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IcanthelpthewayIam
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Re: PDA Question

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

Ralph Wiggum wrote:
zx135 wrote:
lala wrote:
HeilMoya wrote:Options > Comms > Suspend Comms :whistle
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
If you suspend coms at place a, then drive to place b and scan an item still with coms suspend, then drive back to place a, reconnect coms, the pda will never even know you have been to place b as all coms (including the tracking device) have NOT been active.
thats incorrect, comms use the mobile networks, GPRS to send and recieve the data, the GPS system is still active when comms are suspended, reason being, GPS does not send any signals, it only receives them from the GPS satellite network
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fishtank
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Re: PDA Question

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zx135 wrote:thats incorrect, comms use the mobile networks, GPRS to send and recieve the data, the GPS system is still active when comms are suspended, reason being, GPS does not send any signals, it only receives them from the GPS satellite network
Which is why the SatNav works with the comms suspended.
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k979aaa
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Re: PDA Question

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fishtank wrote:
zx135 wrote:thats incorrect, comms use the mobile networks, GPRS to send and recieve the data, the GPS system is still active when comms are suspended, reason being, GPS does not send any signals, it only receives them from the GPS satellite network
Which is why the SatNav works with the comms suspended.
No wonder the frigging thing is dead at the end off the day 2% battery after 4 hours or so!
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BingBong
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Re: PDA Question

Post by BingBong »

Take it out with you. Pull the battery out. Simple. :-)
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Barbel
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Re: PDA Question

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Does anyone know what PDA stands for? Everyone I've asked so far doesn't have a clue..I'm betting on Personal Delivery Assistant?
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Re: PDA Question

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Barbel wrote:Does anyone know what PDA stands for? Everyone I've asked so far doesn't have a clue..I'm betting on Personal Delivery Assistant?

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Barbel
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Re: PDA Question

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Barbel wrote:Does anyone know what PDA stands for? Everyone I've asked so far doesn't have a clue..I'm betting on Personal Delivery Assistant?

Nearly

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postypie
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Re: PDA Question

Post by postypie »

lala wrote: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?

Could I send it out as an overweight with the driver?
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Fishyfingers
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Re: PDA Question

Post by Fishyfingers »

Can you turn the sound off on a PDA?getting annoyed as mine keeps beeping all the time.
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