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Where do walkers put their PDA

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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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DGP1 wrote:
CharlesSpooner wrote:
DGP1 wrote:They shouldn't have them, PDAs are for people in vans only.
Someone had best tell RM then....
:chuckle :chuckle But how do you charge them when you're out :hmmmm
Bit of a mute point when the bloody things never keep their charge anyway (at least the ones used in MCs). Can't wait till xmas pressure when we get halfway through the night and find that we have to just sort them and not scan them because the batteries are flat on all the pdas. :left:
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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Keep mine in trolley normally get about half way round before it starts beeping cos the batteries low.
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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CharlesSpooner wrote:In the pouch on the trolley - sounds like you've got a woodpecker in there though if you don't lock the keypad.
:chuckle you ain't wrong :chuckle
Keep my PDA in the pouch. Trouble is we are out for so long now that they run out of charge long before you get to the last loop. Nice one RM another wise purchase :crazy:
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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I'm lucky that the last hour of my duty is mostly driving, get to charge it up.............at least it stops it from beeping (low battery or really low battery :nervous )

I've got mine down to single figures though :Very Happy but it was really really annoying :roll:
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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course if you know you don't have anything to sign for you can take the battery out till you do
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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DGP1 wrote:I've got mine down to single figures though :Very Happy but it was really really annoying :roll:
If your referring to the remaining battery power i've had it down to 0% a few times!
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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I've had mine flick between 0-50% while i stand there cursing it infront of customer :arrrghhh
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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feduppostie wrote:course if you know you don't have anything to sign for you can take the battery out till you do
And then you stand there like a d*ck for 5 minutes whilst the thing boots up slower than Charles Babbages PC.

The batteries do run out fairly quickly, but I still have around 60% at the end of the walk (P&L though I don't bother charging it in the van)

How long are your walks or how many signed fors do you get for the battery to run out :oops:
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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Walkers are not suposed to carry them they are for vans only !! :d'oh! thats why the chargers are in the van , they were trialing a walkers version but it's gone a bit quiet on that one
pda's are designated to heavy and awkward to carry on a foot delivery but i guess the runners will tout them about to save that extra couple of seconds :no no
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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Why are walkers using PDA's? P&L and in the trolley yes,bag over the shoulder no.
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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PDA's are used by everyone in my office now we've had our revision. As far as management are concerned we are all in vans on P & L so we all have to take them.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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Stormproof wrote:PDA's are used by everyone in my office now we've had our revision. As far as management are concerned we are all in vans on P & L so we all have to take them.
Yes fair enough in the vans with a trolley,but not bag on the back.
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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POSTMAN wrote:
Stormproof wrote:PDA's are used by everyone in my office now we've had our revision. As far as management are concerned we are all in vans on P & L so we all have to take them.
Yes fair enough in the vans with a trolley,but not bag on the back.
I guess most of the guys who are carrying them in a bag on their back...are not supposed to be carrying a bag.
....but it makes the loops quicker/it's only two bundles...honest. :cuppa
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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Stormproof wrote:PDA's are used by everyone in my office now we've had our revision. As far as management are concerned we are all in vans on P & L so we all have to take them.

Same in my office! :roll:

What I want to know is where are all the shoulder holsters that we are supposed to have to carry them... they are in the training videos??? :hmmmm
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Re: Where do walkers put their PDA

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axeman wrote:Walkers are not suposed to carry them they are for vans only !! :d'oh! thats why the chargers are in the van , they were trialing a walkers version but it's gone a bit quiet on that one
pda's are designated to heavy and awkward to carry on a foot delivery but i guess the runners will tout them about to save that extra couple of seconds :no no
Are you having a laugh, PDA's saving time? :funneh

It takes far longer with a PDA than with an Epod card.