[Pc_Support] Palm Treo 650 - Must Do, Great Software, Hacks

[Aaron Morrison]

On 7 Feb 2006 at 7:32, ozz at ozz.is-a-geek.net wrote:

> > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 23:23 -0600, David Simmons wrote:
> >> Bryan (and those on the list with a Treo 650),
> >> The Lord (and my new company) has so blessed me with such a beast -
> >> any suggestions on 'Must Have' software / Hacks / Sites / etc?
> >
> > Actually, I have a Treo 600, although I'm planning to get a 650 soon
> > (and give my wife my 600).
> 
> I toyed with the idea of getting a 650, but heard some real horror
> stories about reception, etc. from people I knew who had them.  In
> fact, my local cell provider is refusing to even carry the new 700
> because the 650 bombed so badly.
> 

Well, I'm on Sprint with my 650 (and had a 600 for 2 years) and have 
had no problems with reception.  I've had problems with their 
network.  I've known when someone called me, but the phone never rang 
-- went straight to voicemail.  That's not the phone's fault, but I 
could easily see a wonk at a store leading someone to believe it was.

Having said that, there are some issues out there.  Mine randomly 
resets, my friends does not.  The bluetooth implementation is flakey -
 I have the popular Motorola HS850 headset and I had to learn to work 
around the quirks.

The 700w has WindowsCE based software which I don't personall care 
for (very clunky for a phone/PDA).  I can see why some people like 
them and I can see why some stores won't carry them.

--am


> I opted for the Audiovox 6600 (the 6700 is not available to any
> providers in my area yet, and won't be for at least another 6 months,
> and I didn't want to wait that long).
> 
> Regards,
> Ozz.