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User Submitted palm Treo 700wx Smartphone (Sprint) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-12-13 Don't buy this Bought it for Real Estate purposes. Not functional. Not practical. Just not good. Crashes constantly and email does not work well. Date: 2007-10-31 Buy the 755P! After owning the TREO 650 for two years it was time to upgrade. I've always been interested in trying out the Smart Phones with the MS OS because I figured it provided more capabilities for a business person on the road, such as being able to retrieve e-mails and organize files more easily on the fly. I was wrong. I can understand that people may have their preferences with either the MS or Palm platforms, for me the MS (TREO 700WX) was to hard to navigate with one hand and the multiple open windows can be confusing. Also what I did not know is that I could not use the Tomtom software that I had been using on my TREO 650 because of incompatability issues. To me the phone was worthless. I took it back and got the TREO 755P. Palm keeps it simples and the enhance web capability over the TREO 650 made it much easier and faster to access web pages. Also they have improved Versamail so it is easier and faster to recieve e-mails. So I had strayed from the trusty Palm application once, but never again. Bottom line, the TREO 755P can do everything the TREO 700WX can and more. Stick with Palm Date: 2007-10-31 too many duds Like a lot of people probably did, I ignored everyone I knew who told me that this phone has a lot of problems. Mine was no exception. I've had it for less than a year and have had every possible problem with it including multiple freezings, random screens that pop up hundreds of times/day, active sync not working, etc. The only thing I do love is the keyboard and ease of reading the screen. It is a bit bulkier than I would want also. As soon as I can find a well reviewed smartphone, I'm throwing this one in the trash!! Date: 2007-10-21 Expanded usage I originally bought this phone because I wanted to combine my cell phone and my PDA, and it can use a 2GB SD card. I store a whole medical library on the storage card, and it is easily accessible, accesses files quickly. Sometimes the print runs off the side to the right without a way to get to it. Changing the size of the font sometimes works, but not always. The other PDA functions, such as contacts, calendar, etc., work great and synchronize easily. I also use Pocket Quicken, and it runs well, and syncs quickly with Quicken on the PC. Locking the keyboard when the phone is off is a must, and disabling the touchscreen is also necessary when talking on the phone. I also get better reception than my daughter, who has a new cell phone, using the same service (Sprint). Altogether, I'm sure I will buy another Treo when new ones come out. Date: 2007-10-10 Miss My Blackberry I wish I had never let go of my Blackberry. I think the Treo is ok for calls (kinda), and syncing with my computer, but not much else. I frequently receive pdf files from co-workers and clients, and I couldn't review them on my BlackBerry. I can download them on my Treo, but can't actually READ them. It shows the full document on the screen. The screen is great- but not for reading a pdf- you can't "zoom" in. Reviewing an 8.5 x 11 inch document on a 2 inch screen is impossible. It is not as user-friendly as my BlackBerry was. It was much easier to find and change preferences and settings on my BlackBerry. I do think that some of the problems I have are due to being on the Sprint network. Occasionally my phone will just turn off, and I don't know it. I go to make a call, and it will say that the phone is off, and ask if I would like to turn it on. Hello- I am trying to make a call- YES, I want to turn it on. Another thing that I really hate about the phone is when you are on a call and someone else calls and leaves a message. If your phone is set up for a ring tone when you receive a new voicemail- you (and the person you are talking to) will hear the ring tone in the middle of your conversation- and you can't turn it off- you have to let it run its course- not good when you are on the line with a client. If you do decide to get a Treo, I suggest you set it so that the screen locks while you are on a call. Because it is a touch screen, you can do all kinds of damage with your cheek while on a call- set alarms & to-dos, change calendar events- lots of annoying things. I also suggest that you set the phone to lock when you are not on a call. Before setting up this preference, my purse made many a phone call. MANY a phone call. One thing that I DO like about the Treo- it syncs great with my calendar and email. I feel like I am always up-to-date with what is going on at the office. All in all, I miss my BlackBerry. I wish I had never made the switch.
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