Palm Treo 680
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- Anonymous
- M@T
- 09 Dec 2006
i sold my 650,wanna get a 750 soon.the reason is simply just i cant forget my 650's easy use and best keyb,design,screen.to be frank,i still wanna go back to palmos.have tried every every mobile platform so far.i will use styletap on 750v to run palmos apps!!please anybody tell me if 680 support wap pages!if it does i will buy it after 750v!many of us switch to win5,but we never forget palm.do we?
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- rene
- 4s3
- 06 Dec 2006
great phone but make sure you always carry your charger with you.......pooooor battery life
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- JustCarKits
- nFe
- 01 Dec 2006
Great colour touch screen and quad band GSM. as always has Palm's easy to use menu system with none of the "are you sure" (as found on WM5).
Compared to the 650 it is not really much of a change, though it is certainly improved in most areas. The SD card now has it's own slot and won't fall out. Bluetooth is V1.2. Ease of use has always been Palm's selling point and it still is - the diary, email and phonebook are all simple and effective to use.
On the down side the camera is still unacceptable - should be at least a 2M pix or better still just don't fit one and have WiFI instead. Lack of 3G can also be an issue, though at least the battery life will be good as it doesn't have 3G.
Compared to the competition it wins hands down on ease of use, you just have to wonder why it's been launched (though glad to still have Palm O/S) as the Treo 650 is virtually the same..
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- 650
- F4p
- 27 Nov 2006
The Palm 680 one piece design is ideal palm size with ease of operation - direct access convenience. The spec is quite obsolete inspite of good technology readily available in the market. Sony Ericson 990i(Symbian) and HTC P4350/Dopod C800 (Window),have responded fast. What Palm OS has to offer for their existing users?
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- Mack
- 4gC
- 22 Nov 2006
As a world traveller I've been waiting for Palm's release of a GSM phone. Finally it is here; however, I wonder why Palm is lagging so far behind other brands in accommodating SKYPE capability.
Question 1: Does anyone know if the Palm 680 will accommodate SKYPE?
Question 2: How can one install SKYPE on this phone?
Best regards. Tom McKnight
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- x I'm tc
- 5GV
- 21 Nov 2006
Despite all their technological shortcomings, in a few very critical ways PalmOS Treo's are still the best smartphones period: Best form factor per function (there is no better QWERTY/display/touchscreen combo out there), most usable OS (sorry WinMob, despite better tech under the hood, you are a buggy piece of crashy, frustrating garbage up front), and best office editing (MS' own office apps suck compared to Docs to Go). Even without WiFi or a kick-ass camera, this is still the phone to beat.
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- Wekem
- NaU
- 21 Nov 2006
This certainly is my dream phone. I hope no newer version arrives for sometime after I get mine so that I can really enjoy what I've got.
Indeed, when we talk about modern phones, there is only Treo... and then some other phones.
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- Wekem
- NaU
- 21 Nov 2006
This certainly is my dream phone. I hope no newer version arrives for sometime after I get mine so that I can really enjoy what I've got.
Indeed, when we talk about modern phones, there is only Treo... and then some other excuses for phones with funny names like Nokia, Blackberry, etc.
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- Wekem
- NaU
- 21 Nov 2006
The Treo 680 is really in a class of its own but I think the addition of WIFI and FM radio would really put this fact out of contention once and for all - the knockout blow.
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- anton
- TSh
- 21 Nov 2006
Palm should realy consider to add WIFI in their Treo family
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- Ian
- Yh@
- 17 Nov 2006
I think this Phone is really nice but it would be really good if the Palm site would deliver phones to the Bahamas
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- Anonymous
- UDM
- 12 Nov 2006
I like the form, but no wifi has block me from buying this thing.
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- Not a tech snob
- 4hV
- 07 Nov 2006
All I want is a combo PDA/Phone to combine the form factor and phone capability of my Motorola razr and the clear, intuitive, and easy to use touchscreen calendar of my Palm m500.
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- Roger
- jju
- 03 Nov 2006
So many love to bash Palm OS who have minimal experience with a Treo. Just returned from a month in Turkey, Greek Isles, Greece & Italy. My old 600 was on constantly - not one reset. 100% reliable in telecons, text messaging, listening to MP3, doing daily crosswords, checking schedules and reservations,reading e-books, editing some Word docs and emailing, etc. The only thing revealed was that the wireless coverage in the US stinks in comparison to what I had available everyplace on our trip. The 680 looks appealing to me with a better screen, more memory, EDGE and most important a Palm OS.
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- 650
- F4p
- 03 Nov 2006
Treo 680/750 is adsolutely obsolete in spec as compare to O2 trion/Dopod 838/HTC tytn. It's soon worthless value for money. The 680 has four impressive cosmetic colors to fool new buyers, but practical requirement is what market wants, I think Palm is living on past glory trying to sell cheap spec for high price!
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- Lane
- U2@
- 03 Nov 2006
Do you think that they would release a cheaper, newer version after they release this one? I've read about many bugs (like constant resets, and hanging) on the other Treos too.
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- Prolab
- kC$
- 31 Oct 2006
Answer to Jason:
You have to realize what you need it for. I've seen enough people that buys smartphones cause its the "IN" thing to get. Most of them dont even have a clue on how to use their phones to their advantage.
You will experience crashes, no matter which smartphone you have. A major reason would be software that conflicts with other software installed in your phone. So always be careful installing 3rd party applications.
Speaking of 3rd party applications, palm has the most support for 3rd party applications since it's been around since the first palm pilot. Although, Windows Mobile is gaining popularity - so its a matter of time before it catches up for applications.
If your primary use is E-mail, then the blackberry hands down for ease of use and its blackberry connect. BUT, if you want a phone that would be capable of doing almost everything and any Windows Mobile or Palm OS would suffice your needs.
Answer to Nite:
Reason why you see a lot of resets with treo's (your words) is because most of the owners doesn't know how to properly configure their Treo's to their advantage. They just load 3rd party applications w/o thinking through and wonder why they experience a lot of resets.
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- Nite
- 4fv
- 29 Oct 2006
if i were to compare this to the E62, the E62 wins hands down. not only does it have the blackberry push, it also gets more for the durability since the lack of a touch screen. all and all i would never get a treo just because i see them crash too much to be useful.
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- sameh
- T0s
- 27 Oct 2006
What about the software ?? Can we use the same available in the market for 650 ?? Or we have again to suffer to get software here in Egypt?
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- Jason
- QSd
- 26 Oct 2006
A lot of people are comparing this to the highest-end smartphones, but its definitely entry-level. A good comparison for the Treo 680 would be the Nokia E62, which is the circumstance I find myself in. Which is the better phone?