Home > Consumer Reviews > Official Celio Corp Listing. The Redfly Smartphone Terminal Is a Terminal for Windows Mobile Phones. Easily Use Your Smartphone Email, Attachments, Web Browser and Remote Access. Connects Via Bluetooth or USB (Charges Most Phones), 8 Hour Battery.
Official Celio Corp Listing. The Redfly Smartphone Terminal Is a Terminal for Windows Mobile Phones. Easily Use Your Smartphone Email, Attachments, Web Browser and Remote Access. Connects Via Bluetooth or USB (Charges Most Phones), 8 Hour Battery.
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Everything I expected
(5 out of 5) by Lucas Farnum on Oct 4, 2008 (Ankeny, IA)I ordered the RedFly on Sunday and I recieved it yesterday! So far it has lived up to all my expectations.
I was a little apprehensive as to how well I would be able to type on its small keyboard, and aside from having to use a more arched typing method it has been a pretty smooth transition.
Pro's
Typing emails has been a breeze and the remote desktop feature using logmein.com has been fantastic! The size is perfect! I can fit it in my glovebox when driving or in my wife's purse if we're on the go. The screen is incredibly bright and easy to read.
Con's
The power supply was noticibly bulky for such a portable device. I would like to see that streamlined. Application compatibility is a little weak in the multimedia area. I would love to be able to stream the video to the redfly and lack of skyfire support was dissapointing.
Though I have only had my redfly for a day I'm sure I will get a great deal of use out of it!
I was a little apprehensive as to how well I would be able to type on its small keyboard, and aside from having to use a more arched typing method it has been a pretty smooth transition.
Pro's
Typing emails has been a breeze and the remote desktop feature using logmein.com has been fantastic! The size is perfect! I can fit it in my glovebox when driving or in my wife's purse if we're on the go. The screen is incredibly bright and easy to read.
Con's
The power supply was noticibly bulky for such a portable device. I would like to see that streamlined. Application compatibility is a little weak in the multimedia area. I would love to be able to stream the video to the redfly and lack of skyfire support was dissapointing.
Though I have only had my redfly for a day I'm sure I will get a great deal of use out of it!
C8 is AWESOME!
(4 out of 5) by Timothy C. Nouchi on Feb 2, 2009 (Hill AFB, UT)I've been waiting to get my hands on one of these since they first released. I love it! Although not listed on Celio Corp, my Verizon 700W works fine. The only problem I've had so far is finding a thumb drive that the unit will read. Other than that, perfect! With all the power of the mobile phones these days, why carry a laptop around? My kids now call me 'Redfly'.
I have since upgraded to the HTC Titan and the Redfly experience has gotten even better! Products like this is why laptop manufacturers are going UMPC.
I have since upgraded to the HTC Titan and the Redfly experience has gotten even better! Products like this is why laptop manufacturers are going UMPC.
wow - can you live without this
(5 out of 5) by Scott Andersen on Jan 6, 2009 (Boston, MA)I have the c8n and cannot live without it. This is the best smart phone enhancement that i've ever used. 10 out of 10
great for gps
(5 out of 5) by Trevor Hopkins on Dec 23, 2008 (georgetown,tx)i received my redfly and started to try out different programs right out of the box. i found the ones i use the most are google maps and my email. it seams like this was made for working as a big screen gps. very easy to get a quick look at where you are going. and email on it is even better.i help run a internet radio station and it helps getting email while we are away from the station. we can even remotely operate our station with it.this REDFLY is SOOOOOO COOL!
Awesome product!
(5 out of 5) by W. Utermoehlen on Dec 5, 2008 (Central Missouri)I'll have to admit, when I first saw the RedFly, I was skeptical... I mean, what use would the typical user have for a portable keyboard and screen for a *cell phone*? And I support these devices daily, for our users, with them accessing them our secure email, but I still couldn't fathom the need.
But, we had at least a few users interested in the devices, so we bit the bullet and ordered first a couple of units for demo. No, we didn't do the demo thing through Celio, we purchased a couple. And we're glad we did. We've since bought ten more, and who knows, we may need still more. These little units are wonderful. The screens are clear, their adaptability is wonderful. And Celio is constantly coming out with more stuff, too.
When we pulled the little critter out of the box, we first charged it up, as you'd expect, and then connected it to the phone to see what it would do. We were instantly amazed at how well it handled web pages and Word documents. We then tried Excel spreadsheets on the phone and were equally impressed. Then it was time to grab a mouse...admittedly the touchpad is a bit small, but then, so is the device. That's to conserve space, which it does well. It recognized our generic optical mouse perfectly. We were connected via bluetooth, so we still had one USB port open, so we grabbed a generic driverless thumbdrive and plugged it in as well. Within seconds we were opening up documents on it as well.
We couldn't be happier with these units! The only thing to remember with them is that you need to check the supported phones, since Celio is always adding to that list, and to make sure that any USB thumbdrives you want to use don't have to have drivers. We've run into that as well with a few. As long as you keep those things in mind, you're in good shape. You can't go wrong with this one if you need a good way to do your office work remotely with a Windows Mobile phone.
But, we had at least a few users interested in the devices, so we bit the bullet and ordered first a couple of units for demo. No, we didn't do the demo thing through Celio, we purchased a couple. And we're glad we did. We've since bought ten more, and who knows, we may need still more. These little units are wonderful. The screens are clear, their adaptability is wonderful. And Celio is constantly coming out with more stuff, too.
When we pulled the little critter out of the box, we first charged it up, as you'd expect, and then connected it to the phone to see what it would do. We were instantly amazed at how well it handled web pages and Word documents. We then tried Excel spreadsheets on the phone and were equally impressed. Then it was time to grab a mouse...admittedly the touchpad is a bit small, but then, so is the device. That's to conserve space, which it does well. It recognized our generic optical mouse perfectly. We were connected via bluetooth, so we still had one USB port open, so we grabbed a generic driverless thumbdrive and plugged it in as well. Within seconds we were opening up documents on it as well.
We couldn't be happier with these units! The only thing to remember with them is that you need to check the supported phones, since Celio is always adding to that list, and to make sure that any USB thumbdrives you want to use don't have to have drivers. We've run into that as well with a few. As long as you keep those things in mind, you're in good shape. You can't go wrong with this one if you need a good way to do your office work remotely with a Windows Mobile phone.