In these times of economic uncertainty, everyone wants to keep their spending to a minimum. There are many features in Windows Mobile that can help you save money while maintaining the productivity advantages of a smartphone. Most carriers trying to sell you a phone won’t tell you about these things, and most other “smartphones” aren’t even capable of some of these features.
Is it really worth it to pay an extra $30-$60 per month for internet access on your phone? For some, yes it’s definitely worth it, but for others? You’re already paying for it at work and at home. You’re only really out on the weekends, and then you’re probably too busy to care about email or internet news anyway.
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I don’t mean to link bait or anything with the title, because the answer is just “call customer service“, but what an annoying feature! Here is what happens when I miss a call:
The phone rings, and I let it go because I’m busy with something else.
They leave a voicemail. I see that.
Then I get an SMS notification about the voicemail. Thank I know.
Then I get an SMS notification about the missed call. Yeah I get it!
Then I have all the above information copied in my logs, just in case I somehow got amnesia and forgot.
I’ve recently had the features turned off but I couldn’t help explaining to customer service that this sort of notification process is borderline harassment.
Today I had a bit of a scramble to find a reliable internet connection in order to bring you the latest Windows Mobile news so I decided now was a good time to use WinMo’s Internet Sharing application. If you haven’t tried this out - I suggest you do! It’s very easy and works better than you expect it will, I assure you. For a bit of a how-to guide and some explanation, please continue reading!
Internet Sharing on lets you utilize your Windows Mobile device as a data modem. Hardly revolutionary … but what is cool is that if you have Activesync 4.2 or greater or Windows Vista you don’t need to install any drivers or do any PC configuration to get it to work. You simply plug the device in and it will automatically connect to our default APN and use the device as your laptop modem. It replaces the old modem link application. It will work over both USB and Bluetooth.
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With the recent purchase of my HTC TyTN, the very first thing I did was set up my email. It’s not the easiest thing to do, so I’ve compiled this helpful guide that will help you set up your e-mail software to use the currently-recommended IMAP protocol. An alternative POP-based guide is available if you are sure you want to use POP instead of IMAP.
Step by step email set up guide for Windows Mobile 5