When Sprint, When? - Treo Forums

J Teezy · 12-16-2005, 09:16 PM

When will it come to sprint. The 700 windows version that is. I have heard many rumors about the sprint one

I have heard that it SPrint will get the 700 with the new Palm OS and Verizon is getting the Windows version

Tonight a sprint rep told me, at the store, that the 700 will not be called the 700. It will be the 650 still just with windows. He also told me it may be out in January.

I wish some solid info was available. I need to know a release date because I need a PDA phone asap and i have decided on a treo, but i would much rather have the WIndows OS over the Palm one. IF sprint aint getting it till THe summer of 06 i may get a 650 for now, but if its in January or February i would hold off.

PPCMD · 12-17-2005, 09:41 AM

First stop listening to the Sprint Store folks, the obviously don't know what they are talking about (facts on the forums prove that). Second, Verizon has a 6 month exclusinve on the Treo 700w (windows mobile) so Sprint will NOT get the Treo 700w until after June 2006.

As for teh Treo 700p there has been no direct announcement that I have read or heard about. This could simply be they don't want to distract from their major launch of the Treo 700w. Since it is widely rumored that the Treo 700's will have the same basic make up the only key differences are screen, OS and maybe memory they can roll it out anytime. I would say Sprint will get the Treo 700p (Palm) first with their exclusive.

Remember Verizon paid alot of money and or committed to alot of product being sold.

J Teezy · 12-17-2005, 03:41 PM

i wish they would say when the palm version is coming out because i cant determine if i should get the 650 now or wait for the 700p if it is coming in say january. Then i will wait till summer or fall of '06 to get the windows version

PPCMD · 12-18-2005, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by J Teezy

i wish they would say when the palm version is coming out because i cant determine if i should get the 650 now or wait for the 700p if it is coming in say january. Then i will wait till summer or fall of '06 to get the windows version

If you don't care about the carrier and really want or need a pdaphone sooner rather than later (summer 2006) and the Treo 700w is what you want then I would say Verizon is your best choice for getting it now. As for Sprint, tried them didn't like the coverage and yes Verizon costs more but you get what you pay for. Better network coverage and solid equipment. Sprint and Nextel have to work out their phones, build phones that use both systems, oh thats gonna be fun.

J Teezy · 12-18-2005, 02:48 PM

i have never really had bad service with Sprint. I only make calls on their Network, i don't roam because i dont have roaming in my plan. I can pretty much make a call whenever i want to. I can not afford to pay 40 a month just for the data with Verizon. the 15 with Sprint is affordable. I am going to get a Treo with sprint i just can't decide what to do whether its buy a 650 now, wait for the 700p version (if it is to come out this January, if it does i would wait to get that and then buy a 700w in the summer).

johndburns · 06-08-2006, 03:20 PM

I called Sprint last week and asked their customer service when the 700w would be available. I was told that it already was in some places and that customer rep said he just got off a call activating one for someone. I asked if he was sure that it wasn't the 700p (since I see that on Sprint's site for sale now) and he said he was sure it was a 700w. However, the stores in my area haven't gotten any. Does anyone know if the 700w has actually been released with sprint or if it's just stupid customer service reps getting my hopes up?

chris · 06-08-2006, 05:06 PM

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Does anyone know if the 700w has actually been released with sprint or if it's just stupid customer service reps getting my hopes up?

I haven't heard anything confirming the release of the 700w. Verizon has a 6 month exclusive, so that puts us at sometime next month. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sprint add the 700w to their lineup at that time.

As for the Sprint rep, I think it was before their morning coffee.

Hang in there...

-Chris

BTW, I love when threads like this get revived.. brings back members!

johndburns · 06-09-2006, 09:43 AM

Haha, yeah, but I'd much rather the thread go away because that would mean Sprint has it in their stores! :-) I saw the P come out but I really think the windows version will be better for me. My stupid LG slide-phone is on the fritz and shuts down randomly so i'm trying to make it last until Sprint gets the 700w but every day that I have to wait makes the 700p look that much more appealing.

kayphil · 06-11-2006, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by johndburns

Haha, yeah, but I'd much rather the thread go away because that would mean Sprint has it in their stores! :-) I saw the P come out but I really think the windows version will be better for me. My stupid LG slide-phone is on the fritz and shuts down randomly so i'm trying to make it last until Sprint gets the 700w but every day that I have to wait makes the 700p look that much more appealing.

I am a WM5 fan and I tried the 700p and will be returning it. I will wait for the 700w

got2 · 07-05-2006, 02:26 PM

That's what I heard from 2 separate sprint reps in the SF area. I've been waiting for this for 6 months, and it looks like it's not gonna happen.

I would hate to switch to verizon, but I think it may have to be....