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J Teezy · 12-28-2005, 02:40 PM

i just got a Treo 650 for Christmas. I was going to wait till SPrint came out with the 700p or windows version but who knows when that will be and I needed one asap.

Now, I use windows everyday as my OS on my laptop and was worried about the compatability the palm OS would be with MS outlook. But, there was no problem. ON your software disc you can set your Treo to sync with Outlook or the Palm Desktop. Mine is set to sync with Outlook. As far as MS documents such as word and excel, Palm has a program on the disc called Documents to Go which allows you to view, create, edit MS word and excel documents on the Treo. Web browsing is cake on the Treo. SMS messaging, also cake. Plus when you do SMS it keeps the whole conversation in one box so you can go back and see what you were talking about (kind of like a buddy chat window when you use AIM or any other Instant messaging program). Emailing is great once you get it all set up (i use a road runner email account so in order to be able to send mail from my phone i use Sprint's outgoing mail server).

Unlocked phones will not work with Sprint or Verizon. The only phones that can be unlocked are ones that operate on a SIM card (Cingular and T Mobile do this). As far as a data plan with any of the carriers, SPrint is the cheapest at $10.00 a month for unlimited web browsing and email sendimg. If you get a phone that has EVDO (the PPC 6700 does) then you can get web access for $15.00 a month.

As far as the PPC 6700 goes, i messed with one for about an hour in the Sprint store. I must say i like the Windows Mobile OS because i am so familiar with MS operating systems. But i did not like the hinge on the phone. Seems that it will most likely break after awhile. Also you have to use both handes when using the keyboard and what not. I almost bought one but i went with the Treo instead and here is why:

I went with a Treo 650 for a couple reasons. 1) Ease of use. I can use this bad boy with one hand with ease. Yes it comes with a stylus but you don't hardly ever need to use it (sometimes i use it just to look like a big shot. LOL) 2) The design of the phone. Like i said above, i did not like the sliding feature of the 6700. 2) Amount of software and programs there are for the Treo is amazing. 4) The treo has been around longer and probably more stable than the ppc 6700.

**one tip if you get a pda phone is get a car charger, and one for the office. The battery will go down quick if you use it a fair amount for running apps, web browsing, etc.

12-28-2005, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
J Teezy Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i just got a Treo 650 for Christmas. I was going to wait till SPrint came out with the 700p or windows version but who knows when that will be and I needed one asap. Now, I use windows everyday as my OS on my laptop and was worried about the compatability the palm OS would be with MS outlook. But, there was no problem. ON your software disc you can set your Treo to sync with Outlook or the Palm Desktop. Mine is set to sync with Outlook. As far as MS documents such as word and excel, Palm has a program on the disc called Documents to Go which allows you to view, create, edit MS word and excel documents on the Treo. Web browsing is cake on the Treo. SMS messaging, also cake. Plus when you do SMS it keeps the whole conversation in one box so you can go back and see what you were talking about (kind of like a buddy chat window when you use AIM or any other Instant messaging program). Emailing is great once you get it all set up (i use a road runner email account so in order to be able to send mail from my phone i use Sprint's outgoing mail server). Unlocked phones will not work with Sprint or Verizon. The only phones that can be unlocked are ones that operate on a SIM card (Cingular and T Mobile do this). As far as a data plan with any of the carriers, SPrint is the cheapest at $10.00 a month for unlimited web browsing and email sendimg. If you get a phone that has EVDO (the PPC 6700 does) then you can get web access for $15.00 a month. As far as the PPC 6700 goes, i messed with one for about an hour in the Sprint store. I must say i like the Windows Mobile OS because i am so familiar with MS operating systems. But i did not like the hinge on the phone. Seems that it will most likely break after awhile. Also you have to use both handes when using the keyboard and what not. I almost bought one but i went with the Treo instead and here is why: I went with a Treo 650 for a couple reasons. 1) Ease of use. I can use this bad boy with one hand with ease. Yes it comes with a stylus but you don't hardly ever need to use it (sometimes i use it just to look like a big shot. LOL) 2) The design of the phone. Like i said above, i did not like the sliding feature of the 6700. 2) Amount of software and programs there are for the Treo is amazing. 4) The treo has been around longer and probably more stable than the ppc 6700. **one tip if you get a pda phone is get a car charger, and one for the office. The battery will go down quick if you use it a fair amount for running apps, web browsing, etc.