I chose the Palm Treo 500 for the fact that it has a full keypad for typing, in the style of the blackberry and iphone design rather than having to rely on predictive text etc for email, and although the buttons are naturally small, this aspect of the phone is still very appealing. Caps lock typing can be very awkward however... As a macintosh user, I wasn't sure about using a windows based product, but the functionality is very good and simple to use.
Email - for a pop3/imap4 account, once set up works very well although it helps if you have experience of setting up email accounts as you need to know all the settings or where to get hold of them...
Internet I find is perfectly functional but the screen size makes browsing frustrating! It is important with the Palm Treo and similar products to not expect too much from these facilities - I use the email on the move to answer quick queries and alert me to any issues that need attention, rather than expecting to be able to see all detail on a 1.5" x 2" screen.
The phone overall is great and I would recommend - It is worth keeping protected when being carried around as the screen could be easily damaged and I wouldn't like to drop it too many times!
Games - bubble breaker, very addictive and great fun - solitaire is good, but there is a lack of instructions on how to move cards around to play the game, but once overcome this is a great game
My main gripe is battery life - I have to recharge daily which is frustrating, I also find that you have to wait for a couple of minutes when it has been turned on to be able to use the functions.
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Advantages: Good size, good features, easy to use, feels good, stylish, fast internet and good battery life. Disadvantages: Poor build quality, some software issues.
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Advantages: Good size, good features, easy to use, feels good, stylish, fast internet and good battery life. Disadvantages: Poor build quality, some software issues.
goblin92 20.08.2009 ·
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