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For Sale / Wanted / Cosmo for sale - Never used

« on: July 16, 2020, 03:31:26 am »

Dear All,

I had my Cosmo since March 2020 but aside from the updates in the firmware, now about to install the V22, is been sitting in his box all this time. I have never used it because after trying at home, it does not work for my usage habits, so it never got even a sim inserted.

I don't want this to become part of my already extensive collection of phones because all of them have had years of usage and this one would be first one to be stored with 0 hours of usage and within his box.

In short, the unit is for sale, with Uk charger and keyboard, updated firmware and absolute no usage whatsoever, the price being open to suggestions. Please be aware I'm in Dubai (UAE), therefore, some shipment cost would be involved, which I gladly discount also.

Rgds,
Markus

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Cosmo as a daily driver - experiences/review

« on: July 16, 2020, 03:09:47 am »

Hi All, I had mine since Feb 2020, with great expectations and subsequent great deceptions. Back in the day, when I started trying to use this, I posted the issue of general usability in real world, where you are hopping in and out of your car many times a day, urgently need a quick gps guidance, check and answer some emails while you drive, make some calls at the same time, edit some documents and excels, in short, the real usage any person who does not work on IT but types a lot during his day, will give to it. The result is that unfortunately and despite the great support from some people in this community, the unit turned to be a dead brick for what I need from a device like this, and what was promised by Planet in his marketing and will definitely not back the new thing, which is a copy of the FX1.

After months of being stored in his box, I got it out now to update to the latest V22 and for curiosity to see if something has changed, but from the comments I see, we are where we started. Don't get me wrong, I think the unit is great for someone who needs a pocket PC and enjoys tinkering with it, most likely someone working in IT, who spends his day in a controlled environment, commutes in public transport and has some meetings in coffee shops - this last one is a funny cliche used in all marketing stuff, but which I have never seen happen in real world.

As resume, the unit has a very niche market and Planet has not being honest marketing it; they could learn a lot from people like CAT with the S6 series, they clearly have a niche market and they market clearly to that niche market, clearly showing who can benefit from the units capabilities and usability limitations outside that niche application.

Hope this comments helps other potential business usage oriented clients avoiding Planet's marketing misguidance.

Rgds,
Markus