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joneill18
Some questions:
1. Is the web browser as good as Opera?
2. Is there support for MMS?
3. Have you used a hands free kit with the Treo yet? It seems to me that you would need to otherwise you can't use the PDA when on a call
4. Does the ariel catch on your clothing etc
5. Is there any way to protect the screen - I'm sure good cases will be available soon.
6. Is there a stylus that comes with the Treo (sorry if you have already answered this one!)
Also, I have never had echos on my P800 and I have used it on Orange, O2 and Vodafone. In fact he call quality is better than my Nokia 6310i and Ericsson T39.
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Posted: 2003-10-25 02:09:38
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Guys,
To answer both questions at once:
1) There is a 2.5mm headphone jack on the Treo (same as the P800), though the headset is not included in the box
and you have to buy it seperately. I have found, however, that the stereo headphones from a Nokia 8310 work fine on the Treo as a cheap alternative.
2) The web browser is Blazer 3.0 which supports Javascript, bookmarks and re-formats web pages so they can be viewed on the smaller screen without horizontal scrolling. I have never used Opera so I cannot say whether its better or worse, but its miles better than the P800's built in browser.
3) The Treo 600 supports MMS perfectly. You can send pictures direct from the Camera application, or you can access MMS seperately via its own application on the main screen.
4) The aerial is about the same size as the ones found on the T29 and T39. I dont find it obtrusive at all, and no, it doesnt catch on my clothes.
5) I am sure you can get brando's or their equivelant for the screen, but Handspring include a slip case inside the box with it to keep it in which I am using at the moment. It provides more than adequate protection for the phone but unfortunately, just like the P800's case, doesnt have a belt clip on it.
6) Yes, a stylus is included. Its metal and nicer to hold than the P800's. It looks a bit like the Tungsten's styli.
Finally, when I was referring to echo, I meant when using the built in Handsfree speaker phone. I used to get echo all the time when using my p800. It's still there with the T600 but its a lot less noticable. Incidentally, the Handsfree speakerphone is one way you can use the PDA functions when on a call, so no, you dont have to use the Handsfree if you dont want to.
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Posted: 2003-10-25 11:07:48
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joneill18
Cool.
Looks like Blaser has its own version of Small Screen Rendering used by Opera. With Opera I have never had any serious problems visiting any of my normal sites. I think Blaser supports WAP, but I'm not sure.
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Posted: 2003-10-26 00:42:18
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does it have bluetooth???
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Posted: 2003-10-26 09:18:32
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Blazer 3.0 does support wap.
No, the Treo 600 doesnt have Bluetooth but the SD card slot is SD I/O so someone is bound to bring out an SD Bluetooth adaptor sooner or later.
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Posted: 2003-10-26 13:32:58
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Thank you for all the responses, I just wanna ask you a last thing about the treo 600: is it possible to write on the screen as the other palm device or do you have to use the keyboard??
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Posted: 2003-10-27 09:00:29
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The screen IS touch sensitive, however, for data entry you have to use the keyboard, they have removed grafiti from it.
As much of a b**** that may be for some palm users, I dont miss it, and if you really do want handwriting recognition then there are several freeware handwriting recognition programs out there for the palm OS which put grafiti 2 back on it.
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Posted: 2003-10-27 10:14:18
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OK, thanks a lot again...
my next phone will certainly be this one...
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Posted: 2003-10-27 18:19:35
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Hmmm interesting.
Does the P800 have better screen resolution?
They both have the same number of colors but the Treo has less pixels am I right?
Is cheaper than the P900?
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Posted: 2003-11-03 06:05:22
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@joneill18
Great review!
Anyway, Palm already has an OEM Bluetooth adapter, made by Panasonic. It was originally made for older Palms. But since Palm OS is backwward compatible, it (Bluetooth adapter) could be used by any Palm device that has an SD slot. Of course, drivers need to be installed for it to work correctly.
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Posted: 2003-11-03 07:26:36
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