TREO 600 for $299!!!

[ClimberRich]

Get a TREO 600 for $299!

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I'm not sure what it is in other cities, but in Los Angeles it reuqires a one year contract with Cingular.

enjoy!

 

[FunkierThanU]

I loved my Handsprings, and these are supposed to be awesome.
Unfortuntely I'm 6'4" w/ big hands and I can't bear the little QWERTY thumbpads. I really wish they'd continued GRAFFITI input instead of switching exlusively to QWERTY. (Yeah I know you can do it on the main screen w/ added software.)

Good deal if you never picked up GRAFFITI or have small hands!

 

[Stealth]

Nice deal indeed!

 

[DavemanUT]

Folks. If you do not have this device, BUY IT! I cannot explain just how much it changes your life. Don't even bother with anything else. The $400 I spent was made bakc in no time at all because of convenience.

Buy it.

D.C.

 

[sheltem]

Such a nice looking Smartphone. I don't use email or messenging too much on my phone, so a qwerty keyboard is more of a luxury than a necessity.

 

[Entity]

This is a great deal if you're willing to deal w/Cingular (I've heard of problems with them in the past). I'm personally waiting for a good PocketPC Phone to come out.

 

[the FooL]

Originally posted by: FunkierThanU
I loved my Handsprings, and these are supposed to be awesome.
Unfortuntely I'm 6'4" w/ big hands and I can't bear the little QWERTY thumbpads. I really wish they'd continued GRAFFITI input instead of switching exlusively to QWERTY. (Yeah I know you can do it on the main screen w/ added software.)

Good deal if you never picked up GRAFFITI or have small hands!

Actually, I believe there is software that will let you use grafitti on the screen itself.
Not sure if it comes with the Treo 600 or not though.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Entity
This is a great deal if you're willing to deal w/Cingular (I've heard of problems with them in the past). I'm personally waiting for a good PocketPC Phone to come out.

That breaks the deal for me.

Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon or Nextel are ok but no ATT or Cingular for me.

 

[olouie]

yep Cingular reception sux and ATT has the WORST Customer service. I only stick with the three Rossman Said

 

[ClimberRich]

For those of you who don't like Cingular, the phone sells for $399 without a contract. So choose your own carrier with a cash back deal on a cheap phone and buy the treo. BTW - Its still a great deal at $399 for the phone only.

 

[ClimberRich]

I'm using T-Mobile in LA and the reception is great. T-Mobile uses the Cingular towers, so theoretically, the reception for T-Mobile and Cingular should be the same.

 

[Parasitic]

Is it unlocked with AT&T Wireless?
I am thinking of picking up a MPX200 to complement my T616 for more serious work now that Cingular towers are available for me to roam on.

 

[ClimberRich]

The Cingular branded treos are unlocked.

 

[jasonja]

Expect to wait a month of more to get the phone. I ordered one for $399 from Palmone directly and it took almost a month to get. Then I promptly sold it for $600 on Ebay. Do that one more time and I can afford my own to keep

 

[Souka]

My company has been using these for weeks/months now... all the execs have them.

Only issues have been with the screen getting dammaged, but that's a user problem.


The sync'ing is setup for Infrared to laptop or via phone itself to our email server....pretty slick.

 

[easy2kill]

Looks like a good deal, but I think I'll wait for the Nokia 9500 Communicator. I currently use the 9290 model and I love it. I think the 9500 is coming out in a few months. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: Entity
This is a great deal if you're willing to deal w/Cingular (I've heard of problems with them in the past). I'm personally waiting for a good PocketPC Phone to come out.

That breaks the deal for me.

Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon or Nextel are ok but no ATT or Cingular for me.

AT&T has been great to me in Seattle. No problems with customer service, good rate plan (650 anytime/National plan for $34.99/mo). Guess each area is different.

Rob

 

[olouie]

Originally posted by: ClimberRich
For those of you who don't like Cingular, the phone sells for $399 without a contract. So choose your own carrier with a cash back deal on a cheap phone and buy the treo. BTW - Its still a great deal at $399 for the phone only.

where did you see it for $399?

 

[Threader]

umm likw someone said, add pocket pc, then for me some real memory 128mb and minimum 400 mhz x-scale and a built in GPS and another mobile provider and ya got me sold.

 

[ClimberRich]

Originally posted by: olouie

Originally posted by: ClimberRich
For those of you who don't like Cingular, the phone sells for $399 without a contract. So choose your own carrier with a cash back deal on a cheap phone and buy the treo. BTW - Its still a great deal at $399 for the phone only.

where did you see it for $399?

On the same page where it is $299. See first post.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: ClimberRich
The Cingular branded treos are unlocked.

How do you know this? Just wondering if there's some sort of guarantee it'll be unlocked if you get one, or if it's easy to unlock these.

Rob

 

[ClimberRich]

I have one running on TMobile sent to me from Palmone. Also if they lock the phone u lose some of the messaging features. Thats why some of the carriers don't want to carry treo 600s

 

[salsa086]

I'm pretty much a mobile device fanatic.. and our tech department supports hundreds of mobile investment brokers with all kinds of mobile devices.... I'll take a PocketPC over a treo any day.. the tmobile pocketPC phone and the ATT siemens sx56 have more power and capability than this phone... the gap between palmOS based phones and pocketPC phones will widen further especially once the MDAII hits the US (its currently available in europe and asia)...

MDA II
Specs

there is no comparison between pda phones:
current pocket pc phones come with 64 or 128 mb or memory, tmobile plans to release a 256mb version of the MDA II in the US... the treo has 32mb
the pocket pc is upgradeable to 512mb via Securedigital card...
mp3 player treo: no pocket pc: yes
Processor speed: treo: ? pocket pc: 200-400mhz
MS Word/ Excel capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
Bluetooth: treo: no pocket pc: yes
WIFI capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
IR: treo: ? looks like no pocket pc: yes
internet explorer: treo: no pocket pc: yes
128 bit encryption browser: treo: no pocket pc: yes
capable of playing full divx movies: treo: no pocket pc: yes
mpeg1/2, avi, quicktime: treo: no pocket pc: yes
screeen size: treo: 160x160 pocket pc: 240 x 320
color: treo: 13,000 colors pocket pc: 16bit color (vga lcd)

there are a ton more apps for the pocket pc and the developer tools ease the software creation process.. take a look at any mobile software distribution website... if you're into gaming on your pocket pc... there are SNES emulators and tons of actually decent games.. you can use a pocket pc as an all in one remote for your home theater... the new pocket pc 2003 has possibly the most powerful handwriting recognition engine on a pda..

say whay you want about microsoft (I'm a linux fan myself) their mobile OS kicks some serious ass...
if you're serious about a powerful pda... the choice is obvious

 

[atac]

good deal, but i will either wait the treo 610 for verizon or hold out even longer for good pocket pc one.

 

[bearxor]

Originally posted by: salsa086
I'm pretty much a mobile device fanatic.. and our tech department supports hundreds of mobile investment brokers with all kinds of mobile devices.... I'll take a PocketPC over a treo any day.. the tmobile pocketPC phone and the ATT siemens sx56 have more power and capability than this phone... the gap between palmOS based phones and pocketPC phones will widen further especially once the MDAII hits the US (its currently available in europe and asia)...

MDA II
Specs

there is no comparison between pda phones:
current pocket pc phones come with 64 or 128 mb or memory, tmobile plans to release a 256mb version of the MDA II in the US... the treo has 32mb
the pocket pc is upgradeable to 512mb via Securedigital card...
mp3 player treo: no pocket pc: yes
Processor speed: treo: ? pocket pc: 200-400mhz
MS Word/ Excel capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
Bluetooth: treo: no pocket pc: yes
WIFI capable: treo: no pocket pc: yes
IR: treo: ? looks like no pocket pc: yes
internet explorer: treo: no pocket pc: yes
128 bit encryption browser: treo: no pocket pc: yes
capable of playing full divx movies: treo: no pocket pc: yes
mpeg1/2, avi, quicktime: treo: no pocket pc: yes
screeen size: treo: 160x160 pocket pc: 240 x 320
color: treo: 13,000 colors pocket pc: 16bit color (vga lcd)

there are a ton more apps for the pocket pc and the developer tools ease the software creation process.. take a look at any mobile software distribution website... if you're into gaming on your pocket pc... there are SNES emulators and tons of actually decent games.. you can use a pocket pc as an all in one remote for your home theater... the new pocket pc 2003 has possibly the most powerful handwriting recognition engine on a pda..

say whay you want about microsoft (I'm a linux fan myself) their mobile OS kicks some serious ass...
if you're serious about a powerful pda... the choice is obvious

/me hugs his SPCS Toshiba 2032SP