Palm's unnamed device: the Treo 755p for Verizon?

Speculation is growing that the device Palm recently blamed for its revenue shortfall is none other than the yawn-worthy Treo 755p, a phone that launched on Sprint eons ago and, despite being rumored in Verizon trim eons ago as well, has apparently had all sorts of trouble getting through Big Red's testing process. While it's hard to deny that it's a pretty unspectacular handset at this point, we can also imagine that failing to launch it on the country's largest CDMA network would account for a significant drop in cash flow -- the Palm OS / Garnet faithful are still plentiful, after all, and there's no Centro in sight for Verizon at the moment. So, tell us: is anyone out there really drooling for this thing right now?

[Ross @ Dec 10th 2007 12:42PM]

This phone is much like Palm, wholly unimpressive.

[Robert @ Dec 10th 2007 12:57PM]

Visor Phone: Innovative
Treo 180/270: Innovative
Treo 600: Innovative
Everything since: WTF? Have they been sleeping the past couple of years? The biggest "innovation" is an internal antenna and removable battery?

[raulr @ Dec 10th 2007 1:42PM]

Sounds like Motorola. StarTac, V60, Razr
StarTac: Innovative
V60: Innovative
Razr: Innovative
Everything since: WTF? They just put zero effort.

Just as moto got stuck on the Razr design, Palm got stuck on the 600 design.

[Daniel Zen @ Dec 10th 2007 12:58PM]

I bought this phone on Sprint when it first came out, and having bought a Centro for my girlfriend, I would exchange this for a Centro in a heartbeat if I could get back the $200 extra I paid for it...

[DT @ Dec 10th 2007 1:10PM]

Yeah, right, THIS device would have made them bucketloads of cash and reversed their failing fortunes:rolling eyes emoticon:

I stopped waiting for this months ago. I'll stick with my 700p until Palm's new OS comes out. They say end of 2008, but I know that really means mid-2009 at the earliest.

[V-Dawg @ Dec 17th 2007 12:50PM]

LOL, DT. You're probably right!

[digital504 @ Dec 10th 2007 1:38PM]

Palm Who ?

[kipmartin @ Dec 10th 2007 1:44PM]

um...is this thing even newsworthy? PalmOS is SOOOO 1990s. admit it. you KNOW what everyone is waiting for--iPhone on Verizon. you personally may not care, but the millions of Verizonians do. no phone out there comes close in terms of coolness for them.

[DevilGhost @ Dec 10th 2007 1:57PM]

The bigV will never see the light of day with iPhone on their network. (tough luck "Verizonians")
The Voyager is the "got to have it phone" for the bigV

[Mark @ Dec 10th 2007 1:49PM]

Palm who?? We want a Blackberry Curve on Verizon!! PLEASE!

[Michael @ Dec 10th 2007 2:30PM]

I don't want that piece of shit device... but I gotta say, I get about 20+ people a week that come into the Palm store asking for that device on Verizon. People hate their 700p's and want the "newest" device. Keep in mind though, these are people who have never heard of Engadget and don't know any better. They don't realize that Palm is soon to be the way of the dodo (and that I'll be out of a job).

[Adam @ Dec 10th 2007 5:43PM]

I can't say I've bothered to go into a store looking for the device, but I am one of those waiting for this to hit Verizon. I'd like to upgrade my 650, and while this isn't the device I'd like it to be, neither is anything else on the market. The 700p is too unreliable; I know Garnet is old but I (and many others) still prefer it to anything Windows markets; the iPhone looks cool, but it doesn't do what I need a smartphone to do (synch with my software, edit attachments, etc); and Blackberry's just don't have the depth of add-on software that I've accumulated over years of using Palm, although they're starting to tempt me.

Why can't Garnet at least update to A2DP???

Personally, if Verizon gets this, I'll probably buy 5 of them for my office. And yes, I read engadget and know Palm may not be around much longer, but its still the best product on the market for a small business user.

[Mark @ Dec 10th 2007 7:08PM]

@Michael

Fortunately for your job, the vast majority of people don't read engadget and so don't know it's not cool to like Palm. They just want something that does what they want at the best price possible.

[Michael @ Dec 10th 2007 8:24PM]

@Adam

Have you considered Symbian? You are an Engadget reader, so I'm sure you're aware of it. I use my Nokia N73 for all of my work stuff and I think it's a very well rounded device. More reliable than my Palm they gave me. (I used the 680 for a couple of weeks and hated it. Now I use the Windows based 750 which I like much better... even though it freezes every few days.)

[Michael @ Dec 13th 2007 12:44AM]

Yeah, that wasn't smart. So much for my job.

[Samifumi @ Dec 10th 2007 3:42PM]

I am one of the few waiting anxiously for the 755p to hit Verizon. Why? I just like Palm OS a helluva lot more than Windows Mobile, which is my kryptonite. I see a Windows Mobile device and I immediately power down. To be honest with you, I know Palm OS is a dinosaur, but it's always worked well for me. The only problem I find with Palm OS is that it "looks" old. It still does everything I need it to, and it does it well. Windows Mobile users still get excited with the thought of threaded SMS working on Windows Mobile 6. What the hell is up with that?

In terms of the ultimate smartphone OS, it doesnt exist. Maybe Android will change the game, but until then, give me Palm OS over Windows Mobile anyday.

[Sam @ Dec 10th 2007 3:46PM]

With regards to the Centro, I was interested in it until I tried to use it and found the QWERTY to be uesless for my hands. It's great for a woman, child, or a man with small hands....no offense.....

[Hotwings @ Dec 10th 2007 3:56PM]

Way too RIM Blackberryish for me to be something from Palm. What ever happened to the sleek thin and shiny machines Palm used to make?

And I also have to agree with Samifumi's comment. Besides, who wants their phone to get a mobile virus while running oh so not cool Windows Mobile 6?

[FourStringPhunk @ Dec 10th 2007 4:51PM]

Yes, this device does indeed make me drool...from shear boredom of it...ZING!

[Ellianth @ Dec 10th 2007 5:12PM]

Let's all pretend palm doesn't exist anymore. Maybe this way it'll die fast.

[Ryan @ Dec 10th 2007 5:29PM]

I've had a 650 for 2 years and currently own a Voyager... and I would probably trade it for a 755p. I made the rather foolish assumption that in the past two years, threaded texting would have become standard. When I got my first text on the voyager I nearly cried. Seriously, they're charging that much for a text message interface that pre-dates 2004?? I also miss the smaller keyboard, I was a much faster and accurate typer on my Treo. Verizon has the absolute hands-down most boring lineup of devices. I didn't know Windows Mobile still hadn't figured out threaded texts either? So it's really only Palm and Apple who are aware that this feature and the physical ringer switch should have been instantly mandatory on every phone?

[resource @ Dec 10th 2007 5:57PM]

Ultimate yawn

[Matt M @ Dec 10th 2007 6:08PM]

While the OS is definitely nothing new, for those of us with Treo 650s on Verizon, a 755p does look pretty appealing, especially since my NE2 date is Jan 26. I tether my treo multiple times a day. It is currently my only personal internet connection since I get the bulk of my recreational surfing done on the clock at work. If I can get EVDO rev.A speed for the same price as I'm paying now for 1xRTT then I'm all about upgrading.

Yes, I know the sprint 755p has rev.0 but I have heard a rumor that the reason VZW is taking so long with the 755p is that it is rev.A capable.

[Eriq @ Dec 10th 2007 8:51PM]

Palm....just give up the ghost. Let it go. We appreciate all you've done but you really need to move on, now.

It won't surprise me when Palm goes under in 2008.

[Mark from MT @ Dec 11th 2007 8:01AM]

It's been SEVEN MONTHS since the 755 came out and the bumbling idiots at Verizon still haven't released it? 6 months in the tech world is like 6 years everywhere else. What a bunch of mental morons to wait this long.

[freakmarket @ Dec 11th 2007 9:32AM]

OMG ... Palm ... can we pull the feeding tube? ... you just release the same crap over and over and call it "new". Palm has been in a tech-coma for years.

[Michael @ Dec 13th 2007 12:46AM]

It's official. The 755p for Verizon is coming out. It arrived in the Century City Palm store today.

[Ian @ Jan 14th 2008 11:53PM]

Palm and Verizon both said that the 755p has voice Recognition, It DOES NOT!! You can buy 3rd party software for it (as well as every treo from the 600 on up)and then it still won't work with bluetooth!!!
PALM, Get lost!!!!!!!