Hi Robin, I have used my BookCourier since last September; no trouble like you described. It sounds as though you have reason to contact your vendor. Good luck. Pat ByrneAt 01:08 PM 5/11/2004 +0100, you wrote: >Hello all > >My name is Robin from the UK and I'm newly subscribed. I have been using my >Book Courier avidly for a couple of months now and am presently enjoying >making my way through the numerous excellent books of PG Wodehouse! > >I must say, however, that my use of the Book Courier has been alloyed with a >large dollop of frustration as my unit seems extremely temperamental. The >three main frustrations are turning it on (sometimes I get nothing out of it >for literally five or ten minutes of regular pressing of the on button), the >fact that it quite often pauses or cuts out when reading, playing an MP3 or >even just browsing through the library, and lastly that the 10 second time >out is so short that you only have to briefly pause it for whatever reason >and you are then back in the indefinite period it takes to turn it back on. > >I really like it and am just seeking some feedback from others as to whether >this is an issue with my unit or the prevailing behaviour of the Book >Courier. > >BTW - I also get numerous firmware errors and occasional unreqquested >restoring of defaults. > >Does any of this sound similar to your experience or should I be shipping it >back to the reseller ASAP? > >Thanks for all your help, Robin >Robin Christopherson >Web Consultancy Manager >t: 01926 465599 >m: 07900 503935 >e: robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >AbilityNet upcoming Events > >Places still available for the following AbilityNet events. For information >and bookings please call 0800 269 545. > >1. <http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/abilitynet/abnser.htm> >Successful Computing on a Low Budget for Disabled People. > >2. <http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/abilitynet/abnser.htm> >Successful Computing with Dyslexia or other reading & writing problems. > >3. <http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/abilitynet/abnser.htm> >Successful computing with a physical disability. > >4. <http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/abilitynet/abnser.htm> >Successful computing with a sensory impairment. > >5. <http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/abilitynet/abnser.htm> IT >Disability & Leisure Course > >This email is intended for the addressee only and any files transmitted with >it are intended for the sole use of the individual or entity to whom they >are addressed. > >