Unlocked Treo 700 - Page 2 - Treo Forums

godfrd824 · 04-02-2006, 07:32 PM

I'm a cheap bastard, so i'm going for the unlocked so I can get a prepaid service for the time being.

joaquin654 · 04-02-2006, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by godfrd824

I'm a cheap bastrad, so i'm going for the unlocked so I can get a prepaid service for the time being.

cheap bastard ....nah man , your not cheap , you gonna spend 600.00 bucks for a phone man !!!! lol

before you do , just check out the cingular , sprint , or even verizon website for plans and actual phone pricing . now a days , you can get a 650 for 200.00 bucks or less !!! now thats cheap .

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godfrd824 · 04-03-2006, 11:17 AM

Last question,

If I get the unlocked Treo 650 now, when the 700 comes out in gsm, can I trade the 650 for an unlocked 700?

And what is better Palm OS or Windows.

chris · 04-03-2006, 11:23 AM

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If I get the unlocked Treo 650 now, when the 700 comes out in gsm, can I trade the 650 for an unlocked 700?

That depends on whether Palm offers a "trade up" program. If so, I wouldn't expect to get much off a new 700.

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And what is better Palm OS or Windows.

That's a personal preference. If you have familiarity with Palm devices, then I wouldn't say there is a reason to switch. I've used both and both have their advantages. I'd say the Palm is easier to use - as the 700w requires navigation through multiple menus to activate a specific action. I did quite a bit of comparison between the two in my Treo 700w Review.

-Chris

godfrd824 · 04-03-2006, 11:30 AM

Very quick reply.

Any important or wanted new features that the 700 has, or are the 650 and 700 about the same.

chris · 04-03-2006, 02:13 PM

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Any important or wanted new features that the 700 has, or are the 650 and 700 about the same.

It's hard to sum up 11 pages of a review..but I'll try.

Treo 700w has EVDO - fast broadband connection

Treo 650 has higher resolution screen

Both have extensive libraries of software available.

Treo 700w camera is higher resolution than 650.

The biggest difference is the OS.

-Chris

godfrd824 · 04-05-2006, 08:58 AM

Thanks everyone for all the help.

I'm about 98 percent sure that i'll get the Treo 650, but.

I have recently discovered that you can't voice dial from the bluetooth headset. Is there a work around for this or something? Like if I speak very loudly will the Treo hear me? I remenber that someone I knew had a treo 650 and the Treo bluetooth headset. He pressed a button on the headset, said a name and the phone dialed, then he talked. DOes it work like that or am I crazy?

chris · 04-05-2006, 09:03 AM

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Is there a work around for this or something? Like if I speak very loudly will the Treo hear me?

You can enable voice dialing on the Treo 650 with the use of third party software such as VoiceDialIt. This capability is built in to the Treo 700w. On both the 650 and 700w, you will not be able to voice dial directly from your Bluetooth Headset.

Good luck with your decision.

-Chris

mking8677 · 09-17-2007, 03:36 PM

what about unlocking a verizon phone to use on the alltel network. they dont use sim cards. will that make a difference?

stevetaz · 09-17-2007, 04:28 PM

If a phone network doesn't use SIM cards, that would mean it is for CDMA. SIM cards indicate a GSM phone. The two systems are not compatible.

SteveTaz

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Originally Posted by mking8677

what about unlocking a verizon phone to use on the alltel network. they dont use sim cards. will that make a difference?