Compaq iPAQ Serial Auto Sync Cable

by HP

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TB3L
• Item model number: 191008-B21
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Carry this 3-foot spare cable for serial connectivity without the extra weight of a charging cradle. You can leave the cradle at home or at the office for later use and still have the capability to synchronize your iPAQ Pocket PC H3650 with your desktop or notebook PC. The USB adapter is sold separately.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a cable, what else do you expect?, February 6, 2001

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C. Wong "ekological" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq iPAQ Serial Auto Sync Cable (Office Product)

I bought this cable in order to connect my iPaq to my Motorola Timeport PT8167 (or something like that). There was a lot of misinformation out there stating that in order to use the iPaq with a cell phone, that you had to purchase some sort of CF adapter (I think it's made by Socket). That's all good, but the CF adapter costs $120 or so, you have to have the CF sleeve, and if you do, you can't have anything else in the CF sleeve =(

So I bought this and connected the serial cable to the iPaq, attached the supplied null modem adapter (included with my phone), attached the phone cable to the phone, set up connnection in the iPaq, and it dialed and worked. I was literally surfing the net on my iPaq within 10 minutes. The best thing about this is that my CF sleeve can hold my CF card or I can use the phone with a sleeve at all! My next project is to splice together the two cables to avoid the 15 feet of cable and cumbersome null modem adapter. I want a cable that is about 8 inches long that connects directly from phone to PDA.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best for getting in-sync to any PC with serial connection!, August 18, 2000

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This review is from: Compaq iPAQ Serial Auto Sync Cable (Office Product)

This is a must have product for people who are constantly on the move and needs to get their IPAQ PDA synchronized anytime anywhere on any available PC with sync software. The connection is a little bit slower than the USB but it's tolerable, a 3 min sync on USB will take about 10-15 mins with the serial. But overall, I give this product a high remark!

3.0 out of 5 stars NECESSARY for NT4, December 9, 2001

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Laural H. Bourque "lauralb" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq iPAQ Serial Auto Sync Cable (Office Product)

If you still run Windows NT4 and you have an Ipaq, you cannot use USB. So either upgrade to 2000/XP, or buy this. Serial is really slow, though, so I'd recommend upgrading, personally.