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David Hettel · 05-11-08, 04:59 AM

This post contains things you may not want to know. It could be seen as a spoiler. I am sure it will upset the HP loyalist. In no way should it be consider in depth, as the two hundred series has not been around long enough to reveal all it's many weaknesses or short comings. And like HP it probably just isn't worth the effort...

Still here?

Okay you have been warned.

Going to ActiveSync, something important to a device of this nature, we should I believe, see a screen something like this,

Notice the bottom options here to "Connect via IR" and "Connect via Bluetooth" you will not see them on your two hundred series device, because well HP appearers to have thought it was just too much of a hassle to enable in the case of Bluetooth. Instead you may need to to tap | Start (menu) | Settings | Connections (tab) | Bluetooth (icon) | "Bluetooth Manager" | and then at last your Bluetooth ActiveSync (icon)! Yes there are other options, but they involve either adding a shortcut to one of the just seven slots in the Start menu, or adding a line to the today screen. I believe this suggest that HP does not value the owners of the two hundred series time. Hp has turn what could be two taps into perhaps as much as six.

You come here to this site, and interact I'll assume you are some what social. Perhaps you would like to share a **theme** with a friend or colleague Windows Mobile 6 includes the ability to do this, within the Today application. How ever as a series two hundred owner you will find that when you tap | Start (menu) | Settings | Today (icon) and select a theme and then tap "Beam" that nothing much happens. Were you aware that the series two hundred devices don't have an IR port? Just another little option that HP decided you didn't need.

No problem you say we can always use Bluetooth right? Wrong in the case of the two hundred series it appears that again HP couldn't be bother to enable the ability to "beam" themes.

Again I believe we should see something like this;

What you will see is this, however;

as it has only been configured to work with IR that the iPAQ series two hundred simply doesn't have. It appears the HP thought it wasn't worth the effort to enable Bluetooth to work here.

WiFiFoFum is a program I have found to be useful and enjoyable in the past. Normally it gives a screen much like this,

Where Channels are displayed correctly. Compare this to the same screen from the iPAQ two hundred series where channels are displayed incorrectly. With a totally meaningless Channel number of 858512.

Wasted space perhaps you have noticed this icon,

it is suppose to take us to HP's Enterprise Mobility Agent

HP Enterprise Mobility Agent, is the application that is suppose to configure, download, and install different applications from the Internet on your HP iPAQ. This application requires WLAN connection with access to Internet. Again the only problem is HP once again decided it just apparently isn't worth the effort. Tap on it an it will attempt to connect to HP's web site, where instead of downloading the Enterprise Mobility Agent it will be redirected to HP front door. No software for us that is suppose to help us configure and manage our iPAQ.

It lots of ways HP has shown us that they apparently haven't found the two hundred series worth the effort, they feel it isn't worth the effort of providing OS upgrades and have announced there will be no 6.1 OS upgrade for the two hundred series. Hp has kindly provided us with a list of The Solution section contains a list of tested WiFi Access points that are compatible with the HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld Series. It just seems that one need look no further than the first item on the list, the Belkin Pre-N to find that apparently HP didn't bother to actually test the series two hundred with this compatible router list because well it simply isn't compatible. Talk to Belkin and they state it's HP fault, talk to HP and they may refer you to the above page where it is listed as compatible. What they are unwilling to do is give direction on how to connect their compatible device to the router they claim they are compatible with.

HP has told us what they think the series two hundred is worth with their actions. Are you willing to hear?

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David Hettel Aximsite Minor League Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 135 iTrader Rating: (0) Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts View MyPDA	The HP iPAQ 210 – the black review - Isn't worth the effort?? This post contains things you may not want to know. It could be seen as a spoiler. I am sure it will upset the HP loyalist. In no way should it be consider in depth, as the two hundred series has not been around long enough to reveal all it's many weaknesses or short comings. And like HP it probably just isn't worth the effort... Still here? Okay you have been warned. Going to ActiveSync, something important to a device of this nature, we should I believe, see a screen something like this, Notice the bottom options here to "Connect via IR" and "Connect via Bluetooth" you will not see them on your two hundred series device, because well HP appearers to have thought it was just too much of a hassle to enable in the case of Bluetooth. Instead you may need to to tap \| Start (menu) \| Settings \| Connections (tab) \| Bluetooth (icon) \| "Bluetooth Manager" \| and then at last your Bluetooth ActiveSync (icon)! Yes there are other options, but they involve either adding a shortcut to one of the just seven slots in the Start menu, or adding a line to the today screen. I believe this suggest that HP does not value the owners of the two hundred series time. Hp has turn what could be two taps into perhaps as much as six. You come here to this site, and interact I'll assume you are some what social. Perhaps you would like to share a theme with a friend or colleague Windows Mobile 6 includes the ability to do this, within the Today application. How ever as a series two hundred owner you will find that when you tap \| Start (menu) \| Settings \| Today (icon) and select a theme and then tap "Beam" that nothing much happens. Were you aware that the series two hundred devices don't have an IR port? Just another little option that HP decided you didn't need. No problem you say we can always use Bluetooth right? Wrong in the case of the two hundred series it appears that again HP couldn't be bother to enable the ability to "beam" themes. Again I believe we should see something like this; What you will see is this, however; as it has only been configured to work with IR that the iPAQ series two hundred simply doesn't have. It appears the HP thought it wasn't worth the effort to enable Bluetooth to work here. WiFiFoFum is a program I have found to be useful and enjoyable in the past. Normally it gives a screen much like this, Where Channels are displayed correctly. Compare this to the same screen from the iPAQ two hundred series where channels are displayed incorrectly. With a totally meaningless Channel number of 858512. Wasted space perhaps you have noticed this icon, it is suppose to take us to HP's Enterprise Mobility Agent HP Enterprise Mobility Agent, is the application that is suppose to configure, download, and install different applications from the Internet on your HP iPAQ. This application requires WLAN connection with access to Internet. Again the only problem is HP once again decided it just apparently isn't worth the effort. Tap on it an it will attempt to connect to HP's web site, where instead of downloading the Enterprise Mobility Agent it will be redirected to HP front door. No software for us that is suppose to help us configure and manage our iPAQ. It lots of ways HP has shown us that they apparently haven't found the two hundred series worth the effort, they feel it isn't worth the effort of providing OS upgrades and have announced there will be no 6.1 OS upgrade for the two hundred series. Hp has kindly provided us with a list of The Solution section contains a list of tested WiFi Access points that are compatible with the HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld Series. It just seems that one need look no further than the first item on the list, the Belkin Pre-N to find that apparently HP didn't bother to actually test the series two hundred with this compatible router list because well it simply isn't compatible. Talk to Belkin and they state it's HP fault, talk to HP and they may refer you to the above page where it is listed as compatible. What they are unwilling to do is give direction on how to connect their compatible device to the router they claim they are compatible with. HP has told us what they think the series two hundred is worth with their actions. Are you willing to hear?