Re: Dell Axim won't recognize screen taps

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From: JD (news_at_news.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:03:28 GMT

Jack,

I guess what the rep told me was true. It sounds as soon as your PDA got
warm and cozy again, it snapped back into gear. At least now you know! :-)

JD

"Jack Hunt" <jhunt1x@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:fb08j0hpc1ed2jcc8e78a82gc7am183qca@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:10:38 GMT, "JD" <news@news.com> wrote:
>
> >A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to speak to a Dell rep in the
United
> >States (I have a Dell Axim30) and as we were speaking she said something
in
> >reference to the units having problems in cold damp weather. So when I
read
> >your post, it kind of rang a bell. I forgot why she said the cold weather
> >affected the unit. Sorry.
>
> It was definitely cold and damp. My problems started during the
> ascent to Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in the US. At the ticket
> booth at the base of the mountain, the ticket lady tried to get me to
> turn back. She said "Three and one half miles from here you'll hit
> thick fog. Eight miles from here there is road damage. Ten miles
> from here you'll hit rain which will turn to sleet as you go higher.
> At the summit you'll have rain, sleet, snow, and hail." I said
> "That's just the way I like it," and she said "You're crazy." What
> could I say? I wouldn't be there if I wasn't crazy.
>
> After I hit the fog, visibility was about three traffic stripes ahead.
> I probably would have turned back but I wouldn't give the ticket lady
> the satisfaction.
>
> I left it in a close vehicle in bright sunlight for several hours and
> it has started working better. Right now it's working perfectly but
> it'll be a long time before I trust it enough that I don't carry a
> backup GPS.
>
>
> --
> Jack

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