Re: Better voicemail indication

I agree with a lot of what Todd says in response to this. Maybe it isn't moaning when you complain about things you think the device should do, but if it did everything that everyone complained about, it would be a nightmare of bloat. While it does have a tremendous amount of capability out of the box, enough so that a large majority never do anything to it, the device is really a software platform. I bet you have a PC with windows on it at home, (or a MAC). Did you take it out of the box and it meets all your needs, or did you install other software? Actually that isn't quite fair because most PCs out of the box, have significantly more loaded on them than just what MS provides.

This isn't much different. The unit does a lot, but I bet most everyone has an area in which they wish it did something more to their liking. Like I said though, a lot of that can be mitigated. Should you have to pay some third party for things you think should be there to begin with? Maybe not, but I shouldn't have to pay extra for what you want, that I don't need, nor should you have to shell out for what I think is lacking. That is what it would come down to if everyone's desires were met out of the box.

I actually can recommend some additions. Take a look at some of the other SBSH products like Pocket Breeze to help your Today screen issues. There are also products at www.spbsoftwarehouse.com that extend a lot of the functionality. Pocket Informant and Agenda Fusion also add a lot. I realize I am pointing to pay solutions. There are actually many excellent freeware and shareware offerings that do things you want. I tend to gravitate to the commercial products because many have been around a long time, have a history of providing support and upgrades, and I can depend on their stability. I also like to support the ISVs because it is good for the platform. If you are of a mind to, you can Google for PPC or Windows Mobile) Freeware and find several sites that cater to that.

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Sven
MS MVP Mobile Devices
"Anteaus" <Anteaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7B65C460-6120-45D5-8301-E8D02E55A75A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'll check that out, thanks.

However, I cannot see how it is 'moaning' when I pay for a premium product
which cannot properly perform the functions of a basic one. The
design-shortcomings are fundamental in nature, and should have been rectified
before the product ever hit the shelves.

Not that the phone section is the only part to be riddled with ergonomic
bugs. I've since realised that the Today screen shows only one due
appointment when in fact several are due er.. um... T-O-D-A-Y. Again this is
clearly a major coding blooper, and one which can lead to embarrasing
mistakes, and loss of business-cred for the user.

I wondered if a WM6 unit might be any better, but I think I already know the
answer.

A colleague in the know about such things commented that I should have
bought a pocket PC and separate phone instead, that in his experience the
combo units never work well. . I now see the wisdom of his advice.

"Sven" wrote:

SBSH Phoneweaver is an add-on with Today Screen plug-in that can give you a
nice big voicemail icon, and count, among a lot of other nice to have
phoneish things that aren't standard-out-of-the-box with WM Pro.
http://www.sbsh.net/products/phoneweaver/


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