Very Disappointed With Axim

^^ I agree with above poster. My sentiments exactly. I'm talking about BlueVolume...

By the way, I remember that episode of South Park. One word: classic.

[Ivan Awfulitch]

I do take on board the points made that Dell did not make the CF card and the CF slot is a standard size... But Dell sell the Audiovox product and offer it as a GPRS/GSM solution for the Axim. I dont think the Audiovox product is a good fit for the Axim, due to the fact that the Axim is a 'pocket pc' and with the Audiovox card in, you cannot put the device in a pocket, else the card will break. So it is completely unpractical to keep the card in all the time.

I dont like the way Dell washed their hands and say "Go talk to AudioVox".... I dont buy this "Dont blame me, I am just the middle man" argument... With the card Dell are the middleman granted, but they are offering it up as a GPRS solution ... and if Dell put something on their site for customers to buy, I presume they have done their homework on it and it works well together.... If you buy a branded fridge from an electrical store and it does not fit in your kitchen, you send it back to the electrical store, you dont start contacting the manufacturers of the fridge...

Just a cosmic thought, did you ever directly ask to return the unit under the 21 day money back or ask to return for a refund? Dell certainly can't (or wouldn't want to) re-engineer the card as it's not practical and quite probably, illegal without consent of the original manufacturer.

As for your comment about the "poor screen quality", if you read the reviews they make it clear that it is their subjective opinion and many say that for the large price advantage, the Axim has the best display in its class. I'm sorry you're unhappy but don't blame the manufacturer that you didn't do your homework. If you go out and buy a new Ford Focus and decide that you really want an Escape, should Ford rebuild it for you or give you a full refund and sell you another at the same cost?

^^ Another fine point.

[scaglietti]

This sounds to me like someone who wants to buy a 3-ton truck to carry his goods and at the end of the day complained that it did not fit into his garage...

BC

is all I can say.

And perhaps, go away and don't come back.

I know thats not very constructive and quite impolite and I might retract it tomorrow.

This is uncalled for. There is nothing in this thread that warrants such rudeness.

[Spalen]

original post aside - I do agree the CF GPRS card is worth what it cost - ie free. Its crap , bad s/w hard to setup and , did i say.. crap..

The x50v on theother hand is great. much more aesthetically pleasing than my x30h and nicer than a ipaq but only in the same way that some people drive Audi, whilst zillions drive BMW.

[tenjin]

I would expect a reasonable Electrical store to see the customer was not happy and take the fridge back, especially when it was the Electrical store salesman who was offering me that specific fridge as a solution for my refridgeration needs...

and the cards incompatibility with the Axim is not just a 'small cosmetic personal preference'.... The card completely changes the design ethos behind the device, in that it is meant to be a small device that you can put in your pocket whilst you are mobile...

point is i cdont know of a external gprs card that will fit snuggly into a pda and NOT stick out

[stonehenge8]

This is uncalled for. There is nothing in this thread that warrants such rudeness.

what about the title of the thread? thats what i call rude. an insult to the Axim, when his beef is really with something else.

[Kinsman_UK]

Very disappointed with misleading thread title

Yup - surely it should read "Very Disappointed with the Audio Vox GPRS card"? I've had my X50v for almost two months now, no problems, very impressed, and it does absolutely everything I had hoped it would - thanks to a lot of advice from AximSite! :approve: