I'd also love to have a copper Treo 680... But with no camera. Cingular only had the graphite color. --- Roger Prokic [EMAIL PROTECTED] *NEW* Moderator of Palm_Treo_680 Yahoo group Baltimore, Maryland USA
-=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- _ ( ) The ASCII ribbon campaign X against HTML e-mail / \ ...... Original Message ....... On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:31:04 -0500 "Richard E Johnson, MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Apr 11, 2007, at 12:53 PM, J Messeder wrote: > >> Why, for instance, can Palm not sell >> unlocked Copper and Red 680s after Feb. 15. You want a pretty Copper >> case, you gotta buy from Cingular. > >Interesting comment. I just bought a Treo 680 after a series of Palm >handhelds died [IIIc->m515->Zire 31->Zire 72s] (loved them but they >died, in my view, unexpectedly early/untimely deaths from un- >repairable crashes of unknown origin). In any event, I did a lot of >research not only on CDMA vs. GSM, but memory, functions, etc. I >wound up wanting a copper-cased Treo 680, but the only way I could >get one in that color was to buy it directly from Palm and then pick >up a Cingular package, but that would have a) given me far less >discount than buying it from Cingular, and b) Cingular claimed they >would not support any problems with the physical 680 unit, for which >i would have to contact (and then possibly ship to/from) Palm. >However, Cingular had some deal with Palm whereby they could only buy >the standard/silver colored units from Palm to supply to their >customers. Thus, I either spent a lot more money (less discounts with >the Treo/service package) or settled for a silver Treo. Now, my wife >and I are both copper enthusiasts, and would make every metal surface >in our house copper if possible, but it wasn't worth the money or >aggravation. I wish I could have found a Cingular dealer (online or >local store = same problem) that HAD a copper Treo 680 2 months ago!!!! >Thanks, >Dick Johnson > >------------------------------------------------ >Richard E Johnson, ScM, MD, DABA >Palm/Treo 680 >Mac G4, iBook G3, PowerBook G4 >Lawton, OK 73505 USA >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
