Flying with iPAQ 2210

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Does anyone know if, like with Laptops & CD Players etc, the airline staff
ask you not to use your Pocket PC while in flight?

Having not tested it to the max, can someone tell me how long a standard
iPAQ 2210 battery lasts?

Ta very much

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I regularly fly with mine. It, like all other electronic
devices, is not allowed to be used during take off and landing.

The batteries last about 8-12 hours of continous use, although
it's very dependant on the usage, especially the backlight and
the standby time setting.

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Duncan

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"nospamta" <nospam@NOSPAMTA.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if, like with Laptops & CD Players etc, the
airline staff
> ask you not to use your Pocket PC while in flight?
>
> Having not tested it to the max, can someone tell me how long
a standard
> iPAQ 2210 battery lasts?
>
> Ta very much
>
>

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The one useful thing about the 2210 battery is that you can take a spare
with you and change it easily. Search the net and you'll find a battery for
a reasonable price.

I often carry a cheap USB sync cable. If anyone nearby has a laptop you can
always charge from that, even though you don't sync.

Paul

"nospamta" <nospam@NOSPAMTA.org.uk> wrote in message
news:107al16ekdnqkbc@corp.supernews.com...
> Does anyone know if, like with Laptops & CD Players etc, the airline staff
> ask you not to use your Pocket PC while in flight?
>
> Having not tested it to the max, can someone tell me how long a standard
> iPAQ 2210 battery lasts?
>
> Ta very much
>
>

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"no one important" <no_one@home.here> wrote in newsdgo3vYHEHA.2376
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>
> "Duncan Rounding" <duncan.rounding@insurancentlworld.com> wrote in
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>> I regularly fly with mine. It, like all other electronic
>> devices, is not allowed to be used during take off and landing.
>>
>> The batteries last about 8-12 hours of continous use, although
>> it's very dependant on the usage, especially the backlight and
>> the standby time setting.
>>
>
> You're joking if you get 3hrs you're doing well
>
>

No, they are serious. I use my 2210 mostly as a PIM, routeplanner and for
office tasks, and inbetween do some mah-yong or cardgaming. I hardly use
sound, and my backlit is set to about 60% when on battery use. And my
2210 can be used about 8 - 10 hours constantly before running out of
power. Enough to help me through a working day.

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