Fragile and expensive to fix....... - Treo Forums

dirkpitt · 06-23-2006, 10:36 AM

I am with Verizon. Currently have a Motorola V710. I am up for an upgrade phone
in August and am considering the 700p. However, a friend had an older Treo and
had to swap it for a Blackberry. ( He was on the T-Mobile network )..

I asked him WHY? He said the Treo was fragile and expensive to fix. Do you all
find this true?

dp

TommyBig · 06-23-2006, 01:42 PM

My experience with Treo 300, 600 and now 700p is that they are pretty rugged. Many a time they have hit the pavement because of a poorly designed holster, and never were hurt. One of my Treo 600s did end up with a problem - Sprint replaced it immediately

.

I don't have anything to compare my experinece with - I have always had Palm, and my first cellphone was a Treo (was an early adopter of installed car phone in the eighties).

FlaBat · 06-23-2006, 11:41 PM

My 700p seems pretty tough and it feels solid when I use it. My boss has a 650 and he's dropped it a few times and never had any problems.

rallyd · 06-24-2006, 07:33 AM

Dirkpitt,

I too have the v710 with Verizon Wireless. Nice phone but I carry the Tungsten E2 as well

. I have been wanting to upgrade to ONE device. I have been a palm user for at least 7 years now and don't want to giveup the free s/w and familiarity w/OS.

I have heard one rumor that when verizon launched the 700p, they went to market too early with h/w or s/w bugs and that a follow-on model is already in the works. Has anyone else heard anything else like this? Have any 700p users been displeased with their purchase? and what are your personal likes/dislikes with the 700p?

I spoke directly with some verizon sales agents and they haven't heard any comments as such. As you know the 700p is not cheap and I would want to make a wise decision whenever I migrate.

quote=dirkpitt]I am with Verizon. Currently have a Motorola V710. I am up for an upgrade phone
in August and am considering the 700p. However, a friend had an older Treo and
had to swap it for a Blackberry. ( He was on the T-Mobile network )..

I asked him WHY? He said the Treo was fragile and expensive to fix. Do you all
find this true?

dp[/quote]

FlaBat · 06-24-2006, 09:41 AM

Well I can only comment about my Sprint 700p. I had a few issues in the first few days, which I documented in this thread, http://www.everythingtreo.com/forum/treo-700p/a-treo-700p-must-read-6454.html but the last few days it has worked flawlessly. There are still a few things I have not done with it yet. I don’t use Bluetooth because I don’t have a headset yet. Nor have I put in an SD Card, although I did try a coworkers just to make sure that it would read the card. I’m holding out hope that a 4GB SD will work, but have not tried one yet.