Comments on: Day One with the Palm Treo 650 http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:23:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dossy's Blog http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Dossy's Blog Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:53:01 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-396 <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…

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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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]]> By: Chris Leckness http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Chris Leckness Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:57:45 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-392 Day 2 - <a href="http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day_two_with_the_palm_treo_650.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day_two_with_the_palm_treo_650.php</a> I have no clue about Microsoft reasoning for not offering the ability to sync more with more than 2 PCs. I am told that its been on the list of things to do before. There are 3rd party apps to allow it though. Day 2 – http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day_two_with_the_palm_treo_650.php

I have no clue about Microsoft reasoning for not offering the ability to sync more with more than 2 PCs. I am told that its been on the list of things to do before. There are 3rd party apps to allow it though.

]]> By: Mobility Site http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Mobility Site Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:55:50 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-393 <strong>Day Two with the Palm Treo 650</strong> Day Two is not too exciting guys. I spent most of the day on the phone talking on it. It's a great phone inside the city. One of the things I learned about it today was moving around inside the... Day Two with the Palm Treo 650

Day Two is not too exciting guys. I spent most of the day on the phone talking on it. It’s a great phone inside the city. One of the things I learned about it today was moving around inside the…

]]> By: Dossy http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Dossy Wed, 22 Feb 2006 03:39:28 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-391 My wife and I both have Treo 650's on Cingular. All in all, it's an adequate PDA/phone, but man, PalmOS sucks SO bad. We upgraded to the Treo 650 from our previous Samsung i330 PalmOS-based PDA phones (on Sprint service). The Treo 650 randomly soft-resets itself -- I've figured out some reproducible ways of getting it to happen, so I avoid doing those things now. But, it still makes me want to throw the phone when it does happen. Sigh. Another issue: regardless of what I set, the phone turns off the display and engages the keylock ... I have it set to "3 minutes" and sometimes it engages after 6-7 seconds. Very annoying. Affects usability in a big way. Someone needs to make a PDA phone that actually works well and priced under $300. I'm waiting for the day ... My wife and I both have Treo 650’s on Cingular. All in all, it’s an adequate PDA/phone, but man, PalmOS sucks SO bad. We upgraded to the Treo 650 from our previous Samsung i330 PalmOS-based PDA phones (on Sprint service).

The Treo 650 randomly soft-resets itself — I’ve figured out some reproducible ways of getting it to happen, so I avoid doing those things now. But, it still makes me want to throw the phone when it does happen. Sigh.

Another issue: regardless of what I set, the phone turns off the display and engages the keylock … I have it set to “3 minutes” and sometimes it engages after 6-7 seconds. Very annoying. Affects usability in a big way.

Someone needs to make a PDA phone that actually works well and priced under $300. I’m waiting for the day …

]]> By: Todd Jolley http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Todd Jolley Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:33:40 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-390 In general, I prefer the apps on the Palm-based Treo - they seem to be a lot lighter (in RAM), seem to work better, and seem much faster. I rip and watch DVD's on my Treo, audio books, ebooks, MP-3..literally nothing I can't do on the Palm Treo over the MS Mobile version. Believe it or not, you have better Microsoft compatability using Documents to Go than using MS's mobile apps. The DTG apps seem to be more powerful and contain more/better options too..may just be me though :-) ZLauncher - lets me use tabbed interface to sort my apps, and set 16 icons per page Grab 'Genius!' for quick data searches on the web. Once I found this, I almost never use a dedicated browser anymore. Yea - Blazer Sux. I hear Xiino is good, though I don't do dedicated browsing much Pocket Tunes for the MP3 player...Real..well, it sux too. Oh yea, and the biggie..what's up with the 3 PC limit for MS? HORRIBLE artificial limit. I sync with my work laptop, my home laptop, my home PC, and sometimes one of several 'guest' OS's..Can't do that with MS's offerings..yea I realize I am in the minority, but there are a lot of corporate customers out there who have multiple work-related PC's plus home PC's..wake up MS. In general, I prefer the apps on the Palm-based Treo – they seem to be a lot lighter (in RAM), seem to work better, and seem much faster. I rip and watch DVD’s on my Treo, audio books, ebooks, MP-3..literally nothing I can’t do on the Palm Treo over the MS Mobile version.

Believe it or not, you have better Microsoft compatability using Documents to Go than using MS’s mobile apps. The DTG apps seem to be more powerful and contain more/better options too..may just be me though :-)

ZLauncher – lets me use tabbed interface to sort my apps, and set 16 icons per page

Grab ‘Genius!’ for quick data searches on the web. Once I found this, I almost never use a dedicated browser anymore.

Yea – Blazer Sux. I hear Xiino is good, though I don’t do dedicated browsing much

Pocket Tunes for the MP3 player…Real..well, it sux too.

Oh yea, and the biggie..what’s up with the 3 PC limit for MS? HORRIBLE artificial limit. I sync with my work laptop, my home laptop, my home PC, and sometimes one of several ‘guest’ OS’s..Can’t do that with MS’s offerings..yea I realize I am in the minority, but there are a lot of corporate customers out there who have multiple work-related PC’s plus home PC’s..wake up MS.

]]> By: Chris Leckness http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Chris Leckness Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:15:35 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-389 Thanks. I will try some of those out. I like that I can use the touch screen, but it feels different than Windows Mobile. Growing pains, gotta hate em'! Thanks. I will try some of those out. I like that I can use the touch screen, but it feels different than Windows Mobile. Growing pains, gotta hate em’!

]]> By: Mark http://www.mobilitysite.com/2006/02/day-one-with-the-palm-treo-650/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Mark Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:08:38 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/?p=2479#comment-388 I own a Treo 650. I've been a plam user for many years. But I don't consider myself religiously fanatic or anything like that. I'd switch under the right circumstances. The reason that I continue to be a palm user is because the applications that I use continue to work under palm os and not under the windows version. For example, I tested out the Microsoft Money PocketPC program on a friend's Dell Axim. It was terrible! My experience matched what others have reported in microsoft.public.money newsgroup (do a google group search). OTOH the ultrasoft money for palm has worked flawlessly. And that's my recommendation to you: start looking for the gazillion other palm based programs that you can download and/or use. On the 650, my favorites are: Chatter Email Directory Assitant Ultrasoft Money There are tons more. The applications are pretty much what keep me on palm. As far as Blazer goes, you are 100% correct: It's bad. For web browsers, I've read good reviews of Xiino. I've used Opera Mini with some success. I own a Treo 650. I’ve been a plam user for many years. But I don’t consider myself religiously fanatic or anything like that. I’d switch under the right circumstances.

The reason that I continue to be a palm user is because the applications that I use continue to work under palm os and not under the windows version. For example, I tested out the Microsoft Money PocketPC program on a friend’s Dell Axim. It was terrible! My experience matched what others have reported in microsoft.public.money newsgroup (do a google group search). OTOH the ultrasoft money for palm has worked flawlessly.

And that’s my recommendation to you: start looking for the gazillion other palm based programs that you can download and/or use. On the 650, my favorites are:

Chatter Email
Directory Assitant
Ultrasoft Money

There are tons more. The applications are pretty much what keep me on palm.

As far as Blazer goes, you are 100% correct: It’s bad. For web browsers, I’ve read good reviews of Xiino. I’ve used Opera Mini with some success.

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