BitPim for Mac User Reviews
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"Pretty Good"
Version: BitPim 1.0.7.20080908
Pros
Somewhat easy to use.
Cons
Sometimes hard to detect phone. Slow connection using via BlueTooth.
Summary
Pretty good, worth the download.
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"Handy little program"
Version: BitPim 1.0.5
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I've been using BitPim for several years and while it is by no means pretty it does what it says it will. It has allowed me to back up my Sanyo MM-8300 (and an MM-8200 before it) cell phone with no hassles. It looks like it was laid out by a PC or Unix person but it works well. Doesn't have the most intuitive user interface either but it gets the job done.
Without it you're basically stuck on a Mac as Sprint centers will tell you that you can't (or *they* can't) back up the phone to a computer. pshaw! No more re-typing contact numbers again.
Also have never had issues with BitPim crashing. -
"Very unreliable"
Version: BitPim 1.0.3.20071102
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I'm using this on a Mac Pro running Tiger and syncing to an LG VX8300 on the Verizon network. It's very unreliable. It crashes back to the OS frequently. Many of the features don't work. It even crashes when you try to complete the program's trouble report. Stay away. -
"Important app"
Version: BitPim 1.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I'm torn on things like this, where I am really appreciative that an app even exists and I'm also disgusted by how it works. The user interface is terrible and when you get errors the feedback is not friendly. Getting it to talk to the phone is a pain. When it DOES work it works well, but I've only gotten there by memorizing the steps that make it happy. I admit a large part of the fault is the manufacturers -- communication with cellphones should be standardized and developers shouldn't have to hack the phones one model at a time, as the Bitpim crew has, to reverse engineer how they work. Moreover, Verizon deliberately cripples bluetooth on some phones, adding to the user headaches. So, I'm sympathetic but still hate using Bitpim; I recommend it b/c it's the best we can do. Verizon is not helpful, either. I've had the best luck with BitPim vx8700, moderate success with vx8300, and problems with vx5300 -- it's just not consistent. I would better I think with USB cables over Bluetooth buit don't want to buy all those cables and hate cables anyway.
So when will iSync be extended to LG? Probably never. -
"Great Program"
Version: BitPim 1.0.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This is a wonderful program for me.
I use it for the Calendar and PhoneBook functions on my Macs with OS X and an LGVX8300.
Whereas some iterations ago I had problems, the test versions for 1.0.0 have all functioned well, as does the release version.
I applaud the development team and am grateful for all the sweat and tears behind the program.
Al Maloney -
"useless link/doesn't download"
Version: BitPim 0.8.13
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Download does not work. This is the second time Versiontracker has listed a link for BitPim that doesn't work. Why bother? -
"Not only Sprint phones"
Version: BitPim 0.8.11
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Ignore the VT description. Bitpim works with a WIDE variety of CDMA phones from many carriers. Does just about everything you can want a program like this to do and is actively developed. -
"Works ok. Extras needed."
Version: BitPim 0.8.05
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
For those trying to connect their Mac and an LG phone using a USB data cable, you will first need to install the Prolific USB to Serial driver for OS X. You can find that here: http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31
Just a little tip to save some frustration. -
"Long time user here..."
Version: BitPim 0.8.03
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I have used this product for a couple of years now, since the vx6000 came out, and I love that it is available and most of the time works. It's a little quarky sometimes (probably the python language) but it's free and the developers are always working on it, that's something that is really cool. I use to pay for picture messaging just to save my pictures I took with the camera and this app saved me over 60 dollars. Nice work guys keep up the good work. -
"Has potential, but slow and buggy"
Version: BitPim 0.8.00
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
BitPim can be a great application that could help you tap the power of your cell phone. Right now, it's all we have out there but vers. 0.8 is a step back from version 0.7. Running 10.3.9, BitPim has trouble seeing my phone. I no longer connect via a USB hub but directly to my Mac's built-in USB port and I also have to change the COM port settings every time I start up. It is also slow as the dickens to up/download data. And I can't drag and drop photos downloaded to BitPim from my phone. Finally, I've had BitPim unexepectedly quit, or I had to do a force quit to get it to finally quit. The PC version, believe it or not, is faster, more stable and works better with my phone. I trust that the developer will make improved versions in the future.
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