Re: 5 Pilots Down Because????

[Platibus <platibus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had the same pilot for quite a while now ... occasionally it gets stuck, or
the battery drains, and I have to do a hard reset, but it was never severe
enough for me to worry. I haven't heard about anything like your story before.
Possible explanations (some of them with tongue in cheek):

- bad luck (not sure if it can be bad enough for *5* pilots though)
- your equipment (serial port on pc) is damaging the pilot
- radon in your house
- 3 COM is after you
- one of your friends has a dummy-voodoo pilot and is sticking pins into it
every time you replace it
- subspace fractures in your office

I can feel your pain ... I wouldn't want to be without my pilot any more.

Good luck!

Thomas


Arthur L. Coleman wrote:

> All-
>
> I bought my pilot in October.  Since that time, I have had to replace it now
> going on 6 times.  The last 3 times have been to an unrecoverable System
> software fault.  Pilot can't reset, and can't even reboot to a Welcome to
> PalmPilot screen (the opening screen).  Totally hosed system.
>
> 3Com says they know nothing about this - say it has to be some software
> interface problem or, even worse (not that I believe them), a virus.
>
> I use the Pilot with SyncCm latest version, also Puma Intellisync (so I can
> link into my Goldmine contact manager).
>
> has anyone else experienced any problem even vaguely similar to this?
>
> While 3Com has graciously replaced all of these, I'm to a point where I'm
> about ready to chuck the whole thing and try a different PDA.  But then I
> loose the calendar manager interface, which I am very loath to do.
>
>         Arthur
>
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