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17 out of 17 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Still the best PDA phone on the market!"
Pros: Faster, slimmer, lighter, more stable,
Cons: Extended battery door needed to use 650/700p batteries, could have higher res camera considering what's out there
Summary: Most professional reviews say something like this: "Nice repackaging, still a great PDA phone but the OS is dated and still no WiFi. Also, with other, thinner phones out there, We wonder how much longer it can compete." New Treo users say great things and continuing Treo users largely complain about the lack of OS6 and WiFi.
I am a continuing Treo user, having had the 650 and the 700p and I take a totally different approach from most professional and user reviews.
First, comparing the Treo to other, thinner, PDA phones is like comparing apples to oranges. First the Q and the Blackjack have no touch screen, helping to allow them to be thinner. Second, they have much lower battery life and their processing speed is MUCH slower than the Treo. I know several people that dumped such products to switch to the Treo (or go back to it).
About OS6. When it finally comes out, users will find something remarkable. It will work just like OS 5.X. and every Palm OS before it. Palm, loooong ago, took the pocket computer and made it an appliance. It does what it does, and does it well without you having to think about it or wish it did something else (though you can't please everybody). Same as a washer or dryer or refrigerator. You don't have to think about the next best thing, because all true needs are met. Does it multi-task? Sure, right now even. But, only as well as such a device can ever truly multi-task. Since you can't open multiple windows, side by side, on a 2.5" screen, you will never truly multitask on such devices. Does it have WiFi? No. But, you don't need WiFi when you have EV-DO. And, hand held devices don't even come close to rivaling desktops for speed on even the best WiFi network. EV-DO is MUCH faster than any Palm or PPC on a network. Could it use a better camera? Sure, but, a good, 7.1 mp digital camera costs at least $200, so figuring out how to do it without increasing cost is the question. The only real criticism is price point. Most PDA phones sell for about $200 with a service plan or renewal. Even the new Blackberry Curve (no EV-DO but still pretty sweet) doesn't cost more than $300. Palm has to find a way to bring the Treo to the public at the near-give-way prices of the competition. What they lose up front they will save in volume sales and market share.
What CAN the TREO do? With an easy to use, proven user interface, it can make and receive crystal clear calls, surf the web at what used to be T1-T3 speeds, get email in an instant, listen to music, watch TV, write or edit native MS Office documents, view PDF files, check traffic, get directions plus whatever many thousands of 3rd party apps allow. Better, and faster than any other product on the market. It does all this and is more stable and reliable than it's predecessors. How much more is there?
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PLEASE, DON?T BUY THIS PRODUCT! It?s seems there is a conspiracy between Palm and Sprint to defraud the consumers stealing millions, concealing a manufacturing defect.
Here is my short story. On May, 2007 I bought one of these phones, after using a 650 during 3 years, without problems.
Surprisingly, 3 months later, on August, 2007, the internet browser of the phone turned very slow, plus, the Sprint TV service did not work anymore.
As consequence of that, after dealing during a week with customer service and the technical departments from both companies, I discovered that any of them want to honor the one year written warranty.
When I ask a replacement or repair service both companies try to bypass the other keeping me in a limbo.
Despite the fact that the product comes with a written warranty, when you ask the service calling Palm at 877-426-3777 or via its website, Palm indicates that ?they cannot handle repairs for Sprint branded Treo Smartphones?.
It?s seems Sprint is not helping the consumers in order to obligate them to pay a third party equipment insurance and/or buy a new phone. Actually my legal counselors are studying what will be the next chapter in this saga. GOOD LUCK!
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