Comments on: Palm TREO 800w Phone http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone The Perfect Spot to Shop Cell Phones Online Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:08:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Erin More http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone/comment-page-1#comment-560 Erin More Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:42:14 +0000 http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone#comment-560 After trying several of the smart phones Sprint has to offer I have finally settled on the Palm Treo 800w. At first, i was skeptical that Sprint could offer a phone to fit my needs; i was tired of their slim selection of WM phones. As a blind student i needed a phone that would allow me to access my calendar, appointments, contacts, email, messages, and documents using Mobile Speak Pocket. The Treo 800w allows me to do all of this and more.. The first thing i liked about the phone was it fit comfortably in my hand, the buttons were easily layed out and they were not so small that you would be pressing other letters when trying to type. The screen is slightly sunken in to the phone to form a large rectangle covering the front. This makes it easier if you are tactily trying to use the virtual keypad or keyboard. The rubbery backing on the phone makes it easier on your hands when holding the phone while messaging or talking and may make you wonder why it isn't on other phones. <br />i have read several complaints about the battery life of the phone, but I am able to get several hours even a full day viewing documents, running Mobile speak, getting calls all by changing a few settings. I like how Palm implemented a deticated key for closing aplications and there is a deticated switch for wifi and connecting to networks. In the beginning I found the innerface of the phone confusing, but the more I use it i love being able to set up shortcuts right from the screen. There is no scrolling through menues to find what you want. Like any phone the keyboard takes acclamation, but it was no harder than other phones I have used. I didn't run in to any difficulties typing with one hand since my finguers are pretty small. <br />Since i am not using my phone for business purposes I don't mind that it is more bulky than most smart phones. For me, being able to have one device that will do most of my tasks is pretty good so I don't mind the size of the phone. <br />My only complaint is I often have to reset the phone because it tends to freeze up in the middle of tasks. i am good about keeping the task manager clear of programs I am not using, but this seems to be the only flaw. i have found the only way around this is to reset the phone every few days since there is no real way of turning it off. <br />My reasons for choosing the Palm Treo 800w were completely centered around accessibility and searching for a compact phone. i chose the Treo on my own to use with a screen reader with no help from Sprint. Since they know nothing about accessible phones; their idea of accessibility is voice dialing. i am glad i gave Sprint another chance so I was able to find this phone. <br />If you are looking for a reasonably priced PDA that can handle your tasks while you are away from the computer and doubles as a good phone consider the Palm Treo 800w. Rating: 3 / 5 After trying several of the smart phones Sprint has to offer I have finally settled on the Palm Treo 800w. At first, i was skeptical that Sprint could offer a phone to fit my needs; i was tired of their slim selection of WM phones. As a blind student i needed a phone that would allow me to access my calendar, appointments, contacts, email, messages, and documents using Mobile Speak Pocket. The Treo 800w allows me to do all of this and more.. The first thing i liked about the phone was it fit comfortably in my hand, the buttons were easily layed out and they were not so small that you would be pressing other letters when trying to type. The screen is slightly sunken in to the phone to form a large rectangle covering the front. This makes it easier if you are tactily trying to use the virtual keypad or keyboard. The rubbery backing on the phone makes it easier on your hands when holding the phone while messaging or talking and may make you wonder why it isn’t on other phones.

i have read several complaints about the battery life of the phone, but I am able to get several hours even a full day viewing documents, running Mobile speak, getting calls all by changing a few settings. I like how Palm implemented a deticated key for closing aplications and there is a deticated switch for wifi and connecting to networks. In the beginning I found the innerface of the phone confusing, but the more I use it i love being able to set up shortcuts right from the screen. There is no scrolling through menues to find what you want. Like any phone the keyboard takes acclamation, but it was no harder than other phones I have used. I didn’t run in to any difficulties typing with one hand since my finguers are pretty small.

Since i am not using my phone for business purposes I don’t mind that it is more bulky than most smart phones. For me, being able to have one device that will do most of my tasks is pretty good so I don’t mind the size of the phone.

My only complaint is I often have to reset the phone because it tends to freeze up in the middle of tasks. i am good about keeping the task manager clear of programs I am not using, but this seems to be the only flaw. i have found the only way around this is to reset the phone every few days since there is no real way of turning it off.

My reasons for choosing the Palm Treo 800w were completely centered around accessibility and searching for a compact phone. i chose the Treo on my own to use with a screen reader with no help from Sprint. Since they know nothing about accessible phones; their idea of accessibility is voice dialing. i am glad i gave Sprint another chance so I was able to find this phone.

If you are looking for a reasonably priced PDA that can handle your tasks while you are away from the computer and doubles as a good phone consider the Palm Treo 800w.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: pessimistra http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone/comment-page-1#comment-559 pessimistra Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:27:37 +0000 http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone#comment-559 I suspect that anyone who gave this phone a rating over three stars (not-so secretly) works for Palm. No, seriously. Tiring of the lag, multiple glitches and ridiculously TERRIBLE battery life, I finally threw in the towel after using the phone for six months.(I swapped for a BlackBerry Curve 8330 which works beautifully. I would give *it* five stars any day). <br /> <br />I was initially drawn to the Treo 800w because I foolishly believed that a windows-based mobile phone OS would necessarily be most compatible with my windows-based OS for my home PC. WRONG. Running Vista, I was NEVER able to successfully sync applications between my computers and phone. I uninstalled, re-installed and updated Windows Mobile Device Center numerous times to no avail. The darn thing just would not sync. Admittedly, I realize that was most likely a Vista problem, and not necessarily a Windows Mobile problem. For that reason, I will move on--but I would caution Vista users that you WILL have problems syncing this device out of the box. It should be noted. <br /> <br />In order for the phone to function, I had to soft reset it multiple times daily by removing the battery. That scenario most often played out after I had ended one phone call and attempted to promptly make another. When doing so, the phone would give an error message and fail to place the call. Most times, the only way I ever could resolve that error was to remove the battery and wait. Toggling the phone capability on and off from within the OS would sometimes work, but either way, at LEAST 45 seconds would elapse before I could place another call. Imagine that an emergency requires that you call multiple family members in rapid succession, and within a short time of one another. Now imagine that your phone makes you have to soft reset after each call. Welcome to my world last month. <br /> <br />Another much-covered Treo 800w problem area that I can personally speak to involves the battery life. Given the extensive coverage this problem has had (across multiple review sites) I will not spend much time on this particular point, but I *will* share this experience: The purchase of a second battery to ostensibly extend the functionality of the phone resulted in nothing but sore disappointment. The additional battery allowed me to use the phone over a longer period, but I *still* had to charge it once a day after moderate usage. (I gave up on browsing the internet for anything other than business related endeavors) <br /> <br />Although I could speak about numerous other negative aspects of this phone, I will instead end with my last negative experience (a natural point, I think). After activating my new! sleek! awesome! BlackBerry, I was completely foreclosed from transferring my contacts as the Palm would a)not transfer information to the new phone via bluetooth and b)not allow me to pull the contacts off of using the usb cable. Oh how I wish this were the result of some ineptitude on my part. (I'm fairly tech savvy) Alas, two technicians at a Sprint store in my city couldn't do it either. <br /> <br />If I didn't have to have a smart phone for my job, I would have thrown the Treo 800w against the wall a long time ago. It's feature-rich, but the glitches and battery life make it IMPOSSIBLE to use. Do yourself a favor. Stick with something tried and true if you are looking for a pda/smartphone. Again, (but not to belabor the point) I would personally recommend BlackBerry very highly. The battery life is great. The features are great. The OS is fast and (so far) glitch-free. Join the masses. Those things are called CrackBerry for good reason. <br /> <br /> Rating: 2 / 5 I suspect that anyone who gave this phone a rating over three stars (not-so secretly) works for Palm. No, seriously. Tiring of the lag, multiple glitches and ridiculously TERRIBLE battery life, I finally threw in the towel after using the phone for six months.(I swapped for a BlackBerry Curve 8330 which works beautifully. I would give *it* five stars any day).

I was initially drawn to the Treo 800w because I foolishly believed that a windows-based mobile phone OS would necessarily be most compatible with my windows-based OS for my home PC. WRONG. Running Vista, I was NEVER able to successfully sync applications between my computers and phone. I uninstalled, re-installed and updated Windows Mobile Device Center numerous times to no avail. The darn thing just would not sync. Admittedly, I realize that was most likely a Vista problem, and not necessarily a Windows Mobile problem. For that reason, I will move on–but I would caution Vista users that you WILL have problems syncing this device out of the box. It should be noted.

In order for the phone to function, I had to soft reset it multiple times daily by removing the battery. That scenario most often played out after I had ended one phone call and attempted to promptly make another. When doing so, the phone would give an error message and fail to place the call. Most times, the only way I ever could resolve that error was to remove the battery and wait. Toggling the phone capability on and off from within the OS would sometimes work, but either way, at LEAST 45 seconds would elapse before I could place another call. Imagine that an emergency requires that you call multiple family members in rapid succession, and within a short time of one another. Now imagine that your phone makes you have to soft reset after each call. Welcome to my world last month.

Another much-covered Treo 800w problem area that I can personally speak to involves the battery life. Given the extensive coverage this problem has had (across multiple review sites) I will not spend much time on this particular point, but I *will* share this experience: The purchase of a second battery to ostensibly extend the functionality of the phone resulted in nothing but sore disappointment. The additional battery allowed me to use the phone over a longer period, but I *still* had to charge it once a day after moderate usage. (I gave up on browsing the internet for anything other than business related endeavors)

Although I could speak about numerous other negative aspects of this phone, I will instead end with my last negative experience (a natural point, I think). After activating my new! sleek! awesome! BlackBerry, I was completely foreclosed from transferring my contacts as the Palm would a)not transfer information to the new phone via bluetooth and b)not allow me to pull the contacts off of using the usb cable. Oh how I wish this were the result of some ineptitude on my part. (I’m fairly tech savvy) Alas, two technicians at a Sprint store in my city couldn’t do it either.

If I didn’t have to have a smart phone for my job, I would have thrown the Treo 800w against the wall a long time ago. It’s feature-rich, but the glitches and battery life make it IMPOSSIBLE to use. Do yourself a favor. Stick with something tried and true if you are looking for a pda/smartphone. Again, (but not to belabor the point) I would personally recommend BlackBerry very highly. The battery life is great. The features are great. The OS is fast and (so far) glitch-free. Join the masses. Those things are called CrackBerry for good reason.

Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Hector Rodriguez http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone/comment-page-1#comment-558 Hector Rodriguez Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:06:03 +0000 http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone#comment-558 I still have this Junk Phone, this is the worse phone I ever got from PALM: <br />Issue: <br />1- "Soft Reset" at least 6 times a Day. <br />2- "Hard Reser" (lost all my Data!) 5 time in 3 month. <br />3- Battery last like 4 Hours over all. I have 2 battery EXTRA in my pockets, and it still's not enough. <br />4- Don't even think about charging the phone wile talking w/ the hands free. Rating: 1 / 5 I still have this Junk Phone, this is the worse phone I ever got from PALM:

Issue:

1- “Soft Reset” at least 6 times a Day.

2- “Hard Reser” (lost all my Data!) 5 time in 3 month.

3- Battery last like 4 Hours over all. I have 2 battery EXTRA in my pockets, and it still’s not enough.

4- Don’t even think about charging the phone wile talking w/ the hands free.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Johnathan Leonard http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone/comment-page-1#comment-557 Johnathan Leonard Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:30:43 +0000 http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone#comment-557 I am on my 2nd Palm TREO 800w phone and I don't like it. As soon as I can upgrade, I will. I have experienced many glitches with both phones that I've had. I don't think i'll ever buy a Palm again. I also used to have the Palm TREO 700 and it also had many glitches. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice... shame on you again. Rating: 2 / 5 I am on my 2nd Palm TREO 800w phone and I don’t like it. As soon as I can upgrade, I will. I have experienced many glitches with both phones that I’ve had. I don’t think i’ll ever buy a Palm again. I also used to have the Palm TREO 700 and it also had many glitches. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice… shame on you again.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Jeffrey Hickman http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone/comment-page-1#comment-556 Jeffrey Hickman Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:29:23 +0000 http://www.mobiles22.com/palm-treo-800w-phone#comment-556 I purchased the 800W about two weeks ago. I am very impressed. I spent the first night diving into the new MS Mobile 6.1 operating system. I entered in my contacts and setup my multiple POP email accounts. I then started to use the device heavily over the next few days. Boy is this baby fast! The internet screams. Emails are retrieved fast! The MS OS Mobile 6.1 is a pleasure to navigate. It's fast and responsive. My last phone was the Palm Centro with Palm OS. This is noticeably faster! There is zero lag when closing applications or switching between screens. Similar to a desktop system you can have multiple applications running at the same time. You can easily switch between applications via the Task Manager screen by holding down the "OK" button for a second. You can customize your Today screen to suit your needs. You can assign any picture to a speed dial number for one-touch speed dialing. Cool! The built-in GPS is extremely fast to lock on! It is faster to lock on than two car units I have tested. The turn-by-turn voice prompts work flawlessly. The GPS voice prompts work great via the speaker phone or wired headset. Alas, they do not come through on a Bluetooth headset. The 800W does not come equipped with picture mail, however there is a 3rd party utility available for download that fills the void beautifully! Battery life, the speaker phone, and headset volume could be better but they are fine. If you're like me and have your phone on 24/7 you'll want to invest in a car charger ($10 on ebay) and you'll want to plug your phone in at the office or home when not in use. The 2MP camera is decent. The video mode is merely okay. The micro USB connector is used as the charging port, connecting to a PC, and for a wired headset. The office applications work well! The touch screen and key pad work great. Overall I give the 800W 8 out of 10 stars. <br /> <br />Pros: <br />Fast Internet, Wi-Fi, Stereo Bluetooth, GPS, Voice commands, good keyboard <br /> <br />Cons: <br />Battery life, speaker phone, headset volume <br /> <br />Phone Details: <br />Display 320x320 pixel s <br />Radio Qualcomm MSM6800A, EvDO Rev A <br />Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, 802.1x (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS) <br />GPS Built-in GPS (standalone and assisted); Sprint Navigation <br />Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional <br />Microsoft Office Mobile Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote <br />Microsoft Media Player (music & video) <br />Adobe PDF Viewer <br />Voice Commands with response, "Call John at home", "What are my appointments today?" <br />Bluetooth® Wireless Version: 2.0 +, stereo audio streaming (A2DP, GAVDP, AVRCP) <br />Memory 256MB user memory (approximately 170MB available user memory) <br />Camera 2.0 megapixels, and video capture <br />Battery Removable 1150 mAh lithium-ion; up to 4.5 hours talk time <br />Expansion microSD/microSDHC cards (up to 8GB supported) <br />Connector MicroUSB(tm) 2.0, for charger, headset, and PC connectivity <br /> Rating: 4 / 5 I purchased the 800W about two weeks ago. I am very impressed. I spent the first night diving into the new MS Mobile 6.1 operating system. I entered in my contacts and setup my multiple POP email accounts. I then started to use the device heavily over the next few days. Boy is this baby fast! The internet screams. Emails are retrieved fast! The MS OS Mobile 6.1 is a pleasure to navigate. It’s fast and responsive. My last phone was the Palm Centro with Palm OS. This is noticeably faster! There is zero lag when closing applications or switching between screens. Similar to a desktop system you can have multiple applications running at the same time. You can easily switch between applications via the Task Manager screen by holding down the “OK” button for a second. You can customize your Today screen to suit your needs. You can assign any picture to a speed dial number for one-touch speed dialing. Cool! The built-in GPS is extremely fast to lock on! It is faster to lock on than two car units I have tested. The turn-by-turn voice prompts work flawlessly. The GPS voice prompts work great via the speaker phone or wired headset. Alas, they do not come through on a Bluetooth headset. The 800W does not come equipped with picture mail, however there is a 3rd party utility available for download that fills the void beautifully! Battery life, the speaker phone, and headset volume could be better but they are fine. If you’re like me and have your phone on 24/7 you’ll want to invest in a car charger ($10 on ebay) and you’ll want to plug your phone in at the office or home when not in use. The 2MP camera is decent. The video mode is merely okay. The micro USB connector is used as the charging port, connecting to a PC, and for a wired headset. The office applications work well! The touch screen and key pad work great. Overall I give the 800W 8 out of 10 stars.

Pros:

Fast Internet, Wi-Fi, Stereo Bluetooth, GPS, Voice commands, good keyboard

Cons:

Battery life, speaker phone, headset volume

Phone Details:

Display 320×320 pixel s

Radio Qualcomm MSM6800A, EvDO Rev A

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, 802.1x (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS)

GPS Built-in GPS (standalone and assisted); Sprint Navigation

Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Microsoft Office Mobile Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote

Microsoft Media Player (music & video)

Adobe PDF Viewer

Voice Commands with response, “Call John at home”, “What are my appointments today?”

Bluetooth® Wireless Version: 2.0 +, stereo audio streaming (A2DP, GAVDP, AVRCP)

Memory 256MB user memory (approximately 170MB available user memory)

Camera 2.0 megapixels, and video capture

Battery Removable 1150 mAh lithium-ion; up to 4.5 hours talk time

Expansion microSD/microSDHC cards (up to 8GB supported)

Connector MicroUSB(tm) 2.0, for charger, headset, and PC connectivity

Rating: 4 / 5

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