Palm Treo 700P smartphone - Sprint (CDMA, Bluetooth, 1.3MP, 128MB, SDIO/MMC, Palm OS)

Palm Treo 700p

Treo 700P smartphone - Sprint (CDMA, Bluetooth, 1.3MP, 128MB, SDIO/MMC, Palm OS) Review, by Melissa J. Perenson July 26, 2006

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• Latest User Reviews 3 reviews
• Reviewed by: Dan0317

  Duration of ownership: 5 Months

  Strengths: NONE

  Weaknesses: The phone is the worst. Nothing about the is good. I have had it replaced now going on 7 timesin 5 months because everything about it has failed. It has caused me to loose so much time in my business.

  Overall: BEWARE... DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PHONE... I am warning you. Don't waste your money. I waited so I could get my emails, use the bluetooth function and have access to my contacts. Never has worked for more than a couple of weeks at a timer before it started crashing, not getting emails and the bluetooth function acting up. It has been a total disaster. I am telling everyone I come in contact with about how aweful the phone is. The only positive is the the Verizon wirless tech support has been great! This is truely BUYER BEWARE!!!

• Reviewed by: DRLEE

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: Fully feature packed and the ability to carry on device that is a camera, a small PC, a browser and a MP3 player.

  Weaknesses: Do to a system quirk the Treo 700p will lock up and shut down daily between 4:00PM and 4:35PM CST. No one has been able to figure out why. (Tlked with Sprint and Palm)

  Overall: This is the best universal device on the market for the busy professional. I gives you all of the tool necessary to stay in touch, conduct business, record visual memories of necessary items or events and finally entertain yourself during down time with games and music. Excellant product once the shut quirk is fixed.

• Reviewed by: mmusk

  Duration of ownership: 1 Week

  Strengths: Nice looking, easy to navigate

  Weaknesses: Does not sync completely with ical.

  Overall: Frustrated until the syncing works. Palm support (really nice people in the Phillipines) say it's not possible to sync past data, and it will miss some current and future data. Mac support do not know the Treo 700p nor understand how it works, not even the Geniuses at the Apple Store Fifth Avenue. Anyone want to help me?

• Reviewed by: SILBER21

  Strengths: LOOKS / FEATURES

  Weaknesses: NOT YET

  Overall: OUT OF ALL MY FRIENDS WITH PDAS, I WOULD SAY - TREO 700 IS A BETTER PHONE /PDA/CAMERA ANSAMBLE. IT WORKS VERY WELL - AND TAKES GOOD PICTURES IF ADEQUATE LIGHT PROVIDED. IT'S A LITTLE HEAVY - BUT LOOK AT IT'S FEATURES. 5 STAR - NO DOUBT. EXCELLENT PRODUCT FOR TIME BEING! HIGHLY RECOMMEND AS OF TOODAY AND PROBABLY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TO COME.

• Reviewed by: Metropolis

  Strengths: EVDO, Palmos

  Weaknesses: Slow in switching applications, phone volume.

  Overall: My point of view is coming from the treo 650. The only thing I don't like is that the phone switches applications too slow at times. Also I do not like the placement of the application button. It is in the bottom right corner. It used to be in the upper left corner on the 650. I have not gotten used to the new placement over a month. I am right handed and this new placement has made this device a two handed unit because of that. The camera is much better than the 650. There is still no flash. Having streaming video and audio capabilities is awesome! It feels smooth and sleek in your hand. The speakerphone volume seems to be way too low. These are minor issues and would not stop me from purchasing this again.

• Reviewed by: meowfff

  Strengths: great plan, fun cool gadget

  Weaknesses: heavy, resets often, some static

  Overall: I have a great plan, so far service is decent though it tends to reset while online once in a while. It has lots of great functions and decent battery life. I wish it wasn't so heavy. The camera is not great, best pics taken in daylight. Indoor photos are too dark as it doesn't have a flash. There's static on a alot of calls, not sure if it's the phone or the service. Cool phone easy to use.

• Reviewed by: jsand87

  Strengths: email, pda, sprint has good plans

  Weaknesses: volume too low at times, delay when dialing, heavy, freezes with internet at times

  Overall: So far I've been happy this phone. Email works well and internet is decent, and I'm happy to have all the pda functions. It is a bit heavy, but it does a lot. The main problem is sometimes, the volume gets too low, and I'm unable to hear the other person. Sometimes when I make a call there is no ring, just an echo sound, so I must redial the call-- that is annoying. Also, some delays or freezes when ussing internet. Hopefully, I'll get a replacement that will fix these issues, but even with the problems, it's a phone I like.

• Reviewed by: rinkugaya

  Strengths: PDA, high speed internet, email clients, very good 5 way navigator

  Weaknesses: Bulky, processor a bit slow, no VOIP client software

  Overall: Runs on palm OS with the same processor as in 650 (312 mhz). The speed seems to be a bit improved though and high speed internet is a great feature. Though would love to have better multimedia support but can live with the limited multimedia capabilities. One thing it lacks is the wifi support. Also lacking is voice dialing support with bluetooth headset. All things aside this is certainly the best PDA in the market today.