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Rating:

I suggest everyone looking at this phone to go with the recently introduced Treo 700p. It runs the familiar PalmOS operating system which is much easier to use than Windows (specially on the small screen), and features a higher screen resolution (320×320 in the 700p vs. 240×240 in this 700w running windows).

The 700p runs PalmOS Garnet (5.4.9) sports Bluetooth v1.2, dual CDMA (800/1900Mhz) and EvDO on CDMA2000. Compatibility with Office files like Word, Excel and Powerpoint files is achieved using Documents-to-GO bundled software.

The 700p supports MultiMediaCard, SD & SDIO memory cards, up to two gigabytes. Plus, the 700p�s digital camera sports 1280×1024 res. and does video recording 352 x 288. It also has automatic ligth balance.

In short: avoid this 700w that gives you lower resolution and a more cumbersome OS and go with the Treo 700p running Palm OS, just released in mid-May 2006.

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I decided to drop Nextel because of the poor coverage; the Treo 700w was not yet released, so I thought I would try the 650 first, through earthlink wireless, as they had the best deal on a 650. Earthlink uses both the sprint wireless network and verizon depending on location. Coverage via Earthlink was excellent in the area I use it, northwest of Boston. If you’re going with a Treo 650, I would recommend Earthlink.

The 650, as Walter Mossberg states in his Wall Street Journal columns, is an excellent phone. Mr. Mossberg, however, is a strong proponent of the Palm OS, and so I sensed bias in his review of the Windows 700 Treo. In spite of his review and that of others, I decided to give the Treo 700w a try. I am very pleased with the phone. I felt that it had the 650 and the Palm OS out-matched in every category. I do, however, think that the Palm OS has some great user-friendly features, and it’s simple, and fast. However: if you want fast downloads and intend on using internet features, Windows Mobile 5 on the Treo can’t be beat. I’ve used the internet features extensively for business and pleasure, and I’m very pleased with it. Mr. Mossberg derides Windows Mobile 5 for it’s ‘frankenstein-like’ features. If you’ve used a windows PDA in the past, however, the quirks are at most a minor annoyance which quickly become irrelevant. I think that a new faster version of the Palm OS supporting EVDO will be a good competitor to the 700w, but as of now, the 650 is out-classed. If I didn’t need the internet, and didn’t need corporate email connections comparable to blackberry, I might re-consider, but for now, I’m keeping the Treo 700w, and I’ve returned the 650.

I’m not a great fan of Microsoft having had to write programs with MFC and deal with all of the bloated and buggy products that Microsoft continues to release. This Windows mobile 5, however, is not one of those dreadful releases.

The calendar program for WM 5 is not up to snuff and does not win when compared to Palm’s OS calendar, but I solved that with an add-on from Agenda Fusion. There is also a nice add-on from Pocket Informant. The add-on calendars are slower, however, so Microsoft needs to do a better job of getting a great native calendar program similar to the Palm OS calendar. The Palm OS, for my purposes, still requires more add-on’s than WM5, even with Palm’s great calendar feature.

It will be interesting to see what comes next for the Palm OS; I think they can still fight windows if the next hardware release is comparable to the 700w.

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I’ve been hesitating getting the Treo 700w for several months now, for two reasons:

1) I was with Cingular and I was waiting to see if and when they would add this phone to list of PDA phone offerings. I was also a bit hesitant to switch to Verizon, as many reviews I’ve read of their service, especially signal coverage in some areas, was pretty poor.

2) The cost of the phone, compared to how new it was. I didn’t want to leap at new and untested technology and be both disappointed and $500 poorer (plus stuck with a 2-year contract) if it turned out to be a dud.

I had missed out on the PDA revolution a few years back and always thought it would be nice to have one, but couldn’t justify the expense and the hassle of having to carry a cell phone, a work-issued pager AND a PDA all the time. So instead all my PDA “functions” over the past couple of years have been carried out by a 50-cent pocket-size spiral notebook.

The last straw was when I was sitting in the car on a Friday afternoon right after work, trying to call my wife to let her know I was outside her building to pick her up. Cingular’s network, as is typical on a Friday afternoon, was flooded, and I wasn’t able to get a call through despite repeated attempts. At that point I figured that Verizon couldn’t be any worse than Cingular, so we went out to the Verizon kiosk at Circuit City the next day and set up our account.

This phone has literally changed my life. Not in any earth-shattering ways, but coupled with the unlimited EV-DO internet access (which I’ve speed-tested at up to 750 kbit/sec in a good signal area), I can take my web-browsing just about anywhere. The calendar and task list tools are indispensable to me. With the addition of Pocket Quicken from Landware.com, I can track all my expenditures on the go and sync up when I get home – no more tedious entry of a stack of receipts that I’ve been putting off for days or weeks, and then hoping I didn’t forget any. I enter the transaction while I’m at the register and don’t worry about it. With PDAnet from junefabrics.com I can use the phone as a modem for my laptop in a pinch, and speeds are quite impressive, all things considered.

One thing I don’t like about it is that when it’s set to periodically connect to check e-mail, it closes the internet connection upon completion… even if you were busy using the internet at the time. It’s also running a version of Internet Explorer that identifies as version 4.0, which many web sites detect and redirect you to a page that says you need to upgrade your browser. It would be nice if Microsoft brought the Windows Mobile browser into the 21st century with an upgrade sometime soon. I tried running Minimo (a mobile version of the Mozilla browser) but it has lots of problems.

I added a 2GB SD card for additional storage and have a small collection of mp3s on it. They sound reasonably good, but a little tinny, over the phone speaker. I haven’t tried using the earphone jack. A nice feature of this phone is that you can use your own mp3s as ringtones, AND you can use them from the SD card, they don’t have to be resident in phone memory.

The other main shortcoming of this phone is the small 240×240 screen. Compared to the larger screen of the Palm phones in the Treo line, this is a big negative. Let’s face it – this is a cell phone. You weren’t really expecting to do extensive high-end web-browsing anyway. It’s good enough to get by on though for simple tasks on the go. I’ve used it to look up business phone numbers and addresses, look up product information and reviews while standing in the store looking at the item in question, bought movie tickets through Fandango, and even posted on some message boards.

In conclusion, I’m glad I made the leap. The phone has enough compelling features for me to overlook its few (but not entirely insignificant) flaws, such as the small screen and some quirky behavior. I’ve been pretty happy with Verizon’s service so far, especially the speed of the data connection which is quite snappy, and the coverage area seems pretty extensive… I haven’t found many places where the signal is unusable (except when I’m inside the local supermarket… I have to say that it must be something to do with the construction of the building itself, because the signal is fine right outside the door).

Rating:

Buyer Beware! This is without a doubt the worst phone I have ever purchased.

********** Minuses **********************

1) The phone must be soft booted at least once every 3 days

2) The phone doesn’t always respond when pressing the power button

3) The phone dials out automatically from your speed dial list without the user knowing it.

4) The phone connects to the internet automatically without the user knowing it. (Who knows what its transmitting)

5) Java is not supported yet

6) Dialup with bluetooth is not supported (via of Verizon)

7) If resources are low, the phone will not ring (Missed Calls)

Random applications start up while talking on the phone (Date/Time usually)

9) If the volume is too loud when talking on the phone, the user on the other end will hear themselves echo

******************* Pluses ***************************

1) The EV network is pretty fast (up to 50 KBytes/sec for downloads on EV, up to 17 KBytes/sec for all other areas)

2) Battery life is pretty good

3) Synchronization with PC

Rating:

In theory, this is a great phone. Unfortunately, it is woefully underpowered – enough so to make it unsuitable for most and best to wait for the next version.

I have used several units extensively and have spent hours online, with customer service, and with tech support. Read on for the some critical details.

Before I move on, let’s clear up some confusions. Palm makes phones and PDAs. PalmSource makes software. They used to be one company but split up a few years ago.

The Treo 600 and 650 are made by Palm and use PalmSource software. The 700w is made by Palm and uses Microsoft software.

Also, there are two versions of Windows Mobile 5.0. There is a Smartphone version and there is a Pocket PC version. The Treo 700w uses the latter, which is more versatile but usually impossible to use with one hand. However, Palm made some modifications, with Microsoft’s permission, to make the 700w very usable without a stylus. That’s something to consider when looking at competing phones that also use Windows Mobile Pocket PC version.

Finally, EV-DO is technically broadband, but not quite what you have at home, thus why it is marketed as “near-broadband.” Home broadband speeds are at least 768Kbps peak, and 3,000Kbps speeds are commonly available. Verizon’s EVDO is 512Kbps peak. 1x, the old cellular connection that the Treo 650 uses, is only 100kbps peak.

Here are the major shortcomings.

312MHz is quite slow. Most leading-edge PDAs use a 624MHz processor now. Considering that the Treo does the job of both a phone and a PDA, nothing less than 624MHz is called for.

Palm really fell asleep at the wheel with the RAM. Only about 25MB ends up being available to run all programs. Windows takes up most of that and leaves less than 10MB available for the rest of your programs. Most new PDAs provide 64MB.

What does that mean? It means your unit will crash a plenty. PalmSource software may run fine with those specs, but Windows is much more of a power hog.

I put my unit through heavy use and it crashes at least once per day. Use too many programs at once – it will eventually crash. Surf the internet a lot – it will eventually crash.

Here’s the worst one: If you’re using an intensive program or have simply opened too many programs (doesn’t matter if they’re in the background) and you happen to receive a call – it will crash.

Given all this, I ask the same thing another reviewer asked: why isn’t the reset button easily accessible?

I also frequently experience lags as long as 30 seconds. I have also experienced 5-second lags in the phone picking up an incoming call.

Unfortunately, the only way around this is for Palm to add more RAM to the Treo 700w. The only way to minimize the problem is to frequently hit [function key] + [OK key] to bring up the program manager and close all programs. Especially do this after you use intensive programs, such as Internet Explorer, finance software, GPS software, and music software.

Here’s another problem that can probably be fixed with a ROM update: The unit sometimes shuts off certain sound sources whenever the screen auto-shuts off. This means you can’t use it as a portable MP3 player. To get around this, open Media Player and assign a key to turn off the screen. Then turn off the screen before the auto-shut off and it will keep playing.

Here’s a mind-boggling oversight: When you’re on two calls at the same time (e.g. call waiting), you cannot end just one call. You have to end both. Moreover, even if one of the callers hangs up, the phone will still show the call as being active. I have yet to figure out if those minutes are being charged to me.

If you have the patience, this can still be a useful product, especially if you need the faster EVDO connection. Despite its fatal flaws, I would still say it’s one of the best implementations of a phone/pda.

If you have a Treo 650, the 700w will be more of a downgrade if you donn’t need EVDO. If you need Blackberry, the 700w is a laughable alternative.

My suggestion is to wait out for the next version.

*Update: Palm released a patch in April that drastically improves stability. It doesn’t crash nearly as much as before. What changed? Memory management was improved to shut down programs instead of leaving them in the background, usually leaving only 1 program running at time. However, the opposite problem now exists where the Treo closes a program that you want to come back to (e.g. after retrieving info from another program or after receiving a call), which itself can be frustrating. But I’ll take that over 3 daily crashes.