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FAIL.]]>Jul 14th 2008 8:41AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/

Good work Palm! ]]>Jul 14th 2008 8:48AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Did you read the post?]]>Jul 14th 2008 9:37AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:20AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Sometimes you can club someone over the head w/ clues and they still don't get it.]]>Jul 14th 2008 10:35AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
What pretty little picture showed up in the article still has nothing to do with the content of clicclic's post. Ask Vanna if you can buy a clue!]]>Jul 14th 2008 11:02AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 9:30AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 9:58AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
This is a business phone, not a media phone. Get over it. This competes with Blackberry and HTC (both of which still have physical keyboards too). This product has nothing to do with the iPhone unless you're a complete idiot.

plus, the iPhone's "revolutionary" OS design is just a rip-off of garnet when you really look at the GUI.]]>Jul 14th 2008 10:09AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
When I was researching my iPhone (EDGE version) purchase, I looked at Palms and HTCs and blackberries and Nokias. When you go unlocked, the iPhone was the cheapest of them all.

I spent $500CDN on my 16GB iPhone. The Nokia N95 was $800, HTC Kaiser was $900 and even the Blackberry (with WiFi) was $450, but it had that tiny screen in comparison. The Treo 750 is STILL $625 unlocked...without WiFi.

But then I saw how the iPhone's Safari browser worked, and that was that. Sold. ]]>Jul 14th 2008 11:05AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 11:08AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Because the average American is drowning in debt and could not afford the high up-front cost of the first generation iPhone, AT&T/Apple changed the iPhone 3G pricing model to pay now, hemorrhage later. (The combined plan & phone is more expensive over the term of the contract than the first generation model.) Sure you may have saved in the short run, but AT&T and Herr Jobs have commandeered your wallet for the next two years.]]>Jul 14th 2008 12:10PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 4:02PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Keeping your standards nice and low now, aren't you?]]>Jul 14th 2008 10:16AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:37AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
So, idiotic, maybe not, but certainly misguided...]]>Jul 14th 2008 12:34PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 12:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 12:59PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/I still stand by my statements, however. EVDO rev A. is a 3rd generation technology but I think you have to admit that CDMA's user base is FAR outweighed by GSM, especially for business users and with the 4G roadmap starting to become apparently favored towards LTE, Palm OS not being able to handle 3G (GSM) is a true statement.
I agree that Palm should have offered Palm OS2 for the 800 but we all know thats not going to be available until 2010. That is part of the reason I'm making the statements that I am; What you refer to as well honed I'm calling antiquated. I don't think Palm should change demographics but their demographic is largely changing due to the Centro...and mostly in favor of a younger, less business geared user. had it not been for this surge in younger users, Palm would not have put up the profits that they did.
I was a loyal Palm user for well over a decade and slowly watched the entire field of competition surpass them; needless to say I was disappointed. Even with the 850w (assuming it will come...look at how long the 800 was delayed) and whatever they may offer up soon, I don't know that it will be enough to resurrect their quickly diminishing market share.
So, I feel my comments are neither misguided nor idiotic, however, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Thats what makes freedom of speech so important.
P.S. Its not truly multitasking, but thats another debate. ;-)]]>Jul 14th 2008 2:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:17AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:30AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:53AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:42AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:44AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
1) The iPaq has a 2.46" screen compared to 1.74", and runs at a MUCH higher DPI rate with better colors. ...Who wants a 1.74" screen???

2) Crappy 2MP camera compared to less crappy 3MP camera with the iPaq 910.

3) I don't mind a little girth in my Phone, but ZDNet has some images that compare the 800w to the iPaq 910. The iPaq is a LOT thinner with the same (actually better) specs.

Palm...really?]]>Jul 14th 2008 10:53AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 1:05PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 10:53AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 7:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 11:17AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 11:28AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 11:49AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 12:27PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 12:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 12:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Jul 14th 2008 5:36PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
I do like the threaded SMS and the increased speed for web browsing is definitely noticable but overall I am not completely excited about this Treo like I was with the 700.

I've only had it a couple of hours so these are my very first impressions. ]]>Jul 14th 2008 6:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Is this what you have to do to make youselves feel better about your purchase or to sleep at night? Trashing other tech products as garbage because you are afraid there might be something it can do that your glorious choice cant? If you havent noticed, people think for themselves and buy stuff THEY want, despite you thinking yourself enlightened for buying what YOU want.]]>Jul 14th 2008 7:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/I am pretty dissapointed that the location is not enabled on the 755p but it is for the centro. I think the folks that really paid Palm for their product got screwed. I encourage any palm bashers to go check out the new iphone app store, blackberry app store and compare that to all of the free apps available for the palm OS. and let me know if $20 for solitare is actually worth it.

If you spend the money on one of these phones, the biggest expense is going to be the service contract. We are all to wrapped up in the initial price rather than service cost. I know everyone hates Sprint but you were able to get an unlimited data plan for $15 bucks a month. Want a Blackberry? $49.99 per month. Iphone? $49.99 per month just for data. add this to the cost of a single app and I think you get my point. I will take an older, maybe a bit out dated device long before paying $600 per year for mobile internet. My cost is $180 per year. Enjoy that Iphone and the $1500 you just spent.]]>Jul 15th 2008 1:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Also considering simplicity in today devices sticker on the screen with "Call XXX for setup assistance" kind of reminds me on Windows 95 crackdowns where you needed to call the nerd from the family to fix the problem. (old school).

They really need to speed up with the design and development, I cant imagine that their sales are rising allot these months.]]>Jul 16th 2008 3:22AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
Now to be fair, I don't know if its the design, or this particular unit but since I only get ONE chance at a return with Sprint, how can I take a chance? I'm getting the Curve, if it ever comes in again. In the meantime I have to protect this piece of junk with my life so it doesn't get scratched.]]>Jul 18th 2008 10:01AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
http://www.openmoko.com/
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/drive_to_discover&id=6248649
]]>Jul 18th 2008 7:17PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Palm manages to hijack all those Apple Employees and this is the best they can come up with. What the hell is happening at that place?
I'll stick with my Treo 700wx. It's not the greatest handheld, but at least it's pretty sleek.
Am I the only one in the world that finds the iPhone Keyboard a real nightmare?]]>Jul 22nd 2008 3:17AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/
also i think i covered this already, but palm's os will never be better, (well, not never), than windows.]]>Jul 23rd 2008 5:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/14/palm-treo-800w-for-sprint-unboxing-and-hands-on/Aug 6th 2008 2:31AM