DSC-600 SyncStation -- doesn't charge over USB?

[allanmac]

Siemens says on their website: "The SyncStation sets up a connection to the PC and charges the phone at the same time." The box says the same thing.

I bought the SyncStation for its ability to simultaneously sync and charge.

You can see the description here (http://www.siemens-mobile.com/cds/frontdoor/0,2241,hq_en_0_42751_rArNrNrNrN,00.html)

It doesn't operate this way. The S65 "Status" screen recognizes it as a DCA-540.

My particular DSC-600 base has only _one_ Siemens connector port -- not two -- so there is no alternative way to use a charger and USB cable at the same time.

If you look in the Windows device explorer you can see that the base is drawing 98mA of power from the USB port (out of a max of 500mA).

Anyway, Siemens is advertising this product as being able to charge and sync at the same time when connected to a PC. It's not.

Can anyone tell me what the _real_ capabilities are of the DSC-600? Is this a firmware issue or is this simply poor advertising?

Thanks,

-ASM

[BlueEye]

... or is this simply poor advertising?
It's definately poor advertising! I bought the DSC-600, too and I was pretty mad when I found out the inserted cable was a DCA-540!


The SyncStation sets up a connection to the PC and charges the phone at the same time.
This is WRONG! They mean that you can plug the regular charger into the SyncStation. But you can't charge your phone with the DCA-540.

[allanmac]

Sigh, that sucks.

Siemens just took $30 of my money for nothing. Why buy the SyncStation if it can't charge and sync at the same time? If I knew it couldn't do both at once I would've bought a $10 charger station and used Bluetooth to sync everything (BT is working nicely for me).

It makes no sense though. USB can provide plenty of power for charging...

Anyway, thanks for the info!