Entertainment, Internet, Storage, Connectivity
Like all Windows Mobile phone there is endless possibilities for entertainment. The best way to pass time is to watch your favorite movies/videos. With a program called TCPMP for Pocket PC, you can watch any type of video including DIVX and AVI. TCPMP was meant only for beta testing and now the final version has been released called Coreplayer. Another good thing about Windows Mobile is that you can have all sorts of games and software for free by downloading freeware/shareware.
The JAMin has GPRS, EDGE and WiFi for browsing the internet. The GPRS is class 10 and supports data rates of up to 48kbps. With an EDGE connection you can have data rates of up to 236kbps. The JAMin has WiFi built in and offers wireless b not g. The wireless works great but tends to drain the battery a lot more than a GPRS or EDGE connection. Like other HTC phones you can select power options for WiFi. If the setting is on best performance you will have faster internet, better connection signal but ultimately will have less battery life.
The JAMin has the standard 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM. The JAMin supports standard SD card which is great. SD cards are relatively the cheapest form of memory for phones and PDA’s and now come up to 4 GB in size.
Imate is known for adding many programs to their Pocket PC’s which not only make your phone slower but will have less free memory. Here’s a trick for not installing all the extra programs. After doing a hard reset on your device follow the procedures of aligning your screen, setting time zone, setting a password. After this is complete the phone will say the following “Customization will begin in 3 seconds…” At this point quickly press the stylus into the soft reset button located on the bottom of the phone. Your phone will reset and all the extra programs will not be installed. With the extra programs not installed you will have 44.18 MB free and only 3.28 MB in use as opposed to 37.15 MB free and 10.31 MB in use. You can still install the programs which you like afterwards which are stored in the phone’s extended ROM.
The JAMin has Bluetooth, infrared and mini USB for connectivity. The Bluetooth version is 1.2 and does not offer new features like A2DP and EDR. The JAMin also has an infrared port built in. The infrared is becoming obsolete and is not included in newer devices. With infrared you can use your phone as a remote for your television by downloading a program. There are many different programs available, some cost money and some are free. The phone also has built in mini USB port for charging and syncing with your computer. With a freeware program called WM5torage, you can make you memory card a mass storage drive when plugged in via USB. This way you do not have to use Microsoft Activesync to copy files which is very slow.
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