palmOne Treo 650 PDA Phone (Verizon Wireless)
palmOne Treo 650 PDA Phone (Verizon Wireless) The PalmOne Treo 650 boasts all the legendary features of the venerable Treo 600, plus a whole lot more. Now with Bluetooth, a higher resolution screen, a removable battery, and an improved keyboard, the Treo 650 is once again on the cutting edge of Smartphone technology. It offers all the functionality of a high-end Palm OS-powered PDA, a cell phone and a VGA camera. Simply put, it’s the ultimate mobile office companion.
Design
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calling and PDA Features
All the of the Treo 650’s phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. For instance, you can type in the name or initials of a contact on the keypad to dial them. Or, use the touchscreen and stylus to copy information from an email and quickly paste it into another email or text message. All of the latest phone features folks expect are built-in, too, like a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode and picture caller ID. The capacity of the unit’s address book is only limited by the amount of internal and expansion memory available. Headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.
The Treo 650 is also a fully functional Palm OS device. That means that a huge library of applications, from spreadsheets to word processors to games, can be added to the Treo 650. It’s easy to perform multiple tasks like checking your calendar while talking on the phone or dialing calls directly from your contacts list. Familiar Palm OS software ships with the handset including calendar, calculator, clock, contacts, memo, and task management applications. Real Player for video and MP3 playback, VersaMail email client, and DataViz Documents to Go for mobile access to native Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint files, are also included.
The unit’s memory expansion slot allows you to transfer music, photos, and video from your desktop. Or, use it to load additional games and applications.
Messaging and Internet
The device fully supports SMS and MMS messaging for rapid exchange of pictures, text and video via Verizon’s instant messaging system. With a Verizon National Access data plan, you can browse the web with the Treo 650’s integrated Blazer 4.0 Web browser, which supports full HTML Web page browsing. The Treo 650 also supports Verizon’s powerful “Wireless Sync” service. With Wireless Sync, you can send and receive email directly from your wireless PDA or Smartphone. By installing Wireless Sync on your desktop PC — and as long as your PC is left on and in a condition to receive email — you’ll get new emails, calendar, contact, and task information sent to your mobile device whenever you’re out of the office. Wireless Sync uses true IP push, which means that new emails are delivered to your device as soon as they arrive in your PC inbox. Wireless Sync also allows for synchronization with POP3 and IMAP email accounts, in addition to work email from Exchange-based servers.
Imaging and Entertainment
The Treo 650’s built-in camera features a 2x zoom, a flash and a self portrait mirror. While the camera is great for taking stills, it can also function as a camcorder, allowing you to capture MPEG4 video to the unit’s memory. The device ships with two games, Zap! 2016 and Handmark Solitaire, and many more Palm-based games are available. As mentioned, the device ships with Real Player, so you can use your Treo 650 as a portable MP3 and video player. Keep your tunes loaded on a memory card and you’re ready to go with stereo sound wherever you roam.
Vital Statistics
The PalmOne Treo 650 weighs 6.30 ounces and measures 4.4 x 2.30 x .90 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 150 minutes of digital talk time, and up to 72 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/CDMA 1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.
What’s in the Box
Treo 650 handset, lithium-ion battery, USB HotSync cable, headset, AC charger, user manual, software CD-ROM.
Customer Review: Great Phone, too much 3rd party needed
I just purchased the Treo 650 with AllTel (not specified here on Amazon) and have loved it. It took me a couple days to get used to the feel of the bulkier PDA phone compared to my smaller LG, but once I got into it, I love it. The only complaints …
Customer Review: Very cool, but be ready to work for it…
Well, I’ve had my Treo 650 for almost a year now, and the good news is that it’s the coolest all-in-one device out there (keeping in mind that I’ve been a big fan of the Palm OS for years). The things I do on a daily basis with Treo include:
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