Palm Treo 800w EV-DO, Wi-Fi Smartphone Released for Sprint
Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:26 pm
Sprint today introduced the Palm Treo 800w, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with high-speed EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, Wi-Fi for data and GPS capabilities.
The Treo 800w includes 802.11b/g WiFi and built-in Internet Explorer Mobile. The one-touch Wi-Fi button gets users connected at home, in the office or in Wi-Fi hotspots. With EV-DO Rev. A, the Treo 800w can quickly browse the web and send and receive emails at broadband speeds - peak download data rates of 3.1 Mbps and upload rates of 1.8 Mbps. Average download speeds are 600 kbps to 1.4 Mbps and uplink speeds are 350-500 kbps.
With integrated GPS, the Treo 800w offers maps, point-to-point directions and point-of-interest (POI) searches for locations such as restaurants or stores. POI search is integrated with contacts, giving customers access to the places they want to go. The Treo 800w also has Sprint Navigation for turn-by-turn directions.
The Treo 800w comes equipped with professional email. Microsoft Direct Push Technology connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server for automatic wireless updates from email, calendar, contacts and tasks. Users can download email attachments to view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files, view PowerPoint and PDF files, and open ZIP files.
"Palm is adding a unique stamp to the Windows Mobile experience with the Treo 800w," said Stephane Maes, Vice President of Palm. "It's an easy-to-use feature-packed smartphone that will keep users happy, empowered and productive."
Palm innovations on top of Windows Mobile include:
- Today Screen enhancements - Call, text, email, perform a web search and map a contact's address, all directly from the Today Screen
- Dial from the Today Screen - Enter the contact name, select the number and dial
- Voicemail controls - VCR-like icons, such as rewind, delete and fast-forward, for easy navigation
- Ignore with text - Ignore a call quickly by sending a text message, such as "In a meeting" or "Can't talk right now"
- Phone and call management - Dedicated mute, speakerphone, conference calling icons, or dial any number in an email or webpage, all with just one touch
- Palm ease-of-use features - Hard buttons for email and calendar, a five-way navigation button and on/off ringer switch
"Sprint recognizes that businesses must stay productive and competitive with quick, always-accessible information and assistance for their own customers," said Michael Hahn, Vice President of Sprint. "With instant access to email, messaging services and the web on the nation's largest Mobile Broadband Network, Sprint provides its customers the mobile tools they need to increase productivity and improve competitiveness now."
The Treo 800w can access Sprint content including:
- Sprint TV for more than 50 live TV channels or video-on-demand with full-motion video to watch news, sports, weather, entertainment and movie trailers
- Sprint Navigation for turn-by-turn voice-guided and on-screen driving directions, 3D moving maps similar to an in-car navigation system or personal navigation device, as well as local search, intelligent traffic alerts and one-click rerouting
- Pocket Express to retrieve customized, up-to-date web content such as sports, weather, news, money and movie information
- Sprint IM instant messaging to access Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger
The Treo 800w is available today for $249.99 after discounts and rebates with a two-year contract.
