Comments on: Palm Treo Pro coming to Sprint in January

By: YDLAFAMS

YDLAFAMS — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:14:35 +0000

Where’s the cottonpickin’ phone already???

By: Khan

Khan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:45:11 +0000

January 11th has come and gone?
any update?

the Sprint salespersons are saying the 800w is a piece of garbage.

By: sprint exec

sprint exec — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:21:47 +0000

Hi people. Let me tell you guys why, PROFIT. That is why we do what we do. We offer different products for differnt sectors. We try to entice those who didnt want the palm 800 to maybe want the Palm PRO. Maybe you guys might want the new feel or new color or the new form. We spend millions of dollars to find out what might people like. Those of you who said you like the 800 and bought one, well we did our job on that sector.

By: D

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:25:50 +0000

Jerk!

By: gigi

gigi — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:48:29 +0000

I have had palm 650, 700wx and 800w they all were great except for the 800w the usb port was week as well as the battery..Now i have the touch pro its cool but now i want the treo pro….sprint kicks i have had sprint for the past 11 years..tried the others as well as off brand and sprint is the BEST…..Gi Gi

By: Doris

Doris — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:52:58 +0000

Got a used 755p and you are right…IT ROCKS!!! Thanks for the help.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:43:25 +0000

I have the 800w and it has a lot of problems. GPS not working right, poor battery, needs a reset daily, very bad voice/sound quality (worst of any phone or smartphone).

Will be glad when Pro comes out. So will Sprint as they say they have a lot of tech problems with the 800 (Verizon refused to carry it because of bugs).

By: info

info — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:45:49 +0000

I think the Pro is coming to so quickly because of the qualcom/broadcom patent battle, either way the pro looks like it kicks the 800ws ass.. I have an 800w and its pretty good but i cant wait to get my mitts on a Treo Pro.

By: JRo

JRo — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:48:32 +0000

Here is the real deal. The Palm OS is very effective from a practical business lifestyle. The 755p for Sprint is still the best overall phone. The new Centro’s button’s are super lame.

Cons to the latest Smartphones on the market:

Touchscreens only-if you have any skillz at all, you like to do stuff without looking at the handheld

No Touchscreen-who wants to push a little ball around…lame

Big Qwerty Keypads(side ways slide keyboards)-I can increase my speed on the 755p because of the distance between the keys.

Basically I say all that to say this…overal the Treo 755p doesn’t have the popping eye candy, nor any type of good looking background. But from a functionality standpoint, email, calander, touchscreen, qwerty key board, size, and reliability: I have yet to see a phone compete.

So since the 755p rocks when are they going to come out with a new version that is PALM based that resembles semi the 21st century:-) Any word?

Because this Centro, Pro and Windows based crap is nonsense….

By: Ed Stern

Ed Stern — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:03:16 +0000

Any word on the Verizon pro?

By: azi

azi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:58:52 +0000

is it an international phone? (got SIM slot)

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:14:49 +0000

I loved the Palm OS, I have had 2 palm os phones. The problem with Palm OS is, it is stuck somewhere in the late 90s, they have not done anything revolutionary to it for 8+ years. Windows Mobile sucks if the hardware is not right. I had the Treo 700w, I loved it with the exception of always locking up. I now have a HTC touch, I absolutely love it. The Treo Pro is built by HTC with all the power of the touch and the convenience of the treo. I would think it will rock. As far as the switch to windows moble, I think you will like it as you get use to it.

By: Doris

Doris — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:27:11 +0000

Help!!! I have had Palm since Pilot days, went to Visor and up the Treo line. My 65o looks like it has gone through a war and I must upgrade. Moving to Windows is scary. Tell me about making the change from Palm OS. Also, I figure I should go for the gold and upgrade to the Pro in January. Thanks for any insights.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:41:40 +0000

Because this is the first Palm device built by HTC I think it would be safe to say it will rock. HTC knows how to build Windows Mobile Phones.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:01:28 +0000

this sucks rectum. I have had every single carrier. Verizon dominates them all yet consistently gets the worse phones. Come on Verizon. They were dumb for passing on the iphone but at the same time iphone people are generally tools. Newsflash. While the i-phone has cool function it isn’t exactly exclusive in terms of price. Any Joe blow can afford one so don’t get too smug.

By: Dazo

Dazo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:34:06 +0000

Its not. Have even heard of a Pro palm version? Don’t know how its supposed to come out if it doesn’t exist.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:29 +0000

Another lame comment left by a lame person. That’s me — Greg. Sorry.

By: MENYC

MENYC — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:43:19 +0000

Way to go HTC, Palm did not do a damm thing but stamp thier logo on the device and and box it up. Oh yes I for got to add the margin………………..

By: Lou

Lou — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:44:14 +0000

Been with Sprint for 5 and I was previously with VZW. Sprint doesn’t have as much coverage area but still blows VZW out of the water. VZW will get more expensive after the final take over of Alltel. I feel bad for you saps.

I have the 800w and it is not buggy. Low battery life? Yeah, all the reviews said that. Buy the extended battery. The GPS is working flawlessly with my 800w. So far, I am pretty happy with it and the great, cheaper service from Sprint!

By: FrankK

FrankK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:14:55 +0000

“Precisely why I can’t figure out why Palm would be dumb enough to put the Treo Pro on Sprint right after the 800w! WTF? ”

My store guy says the 800w is the most returned and buggy device they have ever had. In 30 days they are going back for very low battery time. After 30 days they are going back on warranty claims for some GPS problem.

If Sprint employees are steering people far away from the phone, and Palm is forced to come up with the next year’s model after less than five months, you know it is garbage phone.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:11 +0000

And when is the PALM OS Version gonna be release?

By: brum

brum — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:29:32 +0000

As far as I’m concerned this is not a Palm, though nice form factor/design – the OS ruins it. H1 2009 is going to be very iiinnteresting.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:44:45 +0000

“I’ve been talking with a Palm systems engineer off and on regarding my 755p. SPCS is getting this sweet device and the new Linux OS way before VZW will put a new WinMo Palm on their network. We’ll likely see the Linux OS on VZW early next summer and a new WinMo device after that – maybe. SPCS is getting the good stuff for the foreseeable future. He said that QC at VZW are being pricks.”

If that’s the case I’ll ultimately deal with an inferior service (at least in my area) with AT&T rather than dealing with a 5 year old treo…Verizon’s pissing me off.

By: RickMG

RickMG — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:12:49 +0000

Ditto. I’ve been with AT&T, Verizon (20+ years) and Sprint for the last two. Sprint is by far the best service I’ve ever had and this new Treo Pro is just the perfect one handed operating phone I’ve been waiting for.

By: ksam

ksam — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:59:27 +0000

Its about time.. Us sprint people have been battling crappy phones forever (with the exception of the touch and touch pro).

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:50:13 +0000

@Scott – it ain’t happening on VZ.

I’ve been talking with a Palm systems engineer off and on regarding my 755p. SPCS is getting this sweet device and the new Linux OS way before VZW will put a new WinMo Palm on their network. We’ll likely see the Linux OS on VZW early next summer and a new WinMo device after that – maybe. SPCS is getting the good stuff for the foreseeable future. He said that QC at VZW are being pricks.

Craptastic!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:41:51 +0000

“kinda puts the 800w in the dirt.”

Precisely why I can’t figure out why Palm would be dumb enough to put the Treo Pro on Sprint right after the 800w! WTF? Either Palm is stupid, Verizon is stupid, or both or Sprint is just paying Palm a freakin’ fortune for these exclusiviety deals…

I don’t get it…

By: FrankK

FrankK — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:58:37 +0000

kinda puts the 800w in the dirt.

By: Sprint is my Savior

Sprint is my Savior — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:47:09 +0000

Screw all you haters

Sprint is much better than friggen AT&T

This phone is sweet

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:52:22 +0000

This is REALLY starting to piss me off (ok, actually I’ve been pissed for a while)…Why?

….Verizon where the F^*@! ARE YOU!!!

GRRRRRRRRR!!!