If you're tired to pay a lot to carrier for data transmission, Enfora is the best solution for you. If you want to give speed pills to your Treo 650, Enfora is still for you. It works fine in VPN mode, with Kinoma player on streaming mode, with AvantGo, with HotSync, with GoogleMaps, etc. etc.
Good gadget to compliment the Treo
User: alpheus pope, May 6, 2008
Pros:
Good battery life, connection speed, still compact in size
Cons:
Does lock up from time to time
I have owned this for a month now and, oveall, it is a wonderful compliment to my Treo 650.
Its best assets are:
*Battery life is good. (I used it constantly for a full hour and only lost 2 bars.)
*Power cord is small and can be used with the sled to surf indefinitely without using the battery. It also charges the Treo so it serves as a travel charger -- no extra cord.
*Still compact in size. (Only adds 1 inch at best to the length, none to the width, and an extra inch in thickness. The whole assembly can still fit into a small camera bag with space left over.)I put mine in the front panel of my backpack with the power cord till needed.
*Doesnt interfere with any buttons or other functions on the Treo -- even the camera
*Has software that comes on the CD that downloads to the Treo that can surf for any wireless access points in the area. It lets you enter SSIDs and WEP keys for accessing secure networks, shows connection speed and has a signal strength indicator.
The connection speed was good, and the price is right -- compared to what Verizon wants for standard service and broadband charges, this little cradle will pay for itself in no time!
Cons:
It did lock up on me a couple of times. One I attributed to my distance from my home antennae ( I was near the maximum range.) The other time may have been some Java that a web site I was accessing that would not run correctly on Blazer (The Treos web browser.) A simple re-boot fixed it. It hasnt happened to me too often.
Special note:
The adapter seems to work best on networks with open access (no WEP key) or on secure networks (with WEP.) Use of open commercial networks like Paneras that require a user to agree to their Terms of Service before accessing the network will limit the functions of the Treo. For example, Versimail and other POP3 and SMTP applications may not work, because you can not access the network directly to download the emial. Access is only granted after you agree to the TOS and this is not possible using these applications.
However, if you can access your email by internet browser (Yahoo!, Hotmail, or other web-based email) you should be fine. I can use Blazer to access my Yahoo email without a problem -- and even use the IM program -- with ease.
Overall, I would spend the money and buy this again. Its a great device that will fit a need for those who want to save money on their current connection charges, or for those who have fired their service carrier, but still want the option of having email and web browsing and other network services on their Treo.
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