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User Submitted HP iPAQ rx5915 Travel Companion ReviewsDate: 2008-12-11 Problematic, but the warranty is unacceptable. I will keep this short and sweet. The device has been problematic at times. For example, if I use Wifi, then turn it off, I usually have to reboot the device before attempting to use wifi again or it will never connect. Similar problems with the GPS, but not as consistent. Widespread stability and speed problems are there, but nothing too serious, and nothing one wouldn't expect from Windows Mobile. No, the problem isn't the device, per se, but the manufacturer when the device fails. I suffered from a major GPS problem late in the warranty period. The serial number indicated it was out of warranty, so they refused my coverage. But my Amazon receipt indicated that it was clearly still under warranty. But HP does not accept Amazon receipts. I found this shocking and unacceptable. A major retailer is being treated like some second-class citizen. So, you can either not buy this from Amazon, or not buy it at all. My recommendation is the latter. It's a good device, but not without some serious problems, and certainly not good enough to worth risking an encounter with HP's bad warranty. Date: 2008-11-28 Discontinued - Out of Date I purchased this from Amazon Nov 2006. I loved it all this time. But this is not an inexpensive item and I expected to be able to use it for a number of years. The battery life is very low lasting no more thatn 1.5 years. Not horrible in itself But this is a discontinued product from HP and is no longer supported by them. They offer no software updates at all. WORST: The Tom Tom Maps are already out of date on this system. The newest Maps available either from HP or from Tom Tom are dated April 2007 and they will not be provding any more because Tom Tom also no longer supports this. I have read that you can by a Garmin XT card for $99 and use the Garmin Software instead. I may be stuck with that unless I want to trash the HP entirely but you don't have to be. Buy something more up to date. Date: 2008-10-03 Could not ask for much more. I have owned this product for almost two years now. It was a very wise investment. If you want a pda/gps/mp3 player all in one, this is the product for you. The only compliant I have is the need to do a soft restart in the midst of do something (notorious for Windows Mobile). Although I have never had the GPS software cause the PDA to freeze. The installed TomTom software is great, but I have had it tell me to make a U-turn on the interstate. Just use common sense while using. Don't mindlessly do whatever the GPS tells you. Merely use the GPS as an aid. I have not had any problems, so I can not tell you if the technical support is good or not. All around great product. Date: 2008-06-20 ipaq rx5915 Powerful, convenient, value for money PDA/GPS package. Slightly big and heavy for use as a PDA to carry around everyday, though large enough to display sufficient features for a GPS to be functional. It seems to take a while for the GPS signal to lock in and hold a signal and occasionally the signal is lost while driving despite clear skies and the GPS having a clear view of the sky. The interface is fine, though I think Belkin's GPS software is slightly better overall. I do not like the fact that it does not tell you whether your destination is on the left or right hand side of the road. I also wish the input keyboard was in qwerty format and had an auto-complete feature to save time when inputting addresses. I also wish that it would at least pronounce names of freeways when giving directions. Overall though, it has no competition because of its excellent PDA and above average GPS functionality in an affordable price. Date: 2008-06-06 The swiss army knife of GPS devices and pocket PC's!! I have owned this unit for 1 month and have to say I am very pleased with it. I have read alot of reviews and the ones that I have read that were bad are no surprise to me. The people who complained are not technically savy. Their are 1,000's of free applications out there to make this device almost the ultimate tool. This unit runs Windows Mobile 5. Granted it doesn't have all the nice features of Windows Mobile 6, but you can download just about any application for it and most of them are free! Ex: I have installed MS Live search mobile, very cool app. that gives me the directions, movie times, traffic reports, etc. all via the internet. Another nice app. is Yahoo2go... I get syncronized email and contacts, weather reports, news headlines etc. And finally for video I have a blast with Youtubeplay! The only reason I give it 4 stars is that it does not have a phone. But I purchased this mainly for the GPS and the Windows Mobile features. The GPS does take alittle while to acquire the signal initially. But you can purchase an optional antenna to speed up the acquisition time (approx. $19) If you are going to purchase a GPS, my thought is you should get more for your money, and this unit is a perfect match.
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