I think that is a huge mistake. Not having Wifi makes the phone incomplete - and using the other technologies instead comes at a cost of more peripherlas or a more expensive phone plan.
On 02 Sep 2005 10:32:00 -0400, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A better camera and bluetooth is not what makes the difference between the > 600 and 650. For my money, it was the four times better screen res and the > much faster processor and the ability to transfer at EDGE speeds. But > there's also the better keyboard, bluetooth, and better camera (although the > camera is the same res as the 650, just better exposure and color). Its of > course a personal decision and future Treos will be better. Whether wifi > will be a feature any time soon is a big question mark. We may just see EVDO > and HSDPA Treos before we see wifi ones... > > --------------------- > Sent with ChatterEmail > True push email for the Treo Smartphone > www.chatteremail.com <http://www.chatteremail.com/> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Train they call the City of New Orleans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, Sep 2, 2005 10:21 am > Subject: Re: [Treo] Would you upgrade to a Treo 650 now? > > when will the 670 and the 700 come out - any news? I'm wondering if it's > not > worth it to just wait - especially if it has to be an unlocked version. > I have a Treo 300 and a Treo 600 and I don't see a compelling enough > reason > to junk my investment there for Bluetooth and a better camera. For what I > need - making phone calls, playing and streaming MP3s, putzing around with > > SSH/VNC/FTP, SMS, occasional email, time-wasting games (for waiting in > line), and occasional notetaking and reminders. > One thing that would have swayed me was wifi access and the ability to > play > and stream good quality video. I realize you can do this now somewhat, but > > from what I've seen, the quality leaves a lot to be desired. > I would like to see what killer-app features the new phones have in store. > On 9/2/05, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep, what Craig said, except for the part about being happy with things > before the ROM upgrade. I was never able to satisfactorily install my > applications to the SD card; now I don't have to (except D2T, which has > its > own way of doing that) because the memory block size was reduced. I have > experienced many fewer resets since the ROM update; now down to about 2 a > week, or so. The only software incompatibility I've experienced ever was > last night when RMRDiet just simply reset the Treo every time it started; > I > don't care about that since I never used the program anyway, but was just > wanting to test it out. I have a friend with a Cingular 650 who had a > terrible time with the volume problem - used to set it on speakerphone and > hold it up to his ear to hear it; now with the ROM update he has to turn > the > volume down sometimes. I use VolumeCare and have the same "issue"!! > > > > I use a Bluetooth headset. I tried the Parrot whatever car kit (the one > you > don't install, but just plug in) and thought it was awful. Neat idea, > though. Just poor sound quality. Others have been OK with it. My > Bluetooth headset works well and is very functional. Only problem is > battery life, but I just plug it in when it runs out of battery and go > back > to a wired headset until it's ready. That works OK for me; it's > unrealistic > to expect a teeny headset to have battery life comparable to the Treo's > "talk time", I guess. > > > > One other thing that's great about the 650 is the ability (due to > non-volatile memory) to swap batteries. Great for travel. > > > ------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > - Visit your group "treo <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo>" on > the web. > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > -- ============================== "ben wallace, j.lo to star in booty and the beast.." - Dr. Z ============================== Visit me on the web at http://www.lioneldouglas.com and http://urbanhumor.com RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/urbanhumor-rss Help Hurricane Katrina victims at http://redcross.org/ or http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate2/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/y2FxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/treo/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
