Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Paul Stevenson, Chantilly, VA — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:15:59 GMT

I just had some "minor" surgery. While getting prepped for surgery, the anesthesiology nurse used her cell phone (a blackberry or treo or something) to checkout the some of the prescription meds I take. She just typed in the drug name and got the info. Must've been a web app or something that uses the web. Never realized cell phones in hospitals were ok and used so widely. Probably had to be approved by the hospital's IT dept. Cool, tho.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

chris lee, boston — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:24:25 GMT

Why do you like to review irrevelant products?

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Kenneth, Kentucky — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:23:53 GMT

This is what Palm needs. A cheap usable device. It looks stylish enough for everyone. Most people do not want to invest 200+ dollars on a smartphone. Right now, my smartphone is a audiovox 6600 I picked up on ebay for $90. It works great for me.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Matt Batt, Cary, IL — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:56:12 GMT

This is good news! I'm actually buying a PDA...but won't jump on this news for at least a month. Plus I'm not crazy about switching to Sprint. I was one step (literally) away from buying a "Crackberry" but thanks for the news...I'll wait for some additional reviews.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Dee, Seymoru, CT — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:53:30 GMT

I have an old M515 that I hate to part with, because the platform for my work-provided Blackberry Pearl doesn't allow me to easily work with the scheduling function. I don't use Outlook, and prefer the Palm OS that I've been using for years now.

Hopefully verizon will soon be able to provide this phone....I'm due for an upgrade soon, and really don't like the BBerry that they carry

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Brian, Charlote, NC — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:05:44 GMT

The reason that Palm is having trouble isn't the "aging" of their products or the fact that people are not using PDAs any more (see "Crackberry"). Palm's problem is that their product's are aweful. I own/use a Treo 700wx (Sprint) and I'm extremely familiar with the Palm OS version (our company utilizes both the Windows and Palm OS versions). I'm not sure which product line stinks worse - the Palm OS or the Windows OS. If our experience is any indicated, be prepared to take the battery out and reboot this thing a lot. Oh and if the 700wx is any indication be prepared to only be able to use out of date bluetooth devices (go checkout the "long" list of tested/compatible headsets at Palm's website if you don't believe me - deviate from the list at your own peril - thank God for the ability to return bluetooth headsets - I've tried 2 off the list without success).

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

E Gil — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:09:00 GMT

I an Intensivist (ICU physician) and use my Treo all the time at work. Cell phones are not much of a problem in hospitals as they used to be. There are some articles stating is OK to use them, but a recent european report mentioning some interference with ICU equipment if used close to respirators, etc. I use mine for rounds for medication databases, interactions, medical formulas , etc. Smartphones have changed the way I practice significantly, and for the better. We use a lot of on line applications also, but myu Treo is indispensable. Windows based are also useful. The Iphone would be nice but does not support any of my medical applications unless you use wi-fi/on line access.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Bud, Coral Gables, FL — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:03:38 GMT

Its amazing how many people can say this device won't work when all they know is what they've read here. I've used it, it works great. I've never had a smartphone and this would make me take the next step.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Joe, San Mateo, Ca — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:49:07 GMT

>>Why do you like to review irrevelant products?

LOL. Just because this item is irrelevant to you doesn't mean it isn't relevant to many others.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Antonio, Lancaster, CA — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:42:00 GMT

I am always please to read the good stuff you guys put on here. Helps me make a better decision on what to buy.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

mike, Tampa, Florida — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:53:19 GMT

If you guys think those sound good, hold on for the NEW Verizon phone. It is their verison of the I-phone and it kicks! Reviews so far say it leaves the original I-phone in the dust.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Kim, oceanside, ca — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:45:13 GMT

".....bla bla bla....verizon phone...bla bla"

yeah? Well I've had verizons two attempts at pda phones and they both stank. My guess is that mike in Tampa works for the marketing dept at verizon.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Tom, Queens, NY — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:54:50 GMT

I might as well chime-in on the nightmare that is the Treo 700p through Verizon. It freezes routinely, and likes to get itself stuck in a fatal-reset loop which requires you to wipe out EVERYTHING and restore. So you'd better be backing up hourly, AND have a good memory of everything you've entered since the last backup. The promised firmware update was first taken down July 12th for errors; a fix was falsely announced; and now that it's finally available, I'd have to spend another $80 on an SD card and reader to instally through my Mac! Despite repeated assurances, Verizon still does not offer the more-favorably reviewed 755p.. and now there's already a new kid on the block -- again, offered by Sprint but not Verizon? Corporate Offices have been repeatedly notified of this debacle, to no avail. I've just started a new company involved with mobile medical applications, so I'm coming at this from both business and consumer perspective. I'm thoroughly underwhelmed with both Palm and Verizon.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Kenneth, Moncks Corner, SC — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:51:57 GMT

I still love my Palm Treo 650. Works great. Every now and then it will re-boot. But nothing gets lost. I got my for $150 on E-bay. best way to go.. I have no contract but I do have a plan with alltel. So $150=treo and 2 year warranty with no contract WOOT!!!

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

John — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:04:07 GMT

One of my jobs for my company is to evaluate and recommend new smartphones for use in our business. We currently have about 500 phones deployed across the country and the biggest problems we have, no matter who the manufacturer should be is stability. I see it as manufacturers trying to cram in more and more features to make their phones stand apart from the others, while trying to meet a specific price point. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way stability was sacrificed to support all the bells and whistles. Additionally I find that as more features are added and phones become more and more power hungry, we now live in the day and age where while we have a mobile phone, it’s more than likely tied to a power supply on our desk. Like mine is right now.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Andrew, Palmetto FL — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:58:28 GMT

I'm kind of surprised how many people have written about crashing problems with the Treo. I have the old 650 & only remember 1 program that had problems. Personally, I blamed the program & not the Treo. This new one is just different enough to make me want to update. Oh ... and I also use Sprint & never had a problem with them either. After several years with my Treo 650 I've had to get a couple of repairs & 1 replacement. No trouble out of Sprint over it, the just took care of me.

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

Bolton Pierce, Reston, VA — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:24:28 GMT

I have a Treo 650 w/Palm OS on Sprint. It has always worked fine. I avg about 1 reboot in 6 months. Never lost any data. It does just about everything the iPhone does - except it is not as slick. There was a period of time where the phone would lock up - probably something to do with the Sprint network - because the problem went away in a couple of months. So, I may buy a Centro - my poor Treo 650 is physically beat to death - but still works great!

Honey, they shrunk the Treo

T_TX — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:09:57 GMT

I guess my take on this is get what you need... the more gadgets integrate into one another, it seems the more probelms there are? So get a phone to make phone calls and a PDA to take care of the "smart" stuff... it's more to carry, but it's more reliable.