakerphone output. The stylus slides out from the bottom and is a terribly small, telescoping toothpick.

The camera lens, self portrait mirror and LED flash are located in a circle of contrasting dark gray surrounded by the words "1. The design intends to show off the camera phone, making it look like a camera when held horizontal to take a shot.

The battery is located under the removable back cover and the SIM card lives under the battery. The Mini SD card slot is located up top as is the power button while the sync port is at the bottom. Doesn't make your heart race with excitement if you're a geek addicted to "the bigger the better" kinds of numbers.

But wait: let's pretend you didn't know the CPU speed and someone gave you this unit to play with for an hour. Unless you were playing back video encoded above kbps, you'd probably guess the Cingular was a or MHz unit. That's the common range of speeds for Windows Mobile 5. If you're looking for a phone that can do some serious video playback or don't want to be bothered keeping track of running programs and closing some of them when the device slows down then the or ANY of the other Wizard variants aren't for you.

If you're looking for decent performance other than video playback and Skype reliability at this point , and crave great battery life by PPC phone standards, the Cingular should be on your short list. The lower the megahertz, the better the battery life, and the lasts considerably longer on a charge than many other PPC phones with faster CPUs. We normally include Spb Benchmark results, however that application isn't updated very often lately and has trouble running all tests to conclusion on several Windows Mobile 5 devices including the Do check out the benchmarks in our T-Mobile MDA review, as they should be representative of the hardware in question.

The operating system and pre-installed applications live in Flash ROM and the remaining 45 megs are available for you to install programs and data. Should you need more space for programs and files, you can get a Mini SD card to use with the Typically there are 28 megs of free RAM so the device rarely runs short on memory. The slide-out keyboard allows Cingular to use a 2. My Treo w, for example, is about the same overall size but has only a by display.

Like other devices with slide-out keyboards, the screen operates in portrait mode with the keyboard stowed and switches automatically to landscape when you slide the keyboard out. The wider landscape display on the comes in handy when browsing the Web and gives the screen more height when the keyboard is retracted. In addition, Cingular did a good job with other aspects of the 's interface. For instance, almost all of the buttons on the face of the phone are duplicated on the keyboard, except the buttons for starting and ending calls.

The device also has a jog-wheel on the side and some assignable buttons. The reset is mercifully located on the bottom of the phone, so there's no need to pop back covers, as is the case with the Palm Treo. There's also a button on the side reserved for Cingular's upcoming push-to-talk service. Notably missing, however, is a volume control or audio silence button; you must find and use the volume control menu to change or turn off the speaker. Beyond its interface, the is, without question, a very solid Windows Mobile smart phone.

Besides running a whole host of applications developed for that operating system, it's a Swiss Army knife of communications, with support for Wi-Fi both It can serve as a 3G modem for laptops using either a cable or Bluetooth.

The biggest benefit to Wi-Fi on a smart phone is that it allows connections when 3G coverage is poor, which typically is the case once you get out of major cities. It also means that when you have Wi-Fi access, you can use a voice-over-IP service like Skype to make calls instead of spending your talk time minutes. On the downside, I was a bit peeved with Cingular's Xpress Mail for desktop mail syncing.

I've become addicted to Verizon Communications Inc. However, Cingular's software can only perform those tasks if you run some server-based corporate software such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. You can read your mail without such a system, but that's about it.

To sync contacts, you must perform a standard sync with your desktop computer. Powerful and media-ready. With a MHz processor, the Cingular has plenty of horsepower. On a fresh start-up with nothing running, I saw nearly 31MB of memory free. Depending on applications, this is a big advantage over my Treo w, which can have as little as 16MB free after start-up. To store your tunes, you'd use the Mini-SD slot on the side. The Cingular also sports a 2-megapixel camera. The user interface for the camera is quite nice, overlaying information about camera settings over the displayed image like a real digital camera would.

Like most camera phones, what it badly lacks is a credible flash. The substitutes a lame LED one of several new phones to do this , which makes no real difference to the picture beyond about a foot. The device comes with a number of add-on services preinstalled. This isn't an exclusive for Cingular, but Cingular does let you pay for it on your cell phone bill rather than as a separate subscription. You can also install TeleNav, a TomTom-like navigation program.

However, since there's no user-accessible Global Positioning System function on the phone, you'll need a separate Bluetooth GPS to make use of it. Overall, the Cingular is fast, memory-efficient and well-designed smart phone made particularly attractive by an intelligent keyboard design and relatively large display. It's an excellent choice for corporate road warriors and geeks on the run.

The USB docking cradle holds your smartphone at a comfortable reading angle and provides convenient access on your desk. Portable Design - Convenient for travelers and business users.

I cannot remember how I survived without wireless networking. I have one in my home and frequently access public hotspots in my community to dash off a quick e-mail or instant message.

I have even used airport and hotel hotspots to remotely manage projects while on vacation or on business trips. Now that I can connect to the Web anywhere, I'm more efficient than ever before! Unfortunately, finding a Wi-Fi hotspot is sometimes easier than connecting to it. The networking software built into Wi-Fi equipped Windows Mobile devices is sometimes tough to use, and networks with encryption and other security measures can make it difficult to get online.

The software applications discussed in this article can help you find and connect to wireless networks. In addition, they add some incredible additional features to your Wi-Fi equipped device. The first step in wireless networking is finding a hotspot. Wi-Fi is nothing more than a short range, two-way radio that handles data rather than voice communications. Wi-Fi equipped Windows Mobile devices come with software that lets you control the Wi-Fi radio built into the device.

As mentioned, the built-in networking software a. This program quickly scans the area for available wireless networks and shows you each one with their signal strength Fig. To connect to a network, simply tap on a hotspot name in the list and tap on "Get Connected.

Once you're connected, Wi-Fi Companion offers a new set of helpful utilities. The screen includes a pop-up menu for single tap access to surf the Web or check e-mail, as well as for launching Socket's Wi-Fi utility applications Ping and Trace Route.

A special Power Save feature allows you to specify whether you'd like to have the best battery savings, best network performance or a balance between the two. This dialog will change how the Wi-Fi Companion controls the power to the wireless radio to help you conserve battery power or maintain a stable wireless connection.

You can also select an "automatic management" feature, which automatically adjusts the power up for better reception, when you're device is connected to a AC power adapter and down to conserve battery power, when you're not.

These applications can help you troubleshoot network problems by checking the range of your network and will check each "hop" your wireless connection makes to find where delays in communications are occuring. When wireless networks first began appearing, a hobby called "wardriving" was born. Users would drive around their neighborhoods with GPS-equipped laptops and map all of the wireless networks in the area.

This information could be uploaded to a Web site to share with other users. NeoHunt simplifies wardriving with your Pocket PC. As you move around, the software displays all of the available wireless networks Fig 2 on-screen. Data can be imported into Pocket Streets to display where you located hotspots on a street map or imported into Microsoft's Terraserver.

The developer has no immediate plans to support the WM5 feature that allows shared use of the GPS data. This means you cannot run another application that accesses the GPS receiver, for example, a navigation program that provides driving directions while you map hotspots using neoHunt.

So make sure you install and experiment with the trial version of the application to make sure it works with your equipment before you purchase it.

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Simple Task Manager. Close button that really closes. Task Manager: You can handle the currently running applications more easily. Accessories: You can reset the device or rotate the screen with simple actions. Can you use Skype with it?

Does it have a Widcomm Bluetooth stack or a Microsoft Bluetooth stack? Will this be available from any US carriers? No US carriers are planning to offer the Universal, at least not as far as we know.

How is data on the phone? No EDGE, sadly. Quad-band GSM? It measures at 4. It has a lithium-ion battery, a slot for a memory card, and a camera, with a 1. It has a slide out keyboard, and a set of buttons on the front of the camera to control the basic functions.

It only has a singular, fullsized SD card slot, while other models of the time came with both a fullsized slot and a mini SD slot. It was part of the HTC Wizard series. It was only the second of its kind, seceded by the Cingular The weighed three gramms less, at , but the had the upgrade of a digital camera, with 1. Otherwise, these first two devices were incredibly similar, with the same amount of memory and the same operating speed.

Take the battery out to reset it if you must. Once the phone restarts, put it to Modem Link Active mode and try again. Regarding if this process is authorized by Cingular, the answer is unclear but properly not relevant. In an e-mail exchange with someone who claimed to be a Microsoft mobile engineer I have to say claimed because I can't verify, but he sounded knowledgable I was told that the ModemLink software abstracts the data from the service provider, in other words Cingular can't tell or more importantly, can't prove when you're using a Windows Mobile 5 SmartPhone and ModemLink as a tethered device, as long as you log into their MediaNet server WAP.

Join Date Jan Posts 2. What am i doing wrong??? Join Date Aug Posts Make sure you've called to get the Media Net Unlimited. And not any of the other MediaNet packages. They have too many which are for text messages, or combinations of, or picture mail or what ever.