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

[ozz at ozz.is-a-geek.net]

On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 06:21:10 -0800 (PST)
"Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:
>
> ozz at ozz.is-a-geek.net wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Remember, the 700w is _Pocket_PC_, _not_ PalmOS like the 600/650.
>
> I've only had the GSM versions (AT&T/Cingular, T-Mobile) of the Treo
> 600, not the CDMA versions (Sprint, Verizon).  The GSM versions were
> just fine for me, although once Cingular F'up AT&T Wireless' network
> as of about February 2005, it went to crap (long story).

GSM coverage here is very patchy to say the least.  The 650s I mentioned
and my 6600 are all CDMA.

> My Treo 600 I've had since April 2005 on T-Mobile's network has been
> excellent.  Even though T-Mobile has a smaller GSM network than
> Cingular, there is _no_ roaming charges, and I got _better_ reception
> than post-February 2005 on Cingular's network.
>
> > 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).
>
> Is that PalmOS?

It's PocketPC unfortunately, however, it can be coaxed to run Linux.

See http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/BlueAngel

Regards,
Ozz.