I believe that there are SD cards available that you can use to add WI-FI to your Treo (650s at least) Most carriers are building Hi-speed mobile access that will be more widely available than Wi-Fi. The Samsung i730 on Verizon has BroadBand Access capabilty and I would assume that the next gen Treo will also have this feature. For what I use the phone for my 100 kbps data connection is fine for what I use a mobile device for. I can also use bluetooth to connect to my local network.
My impression is that we are starting to get into the realm of mobile penis envy and the result will be big ugly useless phones. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Froehle To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [Treo] Would you upgrade to a Treo 650 now? Don't recall where I heard it, but what I meant to say was that Wi-Fi is a requirement for new/upcoming smartphones. My guess is that this is unique to T-Mobile because of their huge investment in Wi-Fi Hotspots (largest network in the country). And yes, this certainly wouldn't be the first stupid/ignorant/foolhardy decision a cellular provider has made. ;-) On 02 Sep 2005 11:17:00 -0400, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um, but the Sidekick doesn't have Wifi and neither do any Blackberries. > Where did you hear this? It sounds incredibly dumb or just an excuse, since > we still have very few smartphones that have wifi. Consumers may want that > feature but look at how well the 650 has sold without it! Tmobile could > still sell a ton. They may want people to subscribe to their hotspot > service, but what they have done is encourage a lot of gadget heads to just > go to another carrier. Seems pretty silly to me... > > --------------------- > Sent with ChatterEmail > True push email for the Treo Smartphone > www.chatteremail.com <http://www.chatteremail.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Froehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, Sep 2, 2005 10:55 am > Subject: Re: [Treo] Would you upgrade to a Treo 650 now? > > I fully expect the next high-end PalmOS Treo to come out will have Wi-Fi > (g). If it doesn't, Palm's sorely misguided. Even ol' T-Mobile is > requiring > its 'smartphones' to have Wi-Fi (one of the reasons they haven't adopted > the > 650). > > 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> < > 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 > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. 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