Quickbooks And PocketPC

[yong54321]

Got an interesting site at www.doitech.com They are bring QuickBooks from desktop to PDA. Very convenient and affordable as it is sold in individual QuickBooks modules...

[Brian H.]

Looks great. However it also looks like a bogus site. I need to see more before I believe this is real.

I recommend Quick Boooks Users be very cautious about ordering these products from this site.

[yong54321]

The price is rock bottom but you could check it out the software for yourself. There is a download at www.doitech.com to use the check inventory, customer and invoice modules. And you could sync over Wifi, LAN and Internet..that is remote access! ...msn chat assistance is also provide for you!

[Brian H.]

May I point out that there is no company information, and none of the links for support work. There is no address. The name and use of language suggest that this is not a US site- probably Asian, which is not a problem if someone credible has endorsed the product. Otherwise they are beyond the reach of the agencies that protect consumers here. There is no detailed information about any of the modules- screenshots, etc. And there is no endorsement from the Intuit Marketplace. The only link that works is the PayPal link, which is not a good sign.

I would never download a file from a site I don't trust, especially a .zip file.

Sorry, I just don't trust this.

[qbsrox]

I've been testing one from Pocketbooks and it's pretty cool, and inexpensive. They are part of the IDN network, so they are legit.

I have no experience with the other one mentioned in this thread.

Rox :-)

[yong54321]

actually the only different is one sell at ave of US$249 while the other one sell at an ave of US$49 per customer order and let let the customer chooses what module he needs.

Does it matter whether the company is from asia? or does it matters the company has spend thousands of dollar to advertise on Quickbook official site? Or does it matter it is a zip folder? You could always look inside the folder without even unzip or run the files. I guess the only important points is that is works for the customer and priced so affortable that the most people can use it.

[qbsrox]

Ok, you lost me on this one!

I don't care what they spend to advertise where, or where they are located, etc. I do care about the client and their needs. I also won't recommend something that I haven't tried, or know of others with experience with a particular product.

Brian H. has a lot of good points; feel free to address them in specifics.

Rox

[Gubber22]

Anyone using Quick Books and working out it the field can easily see the importance of having a product like DoiTech MobilePos. I recently bought this product, for my PPC and you don’t only get MobilePos modules but the staff works with you in tailoring the MobilePos modules to your needs, to what you need to carry in the field from Quick Books, to me this is worth its weight in gold. If you visit their wed site www.doitech.com you see they even run specials deals on, Modules packages that are most commonly used.
Being able to pay with pay pal made the transaction secure. And I even think my PPC is made overseas.
I feel this is a hot product that will help a lot of business owners. Once the work gets out on this Product MobilePos, don’t expect the price to stay so low.

[gibbo]

So why are they hiding who they are and where they are?
I'm sorry, Gubbber22, but this thread has the feel of an unpaid advertisement. As was once said, "methinks he protests too much". Yong54321 has made only three posts - all about this software and does not disclose who he is or where. Grubber22 has one post - on this topic. He Suddenly arises to support the product. While the product may well be legitimate, there is a distict smell of dishonesty in this thread.

[qbsrox]

John,

I couldn't agree more! Unfortunately, if this really is a great product, we will probably never know because these posts make me run in the opposite direction!

Rox :-)

[Gubber22]

They don't seem like they have been hiding.
I used Pay pal to purchase. Then I received an email to help load modules and get started one at a time. Also been in contact several times with MSN messenger on specific ideas I would like to see Mobile pros do for me in the field. Which QB does not do. The staff at DoiTech have been very helpful and when rewriting parts of the module was needed I found it ready the next morning. They are still working on some special needs I wanted. And I am told I will be printing service work orders in the field, while MobilePos adjust my inventory along with keeping multiple inventories. Just a brief idea.
But as I see you can go with the other guys, for what was it......... oh yea $249 and feel secure of where they advertise and which side of the sea they are on.
And for Bad press if these posts have any response to like movie actors, then the bad post is just as good as the positive post
.

[gibbo]

Then may I suggest, as you are in contact with the Company, that you share our concerns with them. Some changes to the website allowing a little more transparency would be appreciated. Or maybe, get some information on the Company from them and share it through this thread.

[jack208]

Hi

Just wanted to add my 2p.

I actually paid for one of their modules.. and later while trying to make the module work on my system, Doitech informed me that I need to acquire a few more modules.. but the cost is still affordable at less than US$50.

However we decided not to want to spend more than $29 for what we need and informed Doitech that we would like to pull out of the deal. They did not grumble and in fact promptly refunded us.

Yeah, I do agree their website looks too bare and need some serious rework in order to add some credibility to what they are doing but I've seen their software and it's really cool! Just pity that our needs do not meet at their level.

Sometimes we can't just judge a book by its cover. :P

[gibbo]

And another one pops up to defend the program. First post - no details on who they are or where they are. Why is it that no-one defending the product has ever posted to the forum previously? Why is it suddenly someone reads the thread and decides to register and make a post in its defence - without actually disclosing anything about themselves?
Why would we think something may be amiss? I wonder......

[SDAngler]

I have been working with this developer for 2 or 3 weeks now. I don't see what the issues are, maybe some of you need to not be so paranoid and give this developer a chance. I downloaded the software 3 weeks ago and found it to be usable, and yes the developer was legitimate and cooperative in anwsering every question and solving each issue I had. I have noiticed there is a new download of MobilePOS nearly everyday. I would say someone is trying hard to get the job done. I see improvements nearly each day I download MobilePOS.

I have qb 2005 Pro and purchased the Invoice, Customer lookup, Inventorey look up and availability, printing & WiFi Syncing. I had issues in the beginning but now all of my modules work great! No Issues at all at this time. As time goes by I'm sure we will all see this program devolope into an extremely useful tool for many of us Business poeople who use Quickbooks. I have tried other QB pda programs and not a single one is affordable or comes close to what I am wanting. I personally have been waiting for 2 years for a program such as this to hit the Pocket PC Market.

So people, until you see what becomes of what I think is a awesome product (Yes, it may from Japan or a neighboring country or area) but this is what the world of PDS/QB Users have been waiting for, HOW ABOUT A LITTLE ENCOUTRGEMENT FOR THESE PEOPLE OR GUY/GUYS. People who live in glass house shouldn't throw stones.

The program layout and look and feel is so similar to QB that it makes me feel comfortable using it. I like it alot and can't wait for the real release. Those of you 6that are interested should get on the band wagon now, cause this is going to be big if it turns out like the author plans. Go for it, I need it!

SD Angler

[gibbo]

Another first-time poster comes out of the woodwork. The issues are not about the program itself - they are about the Company itself and who the people purporting to support it are. For all the support from one-time posters, there is still no info on the Company itself. Nor anything to show that all these first-time posters are legitimate.
I say again, give some transparency!

[SDAngler]

Come out of the wood work?

Who are you, maybe they should start picking on you. Maybe you're not who you say you are either. What are you a developer blocker or destroyer. Get a life and let the world turn.

I own a company too, are you going to try and beat me up or pick my company apart. Give the guy some timwe to get his crap together. What do you need? fancy website to impress you. Maybe you should buy the other product. Obviously your not happy with this one.

Who am I, Just a defender of the poor guy trying to get his app out there and maybe some bucks to help live on while he writes. Maybe you should take a pay cut yourself. Chill....

Angry :>{ SD Angler

[gibbo]

All this.... and still nothing about the Company. This thread is being read by quite a number of people and it is certainly not giving them a feeling of confidence. This may well be unfair to the product. However, in this world it is not unreasonable to ask about the people from whom we are buying a product. Why get upset when someone asks who is behind a website? We have never made comments disparaging the product - we have only ever requested more transparancy on who is behind the product. People have a right to know who they are dealing with.
So instead of righteous anger, since you also deal with them, provide some facts that will satisfy us - provide us with what we want to know about the Company behind the product.

[SDAngler]

I got involved when I heard this company or individual is being attacked by another author ofd a similar product. Competition is stiff so you have to keep straight and not raise a fuss with people. Be smart and deal with those you choose. Maybe he is an infamous author not wanting to be known. Being new (I would assume) it is probably hard enough. Let em' breathe for a few and see what comes out in the long run. Until then enjoy their new software, it's free. Yes, he wrote an app that works with QB for us on the go and your complaining?

If you want to complain then complain that the software is listed all over the ppc freeware channels but yet it mostly expires after 30 tries.

I still registered MobilPOS and I like it! Get on the band wagon or try something else. Get a life man.

I am done responding to your lack of faith in the world of "Generally good people".

Use the force Luke... It may lead you to the right software, but I doubt it.

Amazed SDAngler

[SDAngler]

Have you downloaded and tried the new MobilePOS. I installed it last night. Dramatic improvements. These people are trying hard to get this deal going.

I say GOOD JOB, I like it 'alot...

Happy fisherman in SD

[gibbo]

Mate, you just aren't listening! No-one is worried about what you think about the program. What we want to know is who the company is behind the product. How plain can we make it? Stop telling us about the program and tell us about the company!
If you are in contact with them, explain to them the issue and get some info out. It really doesn't matter if it is 14 year old in his garage, we just want to know who they are. No-one wants to deal with a website that hides who they are - no matter what you say about the product.

[SDAngler]

Without even trying I found his name to be Yong Chang.
Do a little searching, there's a lot of threads and info. Sounds like PcMagazine had something to say even.

I finally figured out why you guys are raising a fuss, He is now competing with your software. I hope he gives you a run for your money. Sounds like it needs to happen. May god's will provail on this one.

Rots of Ruck

[gibbo]

Thankyou. And we are not competing with him. If he is legitimate and the product is as good as you say, we will all support him to the best of our ability.

[Brian H.]

John- Don't worry. I'm not buying any of this. First off, I live by South Dakota. This person is not from SD. Everything here has the flavor of deceipt, or at least over-exuberance. I still think something is fishy about Mr. Angler.

PS. I think we should reduce the price of our "software" another $10. What do the rest of you guys think? Then we'll run a half-price sale in a couple of weeks and put this guy totally out of business. Like we say here in the Mid-West, this time we're as serious as a 3 dollar bill!!!

[SDAngler]

I suggest you have the sale you wish too. You might want to do something, ya never know? Don't forget things don't always go our way, then comes the boomerang.

I suppose gwtc.net isn't a rapid city based business either?

Come on guys, I'm just a Rapid City folk who stumbled accross this program and can't wait for what's to come. I get responses from Tech Support emails within 24 hours everytime. I just can't criticise a person who got their ducks lining up for something big and I think DoiTech has the right idea. It's complete QB for PPC!
Top that!

I would like to order a 1/2 Price $ale please...

[SDAngler]

Another update today, that's twice. Must be more than one of these guys, A.

[Eye2Eye]

well here goe's my 2 p's worth on mobilepos, its agreat idea no matter who produces it, i respect Gibbo's concern's and he gives good and wise advice to the unwary - basically do not open enything from new, strange or unknown sources unless you enjoy virus infections or being ripped off.

just before my kneck is jumped on, yes i am running the latest updates of QBPro 2004 UK.

i decided to purchase several modules, unfortunately after installation i found out UK as yet is not supported (although the web site makes no reservations about Uk versions). it states 'unable to recognise blah blah' and defaults to the US 2002 version. this means only some of the feature work and of course i can't load back and forth data produced on the move.

CAUTION! back up your data before loading the program if things do not work you are 'dumped' to the open company screen and could lose a lot of your latest inputs, you should always backup before experimenting and anyway at the end of a session at least if not every 15 minutes.

i have been in contact with their help desk and they do not seem to know much about UK VAT or the fact we have Standard, Zero, EU, Exempt and 8%, for books so seem to be aimed at purchase tax type accounting so UK users should bide there time before buying although they offer there own free program which is not intigrated with QBks, not the signs of a dodgy company to me.

so far i have been in this 'loop' for 3 weeks, they state in their terms they will refund if you are not satisfied but you have to wait 60 days with a limit of 180 days. i do not feel this is a problem for me, they are quick to respond to emails and i hope with my patient help, they will develope a very useful program, i work 'on the road' so really hope these developers come across.

regs to all

[sam440]

http://www.doitech.com/ , this website looks mysterious. All users of quickbooks forum , please think twice before ordering any stuff from this site. You don't know who is the owner + his address or more precisely background.

The testimonials given by some of the user(newborn) are not fullproof.

[Eye2Eye]

hi folks, well i can personally dispell any worries about the people behind this excellent product. they are both veryhelpful and prompt in response, even over the weekend (i like that).

ok, so it would be nice if they had more info about themselves on the web site but really so what, are you going go visit them in person?

i paid through PayPal which gave me some confidence initially, i am fully confident of this company.

i run QBPro V2004 R9 this version takes some customising (fairly and truthfully stated on the web site before you buy) this is mainly due to the UK VAT tax tables. as you will all know v2005 is out so further takeup for V2004 is going to be limited for this as people upgrade or buy new.

mobilepos people are honest in saying they think UK 2005 will be ok but have yet to get a client who has it installed V2005 to check it out (and that might soon be me).

so people its up to you, i recommend you try it out i loved it, you are unlikely to waste any money as they offer there own program FREE if they can not get it to work, also a full refund if you are not satisfied - so with full respect to all the contributors who advise caution, i fail to see any catch.

regs to all
Alan

[gibbo]

We are working with the SDK in Australia, so have some familiarity with the GST version of QuickBooks. It is unlikely that these guys have actully worked through the issues in GST versions thoroughly, as the normal expectation is that it will all work correctly.
The Australian version of QB can via Canada and the UK to Australia. So we have still things in it (like "County" instead of "State") that come from the UK code. There are problems with the SDK that are not fixed in 2005 and may not be fixed for years, or even ever. These actually originate from the underlying QuickBooks code, not the SDK, so they require a change to QuickBooks itself.
What this means is that while transactions may appear to be correctly written, they sometimes end up with a result different to what you expect whan you open QuickBooks. And you can get different results on the GST (VAT) depending on how the information is written in the import.
This gets technical - so only read on if you really want to be bored.
The problem relates to how information is entered into QB using the imports. The values (amount/rate) going into QuickBooks can only be 2 decimal places (and in some cases you need more decimal places). You can specify either a "Rate" (the single Item amount) or "Amount" (the quantity x Rate) in the import, but not both. You can also specify that the value you are quoting either includes or does not include VAT.
So if you have a gross price of $5.00 and a GST of 10% as we do in Australia, you can enter this in several ways. Use "Amount" and "PriceIncludesVAT" as true and get the correct value in QuickBooks. If you use "Rate" of $4.55 you can then get a GST of 46 cents - totalling $5.01. You cannot specify a rate of $4.5454.
But it gets worse! You can specify in QuickBooks either a code that indicates the article has a GST component or a code that specifies that it doesn't. If you then specify the opposite code in the import, the results are different. (Try it and see).
What this all means is that while with care you can get everything to work, you must ensure that everything is in line with how you want to do it. You must ensure that everything in QuickBooks is correctly set up and that you do not vary the way you are doing things once you have found the code works with your system.
We were developing a utility for exporting transactions from QB for import into another QB file when we ran into all this. It put an end to the project, at least for Australia. We are going to release it to the US, where it will work.

[ugcharles]

is this company doitech.com still in business
doesn't reply any email
doesn't response to their forum.
after i paid it, i haven't recieve activation code, it's been a 3 day after i paid.
anybody can help me out

[ugcharles]

problem solve
kick ass software

[gibbo]

Why is it these last two smell the same as many of the previous?

[aden]

All of you who were cautious were correct.

doittechDOTcom is stealing money and not delivering a product. If they do deliver, I suspect it's a relabled version of another developer's software.

I'm a technology consultant and I'm always looking for ways to improve the quality of service to my clients and spending less time on paperwork is a priority for me.

As always, I Google a company or product 3-5 pages deep to really get a feel for their reputation so it didn't take long to find this forum.

I'd like to get the website shut down. It will take contacting the domain registrar, the hosting company, Paypal and the "freeware" websites hosting links to DoITTech. If you would like to get the site shut down, please contact me in the next few months. I will post a reply back here in 3 months (May 15th, 2008) to update how many people are on board. I ask for this participation because it's time consuming and if we all take a part to shut down this website milking users out of their hard earned money, it will be more effective. I've enabled messages from other users and listed my website in my profile.

Thanks!
Adria Richards
Organic Technology Consultant
Aden Networks

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What I found out aboutDoITTechDOTcom
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What I can tell you is this:
The website is resolving to masked DNS servers so the site could be hosted anywhere.

Websites offering "free" PDA and Symbian apps have links going to DoITTech even though the software is not free.

The "forum" on their site has many complaints about not recieving the software

The contact email for the "forum" matches the first person who posted this thread: yong54321AThotmailDOTcom

Phrases in the website show up on other websites selling a similar product
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Domain Info:
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Dates: Created 18-may-2004 Updated 08-mar-2007 Expires 18-may-2008
DNS Servers: NS2.MYDYNDNS.ORG NS1.MYDYNDNS.ORG NS3.MYDYNDNS.ORG NS4.MYDYNDNS.ORG NS5.MYDYNDNS.ORG

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+10

Still no response from you..... did I make a mistake?

submitted by jadelaney on 2007-12-03 04:05:14


I am beginning to wonder (after reading other people's posts) if I made a mistake in purchasing your software. I NEED THIS TO WORK AND I NEED IT NOW! My entire business revolves around my network. I can't print invoices right now because the software that I PAID FOR isn't working. Everything works except the print module, which says it isn't activated for the trial version. I have registered my product several times and it shows the print module to be among the activated modules, but I still can't print. I need help!
[jadelaney comments] 2007-12-09 03:18:03

still waiting. If I haven't heard from you VERY SOON, I am going to initiate a chargeback on my debit card. You have not provided me with the product that I purchased. YOU HAVE YOUR MONEY, I WANT MY FREAKING PRODUCT!!!

[physboy comments] 2007-12-11 07:47:45

I don't think they are interested in this line of software anymore. It looks like they are unable to be profitable while providing good customer service, so they just do not provide any customer service.

That is why I am getting ready to do a campaign blast to all of those who I know that do software reviews where this software is being sold. At the very least I plan on having the vendors place a warning that the customer service does not respond anymore to requests.

[jadelaney comments] 2007-12-11 15:43:52

You know, this really sucks. I have a treo running windows mobile software and would LOVE to be able to invoice from my PDA and merge it with qb. I would be willing to pay alot more than what this guy was charging if the software did what it was supposed to. Instead I am going to contact Visa today and initiate a chargeback. I still have not heard from these people. Do you know of any other good software like this that will merge with qb on the windows mobile platform?

[ternandes comments] 2007-12-11 19:23:21

You made a mistake. I have been trying for 5 months to get satisfaction. Anyone who buys this software is likely to be disappointed. Warn your friends

[jadelaney comments] 2007-12-19 04:28:19

I am initiating a chargeback on my Visa card. I would recommend others to do the same.

[busnski comments] 2008-01-08 20:29:24

I sure wish I had seen this page before ordering. I wasn't given an opportunity to download, the supplier hasn't answered my email, PayPal won't support this type of a transaction because it's "virtual." All around it seems like a total scam - make that THEFT! I will dispute my credit card charge as soon as it's posted. LET THE BUYER BEWARE!!! I wish I had paid more attention.