Palm's Treo Pro gets official
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted August 20th 2008 9:25AM
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What the hell? I just got a freaking treo 800w and now they announce this? And it's not even going to be available for CDMA? What the crap.
I might actually buy this phone to replace my Sprint phone (dropping carriers...maybe....)
Watch our for the stampede coming from the other direction.
I'd go back to a Palm device for this.
So 549, and that's it? No awesome deals from AT&T?
Rip out the WM OS and shove in the Palm OS - even the ancient current version will do, so long as it's tweaked to support Wi-Fi and 3G - and Palm would have one happy customer here.
My Treo 650 did Wi-Fi courtesy of a three-year old Enfora sled, so it can't be that hard to shrink it down into a chip that would fit in the rather attractive lines of the Treo Pro.
you need miniature hands to type on that thing
Why is it that my old Palm Tungsten C had WiFi but it is said Palm OS doesn't support WiFi?
A few recent PalmOS devices supported Wifi, like LifeDrive and the current (?) TX.
in the video, the guy says that you can use wi-fine in the office and gps out on the road. It worries me when people making "enterprise" products believe that gps is able to carry data.
I am not happy about the $550 tag with this so I contacted Palm customer service through their live chat and asked them if they would be offering this through carriers (so I could get the "2-year agreement" discount) and they were going to send me to Windows Mobile Support!!! Yup, great support there. I told them I didn't have a problem with the OS and had a question about the phone which I repeated and they said the cost was because it's an unlocked phone tha can be anywhere in the world. I then asked if a USA only version would be available for those that don't care about that feature and they said no and then listed that it wouldn't be available for Sprint, Verizon, etc...pretty much leaving AT&T as the only carrier someone posted earlier.
Guess I won't be returning to Treo use (or will just get the 800W for $300 less, but not as asthetically pleasing).
Ok, It is very pretty. But why do the keys on this "Pro" device look like to super teeney keys on the (kid's phone) Palm Centro and not like the (grown-up) keys on the Treo 800w (at least this unit has a real headphone jack). OK, this is a "Pro" Treo and the (boring looking) Treo 800w is sub "Pro"? Ok, it's a business phone but it's not on CDMA (Verizon or Sprint). Game over, Hello Blackberry. Thanks for playing Palm, see ya on eBay.
How is this even different from the 800w, at least for US customers? The phone looks to have nearly identical features, same OS. What is the point of this?
Yesss. I was worried that Palm would die sometime in the past few years
When I want a Tréo, I want it for what it is, a Tréo
Not a product that has Microsoft printed all over it, and stuff to remind me (Windows Logo) that I'm using just another Microsoft product... on another device...
It has the features, but it's not exactly what I would call "pro(fessional)", touch screen products are something I would of wanted years ago, now it's just a standard of things. Wake up Palm, bring back the OS with much more features and an up-to-date look.
Why should "PALM" choose to use "Windows" for their OS? Damn.
I have a Nokia E61, and the obvious step is to upgrade is the E71. But there is a financial application that only runs on Windows Mobile, so this is the perfect candidate for me now.
New skin, same garbage interface. If all Palm can do these days is create new plastic to hold the same OS - what's the point in continuing to be in business. How does this device have ANY competitive advantage against all the other phones running the same OS?
I tried to buy one, but the Palm Store in Europe is a joke. After checking out, instead of sending me to a confirmation page, it sent me to the "select country" page. No confirmation email sent. Another order submitted after fully registering was rejected without any explanation.
If Palm wants to get back it should allow customers buy its products. And maybe could choose a better partner to run its online store. The Treo Pro is expensive, if the buying experience is a nightmare, it can be a good reason to look elsewhere.
I purchased the Nokia e90 Communicator (unlocked) which was marketed as a fantastic business phone. So many bells and whistles like this Treo Pro. The only issue is that you cannot use the 3G feature of the Nokia e90 or this Treo Pro phone with at&t. It will only function on Edge, which for Internet based apps is very slooooooow. When I spoke to Nokia that stated that at&t simply functions on a different band from a lot of these unlocked phones. Without the 3G function, that in itself kills half of you investment on this phone.
P.S
The nokia e90 communicator cost me $1,000. Guess what, I can't use half of the bells and whistles on this phone with at&t. The Palm Treo Pro with tax will probably run you almost $600. Simply not worth it unless your overseas.
This phone looks D#MN sweet. Hopefully sprint will be able to get their hands on it. Im really not feeling the HTC brothers so i will save my money for this bad boy
http://www.Treo-Pro.net let's discuss about this phone.