Datawind Pocketsurfer 2 (1 Viewer)

[dellwood33]

DATAWIND POCKETSURFER 2 R

Anyone got one of these ?
How do they compare with either a laptop or a netbook ?

 

[scotjimland]

Hi

I don't have one so cannot say how good it is .. however

Reading the specs it's a basic web surfer with no other software so it can't be compared to a proper lappy or netbook nor can you make calls like an iPhone

It is GPRS enabled but doesn't say if it can use 3G .. I suspect not so it won't be as fast as a 3G device

They describe the speed as Blazingly fast : 5 to 7 seconds per page, sounds slow to me, but ok for email and if your not into heavy browsing

It's reasonable cheap and free to use for 12 months

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php?xProd=1559

The PocketSurfer 2 doesn¹t need you to take out a contract, you can use it out-of-the-box for 12 months without paying a penny .

After 12 Months you can pay £5.99 per month or £59.99 for unlimited usage for the lifetime of the product.

Not for me personally but it will appeal to those who don't want to splash out on either an iPod touch or netbook.. You pays your money ...

 

[ArenqueRojo]

Haven't ever had my hands on one but...
This thing is basically a small netbook with the GSM mobile phone card built in.
This means that you have to use their service (mostly Vodafone).
It is a 2G device so it has quite slow performance similar to a dial-up 56k modem at home.
If you are thinking of using it abroad, be aware that you get just 10 hours for £30 which, if you surf the net at the notional 1 page per minute works out at 5p per page!
On the up-side, because it is a 2G rather than 3G device, you will get coverage where some of the wizzy new stuff won't.
Patrick

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[richardhomas]

In a word USELESS - I'm sending mine back - now have Samsung NC10

 

[dellwood33]

What in particular makes it useless ? Speed, reception, size ?

 

[hilldweller]

DATAWIND POCKETSURFER 2 R

Anyone got one of these ?
How do they compare with either a laptop or a netbook ?

Toy ! Horrible keyboard. Tiny display. Might not work abroad.

Last week I bought one of these from Maplin
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Returned it next day. It was faulty but it was too slow and had very limited facilities. It was beautifully made, a joy to finger, top class display. It's certainly a thousand times better than the Datawind. Runs WindowsCE like mobile phones use.

Now I have bought a Toshiba NB100 off ebay - you'll have to pay about £150 but it's a full blown Windows XP machine with big hard drive and really top quality build. So I have full internet capability plus loads of back-up stored for photographs. The now discontinued NB100 has the 8.9" screen so it's really small but the keyboard is well up to typing. Display is just about OK at 1024 x 600 ( compared to the ridiculous 320x240 if the toy you fancy ) for web browsing. One of the sharpest displays I've seen.

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[dellwood33]

Thanks all - you have confirmed my fears, it is Kwap and that's why there are so many about.

 

[Heyupluv]

A Brit showed me one in France and said try it for the afternoon, only tried emails(I think that is all it could Do, but not sure) Well Jim was correct soooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooooow just waiting to download 1 email.

Lucky for the person that had purchased the pocket surfer she had only paid £50 on ebay with nearly 1 years free membership/download.........so I would say the original purchaser had tried the pocket surfer for a few days or weeks then put it on ebay Mmmmmmm plus I found it hard to read (in sunlight)
Sorry but I hope this helps and it is just my experience of it oh:

Mel

 

[gunerdoo]

PocketSurfer

Dont even think about it Just pretend it was a Very Bad Dream

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[hilldweller]

Last week I bought one of these from Maplin
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Returned it next day. It was faulty but it was too slow and had very limited facilities. It was beautifully made, a joy to finger, top class display. It's certainly a thousand times better than the Datawind. Runs WindowsCE like mobile phones use.

I remembered later another nail in it's coffin...... The way the USB ports are implemented you cannot plug in a broadband dongle so it's WiFi/LAN or nowt for internet access.

What a pity, it had the potential for being a wonderful pocket computer.

 

[pendy]

In a word USELESS - I'm sending mine back - now have Samsung NC10

Hi Richard, I have the same and just acquired a 9 hour battery off ebay.
pm me and I will send you the link only £30.00 p+p included.

 

[JONO58]

Ubi surfer

I bought the ubi surfer, which is the upgraded pocket surfer.Got it from ideal world...Tryed it for a week. 1 slow..2 text very small.. 3 awkward to navigate. On the plus side,it is well built,has a full qwerty key board,and a 7"screen. I thought it would be ideal for us motor homers on the move. I have sent it back for a refund. If it was a lot faster it would be a great tool,but waiting ages to send an email and surfing gets frustrating, shame.

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[ArenqueRojo]

I remembered later another nail in it's coffin...... The way the USB ports are implemented you cannot plug in a broadband dongle so it's WiFi/LAN or nowt for internet access. What a pity, it had the potential for being a wonderful pocket computer.

That is the whole concept, Brian.
Produce a machine with the SIM card built in and no way to change for any other. That way your customer is locked in to using only your service.
Neat eh?:Angry:
Patrick