PDA/mobile site/apps?

[MackeyStingray]

good sites? good apps?

WM6 specifically if it matters for apps.

also is it possible to download a map of SF or surrounding areas? i don't want to have to login to google maps everytime i wanna check it out or buy a GPS

oh ya and any free hotspots around the city i should be aware of? i don't want a tmobile acct for *$ or use my nonexistent data plan.

[Sane_Man]

Try these.


http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=337

http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php Wizard Forums

http://www.freewareppc.com/ Almost any Pocket PC (PPC) software will work.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/forumdisplay.php?f=98

[insyder]

... i don't want to have to login to google maps everytime i wanna check it out or buy a GPS....Login?

The newest version uses cell tower triangulation to approximate your location, no GPS needed.

[MackeyStingray]

every time i use google maps on my phone, it tells me i need a data connection

it will tell me how close i am to a tower (w/in 700ft) but that's not what i want to look at

[insyder]

every time i use google maps on my phone, it tells me i need a data connection

it will tell me how close i am to a tower (w/in 700ft) but that's not what i want to look atDo you not have a data plan?

[MackeyStingray]

no data plan as of yet. i'm currently paying 1/5 of what AT&T charges for their unlimited plan so i'm not quite ready to fork over that much

i don't surf around that often. at least when i'm out and about

[insyder]

I didn't take the plunge on data for about a year after picking up a Blackberry.

I too don't suft much with it as I don't generally need to while mobile. However, the usefulness of Google maps with it's live traffic information, push email and Google calendar make it more than worth the $20 extra Tmobile gets for it.

Not trying to sell you, but having a data plan on your smartphone completes the package big time.

[Sane_Man]

I didn't take the plunge on data for about a year after picking up a Blackberry.

I too don't suft much with it as I don't generally need to while mobile. However, the usefulness of Google maps with it's live traffic information, push email and Google calendar make it more than worth the $20 extra Tmobile gets for it.

Not trying to sell you, but having a data plan on your smartphone completes the package big time.


I agree with having the Data Plan, but AT&T wants $39.95 for the plan unless you can get someone who works for AT&T to hook you up for the $20 price. ;)

[PrplHaz4]

I agree with having the Data Plan, but AT&T wants $39.95 for the plan unless you can get someone who works for AT&T to hook you up for the $20 price. ;)

haha...or buy an iPhone...my iPhone plan with unlimited data and 200 text was only around $10 more than I had been paying on my standard phone with something like 1mb/month...it was a big factor in my switching phones. What a heap of crap...then, add on text messaging...are you kidding me? :x

[TylerW]

Anyone know if there's any OCR applications for PPC/WM6? I tend to think that camera phones pretty much suck beyond being useful, but if I can snap a picture of an article and have it dump that into a text file, that would be an incredibly useful feature.

[HeavenzJai]

you can d/l the super old version of MS maps on it and dl their old maps. I used to use it on my old ppc and it was awesome since it was a small app.

[HeavenzJai]

Mackey you can read chinese right....?

[MackeyStingray]

little bit why?

[obiwanblee]

You have PM

[MackeyStingray]

thx

oh ya, anyone have a URL to MP3 songs cut for ringtones? used to just go to amazon or walmart's site to d/l those samples and load them up. i have MP3s already but don't wanna take the time to cut them up just for 30sec clips

[Sane_Man]

thx

oh ya, anyone have a URL to MP3 songs cut for ringtones? used to just go to amazon or walmart's site to d/l those samples and load them up. i have MP3s already but don't wanna take the time to cut them up just for 30sec clips

The PDA phone will create a ringtone of the 1st 30 secs of a song if you Click and hold a MP3 file. You would have to cut the song if you want a different portion as a ringtone.

[PrplHaz4]

Anyone know if there's any OCR applications for PPC/WM6? I tend to think that camera phones pretty much suck beyond being useful, but if I can snap a picture of an article and have it dump that into a text file, that would be an incredibly useful feature.

In the absence of something native, you could look for web apps that will do the same (or write your own...I know there's a free OCR library out there somewhere)

http://ocr1.sc.isc.tohoku.ac.jp/e1/

[Sane_Man]

Anyone know if there's any OCR applications for PPC/WM6? I tend to think that camera phones pretty much suck beyond being useful, but if I can snap a picture of an article and have it dump that into a text file, that would be an incredibly useful feature.

I'll check around.

I did find and use this cool app that uses the camera to read bar codes off the computer screen. It used them to send the PDA's browser to a file on a website. :nerd

I don't think a 1.3 MP camera has the resolution to resolve a full page of characters though. Maybe a couple of paragraphs. My desktop scanner doesn't do that great of a job in translating OCR, and it has a very high resolution.

[CBR929RRacer]

thx

oh ya, anyone have a URL to MP3 songs cut for ringtones? used to just go to amazon or walmart's site to d/l those samples and load them up. i have MP3s already but don't wanna take the time to cut them up just for 30sec clips

Here's one, it has some good one on it..
www.funformobile.com

[Deeter]

You've got to have a data plan to really get the most out of your smartphone. And if you do intend on runnung Google Maps, better suck it up and get the Unlimited plan.