 [Larger view] | palmOne Treo 650 PDA Phone (Cingular)
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 I love it! | |
| One person might love a PDA/phone, another hate it. I love this one and here are a bunch of reasons why:
1) I had a cell phone stolen and I lost all those numbers on the CIM. I thought, "Why not just buy a palm-phone and avoid re-entering them all?" Setup was as easy as a notsync. 2) The Palm Contacts app integrates seamlessly with the phone portion, asking if you want to add new callers to the contact database each time. Plus you can very easily scroll through the entire call log and dial with a few button strokes. 3) I got over $100 off on rebates from Cingular. The service has been phenomenal. 4) The bluetooth ability has been welcomed. I love the freedom for driving and using a computer. NO MORE EARPIECE CABLES! 5) Battery life is very good, even with blue tooth. 6) There's a switch to disable all sound at the top of the unit. This is a welcome feature since I do so many meetings. 7) I always have a camera with me now. The camera is surprisingly good and will take films also. To sum up, this gadget is a dream to a Systems Consultant. It's my 4th Palm and my 8th cel phone and I don't plan to part with it soon. I also recently dropped it while running across a parking lot and it just reset itself and was fine. | |
| Great Phone - Great Provider | |
| First, let me state that I am not a consumer user on Cingular. While it is my personal cell phone, I got an employee discount plan with Cingular. So, the one time I've had to make a customer service call to Cingular, I used their business customer service number and got immediate and usefull help. Plus, Rollover minutes and the great coverage really do make Cingular worth it. I can get a single for both calls and data in so many places were other providers don't work at all.
As for the phone, I love it. I've had it about 3 months now (bought it direct from Cingular when it came out) and as time passes, I use it more and more. There are a few programs for the phone you can purchase that I feel should be included, such as voice dialing. But all in all, it does just about everything I want it to and more. | |
 Great PDA Phone despite Amazon Reviews | |
| There are many on amazon giving horrible reviews for this phone and influenced me to hold off purchasing the Treo for some time. However, after much deliberation, I decided I could wade through the technical problems others had. THANK GOD! Not only did Amazon improve the in stock availability of the phone, so you receive it in less than 2 days, I have easily integrated all of my previous phone, palm, and computer information into one handy do it all machine. Do your research if you plan to buy this phone and look for other reviewers. There are sites that specifically review Treo's as well as providing extensive helpfull information to improve your experience.
There are three problems I have encountered, two of which (and most likely the cause of third) seem to be a problem with the locked palm software. 1. Is the bluetooth for wireless headsets has a volume issue and requires a patch to improve the headset volume. The problem is that if you exit the call screen to look at your schedule etc, while on the phone, the patch no longer works and the volume drastically decreases. This is a software glitch from palm and there is no known correction at the present time. 2. The palm comes preloaded with Real Player. The installation CD requires you set up your real player on your computer for easier access to all your media files. The problem is that I can not get the audio to work on any video files that I record or synch to my palm. Not quite where the problem is unless I'm missing codecs therefore I'm not sure of a fix. 3. I have experienced a few soft resets when fiddling with various phone settings. I'm not quite sure of the specific problem but I imagine it is the way the new flash drive works on this palm or it could be a software glitch. It happens very infrequently and I have never experienced a reset out of the blue. Even with these problems and they are minor, the bluetooth being the most annoying, I can not be happier with the Treo. My pockets are empty and I have my phone, mp3, and pda all in one. Like I said, do your research and dont base your purchase solely on the reviews on Amazon. |
