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Pin number on PDA

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Another PDA question. I have to keep keying in my pin number a lot of times I come to use it. Even when I locked the screen, I had to do it again after unlocking. Any way of preventing this?
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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fly-catchers wrote:Another PDA question. I have to keep keying in my pin number a lot of times I come to use it. Even when I locked the screen, I had to do it again after unlocking. Any way of preventing this?
Not really there's a time limit on how long it's "active".
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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Should be "active" for the length of a delivery span, say 4 or 5 hours,and "invalid pin" is a pain when the correct pin is keyed in on the physical keyboard and the only way of rectifying it is to use the screen keyboard to key in the pin.I wonder if our competitors PDA is as wonderful as the Royal Mail "brick".
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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I was told it was a security measure but nobody could think of any instance were security would be threatened.
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How difficult is it to enter your PIN when you need to use your PDA?
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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DGP1 wrote:How difficult is it to enter your PIN when you need to use your PDA?
Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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DGP1 wrote:How difficult is it to enter your PIN when you need to use your PDA?
Not very ....but it grates a bit when you have to do it every time.
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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Does the time limit vary on re-entering your pin?

On some PDA's I only have to do it once or twice on a whole delivery but with others I seem to be doing it every 10 minutes, which does become irritating.
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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dvbuk55 wrote:Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
The barcode on your id card should be your username for the PDA, just tap the username twice to highlight it then scan the barcode on your id card
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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SpacePhoenix wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
The barcode on your id card should be your username for the PDA, just tap the username twice to highlight it then scan the barcode on your id card
Out of 91 users I have only seen 1 person use that function.
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dvbuk55 wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
The barcode on your id card should be your username for the PDA, just tap the username twice to highlight it then scan the barcode on your id card
Out of 91 users I have only seen 1 person use that function.
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
The barcode on your id card should be your username for the PDA, just tap the username twice to highlight it then scan the barcode on your id card
Out of 91 users I have only seen 1 person use that function.
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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Maybe I should chase up getting my ID card then :arrrghhh
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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dvbuk55 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:How difficult is it to enter your PIN when you need to use your PDA?
Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
Indeed, just several minutes crowded round a DOM certainly isn't "comprehensive training for PDAs" :sad:
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Re: Pin number on PDA

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Lounge Lizard wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:How difficult is it to enter your PIN when you need to use your PDA?
Very good question DG, I had one guy who spelled his name wrong twice and complained the PDA was faulty :crazy: There is a total lack of comprehensive training for PDAs.
Indeed, just several minutes crowded round a DOM certainly isn't "comprehensive training for PDAs" :sad:
It would be handy if they carried a little booklet with the dos and don'ts.