PDA Question

[UnhappyGremlin]

So back to the original point, what is the point in taking a PDA if there are no tracked/recorded/specials? If they can only track when a scan is made, why have 1 with you?

I presume it is one of two things.

1) Your boss is a knob

or

2) It is to make sure you return it to the office, and so can be kept a watch over what time you finish.

Or maybe both. One thing is certain, there will be a reason, which you're unaware of. Or just 1)....

[OnAFlyer]

Is anyone else wondering how a delivery these days can get no tracked, recordeds or specials at all? I've been using a PDA well over 2 years and there hasn't been a day I haven't used it at least a couple of times.

[DOM]

So back to the original point, what is the point in taking a PDA if there are no tracked/recorded/specials? If they can only track when a scan is made, why have 1 with you?

It may be because the office could send a message to you through the PDA and also there is the telephone function.

[Hitcher]

Options > Comms > Suspend Comms

Exactly what I was thinking :) Although I am more reconnect comms about 6 times a day as the stupid things are always offline. That's if the screen isn't frozen, battery low, or anything other number of problems we get with them!

We have been told to leave comms on at all times, with the threat of 'retraining' and 'disciplinary procedures' for repeated failures on this front.
Quite how they intend to prove it is deliberate, I don't know.

And yes, they are trackable, but only when you scan and that info is sent.

Comms is always off where we deliver!

[janitor]

Always used to deliver with Comms off, it's the only way I could make the battery last the whole delivery, used to switch it back on just as I started the return journey to the office. The cradle in the van never worked, despite numerous attempts at reporting it, when it needed to go into the garage for any reason, still came back not working, they remounted it when it fell off, but never fixed the charging problem.

[fishtank]

there is no point its like carrying an extra lead weight which costs a lot of money. tell your DOM to kindly f**k off. if not grievance.

Really?
You're going to tell the Dom to f**k off and take out a greivance because you were told to take a PDA out on delivery with you?
That'll be a laugh.

If you haven't had a delivery methods revision then only the drivers should be taking PDAs.Other than that there is no argument,you won't be carrying it,the trolley will.

Options > Comms > Suspend Comms

That won't stop them knowing where you were when you scan items and what time it was,It will just delay the upload of the information.

Is anyone else wondering how a delivery these days can get no tracked, recordeds or specials at all? I've been using a PDA well over 2 years and there hasn't been a day I haven't used it at least a couple of times.

Same here,and also wondering how you can be 100% certain anyway,Even if you're one of the ever diminishing group who still prep their entire duty themselves it's still easy to miss a recorded,especially one of those "is it or isn't it?" packets.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

Options > Comms > Suspend Comms

Exactly what I was thinking :) Although I am more reconnect comms about 6 times a day as the stupid things are always offline. That's if the screen isn't frozen, battery low, or anything other number of problems we get with them!

no point in this, as the pda only records your location when your scanning an item anyway, items still get scanned and location recorded even with comms suspended, when comms are reconnected to download the items the locations where you scanned the items are sent then, just means dom needs to wait till comms are reconnected to find out where and when you were scanning things

[ashadd]

You can always wear a hat made of tin foil......they will never find you then......

[mtber]

Is anyone else wondering how a delivery these days can get no tracked, recordeds or specials at all? I've been using a PDA well over 2 years and there hasn't been a day I haven't used it at least a couple of times.

I must admit that its not very often you get a situation where you have nothing to scan ,but i did last monday so didn,t see the point in taking the PDA with me

[Himaggen]

The PDA whilst used to scan is also a means of communication, it is a useful tool to keep staff aware of things off importance, and it is therefore reasonable for your Manager to request that you take it for that reason alone. You cannot refuse a reasonable instruction and certainly not put in a grievance or tell them to f**k off for having done so!

[dvbuk55]

I always think that as well as the asset and serial number labels there should be another label that says "sophisticated software on the inside, soft in the head on the outside" We have 91 and some exchanged units barely last a week with the a/holes handling them or should I say mishandling them. I exchange about 7 or 8 a week.

[Wednesday]

No tracked specials or recorded.I would have kept that very quiet and taken my PDA with me!

[coxie]

I leave mine if I have nothing to get signed, nobody gets told off for it in my office

[maisymoo04]

No what's scary reading some posts that say only been using them for two weeks, f@@k me av had mine for 3 years

[penlanpostie]

i had this issue a couple of years ago when i first had a pda my line manager told me i had to take it as its also a phone and they may call me on it , that was nonsence they always ring my mobile , but now we have to scan recorded dels too so need to take it most days but if i didn't need it i wouldnt have to take it out with me