Act! best on Treo 700w or 700p?

[GippyP]

I am looking to purchase a Treo 700 and don't know whether to get a Palm or Windows version. My office uses Act! so it is essential that the phone I get can sync well with it. I understand that not all of the information is transferred, and that's OK. I have not been successful with syncing Act! with my Palm Zire 71, so I need to make sure I make the best choice on this phone. Thanks in advance!

[qball827]

Hey guys,

I am completely new to the forum and Treo's......

I have essentially the same question as Gippy, I am trying to decide between 700 with Windows or the Palm OS. For a service providers Sprint and Verizon are just about the same price for me as well.

If anyone can give input on which operating system they believe is better and which service is better as well, I'm in CT.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Target]

I use ACT for Palm OS (not the ACT Link) on my Cingular Treo 650. While I can't speak for the 700 with Windows, I will tell you the issues that I am having with the Palm version. I chose the Palm version because of the huge availablity of third party software and I have used Palm products in the past. My desktop version, ACT 2006, has about 1450 contacts that I sync to my Treo. I travel a couple days a week and use it relentlessly. I purchased ACT for Palm OS to have my calendar, tasks and address book in one place along with my notes and histories. I too have been a long time ACT user and hate the thought of giving it up. However...

I have two major issues with the OS software. First I can't tap the 30-day calendar view without the Treo locking up. I have to perform a soft reset to get it running. To corrct this, about every 10 days to two weeks, I have to delete and re-install the OS version. The second issue is that the desktop version will not open on my PC. My data syncs but I cannot open the app after the inital installation. So far, all the data transfers and I continue to use it. I am 99.999% sure it is not my PC. I have a pretty beefy IBM and have not had one issue with it in almost a year.

I have called ACT (Sage Software) for support and will tell you not to waste your time. They don't understand that they have two Palm products. ACT Link that matches your data to the Palm address book and ACT for Palm OS which is the version that gives you ACT functionality on the Palm. The first two hour session they had me delete and re-install everything only to my surprize that they were working on ACT Link. The second session they got everything working correctly and 5-minutes after I hung up the phone, I had the same issues.

I suppose to answer your question I would move forward but with caution.

Thanks,