T-Mobile MDA II / XDA II Review

By Ian Bell Updated March 24, 2004

Quote from the review at MobileMag:

“As a tri-band Bluetooth phone as well as a PDA with built-in camera, the MDA2 was easy to set up. I slid off the rear door, took out the battery and slid my SIM card in. As expected, it was immediately recognized and I was ready to go after about 20 seconds. Having already installed the included Active sync software on my PC, I plugged the unit into its charging cradle (with spare battery port), and plugged in the USB connection. The setup was as simple as the Palm variety (a far cry from the tear-your-hair-out Windows CE days). The first sync took a few minutes and ended without error. Like most GSM folk, I also have a gaggle of phone numbers on my SIM card which may or may not be in my Outlook contacts. The unit comes preloaded with SIM manager software which allowed them to be copied to the contacts list in a snap. I then let the unit charge for about 3 hours before grabbing the supplied leather-like case and giving it the once over.”

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