I've just joined this forum after upgrading from 2003SE to Mobile
v5.0 for Axim X50v on the Dell Axim X50v. This software release is a
disaster. How can this have happened, where is beta testing, regression
testing, acceptance testing? It's apparent from the Dell and HP forums
that problems are common-place.

These are the problems Im experiencing, which appear to be typical.

Speed
           -     General performance - is unbeleivably ponderous in
response to the simplest actions (like I click on "Ok", or ask for the
"Menu"). What has happened to my Axim X50v running at 624Mhz!!!?. The
machine is very pre-occupied with something since the upgrade - (and it
isn't me, or the job in hand!)
           -     Synchronisation - is painfully slow. I've been
synchronising over USB (first time synch) for 75 mins - YES SEVENTY
FIVE - it's just finished.
           -         Soft-reset: it now takes a full 45 seconds from
soft-reset to use. What is it doing?

Battery life - the battery runs down at an incredible rate after the
upgrade

Bugs
-         Crashes - (eg 'error detected in device.exe')
-         WiFi - sometimes runs of its own accord after a soft-reset,
but the wireless driver thinks it isn't running (so I cant turn it
off!)
-         Reset - Black screen with vertical lines sometimes after a
soft-reset
-         Email accounts - I setup up a new Email account in the
email client and it disappeared after I'd been using it for a day. This
isn't friendly!
-         Synchronisation - the connection drops.

What have I tried? Ive removed all programs on the Axim x50v through
Active Sync 4.1, uninstalled all Pocket PC software from the partnered
Desktop PC, uninstalled Active Sync, hard-reset the Axim X50v and
started from a clean slate, re-installing ActiveSync4.1 without any
additional software. No difference. Im stuck with this until either
Dell fix it in a future service release or I retro-install 2003SE.

How and when are these problems going to get fixed?