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Pharos PTL600

Pharos PTL600
Pharos PTL600Pharos PTL600
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7 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 reviews of Pharos PTL600. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. People are impressed by the size and durability. The reliability and performance are also mentioned favorably, but the design and price get negative views.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Expensive piece of trash

 

Pharos should really recall these devices

all in one device

Highly unstable operating system. Camera rarely will save a picture. GPS is the poorest i've seen. Phone drops every call. Recognizes installed programs sometimes, must be soft reset to recognize them the next time. No video mode as advertised. Alarm...

Feb, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

I found this great overall

 

Size is good. Functional design and so far looks very sturdy. Will work on figuring out the video piece, but haven't had time. Call quality is decent, but not very robust. Love having the GPS in travel. My contacts and calendar are always with me and...

Excellent Pocket PC PDA. Installs and uses tons of 3rd party apps. Easy to use granted if you know how to use Pocket PC. Nice Screen, GPS is accurate and a wonderful tool. Phone accepted SIM with no problems and it synced easily with my desktop...

Video DV mode doesn't seem to display video on playback. I hear audio, but no video. But this is a side feature to a great PDA/Phone/GPS

Aug, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

The Best Pocket PC Phone on the Planet

 

I'm a 4th year medical student, and I really appreciate having all of my PDA medical references in such a small package. Also, the holster it comes with is perfectly balanced and stays attached to my scrubs when I run to a code. It's my library, my...

It's a rock-solid Pocket PC. It's fast, it's tiny, and runs all sorts of 3rd party programs that make it a great productivity tool ; It's also an UNLOCKED GSM phone. It comes with some free add-on software that allows using your finger to quick-dial...

The camera doesn't take the same quality pictures as a $1,000 SLR, but it's tiny, and there when you need it. I would have bought it without the camera ; Other than that, there aren't any cons that I can think of. Here's more pros ; MicroSD slot: just...

Aug, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

The Best Pocket PC Phone on the Planet

 

I'm a 4th year medical student, and I really appreciate having all of my PDA medical references in such a small package. Also, the holster it comes with is perfectly balanced and stays attached to my scrubs when I run to a code. It's my library, my...

It's a rock-solid Pocket PC. It's fast, it's tiny, and runs all sorts of 3rd party programs that make it a great productivity tool. -It's also an UNLOCKED GSM phone. It comes with some free add-on software that allows using your finger to quick-dial...

The camera doesn't take the same quality pictures as a $1,000 SLR, but it's tiny, and there when you need it. I would have bought it without the camera. Other than that, there aren't any cons that I can think of. Here's more pros: -MicroSD slot: just...

Aug, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not very satisfied

 

Seems like a cool gadget until you have to live with it and work with it. It should be taken off sale and recalled for trying to mimic a phone

The GPS functions are great. Maps are good and precise. Love the windows mobile 5.0. It is a great PDA/GPS unit

The phone feature is a joke. Bad reception, poor call quality, and loads of dropped calls. The overall design is less than desired. Buttons are not that user friendly. The cradle is poor designed as it pushes the side buttons every time your dock it....

Aug, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great idea

 
May, 2007
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great idea

 

This is a really cool gadget that combines cell phone, PDA, and GPS into one unit. All three parts function well after a little getting used to. Cell phone portion is what you would expect. There are no number keys meaning dialing is done on the...

SiRFstar III Chip for fast GPS acquisition Included maps are excellent Touchscreen sensitivity and brightness very good

Short battery life Included car charger base is poorly designed ; cord is too short Glitch in network menu causes phone to lose all signal unless you remove and re-insert sim card

May, 2007
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