A week using Windows Mobile 6.1
Posted in Mobile Devices, Windows Mobile on July 20th, 2009 by Chris – Be the first to commentI decided to take the Samsung Epix i907 Windows Mobile with me to New Orleans and use it as my data device for the week. My usual device is a Blackberry 8800.
Key things I learned you have to do before using the device:
Download the latest device software from the manufacture. This process clears your device, so before you have to start over might as well update.
Our exchange SSL cert is supplied by Comodo, and because of some Comodo root certificate weirdness, I had to perform this procedure.
Other surprises:
The device does not charge over USB.
The tap screen is awesome, I’m hooked on touching what I want on the screen.
Setting up email with exchange was really easy after I got the certificate issue sorted.
You can set flags on emails. Awesome, this is how I use my inbox.
i907 vs. 8800
It’s a close tie between which device gets emails first, sometimes it’s the winmo, sometimes the berry.
The BlackBerry was able to maintain a connection in the WPC09 keynote while i907 had problems maintaining a connection. It’s not often I’m sitting in a room with over 6000 people (all with devices) but it’s good to still have email. I assume this is a hardware issue.
I’m excited to see the upcoming changes in Windows Mobile 6.5. I’d also like to try devices from other manufactures to see how they differ from the Samsung. This Acer device looks good.
