On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:59:57 -0700 Mitch Riechmann wrote: > I have been wanting to upgrade from my aging Treo600 to a new Treo650 > since the day the Treo650 was released, UNTIL I started to hear about > problem after problem with resets, software incompatibilities, free > memory issues, etc. I figured I would wait until all of the blew over. > > Is now that time? Have the various ROM upgrades resolved most of the > issues that plagued the original release? Are people still seeing lots > of random soft resets?
Some of the early problems I've had may have been "software incompatibility" issues, but they were fairly easy to resolve by simply finding something better, or just different. The biggest software problem I had was with my backup software, CardBackup, which worked great on my last four devices, consistently gave me fatal errors on the Treo 650. Backupman, otoh, hasn't given me any problems, and has a more elegant UI. :) The biggest "incompatibility" issue is the same on any of the newer Palms and has nothing to do with the filesystem or the OS, but the new PIM applications and their databases. If you are using any replacement apps to handle the Datebook, Addressbook or (I think Memo too), you really must also upgrade those too, because they use a different database that is incompatible with the old. Palm Inc does include a "datamanager" patch to translate between them as needed, but it's buggy. Similarly, if you're not using the included desktop software, you'll have to update your conduits, too. In the case of Pocket Mirror, at least, that means buying the upgrade for that, too, as Palm is not distributing the version of PM that works with the new databases, Palm is distributing their own... which mangled my data. Since I applied the ROM update (Cingular), the frequency of crashes has been dramatically reduced from 8 or 9 per week to, on average, two or three per month. I also got almost twice the actual storage capabilities since then thanks to the new filesystem. Larger programs, like DateBk5, weren't effected as much as the dozens of much smaller files. > And finally, what kind of luck have you current Treo 650 users had with > getting the bluetooth to work with a hands-free car kit? I tried three: Parrot EasyDrive, Motorola HF-something and Parrot Driveblue. I would have liked to use the EasyDrive, as it had, I think, the best integration of the three and best physical UI. However, it stopped working after a couple of days. The Motorola one is a battery powered unit, and needed to be manually turned on at least 45 seconds before using the phone, otherwise it was 50-50 as to whether it would pick up the call at all, and then when it did it would take 30-60 seconds into the call before it would. Even when plugged into the charger. The DriveBlue, otoh, does work for me, and AAMOF, is what Palm uses to illustrate the handsfree abilities in the Treo itself. Sound quality is a little off, though, in both directions. The EasyDrive was the most expensive at about $110 (when I got it), the others were under $100 each. Maybe the more expensive ones work better, I don't know, as I'm on a tight budget. I like the stated abilities of the Parrot CK3100, but it's out of my price range. -- Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol "Nothing changes. Corruption, immorality, chaos." "When were you last on Earth?" "Long ago... long ago." (Sebastian and Capt. Sheridan, B5 "Comes The Inquisitor") ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/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/
