Palm's Treo 800w now available online from Sprint

We're not sure if you check most mobile provider's sites every ten minutes or so (like we do), but if you did, you would have noticed that the latest Palm Windows Mobile device -- the Treo 800w -- is available for purchase at Sprint's online store. The phone, which features a 320 x 320 screen, EV-DO Rev. A, WiFi, and GPS, is currently listing for $249.99 after a $250 instant savings, $100 mail-in rebate, and two-year contract. So if you've been absolutely, positively dying to get your hands on this thing -- now's your chance.

[Via Phone Scoop]

[Isaac @ Jul 13th 2008 1:51PM]

I will stick with my palm centro. I can't stand winmo.

[OneLove @ Jul 13th 2008 3:23PM]

I love how they jack the price up sky high and then give instant and mail in "rebates", a $251 price tag and 2 years of slavery. Thank you sprint for your generosity.

[Freakin Ijit @ Jul 13th 2008 4:10PM]

It's $350 to walk out the door with it.

Then you wait.

THAT'S what the potential customer will see.

[Chris Are @ Jul 13th 2008 4:48PM]

I feel ya onelove, but from where I'm standing, at least for the time being, Sprint is the lesser of 3 evils. Verizon wants to control the internet world with an iron fist, AT&T will try to do the same thing, and screws over their customers just as much pricing-wise. Granted, Sprint would probably be doing all this if they had the funds and resources, but alas they're behind Verizon and AT&T in terms of worth, so I'll stick with the weaker, and thus the less evil of the three.

[freakmarket @ Jul 13th 2008 5:39PM]

I switched to a Centro and hate it ... tiny keyboard ... tiny screen ... slow ATT data ... lame almost unusable o/s ... too bad we can't put Windows Mobile on it ... it's so much more friendly and shows next appointments and emails and alerts on the main screen .. alerts always disappear on my Centro when a button is accidentally pressed even when the buttons are "locked".

I should have waited for the new Windows Mobile Treos. :(

[07matt @ Jul 14th 2008 5:37PM]

I bought two Treo 800w from telesales today and I tried to lead the sales associate to provide me with additional incentives to purchase the phones. She never got my clues, so once I was approved I just asked that I was still thinking about getting iPhones at $199 each and was there any additonal discounts available. She said she would ask her supervisor put me on hold for 25 sec. and came back with a $50 credit to each line once billing started. So I paid $349 x 2 and I will receive $200 mail in rebates and $100 service credit. So when all is said and done I will have paid $400 total plus $12 s/h. Oh yeah ask to have the activation fees removed bring up if you were to purchase online they waive the activation fees (some people have said that this didn't work for them). There was no hard negotiating I just had to ask for additional. Although to get these results you should probably act while the new iPhone frenzy is fresh.

[JerryA @ Jul 14th 2008 4:26PM]

@Chris Are: I agree. Not to mention that they have the fastest 3g network in a lot of places (including where I live) and charge the least of the big three for unlimited 3g data ($15/month). That isn't to say I wouldn't switch if someone else beat them at this game. I just haven't seen it yet. So far I've had incredibly little trouble with them and I've used the service since 2003 at least.

[GenoMalice @ Jul 13th 2008 1:54PM]

looks fugly to me

[JAmerican @ Jul 13th 2008 1:56PM]

I'm getting one :)

[Meld @ Jul 13th 2008 2:02PM]

Whoa, I'm sure there will be queues.

[rTwelve [xbl:chilblane] @ Jul 13th 2008 2:21PM]

I am sure Sprint and Palm's servers will be disabled by the demand.

[Derek @ Jul 13th 2008 3:49PM]

Has anyone else here heard of many Americans who do not know what a "queue" is? (Hint, it means line)

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jul 13th 2008 5:31PM]

Can one person actually be considered a queue?

[pr_master @ Jul 13th 2008 2:19PM]

That means you guys check the Apple Store every minute???

[ericdano @ Jul 13th 2008 2:19PM]

Why? At that price? Drop it to $150 and people might buy it.

[Tehseen @ Jul 13th 2008 6:30PM]

looks great something I would get if I was on sprint

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jul 13th 2008 5:29PM]

Yeh, right. :p

And they might also stab their own eyes with red-hot pokers. :D

[phanbouy @ Jul 14th 2008 4:39AM]

@stef

hey, i think you hold the rank for greatest number of lowest ranks. except for flashpoint and clak of course.

your bag of internets is in the mail.

[Timothy Sottek @ Jul 13th 2008 2:21PM]

Gotta be better than my Moto Q9c.

I've got buyer's remorse on that one, and my workplace only offers mobile email on Treos.

Lucky for me, Sprint goofed and gave me a $350 rebate, so I didn't pay anything for the Q ;).

[Jughead @ Jul 13th 2008 4:52PM]

well if your company runs exchange then you can add your exchange server to your WinMO phone by going to Start > Activesync on the right menu button add server source add your email server like you were configuring outlook at your office like companymail.company.com and add the login / pass that you use to log into your company computer and you should be golden.

When you say they only allow Treo's do you mean PalmOS or WinMO. If it's WinMo then you can add any device for direct push unless they have it blocked on their exchange server. We run Exchange 2007 and only use WinMo phones in our company but we have a few people set up which have PalmOS on personal accounts. Good thing with Exchange if we term them, we can just do a direct wipe of their phone over the air. :)

[erion_298 @ Jul 13th 2008 2:25PM]

This was the phone I was dying to buy in 2006, now not so much.

[Wonderkid @ Jul 13th 2008 2:32PM]

This is a great form factor - ergonomic and attractive - so why spoil it with W? Palm OS is intuitive, touch screen friendly and does the job. (If anyone has ever had a play with a Treo 680, they will know what I mean.) Only flaw in the 680 is it is chubby and lacks a decent camera. If Palm produce an 800P with 5MP auto focus camera, VGA video, FM radio, WiFi and GPS - I'm in. Else, it a Nokia E71 for me. (iPhone's keyboard is a big no no.)

[Mike @ Jul 13th 2008 5:28PM]

Palm OS is an old, clunky, visually disgusting operating system. It's for those users who don't want or need a more advanced OS capable of richer UI's and decent application support.

[esecasco @ Jul 13th 2008 2:36PM]

Sorry palm, you had it going on like 8 years ago...but apple has taken your place in the mobile platform wars.

I was looking forward to this phone, I was tired of palm os, and I found their sdk, lack of tutorials and relevant documentation meh at best, so I switched to apple for the 3g iPhone.

Key negatives for this phone are : $350, $100 back after a few months (if you're lucky, I never got my rebate for my centro), and you can't get an upgrade unless your 2 year contract is close to being up.


Key positives are : Keyboard, small size, ability to edit office documents (though macro support in excel would have been very much appreciated...but probably not possible without huge overhead), and lots of 3rd party apps that are already out, like pdaNet, which lets you connect online through EVDO Rev A on a laptop, and you only pay for your current data plan (no $60 bucks a month BS). Also, there should be a decent nes/snes emu out for winmo, so you can carry old school classics wherever you go.

[Tony @ Jul 13th 2008 2:56PM]

It's not Palm's fault if you or Sprint messes up your rebate, you should definitely contact Sprint if you want your money.

Also, you can upgrade your phone with a discount after 1 year into your contract. Infact, you can upgrade your phone at anytime if you are willing to pay for it.

[rita hainsworth @ Jul 13th 2008 2:39PM]

just looking at it makes me sleepy.

[THJ @ Jul 13th 2008 2:41PM]

C'mon Palm, you're killing yourselves in the Enterprise market by releasing new phones for Sprint before you release them on ATT/Cingular.

[THJ @ Jul 13th 2008 2:41PM]

Er, ATT/Verizon.

[mike @ Jul 13th 2008 2:48PM]

more expensive than the iphone... after $350.00 in discounts/rebates... and it's ugly as sin and on a crappy network...

anyone camped out for this thing yet? didn't think so... and to offer it the same weekend as the iphone? epic marketing fail...

and it's old school ugly.

[Chuck @ Jul 13th 2008 3:13PM]

Actually Sprint has the best network, including data network, in the US. But they are definitely dead last in customer service.

[Raytaka1222 @ Jul 14th 2008 11:18AM]

@ Chuck

I would have to disagree with you on that one. I mean as far as customer service, sprint does not have a win. Verizon is up there with them if not beating them. Now Verizon's data network needs a lil work but they defintely have a better network than Sprint.

[Dave @ Jul 13th 2008 2:57PM]

Wow....there sure are a lot of soccer-moms on here pretending to be the corporate type and say that they can't live without their 3G iCrap. If any of you have ever tried to send an email without a physical QWERTY keyboard, you would see where Palm has a valuable market with their device...

...is the form factor the sexiest..no...but it is functional. I am now holding out for the HTC Pro / Rafael for Sprint, but still don't mind my current 700wx.

So stop your whining already you Treo haters...and for you Apple folks...I think the kids are still waiting in your minivan...you better go check on them.

BTW...anybody else notice that the 700wx is not available on the Sprint page since the 800 is now available.

[Daniel @ Jul 13th 2008 3:03PM]

same holding out rafael, and best part i wont have to camp in front of a store to get one.

[Tony @ Jul 13th 2008 6:04PM]

That's because the 800w is the successor to the 700wx.

I also noticed the HTC Touch got a $150 price drop to $99.

[bjsguess @ Jul 13th 2008 8:34PM]

@ Tony

That's the real deal here. The Touch at $99 is the bomb.

Cost of ownership of the iPhone over 2 years: $199 for the phone. $40 for the voice, $30 for data and $20 for unlimited messaging. Total cost of ownership = $2400+ for 2 years.

Sprint SERO plan with the Touch: $99 for the phone. $30 for the mobile phone bill (includes 500 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited text messaging). Total cost of ownership =

[playaj @ Jul 13th 2008 6:58PM]

It's available in store today as well. I played with it for about 2 minutes, it feels and looks great, but winmo is a bit complicated. The feature set can't be beat though, it's basically a Mogul with a treo form factor, which is a good thing.

[TheGasMan @ Jul 13th 2008 3:08PM]

To its credit, it has a 320x320 screen -- higher resolution than any other CDMA phone, and it's got 128MB of RAM -- also higher than any other CDMA phone.

As it stands, it's the most technologically advanced CDMA phone out there... until September.

So no, it's not a bad phone at all. It's just not enough better than our current phones to warrant getting excited.

[Brien @ Jul 15th 2008 3:52PM]

"and it's got 128MB of RAM -- also higher than any other CDMA phone."

...Actually the several year old Treo 700WX also had 128MB of RAM. I don't think it's so uncommon.

[phanbouy @ Jul 13th 2008 3:11PM]

mail-in rebates are scams. don't support that shit. teh moar u kno.

[TheGasMan @ Jul 13th 2008 3:51PM]

Mail-in rebates are designed to scam ignorant people who can't read instructions and who have no common sense. They're fine for the rest of us.

Keep photocopies of all your records and documentation, mark down on your calendar when your rebate should arrive, and keep the 1-800 number handy in case it doesn't.

[Frank Furter @ Jul 13th 2008 10:19PM]

@AssMan - being 100% valid has nothing to do with it. I've had more valid rebates denied for items being 'lost' or photocopied when it didn't specify, whatever. They are a scam, and as the OP said, don't participate in them and maybe they'll go away. Like you should.

Of course, you obviously have the free time to chase down your rebate when it doesn't show up.

[phanbouy @ Jul 14th 2008 3:14AM]

haha, assman, frank just pwned your ignorant, illiterate, corporate brown-nosing ass.

[Erik @ Jul 13th 2008 3:13PM]

lol... Still has a keyboard ... So last century

[snapa @ Jul 13th 2008 3:18PM]

I'd much rather type on my Centro than a iPhone any day.

Plus SERO rocks.

[Sarig @ Jul 13th 2008 3:32PM]

Yes, being functional is very much last century.

[esecasco @ Jul 13th 2008 3:33PM]

snapa : you know, I thought the same thing until I tried out an ipod Touch, and found that after a little bit of practice, I could type faster on it than on my centro.

[Erik @ Jul 13th 2008 3:39PM]

welcome to the future. Bye plastic keyboards.

Dare defy the iPhone? Your punishment:
2 years with winmobile or palm :)
Good luck !

[3PIC @ Jul 13th 2008 4:59PM]

so how do you use your computer?

[Erik @ Jul 13th 2008 5:09PM]

were talking mobile phones and hey asks about computers ...
Idiot

[manuelmondragon @ Jul 13th 2008 3:53PM]

I'm an apple fan too, but the people's reaction is not cool about the iPhone. In fact, a lot pcworld people owns it right now. iPhone sucks 