Tag Archives: Windows Mobile

Making a 3.5mm headphone adapter for the Cingular 3125

Posted on August 24, 2007 by agrant

Like most phones these days my Cingular 3125 (aka, HTC StarTrek, aka QTek 8500) uses a combined headphone/charging port preventing the use of regular 3.5mm headphones. What’s less common is that it’s impossible to get a simple headphone adapter for it. … Continue reading →

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Fix for Windows Mobile Device Center – ‘The Server Is Busy’

Posted on March 23, 2007 by agrant

In Windows Vista, Windows Mobile Device Center is the new way to create partnerships with mobile devices and synchronize items such as contacts, calendar appointments and email with Outlook. My first attempts to use Windows Mobile Device Center resulted in a lot of problems. … Continue reading →

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Using AllFreeCalls with Windows Mobile

Posted on January 30, 2007 by agrant

On TechCrunch yesterday I read about AllFreeCalls, a service which allows you to make international calls for the price of a long-distance call to Iowa. Since $100 of my last phone bill consisted of calls to the UK, this was just too … Continue reading →

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The iPhone – At last, a phone with a 3.5mm audio jack

Posted on January 10, 2007 by agrant

A day later I’m also feeling less impressed by the iPhone. It’s a beautiful device, and will surely sell millions, but it certainly has a few problems that will make me think twice about purchasing it. What’s great about it though? It has … Continue reading →

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T-Mobile MDA

Posted on July 11, 2006 by agrant

I’d been considering either a SmartPhone or Pocket PC Phone for sometime when my regular phone (an Ericsson K750) expired. I’d had a PDA previously and while being extremely handy it was a little too cumbersome to carry around in … Continue reading →

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