Comments on: Day Five with the Palm Treo 650 http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:23:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dossy's Blog http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Dossy's Blog Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:53:10 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-470 <strong>Chris Leckness spends a week with the Treo 650</strong> Chris Leckness, a Microsoft Mobile MVP and founder of a bunch of niche gadget sites under the LeckMedia, LLC umbrella, steps away from Windows Mobile long enough to try out the Treo 650 for a week. He doesn't get too... Chris Leckness spends a week with the Treo 650

Chris Leckness, a Microsoft Mobile MVP and founder of a bunch of niche gadget sites under the LeckMedia, LLC umbrella, steps away from Windows Mobile long enough to try out the Treo 650 for a week. He doesn’t get too…

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Mark Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:56:44 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-468 As for the click: when I'm on a call and the screen blanks I don't hear a click at all. The only time I hear a click when the screen blanks is when a) I'm using a wired headset b) When I'm *NOT* on a call What's happening in that case is that the device is powering off the headset jack. As a result I hear a click. But I don't hear any clicks when the screen blanks while on a call. So I would not call that behavior normal. As for the click: when I’m on a call and the screen blanks I don’t hear a click at all. The only time I hear a click when the screen blanks is when
a) I’m using a wired headset
b) When I’m *NOT* on a call

What’s happening in that case is that the device is powering off the headset jack. As a result I hear a click. But I don’t hear any clicks when the screen blanks while on a call. So I would not call that behavior normal.

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Mark Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:50:28 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-467 As others have mentioned, the ability to use other apps while on a phone call is already available. I regularly do exactly that. Give it a try. When you're in a call, just hit the "Home" button and you can access any of the apps on the device, including Contacts and DocumentsToGo. Also, have a look at www.palmfreeware.com. I found a palm version of pente there. It's what I do most of the time on boring calls. As others have mentioned, the ability to use other apps while on a phone call is already available. I regularly do exactly that. Give it a try. When you’re in a call, just hit the “Home” button and you can access any of the apps on the device, including Contacts and DocumentsToGo.

Also, have a look at http://www.palmfreeware.com. I found a palm version of pente there. It’s what I do most of the time on boring calls.

]]> By: Dennis Cutter http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Dennis Cutter Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:19:03 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-466 If you happen to have the latest version of pTunes try the streaming from <a href="http://mob-me.com" rel="nofollow">http://mob-me.com</a> and save their links as music playlist downloads, I did it to my card with no problems. I found that the di.fi-**** radio station to be one of the best with very little buffering or reconnects, which shows up as PocketTunesdi.fm on my Playlist. There's also TCPMP for movies on your Treo with Pocket DVD Wizard running on your PC that converts movies to MP4 files that you can then load to your card. Even though the screen is small it shows the movies extreamly well and after awhile you forget the screen size if it's a good movie that you can get into. I have a 1 gig card which is best for this as you can fit two movies on the card. I found that 300 meg is the best setting for most 2 hour movies. I have the Treo 650 InnoDock Cradle which features a 3.5 mm stereo output jack, allowing you to connect your Treo 650 to a headphones or external speakers for playing music or listening to movies, plus it works well using your Treo as a MP3 player. Just some more ideas of what you can do with this all around communications and entertainment machine. If you happen to have the latest version of pTunes try the streaming from http://mob-me.com and save their links as music playlist downloads, I did it to my card with no problems. I found that the di.fi-**** radio station to be one of the best with very little buffering or reconnects, which shows up as PocketTunesdi.fm on my Playlist.

There’s also TCPMP for movies on your Treo with Pocket DVD Wizard running on your PC that converts movies to MP4 files that you can then load to your card. Even though the screen is small it shows the movies extreamly well and after awhile you forget the screen size if it’s a good movie that you can get into.

I have a 1 gig card which is best for this as you can fit two movies on the card. I found that 300 meg is the best setting for most 2 hour movies.

I have the Treo 650 InnoDock Cradle which features a 3.5 mm stereo output jack, allowing you to connect your Treo 650 to a headphones or external speakers for playing music or listening to movies, plus it works well using your Treo as a MP3 player.

Just some more ideas of what you can do with this all around communications and entertainment machine.

]]> By: Dave http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Dave Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:21:07 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-465 You can use applications while on a call. Press the "Phone" key again while on the call, and one of the buttons will show "Main View." Hit that and you can go to your launcher and do whatever you want (other than use the internet/data connections). Make sure you click speakerphone first to make it easier. You can use applications while on a call. Press the “Phone” key again while on the call, and one of the buttons will show “Main View.” Hit that and you can go to your launcher and do whatever you want (other than use the internet/data connections). Make sure you click speakerphone first to make it easier.

]]> By: Steve http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Steve Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:29:17 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-464 To answer your question about the click when the screen dims on calls... I've had a Treo 650 for quite a while now, and read alot of forum posts on Treocentral.com and I've never heard that complaint before. I have never heard a click when I've been on a call from the screen dimming and I've never seen a post about it, and trust me if it happened on most Treo's there would be posts about it. To answer your question about the click when the screen dims on calls… I’ve had a Treo 650 for quite a while now, and read alot of forum posts on Treocentral.com and I’ve never heard that complaint before. I have never heard a click when I’ve been on a call from the screen dimming and I’ve never seen a post about it, and trust me if it happened on most Treo’s there would be posts about it.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Jordan Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:50:30 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-463 Hey, you can talk on the phone and play around on the applications. try it out! I always play bejeweled when stuck talking on the phone. :) It works out great! Hey, you can talk on the phone and play around on the applications. try it out! I always play bejeweled when stuck talking on the phone. :) It works out great!

]]> By: Dan http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Dan Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:02:00 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-462 I have been working with the 'Blue' (formerly AT&T) GSM Treo 650 for about eight months. I noticed the screen off/on 'click' more with ROM 1.17 than before. I consider the VolumeCare app by gotreosoftware.com to be one of my most important apps, and I haven't tried to make the 'click' less annoying - - just dealing with it. Only 'issues' in eight months are soft reseting with some text messages, and minor issues with commontime and Lotus Notes PRC. Currently working with the Cingular 8125 and like the PPC data handling better than the Treo, but it is early in the trial. The Treo so far is a better phone. I have been working with the ‘Blue’ (formerly AT&T) GSM Treo 650 for about eight months. I noticed the screen off/on ‘click’ more with ROM 1.17 than before.

I consider the VolumeCare app by gotreosoftware.com to be one of my most important apps, and I haven’t tried to make the ‘click’ less annoying – - just dealing with it.

Only ‘issues’ in eight months are soft reseting with some text messages, and minor issues with commontime and Lotus Notes PRC.

Currently working with the Cingular 8125
and like the PPC data handling better than the Treo, but it is early in the trial. The Treo so far is a better phone.

]]> By: Dossy http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Dossy Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:50:36 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-461 FYI -- just performed a hard reset (hold red phone button while resetting, then at the second Palm startup screen, press "up" on the 5-way navigation circle) ... and I was at least able to turn the phone on and use it as a phone. Now, I'm HotSync'ing all my stuff back onto the phone. Wish me luck. :-) FYI — just performed a hard reset (hold red phone button while resetting, then at the second Palm startup screen, press “up” on the 5-way navigation circle) … and I was at least able to turn the phone on and use it as a phone. Now, I’m HotSync’ing all my stuff back onto the phone.

Wish me luck. :-)

]]> By: Dossy http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Dossy Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:41:13 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-460 Oh man, I wish it would. I've just completed the updater to 1.17, and now the phone's busted. Can't launch any apps, can't HotSync ... it just starts up to the phone app. and trying to switch just goes to a white blank screen. After a bit of fiddling and trying to hard reset the phone (which I can't remember the ninja moves for right now), it seems the phone is working better -- I can now get into the "Home" apps list. There's definitely some problem updating from 1.15 to 1.17, but if I can get the phone working again, I'll be happy. Oh man, I wish it would. I’ve just completed the updater to 1.17, and now the phone’s busted. Can’t launch any apps, can’t HotSync … it just starts up to the phone app. and trying to switch just goes to a white blank screen.

After a bit of fiddling and trying to hard reset the phone (which I can’t remember the ninja moves for right now), it seems the phone is working better — I can now get into the “Home” apps list.

There’s definitely some problem updating from 1.15 to 1.17, but if I can get the phone working again, I’ll be happy.

]]> By: Chris Leckness http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Chris Leckness Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:43:07 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-459 Good Idea... Firmware: 01.51 Software: Treo650-1.17-CNG Looks like this fix will take care of your problem, huh? Good Idea…

Firmware: 01.51
Software: Treo650-1.17-CNG

Looks like this fix will take care of your problem, huh?

]]> By: Dossy http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Dossy Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:34:17 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-458 Have you mentioned which Treo 650 you have? I have the GSM version through Cingular, and it has the "Treo650-1.15-CNG" software on it. This is what came with the phone when I got it back in August 2005. I just looked and it seems Palm has released a 1.17 update in November 2005 (which I totally missed): <a href="http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/cingular.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/cingular.html</a> Part of the fixes included in 1.17: "Correctly saves Auto-off power setting. This addresses an issue experienced by some users after installing updater version 1.15" Aha. :-) It might be useful for you to post the version of the software you're testing. In the phone app., press the menu button then go to Options, Phone Info. Regarding multitasking -- you can go back to your launcher while a call is active, you know. Just press the "Home" button or any other app. button, the phone will continue as normal. When you want to get back to the phone app., just press the green Phone button. Have you mentioned which Treo 650 you have? I have the GSM version through Cingular, and it has the “Treo650-1.15-CNG” software on it. This is what came with the phone when I got it back in August 2005.

I just looked and it seems Palm has released a 1.17 update in November 2005 (which I totally missed):

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo650updater/cingular.html

Part of the fixes included in 1.17:

“Correctly saves Auto-off power setting. This addresses an issue experienced by some users after installing updater version 1.15″

Aha. :-) It might be useful for you to post the version of the software you’re testing. In the phone app., press the menu button then go to Options, Phone Info.

Regarding multitasking — you can go back to your launcher while a call is active, you know. Just press the “Home” button or any other app. button, the phone will continue as normal. When you want to get back to the phone app., just press the green Phone button.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Alex Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:05:07 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-457 It is possible to use other applications while on a call, so in that respect the Treo is able to multitask. Suggestions for taking better pictures with the Treo. <a href="http://portal.treobits.com/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=1802" rel="nofollow">http://portal.treobits.com/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=1802</a> It is possible to use other applications while on a call, so in that respect the Treo is able to multitask.

Suggestions for taking better pictures with the Treo.

http://portal.treobits.com/index.php?ind=news&op=news_show_single&ide=1802

]]> By: Mobility Site http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-five-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Mobility Site Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:29:07 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2524#comment-469 <strong>Giving the Palm Treo 650 a chance</strong> Windows Mobile MVP to try out the Palm OSAfter 6 years of not owning or really even touching the Palm OS, I have a Treo 650 on the way. The last time I owned a Palm was the Palm III... Giving the Palm Treo 650 a chance

Windows Mobile MVP to try out the Palm OSAfter 6 years of not owning or really even touching the Palm OS, I have a Treo 650 on the way. The last time I owned a Palm was the Palm III…

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