[quote=jpmarth]Sorry to hear. What happened? [quote]
I'm really not exactly sure what happened. I had it in my shirt pocket walking through some pines (I know, whadda' ya' dooing in da' woods wid dat ting, anyway? DUH!) and I think a broken limb climbed in my pocket and inserted itself under the extemely secure cover that comes with the unit! I disliked the cover before, but I really, really don't like it now!! Bottom line, I was using it while Geocaching, exposing it to risks far beyond justified for a unit this expensive!!
I did talk to an HP rep at CompUSA this afternoon (after I posted the Help notice). His recommendation was just to buy another one! I thought that was just real special coming from an HP guy! BTW, CompUSA is listed as a repair agency for IPAQ's. The tech I spoke to really didn't want to do anything other than warrantee repairs and only said, "Send it to HP!" He refused to even give any suggestions of even how to get in touch with them (I know how, but that wasn't the point). He wasn't impressed at all when I told him that HP had sent me to them as one of their repair facilities.
I hate to retire it after using it for only a couple of months. BTW, broken screens are NOT covered by service plans!
! Cheaper than settling for a lesser machine. Haven't heard from the other agency yet. Will keep posted on the 'haps'. 
