Timeport 280
Written: Dec 05 '01 (Updated Dec 05 '01)
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Pros: Flexibility, tri-band, appearance, reasonable price
Cons: IRda does not work with Palm Vx.
The Bottom Line: If you dont need the IrDA then it is close to perfect. If Motorola listens and gives us a software upgrade, for free it will be perfect.
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| newsom2's Full Review: Motorola Timeport 280 |
Very nice phone. I like that it is not a flip phone. It has a solid feel to it unlike some popular phones. This a a phone for a professional and not kids. No disrespect to kids. No emphasis on games and different colors, etc.
Negative. I have a Palm Vx and a Dell desktop computer, PII 350, etc. The iStream Manager does not recognize the phone when i connect it through my serial port. My Palm Vx cannot seem to connect by IrDA. I went to the store and was able to connect my Palm by infared by using another Motorola phone, the P7689, a phone that is not suppose to be available here in the States. I also tested my Palm with a Nokia and found that the Nokia was able to connect with the Palm by infared.
I'm very frustrated by this but otherwise the phone is excellent. Hopefully Palm and Motorola will not leave their consumers hanging and will produce some software that makes it work.
By the way I tried GSMtool (a IrComm program). That is the software that worked with the P7689. The ordinary beem option from the Palm address book only worked with the Nokia, I think it was a 8233 or something like that. I also tried with no avail the IRda Enhancer and some the other IrDA programs from the internet but was unsuccessful.
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Amount Paid (US$): 150.
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