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HP iPAQ 512 at Singapore

Dec 11, 2007

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Fast
Cons: Not support Chinese character view and input
Opinion:
Last month (No'2007) I bought a HP iPAQ 512 voice messenger mobile which came with Microsoft Mobile 6 standard. They only deliver to me after 2 week. After try out I reliaze I can't view and enter Chinese character!

I had search across various forum and web site, and finally know the reason.

HP iPAQ 512 sold in Singapore is an India Version! That is not able cannot change LOCALE ID to Singapore.

The last 3 digits of the IPAQ512 Product ID should be #UUF for Singpore Version, and not #ACJ which is an India version. This is the reason why all IPAQ512 sold by Starhub and HP Singapore cannot set their Locale ID correctly to display Asian text properly.

Many complaints has been sent to Starhub and HP Singapore, but the product manager DO NOT want to admit his mistake
and replace it with the correct version or deliver a solution. Instead, they ask their HP customers to download Trial CE-Star software from Mobern website. Then few days later, my IPAQ512 will display blank screen even when sms in English text, unless I uniinstall the trial party softwarre (i.e. CE-STAR).

I never expect a professinal organinsation like HP will hire staff to do this kind of unscrupulous business in Singapore!!