I'll tell you what isn't sexy, and that is a $550 price tag. Are they out of their frickin minds?!
Something isn't going right when you release a phone like this and its not being sold through a phone company of any kind. I think times are as dark as they have been thought, or something is going on. I mean, if I was running Verizon Wireless or AT&T, I'd jump on that phone right away.
As loyal as I am to Palm...I would never pay that kind of money for a phone like that. Never.
yeah but at least this way, you don't get a bastardized/Verizonized version that has locked features... This is the whole phone and nothing but the phone.
Its $550 because there are no carrier subsidies. $500 - $600 is generally what most smartphones go for before any sort of carrier discounts that are applied for signing a new contract. The price is actually pretty reasonable though for an unlocked phone. Go to expansys.com and see what a smartphone with specs similar to the Treo Pro goes for. Compared to those prices, the Treo Pro is a relative bargain.
^ Little Johnny sounds awfully defensive about the Treo Pro's insane pricing. I wasn't aware that buying a newly released Treo at a low, but reasonable price could get one expelled from smartphone forums. Sounds like you would know better than I, so I'll defer to your wisdom on the matter.
Backbeat, I could care less what Palm charges for their Treo Pro or what you think of their price, makes no difference to me. However, my simple point was that from your overall negative tone in your posted comments to the other posters in this thread, its no surprise why you've been banned from multiple smartphone websites. You seem to be unable to get along with both the people in this thread and at other forums and I for one am glad that the folks over at PPH and other sites banned you a long time ago, the sites are far more pleasant without your negative posts. Sorry to see you still have not changed your ways.
^ Firstly, Johnny, you stand as the judge to no one. Clear? Yet, your arrogance reeks of a rotted, bitter soul. I have no idea who/what you are, nor do I care as there is certainly no cause. You simply exist as a self-created virtual-character on the intertubes to please yourself and make a mockery of basic human dignity. Next time when you recreate yourself, don't forget the special-sauce ingredients (spine, integrity, dignity) which have been missing from your past 'characters'. Cheers!
Wow, all this coming from the same guy who told another poster to go "Back to your piss-filled sandbox" when the guy wasn't even addressing you. With posts like that and your latest one, no wonder so many sites have banned you. Have a nice day backbeat.
When a record of insulting the intelligence of readers proves to be a pattern of self-interest and self-serving economics, one can either 'hope' they see the error of their way or one can take action to assist their lack of self-awareness. The error of your way appears to be that you believe you can freely, and without responsibility, play judge/god. 'Tis not the case, Johnny. It is this concept of cause-and-effect which continues to mysteriously elude your gray-matter. Playing apologist for the genesis, root cause is worn on you like a fine-tailored suit. Cheers!
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I'll tell you what isn't sexy, and that is a $550 price tag. Are they out of their frickin minds?!
Something isn't going right when you release a phone like this and its not being sold through a phone company of any kind. I think times are as dark as they have been thought, or something is going on. I mean, if I was running Verizon Wireless or AT&T, I'd jump on that phone right away.
As loyal as I am to Palm...I would never pay that kind of money for a phone like that. Never.
yeah but at least this way, you don't get a bastardized/Verizonized version that has locked features... This is the whole phone and nothing but the phone.
Its $550 because there are no carrier subsidies. $500 - $600 is generally what most smartphones go for before any sort of carrier discounts that are applied for signing a new contract. The price is actually pretty reasonable though for an unlocked phone. Go to expansys.com and see what a smartphone with specs similar to the Treo Pro goes for. Compared to those prices, the Treo Pro is a relative bargain.
That's a riot! The unlocked Treo 750 i purchased almost 2 years ago, upon its release, was only $350. You're a descendant of PT Barnum, I presume?
'Bargain'? Compared to the $350 I spent on the unlocked Treo 750 at the time of its release almost 2 years ago?
Wow, with comments like that, its no wonder Backbeat has been banned from multiple smartphone sites.
^ Little Johnny sounds awfully defensive about the Treo Pro's insane pricing. I wasn't aware that buying a newly released Treo at a low, but reasonable price could get one expelled from smartphone forums. Sounds like you would know better than I, so I'll defer to your wisdom on the matter.
Backbeat, I could care less what Palm charges for their Treo Pro or what you think of their price, makes no difference to me. However, my simple point was that from your overall negative tone in your posted comments to the other posters in this thread, its no surprise why you've been banned from multiple smartphone websites. You seem to be unable to get along with both the people in this thread and at other forums and I for one am glad that the folks over at PPH and other sites banned you a long time ago, the sites are far more pleasant without your negative posts. Sorry to see you still have not changed your ways.
^ Firstly, Johnny, you stand as the judge to no one. Clear? Yet, your arrogance reeks of a rotted, bitter soul. I have no idea who/what you are, nor do I care as there is certainly no cause. You simply exist as a self-created virtual-character on the intertubes to please yourself and make a mockery of basic human dignity. Next time when you recreate yourself, don't forget the special-sauce ingredients (spine, integrity, dignity) which have been missing from your past 'characters'. Cheers!
Wow, all this coming from the same guy who told another poster to go "Back to your piss-filled sandbox" when the guy wasn't even addressing you. With posts like that and your latest one, no wonder so many sites have banned you. Have a nice day backbeat.
When a record of insulting the intelligence of readers proves to be a pattern of self-interest and self-serving economics, one can either 'hope' they see the error of their way or one can take action to assist their lack of self-awareness. The error of your way appears to be that you believe you can freely, and without responsibility, play judge/god. 'Tis not the case, Johnny. It is this concept of cause-and-effect which continues to mysteriously elude your gray-matter. Playing apologist for the genesis, root cause is worn on you like a fine-tailored suit. Cheers!
I'm having a _great_ day!