Product Recalled

I bought the same charger but from a different site, mine did not work at all so i emailed them to arrange for a refund / replacement and was told that the chargers had all been recalled. I would therefore suggest anyone reading having had the same problems get in touch with who you bought it from as they should refund you and ask you to send it back to them free of charge. Hope this helps.

AWESOME device!

Mobile phone, Wi-fi PDA and a GPS all in one. Just fantastic. The form factor is good - a little wider than I was used to but after a week I didn't notice. Voice quality is excellent.

Being able to hit the road, knowing I have access to email and can update documents and spreadsheets without having to cart along a laptop - perfect.

Battery life is great, although Wi-fi does tend to sap it somewhat.

Perhaps it's best to give you a"day in the life" of how well this little genius does everything:

A while ago I had to go to a meeting in London, at an office I'd never been to before. First I called a taxi to the train station. While in the taxi, I checked on train departure times (guess I should have done that before I left, but anyway). Unfortunately I couldn't actually buy my ticket online as the website wanted more (AJAX?) functionality than the built-in browser could handle. Once on the train I called the office to find out which was the nearest tube station. Then I worked a little on a spreadsheet while listening to some MP3s, then read an e-book for the last half hour. Once I'd reached the destination underground station, I fired up TomTom in"walking" mode, and it guided me to the office without any fuss at all.

What more could you ask for?

Of course it's not *quite* perfect. You'll need to buy TomTom maps for the whole of the UK, unless you never plan on leaving one city (one free city download is allowed). And the silly little flip-over plastic cover will break within a week. Invest in a good quality belt-pouch, there are plenty of them available - try here on Amazon.

Convergence is here

Finally, a device that does everything -- and I mean everything. From wifi to 3G you'll never be disconnected (in the UK, at least); I advise getting a contract that allows for a lot of data, with good 3G coverage, because this beauty is really worth it. I find Skype works perfectly, although you really do need a headset (it comes with a wired earpiece).

It's quite large for a phone, it's slightly smaller than my Nintendo DS but bigger than any other gadget I've had, but the keyboard more than makes up for it -- a smaller device would be impossible to type on. It's just about as small as it can be while still being comfortable to use. Also, the screen brightness and clarity is top notch - mine even came with a screen protector - although don't rely on the built in camera to be much use.

If you're a data user like me then you'll love the fact you can never be far away from your email. The keyboard makes typing really easy, far far easier than pecking out letters on a touchscreen, although the swivel screen means you can use it like a traditional portrait PDA too. I've not had a problem with battery life - it charges via USB so if you're never far from a computer you can keep it topped up.

If you have large pockets (or you're female like I am and thus carry a bag!) it's an ideal buy -- it'll replace your phone and PDA and maybe even your laptop too. Beautiful piece of kit.

A most frustrating experience

I was really looking forward to this pda. It seemed to have everything that I needed;fast processor, great graphics gps receiver etc. Unfortunately, it is let down by shoddy software. Instead of using the usual Windows Mobile facility to connect using wifi to the internet they have added a lousy program called easy connect! It is not easy. It does not work properly. I have tried for months to connect to my home wireless and to no avail. This should be a trivial operation. There was also a problem with switching on the pda. Many times the only way to switch it on was to do a soft reset. I had further grief when I bought the Navigon gps software to use on the loox 560. It stopped working after a few days and told me to reinstal it! I was not able to do this. I investigated phoning their helpline. It costs 70p a minute. I refuse to give these people money for something that is their/Fujitsu's problem in the first place. Another annoying this was that when I registered my product at the Fujitsu site and selected English language I still got bombarded with emails in German all the time!! I would throw this device against the wall but I do not want to damage my walls!