- PC Agenda

- Psion 3c and windows XP

- Connecting K700i

- Girl Friend in a Coma

- Re: Psion hell

- 9300 clock and calendar mess, IR modem with Freeserve,

- Update on 9300 Time auto-update :-)

Date: 19 Oct 2005 09:25:02 +0100
From: Phil Aypee <address truncated>
Subject: PC Agenda

Hi Folks,

Martin, I didn’t remember PC Agenda. My excuse is that I don’t need it!

Will that program open a file as big as David’s?

Happy days,
Phil.

http://  http://aypee1.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/index.html

Date: 19 Oct 2005 16:44:55 +0100
From: Chris Kantarjiev <address truncated>
Subject: Psion 3c and windows XP

I just got a new laptop, running XP service pack 2. It has no serial ports. I'm having two problems with my 3c:

1) PsiWin 1.1 doesn't really want to install. The programs are in the right place and start, but the program group wasn't created. That's not a big deal, if it's the only thing that was wrong.

2) Serial communications 'hang'. I got a well-regarded USB->Serial adapter and it connects fine to the psion, but during the backup
of long files (like my agenda) it hangs. I haven't yet figured
a way around this.

I'd change to PsiWin 2.3 but ... last time I tried it, backups
were fine, but the conversion programs didn't work. I need to
be able to convert from CSV files to DBF to maintain my
contacts list.

Suggestions would be welcome. My laptop doesn't seem to have a COM port associated with the IR port, so I haven't made that particular trick work.

Perhaps this will finally force me to get a 5MX!

Thanks,
chris

Date: 19 Oct 2005 17:51:12 +0100
From: Jon Welford <address truncated>
Subject: Connecting K700i

TO Rick Mitchell,

Thanks for that but I want to use GSM not GPRS. Comms (from the psion) will get it to dial my ISP but the psion is 'told' modem did not respond when I try to connect from Email or Opera. I am communicating with Sony Ericsson ( why cant these people respond to the actual query rather than a question they have made up?). Firstly they said they can't supply drivers for PDA's (The Psion does not need one does it?) Then they say the modem should behave as all modems and gave me the following info:

Quote
The modem should work like a normal modem in every aspect.  If you wish to use the modem as a HSCSD-modem (high speed data modem), you might have to use AT commands with the modem. Check the individual phones capabilities with timeslots, and how much data your operators allowed in every timeframe. Use the appropriate AT command:

ANALOG connection with 28,8 kbps:
AT+CBST=0,0,1;+CHSN=4,2,0,12

ANALOG connection with 19,2 kbps:
AT+CBST=0,0,1;+CHSN=3,2,0,12

ISDN connection with 28,8 kbps:
AT+CBST=80,0,1;+CHSN=4,2,0,12

ISDN connection with 19,2 kbps:
AT+CBST=79,0,1;+CHSN=3,2,0,12

ISDN connection with 9,6 kbps:
AT+CBST=71,0,1
End

So no help here I don't have HSCSD either! Since the machine won't use it's own built in client either, then either O2 have disabled it in branding or the phone is faulty. Or am I missing something?

Jon Welford

Date: 19 Oct 2005 19:30:54 +0100
From: M. Garrett <address truncated>
Subject: Girl Friend in a Coma

All,

Have a look
at:-

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-p990-en.shtml

for some lovely pictures and a review of Harry Potter's girl friend.............;o)

Regards,
Malcolm (In Darlington; a desert in the middle of an oasis)

Date: 19 Oct 2005 19:31:02 +0100
From: M. Garrett <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Psion hell

> Date: 18 Oct 2005 19:17:05 +0000
> From: Keith Clarke <address truncated>
> Subject: Re: Psion hell

> What I need is some advice from those 5MX faithfuls > who are successfully getting online without the use of an IR > mobile. Are people still using the Psion IR Travel Modem
> successfully? Would a Psion card plus adaptor be a
> solution? Are people getting online via free ISPs?

Hi Keith,

I have used my 5MX and the Psion IR Travel Modem all over the World to connect, via international dialling codes, to my free ISP Virgin.net to pick up/send my email. It only fell into disuse when I bought my netBook two years ago and I now use my Siemens S35i (now 5 years old) to connect via IR. I used both the phone and IR modem on my 5MX from many different countries without any problems and was very happy with what is now, a low tech, but very workable solution. I have also happily wandered around the Web and downloaded software via the Psion Web software.

Please don't give up on setting up your system, I'm sorry that I cannot give you the IR modem settings as I no longer have them but I'm sure some kind soul out there will pass them onto you.

The small amount of cash I've spent over the years using this system is insignificant compared to the joys of receiving emails from friends and family whilst in some foreign country.

Regards,
Malcolm (In wet, windy, cold Darlington - yes you've guessed it, we are having an Indian Summer)

Date: 19 Oct 2005 21:07:22 +0100
From: Itamar Engelsman <address truncated>
Subject: 9300 clock and calendar mess, IR modem with Freeserve,

Answer to: Chris Kantarjiev

Re.: 9300 clock and calendar mess - This morning I tried it on my UIQ agenda. I change the home city but all my time entries stayed on exactly the same time as before. I have no idea why the UIQ agenda would work ok and the 9300 agenda not. It could be they changed the program but why ?

Answer to: Daniele Squarci

Re. 9300 clock and calendar mess - I don't understand that anyone programming a calendar program for a PDA would not think about these time differences. Of course you cannot wait with entering your meetings in a different city until you have changed the time, you make these arrangements well before you travel. As it is the same on the 9500, I suppose the different forms of Symbian will slowly develop in slightly different directions.

Answer to: Keith Clarke

Re.: IR modem with Freeserve - Yes, I use Freeserve both via GPRS as well as via a modem and dial-up. My settings are as follows :

MODEM
=======

Speed = 19200
Connect via Infrared

Options
--------
Never
Quiet
4 seconds

Initialisation
------------
Init string = ATZ

Advanced
-----------
Hardware (RTS/CTS)
Carrier detect    ticked
Modem type = mobile


INTERNET
========

Service
--------
Dial-up

Account
---------
Username and password

Addresses
------------
Both ticked to get from the server

Login
------
empty

Advanced
-----------
allow plain text authentication = ticked

With these settings I succeed to dial-up to Freeserve and empty my mailbox and send emails. You also have to use the SMTP and POP3 servers that Freeserve (Wanadoo) give you.

Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK

Date: 20 Oct 2005 02:13:33 +0100
From: Daniele Squarci <address truncated>
Subject: Update on 9300 Time auto-update :-)

I'm continuing on my US trip and am testing the 9300's Clock auto-update function as I go along. As I had previously mentioned, when I arrived in Chicago and switched the phone on, auto update kicked in and changed my time and home city to Chicago - so far, so good. All times in Calendar were also shifted to the new local time.

I then moved on to Minneapolis. This is in the 9300 cities list, but auto update didn't recognize this and home city remained at Chicago. I manually changed it to Minneapolis, switched the phone off, switched it back on again and home city went back to Chicago! As the time zone is the same, this did not affect my Calendar times.

Today I moved to Las Vegas. This city is for some reason not in the 9300 city list. Again, auto update kicked in, time was adjusted to PST, and the home city is now shown as Los Angeles!

I am wondering on what basis the auto update function works. The 9300 of course does not have a GPS, so presumably it cannot tell my precise location. The time is in all cases correct, so presumably when auto update does its job, it gets the system time from the network and then makes a stab at guessing the location??

I must also say that on occasions auto-update kicks in every couple of minutes or so, the display flashes on and I have a message "Time, calendar and city details updated". This does not seem to be a good idea as it would drain the battery quicker. Do I blame Nokia or the network? :-)

Ciao

Daniele Squarci - currently on tour in US