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Summary: Need Convergence??...... BUY THIS NOW!!
Review: Why carry a cell phone and a separate PDA. The Treo 600 has all the features combined and then some!!. I've had mine for 2 weeks now.....I use it more that I use my computer at home or work. Email.....instant messaging.....camera.....listen to MP3s........full function cellphone....spreadsheet......mini wordprocessor.....internet Browser and that's just a start.And it all fits in the Palm of your hand...literally. The Treo 600 has set a new standard in mobile communications. If you wanna take a peek at it...go to your local Sprint PCS store..or visit Best Buy. JUST GET IT!!!!!
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Summary: Great Machine - Frivolous Features
Review: I have owned a Treo 300 since it first came out and about 10 days ago I upgraded to the 600. Bottom line: This is a terrific pda-phone combo that compromises very little to deliver both in a single, well-integrated package. It is the iPod of PDA/Phone combos. Elegant controls, easy to use, small and stylish.The 600 is dramatically faster than the 300, the five-way navigation control makes it a truly one-handed device in most circumstances, and its battery life is vastly better than the 300. But why Handspring chose to add bulk and (presumably) cost by incorporating a 0.3 megapixle camera is beyond me. They should have dumped the camera and saved a few bucks. Here is, from my perspective, is the rundown of the Great, the Good, and the Not so Great features. Great: Speed - the thing is fast. In less than the blink of an eye it can search through 2,000+ contacts and get you the right phone number. Almost everything happens instantly. Five-Way Controller - almost 80% of what I do is available at the touch of one button and a flick of the navigator. All with one hand (or one thumb to be more precise). Software Integration - unlike the guys in Redmond, Handspring really knows how to integrate hardware and software. It is completely intuitive. I still have not needed to crack open the users manual. Battery - The battery life on this is a genuine 4+ hours of talk time. Not the best on the market for a phone-only device, but terrific for a PDA/Phone combo. SD Card - a cheap, effective way to expand the memory and you can load specific programs of databases onto it. Speaker Phone - maybe should go in the "good" category but the loudest and clearest I've ever had on a mobile device, so by comparison it's great. Size & Shape - much better than the old Treo, handles like a phone but small enough to comfortably pass the shirt-pocket test Reception - this was a surprise, but I get better reception and signal strength on the Treo than I have with any Sprint phone. Good
Screen - bright and clear but not the highest resolution on the market Keyboard - small but surprisingly usable and with solid, crisp key action. Compatability - most of my old software works fine but Eudora Mail has some quirks that make it hard to use and RecoEcho does not work at all. The Not So Good
Camera - why in the heck would you put a super-low resolution camera into a business device? I do use a digital camera from time to time in my work (I capture white board and flip chart scribbles to use later) but the 0.3 mp camera is too low a resolution to make this effective. Headset - lame, cheap, poor sound quality. Plan to upgrade this out of the box. Overall, the Treo 600 is a great device. But is it worth the high price? If you are still carrying around a separate phone, PDA, and you have to crack open your laptop everytime you want to check your e-mail then this is worth every cent. And in my view, there is no better choice on the market for a fast, portable, easy to use combo device. If you already own a Treo 300 or another Combo what you are buying here is higher speed, longer battery life, and improved ease-of-use. (You are also buying the envious looks from the other middle-aged gadget freaks who ride next to you on the airplane.) Other than the latter benefit, it is probably hard to justify paying for the upgrade. Of course I did, and I'm enjoying your envious looks from across the aisle.
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Summary: The Ultimate Convergence Device...so far...
Review: If this phone had push-to-talk (Nextel-style) and built-in voice dialing (which you can get through Sprint for a monthly charge), it would be pretty much perfect. As it is, it's smart, capable, integrated, speedy, compact, and passes the cooooooool test. Don't leave home without it.
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Summary: The Best Palm OS Smartphone - Period.
Review: If you compare this phone to any other Palm OS phone device on the market, you will find that it is superior. The only device that competes in terms of flexibility, ease of use, and features is the Sony Ericsson P900. But I prefer the Treo because it is Palm OS which I am used to after years of owning Palm handhelds, and for which I already own software that I can install and use. The web browser is very powerful on the Treo 600. You can now submit forms (that contain JavaScript) and download Palm OS software directly into the phone over the air from Handango and others. The built in camera you could do without, but you will forget it's there most of the time, and every now and then you'll be like "hey, I can take a picture..." But don't think it's a replacement for your digital camera, because it takes poor photos. Palm OS 5.2 is the installed operating system, which is fast and powerful. SD expansion is key for storing lots of MP3s or images. May also come in handy for Bluetooth expansion if you want that. In fact, the only way this device could be improved upon is upgrading to a high resolution screen (which apparently would sacrifice battery life at this point), and building in Bluetooth. Oh, the most important thing in any cell phone and the main reason this destroys the Treo 300 -- it IS small. It compares well to any standard cell phone on the market. It is not as small as the Sony Ericsson T300, but it is about exactly the same size as the P900. Which is perfect in my opinion. That, and you get a qwerty keyboard which is a bit faster than screen input.
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Summary: Fantastic Smartphone
Review: This product is leaps and bounds better than the Treo 300. When many advocoates of the Treo 300 said that it was the best smartphone on the market, I failed to see the hype. I ended up buying the Samsung i-330 because I thought it was comparable to the Treo in function, but excelled in form factor (the hardware design). The Treo 300 didn't feel like a phone. This edition to the Treo line truly propels the gadget into a category that has no other competitor. Pros: -Fantastic integration with Palm OS
-Excellent processer that allows you to take advantage of the Spring 3G network. Web surfing is actually fun on this phone. In the older Treo and Samsung phones, the web was often slow and not worth using. Turns out that the problem was not with the service but with the puny processors that were in early smartphone devices. -Sharp Screen with vivid colors. Cons:
-Built in battery makes it a pain for road warriors. Don't know why its so hard to build Treos with batteries that can be swapped out. -The highly marketing domed shaped keyboard isn't that wonderful. It is still easier to use a blackberry's keyboard. -No Voice dial capability. The exclusion of this eludes me. Even base model phones now come with voice dial capabilities. Why not include it?
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Summary: Handspring hits it out of the park
Review: The Treo 600 is the all things to all people phone, it is fantastic. Breakthrough performance at Palm, Phone, MP3, email, web browsing functions, and passable camera function (particularly nice in daylight) make this a must have way to clear out your pockets/belt/or purse once and for all. There are always a few compromises like putting the headphone jack on the bottom, and the lack of built-in wifi or bluetooth, but I unequivocally recommend this phone.
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Summary: I was a little worried...
Review: I have to admit that I was a little worried when I first got this phone. I'd seen some negative reviews regarding problems with the speakers and Sprint's service. Now that I've had the phone over two months I have to say that I am more than completely satisfied with it. Having a PDA and a phone in one unit is a awesome. Admittedly there are sacrifices made to keep it small, for example the almost useless camera, lower resolution screen, and tiny keyboard. Despite what others seem to perceive as shortcomings the balance Handspring has achieved with this product is actually quite good. The majority of my contact and scheduling data was entered on my computer and hotsynced to the phone, occasionally I use the keyboard when I'm away from my desk and while it isn't as easy using my desktop keyboard it is huge improvement over using a typical cell phone keypad to enter data. I've experienced none of the reported problems, either with the speakers or with Sprint. Some of the software available is phenomenal; if you like games try Warfare, Inc. I rate this product 5 stars, if I could give it more I would. After using it for two months I can't imagine not having it and I really don't understand how or why so many folks have negative things to say about it. That has not been my experience at all, now I just wonder why I didn't get one sooner! Good luck!
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Summary: Love the features/Hate the design
Review: I was so excited to hear about the features of the Treo and that it was compatible with my Sprint service that I ran out and bought one soon after the 600 came out. It definitely does have all the features I want and need. I absolutely love the ability to get to the web and to sync with my computer at work so that I can have access to my calendar, phone list, etc. And it is especially nice that I don't have to carry both a phone and a PDA. I enjoy the bells and whistles. But the Treo 600 has (what I consider to be) some design flaws that are so irritating to me that I am considering replacing it or going back to carring both a phone and PDA. First, I am over 40 and the letters are that keyboard are difficult to read, especially in the dark. And much as I have practiced, I cannot seem to get the hang of holding the Treo and using my thumbs to type as I see younger people do. Next, when being used as a phone, the Treo is not designed to fit eaily in the hand and to hold to the ear. I seems I am always having to adjust where I hold it in order to hear the caller. Women will find that using the phone at the ear will result in smears of makeup on the screen. I had voice command with my older cheaper phone-only cell phone and I loved it. But with the Treo, it takes two steps to get to the voice command feature and any safety offered (during driving, for instance) by dial-less calling is counteracted by having to look at the phone and press two buttons to get to the point of voice activation. The touch screen does not seem very responsive, especially toward the bottom of the window. Web access, while doable, can be very time-consuming. Maybe it's just me. Perhaps I need some 20-something or 30-something to train me how to get the most from this phone!
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Summary: LOVE IT
Review: My brother in law owned it and I ws jealous fo rthe longest time. I finally got a great deal for it when I was renewing my cell plan.
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Summary: Fragile
Review: Features are great camera sucks blah blah. Let me get to the point. I've had several cell phones in my life. Never once has one of them stopped working. Since I got this particular phone 6 months ago, it has simply stopped working not once, but twice. Two times I've had to replace the phone with a brand new unit. Two times I've lost all of my phone numbers and software. So why did the phone stop working? Not because I dropped it. Not because I mishandled it or downloaded bad software. No, it was because (as far as I can tell) I switched to the phone mode too fast after typing a text message. That's it. Really. The phone just froze up and that was that. With all the hassle I've gone through with this unit, I definitely cannot recommend it. If it had only happened once, okay, it's a fluke. But twice? For this kind of money, I would beware folks.
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