PDA'S THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT!.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 03 Nov 2008, 16:38

trythat wrote:Oh dear, and we're just being trained up for them now, got the charger in the van. I'll have to make sure I keep some of the paper forms in the van :)

Oh you are going to need the cards right enough, about 25% bugger up within an hour of leaving the office, one guy handed it to a customer to sign, she grabbed the machine pressing god knows which buttons and the PDA threw a wobbler and wouldn't reboot.

Broxi 151 Said "Good question dvb, We are doing the exact same thing as in your office except at 1pm we are blasting every special out on delivery as confirmed using the T&T system. The next morning we then allocate any specials brought back the day before & then bring them back in 5 minutes later as undelivered. The trace for an undelivered special will look like 3/11 at 10.55 am undelivered. 3/11 at 13.15 pm as delivered. 4/11 at 6.35 am out on another delivery. 4/11 at 6.40 am undelivered. Very professional

"

Bloody Hell that does seem a convoluted way of doing things Broxi - you see my point is they should have disappeared from the list of identifiers IF the PDA system is working, which as far as I can tell it isn't, but I may well stand corrected if anybody has any more info. We've also had a problem with them failing to upload data and then not allowing it to be used the next day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 03 Nov 2008, 18:45

Make's you all wonder how many spl's have failed i know of one case where 12 spl's got brought back by the driver at 1 o'clock as he had no card's on him. It's not his fault just royalmail's total disreguard of the postalworker's opion's as to how effective they are in use on a day to day basis!. I can see big problems with these most unsuitable device's more money wasted on a whim and a prayer by two numb nut's :cfo & :lfo and thier boss :mfo !.

Post by **janitor** » 03 Nov 2008, 20:52

Yep another government IT contract gone to s**t.

NWpostie · Post by **NWpostie** » 04 Nov 2008, 10:17

They should have trialled it in extreme weather and realsitic working conditions to see if it can take the knocks

or as we say "Squaddy proof"

simply_the_best · Post by **simply_the_best** » 04 Nov 2008, 17:10

The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 04 Nov 2008, 17:46

simply_the_best wrote:The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune

Another case of royalmail knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing these PDA's arn't worth tossing in the dark of night in a skip!.

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 04 Nov 2008, 18:15

simply_the_best wrote:The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune

I was told but have forgotten

I think it was between £300-£500.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 04 Nov 2008, 18:31

johnnyp wrote:
simply_the_best wrote:The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune
I was told but have forgotten I think it was between £300-£500.

Plus what they cost to run

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 04 Nov 2008, 18:34

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
johnnyp wrote:
simply_the_best wrote:The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune
I was told but have forgotten I think it was between £300-£500.
Plus what they cost to run

When they work?.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 04 Nov 2008, 18:38

k979aaa wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
johnnyp wrote:
simply_the_best wrote:The girl that was installing ours told me that a couple of offices had refused to handle them unless they were exempt from being liable to any damages to them, apparently they are worth a fortune
I was told but have forgotten I think it was between £300-£500.
Plus what they cost to run
When they work?.

I think you'll find that RM have to pay the service charge whether they work or not (probably for several years).

lifesentence · Post by **lifesentence** » 04 Nov 2008, 18:59

Was told today that the system cost 63million to install. In an effort to combat claim payouts. Don't know if it is as much as that. But can't be worth the money.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 04 Nov 2008, 19:08

lifesentence wrote:Was told today that the system cost 63million to install. In an effort to combat claim payouts. Don't know if it is as much as that. But can't be worth the money.

I'm sure it was worth it to someone

st postie · Post by **st postie** » 04 Nov 2008, 19:40

£1500 each these pda's cost. they dont download all the items .we have to stay outside to get them to log off .half the times are wrong mine said 14.30 .
when it was 6.30. i get a message each morning to say wrong login when i am logged in. the message was sent 35 times. this has happened every day since we started using these stupid fukin things. wonder if the things float as mine will be having an early bath shortly in the river trent

who ever sold these pda's to royalmail wants rodding

Post by **janitor** » 04 Nov 2008, 19:47

So why didnt RM just give us the same ones parcel force use, they apperently work, and have had a load of on the job testing.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 04 Nov 2008, 20:05

janitor wrote:So why didnt RM just give us the same ones parcel force use, they apperently work, and have had a load of on the job testing.

Maybe it does more like read gas meter's electric meter's and water meter's and other thing's but it is no good doing those thing's if it don't do the job we need if for in the first place!. It is a management problem created by management so management can solve it or get new manager's!.