The GSM Treo Pro is a great, underappreciated phone. There are WM 6.5 custom ROMs available for it at XDA and other sites. It has excellent RF reception and NA 3G bands. It also had a nice implementation of WM 6.1 with some classic Palm tweaks. It flew under the radar in the US because it was only sold unlocked as AT&T never picked it up. The CDMA version is another story, but the GSM version is a really good device, especially at current prices.
@dwboston1 It seems to be common to diss the CDMA (Sprint) Treo Pro but really, I don't have a single problem with mine at all (except, of course, leaky programs that force memory cleanup or the very occasional soft resets). My boss's iPhone drops FAR more calls than my Treo Pro - I don't think I've been able to complete a single phone call with him without being dropped out at least once and he constantly loses his connections inside our own office as well. He even drops calls when he's in a different city, so AT&T's problems range throughout the country!
Only time I've dropped a call was when moving and I hit a reception hole. The phone is a total joy, quite stable and I've never missed an incoming call. I really do think that there may be problems on Sprint's side when people report their STP's fail to forward calls but it seems nobody looks towards that direction of solution.
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The GSM Treo Pro is a great, underappreciated phone. There are WM 6.5 custom ROMs available for it at XDA and other sites. It has excellent RF reception and NA 3G bands. It also had a nice implementation of WM 6.1 with some classic Palm tweaks. It flew under the radar in the US because it was only sold unlocked as AT&T never picked it up. The CDMA version is another story, but the GSM version is a really good device, especially at current prices.
@dwboston1 It seems to be common to diss the CDMA (Sprint) Treo Pro but really, I don't have a single problem with mine at all (except, of course, leaky programs that force memory cleanup or the very occasional soft resets). My boss's iPhone drops FAR more calls than my Treo Pro - I don't think I've been able to complete a single phone call with him without being dropped out at least once and he constantly loses his connections inside our own office as well. He even drops calls when he's in a different city, so AT&T's problems range throughout the country!
Only time I've dropped a call was when moving and I hit a reception hole. The phone is a total joy, quite stable and I've never missed an incoming call. I really do think that there may be problems on Sprint's side when people report their STP's fail to forward calls but it seems nobody looks towards that direction of solution.