T3 w/ Act! for Palm OS software - help

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davemurd

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Hi!

I am new on the forum. Thinking about getting a T3. It looks like a pretty cool machine.

The main reason for my potential purchase would be running software called Act! 6 on my desktop and Act! for Palm OS on my T3. I was told by Act! people to get a Palm OS PDA vs. the Microsoft 2003 (I was considering iPaq H2215).

Does anybody have any experience with the "match"? Is it good or bad? Or maybe the cheaper E or T2 would do the job? Is the 400Mhz processor that much faster?

Would I be able to transfer the data through the bluetooth and can I connect to the Internet w/ the bluetooth. Is so, how?

I just do not want to waste $400 on something I will not be able to use?

Thanks, marek4daddy :)
 
400mhz is faster. The requirement of a T3 or a Tungsten E - Act doesn't yet use the additional databases that both of these devices have and will probably come out on future Palm units.

Act uses it own databases so that's not an issue you can use any Palm OS device without a glitch.

BT is a short range connection and can not directly connect to the internet. You must have a BT enabled phone and a data cellular contract/service ability with your provider. Only GSM systems such as AT&T, Cingular, and TMobile have BT enabled phones (although Sprint briefly had a BT enabled phone they were restricting the data portion).

You can use BT to connect to several other Palms, dongles and devices. Basically, BT is a 30 foot ranged radio receiver that can connect to other BT devices.

The T3 is the only device to use 320X480 resolution from the Palm family. Sony has several as well. None of the currently available Pocket PC devices has that high of resolution. They have the same screen size but not the resolution.

Speed is really the question and I think that without a doubt you'd want the speed of the T3 and it's screen size and resolution.

I have not used ACT on this T3 configuration but had used it in the past. I concur with the Act personnel - it's the way to go.
 
Hi,
I've been using ACT! for years and ACT! for Palm OS since it hit the street. IMHO AFPOS is the best contact managing app for the PDA because it's a stand alone app which offers a lot more than the PDA's native address book and calendar. Besides, once you run your contact managing with ACT! on your PC you don't want anything else. Changes you make synch back and forth flawlessly. AFPOS is not as feature - full as the PC ACT!, but I hope with time they'll catch up. In my opinion the creation of this PDA app was a great event by itself. So far I've used it with my Sony Clie, and like you, I was considering getting the T3. (I'll either get it or the apparently soon-to-be-unveiled new Palm flag ship.)

I checked compatibility with TT3 at AFP's discussion forum at ACT!'s site. (To get there - go to act.com > tech support> knowledge base> AFP OS >discussion group. You need to register, as you do here.)

I was reassured for compatibility by both a user and an ACT! tech rep.

Before you synch your Palm with the PC make sure to update your AFPOS by the update patch available on their site. This would update you to AFPOS 1.01, which supports Palm's OS 5. The original AFP doesn't.

Feel free to ask any further questions.
 
Couldn't have posted my needs any clearer than original post.

How is Act for Palm working for Palm users?

Is it demanding enough to require the extra processor of T3 or could one get away with E?
 
You know... That just really doesn't make a contribution EITHER WAY. What help does that give to either side of an argument? "It sucked!" Well, how about elaborate. As most will say, "for my particular needs" or "didn't like xxx aspect"

I'd personally love to hear the specifics of your experience and WHY it sucked. Connectivty? Synching? It wouldn't hold your hand, offer you a nipple and sing you a lullaby?

Make a contribution but please don't just throw garbage on top of the heap!
 
No, it was not designed to do that, so that is not why it sucked.
Like I posted, it was wery limited.
There was only 15 fields on top of basic address and phone that you can upload from the ACT!
I am in RV sales, so I needed quotes on several units, information on their trade, etc. on the Palm, otherwise it was worthless to me. When I went to shows, I wanted to have all that informtion with me and I couldn't.
I guess that ACT! for PAlm is good for someone who wants to use it for basic personal use, not for extensive info.
I hope that will help.
Good luck, stay cool.
 
So let's see. You asked on here if a Palm T3 would be good with ACT!. We said yes. Then you said you were already a T3 owner.

Then because 15 fields was the LIMIT you either got rid of ACT! or the Palm.

I personally looked at it but didn't care for it - that's why Palm is great; it allows different people to use what's best for them. I'm a big Agendus fan and wouldn't switch - we're all different; you often don't feel like spending 2 hours detailing WHY something is dreadful.

It seems to me you need a database rather than an address book, which usually should be ok for most people with 15 fields. Either that or both combined -- there are limits to ANY address book unless you make profound use of the "Notes" area, in which case you'd have to use FindHack to do a specific information or key word search. In that case one huge MemoPad could be used, I suppose.

So if you still have the T3, perhaps you could try something I really like - MobileDB4 from Handmark. A good spreadsheet would also work.
 
Already sold it.

I use ACT! at work for an extensive database like that. Lets me search by anything I want. I did a lot of modifications on it, so I figured I can transfer it all on my Palm and use ACT!, but it didn't work.
 
marek4daddy,
Certainly see your concerns and appreciate the "why's" of why the Act for Palm didn't work for you. The details help much better and I do feel your pain. Like you, I tweak the hell out of Act and have tons of custom fields from profiling individual staffmembers, office hours of my customers and tons of fields for equipment with customized drop-down boxes. Like you, I've spent money and had some regrets. Left Palm for PocketPC and Act combination. DON'T make that mistake if you put ANY demands on Act. Great device, it's just clear that Act is no embracing PPC.

Does sound like you want a lot in your hand at one time. May need to export your Act info into spreadsheets or another database. Extra step, yes, but at present it's the only solution. Feel your pain and appreciate your elaboration.

I'll just use the 15 custom fields in total ecstasy as it's the only solution close. I don't need to know, as an example, all my customer's zebras and how many stripes each has. Nor do I need all that type of info for my products in my hand at one time. Nice? Yes! Necessary? No. I do believe Excel would do that for you and it's a simple export/data exchange process.
 
Compared to the PC full version - yes.
Compared to anything else available for the PDA - it rulz!
There's nothing better!

Take a glass half full of water. What do you see?
A half full glass or a half empty glass?
Getting my drift?
 
You can use "Notes" in order to see additional info in ACT for Palm.
"Personal use"? No way. It's a business app.
Obviously, the search capabilities ("Lookup", "sort", etc.) of AFP are limited. If AFP is too limited for you, why don't you get a laptop?

I've seen people using Tablets. They may be too pricey and too big.
 
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