Palm has been flogging the same antiquated hardware for years. A brand new Treo within the last year with Bluetooth 1.x? Pffft. And skip PalmOS -- it's about as unstable as your crazy aunt.
This particular model may be what turns around my impression of Palm, provided it is stable and they've been able to correct some of the more annoying Bluetooth glitches. For people who don't want a Blackberry but want the form-factor, Treos have been an attractive alternative, and it looks like now there's something to be excited about offering and supporting.
The Palm Zire had a standard mini-USB port for syncing, too. I was like "heyyy, something STANDARD from Palm??!!"
What happened? The next damn Palm went to yet another different proprietary connection. And the Bluetooth didn't work worth a damn, not even to a keyboard or a headset. And the touch screen died no fewer than 4 times.
Screw 'em. I've got a Nokia N800 now. And guess what? It has a standard mini-USB port that even supports TCP/IP network connections over it, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that actually works.
Great, WiFi has been an absolute must for the last four years. Until about six months ago, when all-you-can-eat data plans and HSDPA became common place. Now it's just a nice to have.
Call me a bigot, but I won't buy anything for myself running any type of MS Windows unless I have no option. And I'll think long and hard about it even then.
Roll on the Linux version with a PalmOS frontend and a Dragonball or ARM emulator, but hurry, my 650 is beginning to go west.
As mentioned, this is totally redundant. Want Palm buyers want is a PalmOS phone. My 680 is my heart and soul (but ROW firmware is a must).
I recently asked my mate who also owns a 680 what we would do when they die. Our immediate response was "buy another". PalmOS isn't perfect, neither is Windows, but in my eyes its pros completely eclipse it's cons.
I've had WM4 phones and used WM5 models. For what really matters, PalmOS is the daddy.
OK, so I'm not the first, but my first reaction was "Hmm, looks like a nice combination of features", then I saw it was running Windoze. I'm the lone Palm user at work, all the rest have Windows devices - and seem to be resetting them all the time when they crash.
Oh well, the wait goes on - the Treo 650 will have to do for a bit longer.
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World fails to end as Palm ships Treo smartphone with Wi-Fi
Chris Matchett
In before the Treo haters #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 13:42 GMT
Want.
Wonders about battery life with even part of that running though. Wi-Fi not so useful but GPS = good.
Beat Junkie
too late #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:12 GMT
I waited too long for this. Sorry, I've already switched to something else.
foof
Palm just doesn't get it #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:12 GMT
WiFi after all these years and they put it on the Windows version.
People don't buy a Treo because they want WM, they buy it because it runs PalmOS. This phone is totally irrelevant to the average Treo buyer.
If they come out with a 800p with WiFi and GPS, that will be news.
Alan W. Rateliff, II
It's about friggen time #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 14:17 GMT
Palm has been flogging the same antiquated hardware for years. A brand new Treo within the last year with Bluetooth 1.x? Pffft. And skip PalmOS -- it's about as unstable as your crazy aunt.
This particular model may be what turns around my impression of Palm, provided it is stable and they've been able to correct some of the more annoying Bluetooth glitches. For people who don't want a Blackberry but want the form-factor, Treos have been an attractive alternative, and it looks like now there's something to be excited about offering and supporting.
Paris, flogging antiquated hardware.
Anonymous Coward
far too late #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 15:07 GMT
The Palm Zire had a standard mini-USB port for syncing, too. I was like "heyyy, something STANDARD from Palm??!!"
What happened? The next damn Palm went to yet another different proprietary connection. And the Bluetooth didn't work worth a damn, not even to a keyboard or a headset. And the touch screen died no fewer than 4 times.
Screw 'em. I've got a Nokia N800 now. And guess what? It has a standard mini-USB port that even supports TCP/IP network connections over it, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that actually works.
I'll never buy another Palm product ever again.
James Bassett
Great! #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 15:59 GMT
Great, WiFi has been an absolute must for the last four years. Until about six months ago, when all-you-can-eat data plans and HSDPA became common place. Now it's just a nice to have.
Great timing palm!
Peter Gathercole
Where's the PalmOS version? #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 18:49 GMT
Call me a bigot, but I won't buy anything for myself running any type of MS Windows unless I have no option. And I'll think long and hard about it even then.
Roll on the Linux version with a PalmOS frontend and a Dragonball or ARM emulator, but hurry, my 650 is beginning to go west.
Rob Haswell
Redundant #
Posted Tuesday 15th July 2008 19:48 GMT
As mentioned, this is totally redundant. Want Palm buyers want is a PalmOS phone. My 680 is my heart and soul (but ROW firmware is a must).
I recently asked my mate who also owns a 680 what we would do when they die. Our immediate response was "buy another". PalmOS isn't perfect, neither is Windows, but in my eyes its pros completely eclipse it's cons.
I've had WM4 phones and used WM5 models. For what really matters, PalmOS is the daddy.
SImon Hobson
Guess this is another "me too" #
Posted Wednesday 16th July 2008 13:01 GMT
OK, so I'm not the first, but my first reaction was "Hmm, looks like a nice combination of features", then I saw it was running Windoze. I'm the lone Palm user at work, all the rest have Windows devices - and seem to be resetting them all the time when they crash.
Oh well, the wait goes on - the Treo 650 will have to do for a bit longer.