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Hardware review: Yakumo Omicron - the cheapest Pocket PC phone of all times August 08, 2004 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. Yakumo Omicron is the cheapest Pocket PC phone on the market: 
... because it costs just around 300 Euro or 350 USD... And there is also Yakumo Omicron BT version upcoming - the one with built-in Bluetooth... This review is quite extensive and contains many screenshots and photos. However this review is not complete - author has not tested whether SDIO Wi-Fi and SDIO Bluetooth cards are working with this phone and this is a very big omission. The device is a standard Phone Edition, which means it offers the complete package of applications from Microsoft for GSM-enabled devices (more information in a review of MDA II). Technically, it is a tri-band phone supporting 900/1800 and 1900 MHz frequencies. Besides standard features, such as call redirect and call waiting, it offers automatic reply to an incoming call and supports cell broadcast. Call alert can be sound (a WAV file) or vibration. In addition, the Yakumo offers three simple utilities. Connection Disconnect will end an active GPRS session. SIM Manager manages data on the SIM card and can copy entries between the SIM and Contacts as well as manage archived SMS messages. The Yakumo is quite a good phone that will not amaze with unique features but is sufficient for everyday use. Like other Pocket PC Phone Edition devices, the Yakumo is not a standard Class B phone. If someone calls you when data transmission is in progress, you appear unavailable. As far as transmission speed is concerned, the device offers GPRS Class 10, i.e. up to 4 timeslots for downlink and 1 slot for uplink. To read this review click here. Another review is here and this one covers the version of this phone with built-in Bluetooth and it discusses also what Bluetooth functionalities the Bluetooth version of this phone offers (not many!).  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 1 Comment ]
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