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palmOne Adds Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking to Sprint Treo 650
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Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:04 pm
palmOne adds Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking, support for more Bluetooth car kits and other enhancements to the Sprint PCS Treo 650. Through the Updater software on the Treo 650, the permanent (ROM) software will be upgraded. Available from the palmOne support pages, the upgrade takes approximately 30 minutes.
New with version 1.12:
- Enables Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking
- Updates VersaMail to version 3.1 to enhance stability and add improvements
- Adds support for more Bluetooth carkits including Acura, BMW, Chrysler, Toyota Prius (see all compatible car kits)
- Reduces post-dial delay before a call is connected
- Send SMS messages from Missed Call Alert or Call Log
Also included from the previous version (released March 2005):
- Optimizes memory handling and frees up more memory with non-volatile file system improvements (learn more)
- Overall voice quality improvements and enhanced call clarity
- Internal setting modification to allow correct access to Sprint Affiliate roaming partner networks (previously released as Sprint PCS Treo 650 Roaming Patch)
- TTY (also known as TDD or Text Telephone) optimizations and improvements
- Optimizations for data calls
- Bluetooth Carkit drivers are now included in ROM (previously released as Carkit Update for Treo 650)
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| 1. Posted by qqqtr8dr |
Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:38 pm |
Does Sprint charge me if I use the phone to connect my laptop to the internet if I already have the Vision plan?
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| 2. Posted by mgoblue |
Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:06 pm |
I'm not sure of Sprint's plans but data packages typically are extra. If your Vision plan includes KB, then it shouldn't be any different. But I'd double check just to make sure.
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| 3. Posted by naugiedoggie |
Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:45 pm |
I would like to offer the opinion that this is a very overrated tool. As a phone, it's hurky; as an email tool, it has a difficult-to-use keyboard and cannot be easily managed via keys. The necessity to switch between stylus and keyboard in order to use email functions is a major annoyance.
Also annoying:
* autotext is not case sensitive.
* autotext is hardcoded, so you can add your own entries but you cannot permanently change existing entries.
* can't upcase letters in memo mode by holding down the key (but you can in mail mode)
* battery life is very low. a business user should expect to recharge every day, and if your usage is high, you should expect to recharge during the day, as well.
* doesn't charge on USB. this is just absurd, both my Blackberry and Palm charged in a cradle connected to a USB port, but Treo requires a separate wall connection.
* no signature line is automatically added to mail replies but it is added to new mails. I just shake my head ... 90% of email usage on one of these tools is going to be replies.
* a non-intuitive mechanism for adding symbols to text -- type in a similar alpha character and then press the "Alt" key. You may find that your conception of "similar character" doesn't match the designers'.
Some of these features, you just have to wonder what the heck the designers were thinking.
Another non-feature, IMO, is the direct connectivity to Exchange server (if you have that option), means that you have to manage email on the Treo just as you would in Outlook. This is probably just a personal preference, but my preference would be to just delete it off the PDA once I'm done with it and manage my folders from Outlook.
One plus feature is the Bluetooth connectivity. I have become completely addicted to the wireless headset. Another is that the Handmark chess game I bought for it, plays a decent game for a patzer. The web service seems to work better than the one in my Blackberry (which was an older model) and does look good. I can actually read blogs in the airport when there's no wireless available for my laptop. Finally, it's pretty, if that means something to you. I'm afraid I prefer functionality over looks.
My company bought these to replace our Blackberries because the Treo + service package from Cingular was cheaper. IMO, they bought more hype than tool. Cingular apparently has some "backend" issues with the email connection, which is continually dropping. All I really have is a very large phone.
All in all, a step down from the quality of the Blackberry. These days, the prices for the two units are identical, so if you have a choice, pick the Bb.
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