August 07, 2004

P900 and AvantGo UIQ Beta

I can now confirm that the connection of P900 of AvantGo's UIQ version works well. I managed to install the AvantGo app on the device without any trouble and then synced via Blarg software's Blueshare with one of my Macs. Whenever there was a problem, then it was Blueshare playing up and not establishing a connection. I will have time next week to see how easy it is to sync using the USB cradle linked to a PC. However I do expect this to be even less troublesome.

Syncing speed for AvantGo via Bluetooth could be a bit faster, but this obvioulsy depends on the number and kind of sites you selected in your profile. I also expect this to be faster via the USB cradle when hooked up to a networked internet connection.

I must say that I prefer AvantGo over any UIQ-based RSS Newsfeed reader. Simply because of the way how pages are represented and some sites even allow for pictures. The RSS feeder are not far off, but haven't got the edge just yet, me thinks.

Posted by Michael at August 7, 2004 09:04 AM
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Hi Alex,

I've got my P900 syncing using the cradle without any problems. Make sure you have got the correct sync settings in AvantGo and remember to set the Proxy Settings tickbox should you sync over a network with proxy. Apart from this, the only slight problem seems to appear with the cradle connection sometimes. The phone is recognised by AvantGo for some reason - all I usually do is pick it from the cradle, wait 10 secs and then put it back on. Then it works.

I have tested this under Win2000 and the latest versions of the SE cradle drivers, in netowkrs with and without proxy.

Let me know if you have any more problems - otherwise, the AvantGo support is helpful as well.

Have fun,
Michael

Posted by: Michael at November 9, 2004 08:08 PM

i just got avantgo for my p900 and works fine on phone gprs, but not sure how to make it synch via pc internet connection using the cradle..... any ideas?

Alex

Posted by: alex at November 9, 2004 06:36 PM

If only AvantGo could also handle RSS feeds. Then we'll have the best of both worlds. For example, you would be able to distribute your blog via a RSS feed to all AvantGo users (i.e. anyone with a Palm, Pocket PC, Symbian device).

Posted by: Hong at August 19, 2004 01:32 AM