Palm Treo 680

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Say hello to the Palm Treo 680 smartphone. It's your phone along with email, messaging, and web access. Not to mention your contacts, calendar, photos, and songs. Sounds like a...
more...lot. And it is. But everything's so easy to learn that you'll actually use it, which makes it anything but a typical phone. The same goes for design. Pick it up and you'll notice a large color touch screen and an easy-type keyboard. Since the Treo 680 is just the right size, you have the freedom to take it anywhere and still be connected to friends, work, and family. Of course, there's also something called an "off" button, for when you don't want to be connected at all.





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Handspring, PalmOne TREO 680
A review by prometheusradio on Palm Treo 680
June 1st, 2007


Author's product rating:   Palm Treo 680 - rated by prometheusradio

Look & Feel Excellent 
Memory / capacity Good 
Comfort & Portability Excellent 
Ease of use Very easy 
Value For Money Good 

Advantages: It's the new Treo 650 !  But it's a 680 !
Disadvantages: None

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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The Treo 680. A fantastic upgrade from the treo 600 and treo 650.

Unless you are an Orange customer. I found out to my disgust that when my Treo 650 went badly wrong, Orange could no replace with another 650 nor could they upgrade me to a 680, as their agreement with Treo had ended. Sad. So did my contract with Orange.

Treo was and remains the best on the market in my mind. They pre-date the Blackberry and have always been better than any Blackberry model.

Easy to use, fast and full of so many features, you'll think it's the Sunday Times in your palm.

The Treo 680 in grey and silver - and I think there is a red version on the market, too.

Many of the original features from its old 600 and 650 predecessors are retained, such as the single switch at the top of the unit to switch the ringer on or off. Simple. And miles better than the Nokia attempts of "Menu", "Profiles", "Personalise", "Select" etc etc (although the last time I had a Nokia was the mid-1930's, so maybe they've moved on).

You can select which buttons perform which function on your Treo 68-, E-mail, Web, Calendar, Contacts, Images etc etc.

Although the keyboard remains small, the buttons are deceptively easy to use... even if you have pie fingers.

Unlike the other phones I have had recently that use those mini SD cards, Treo 680 remains with the "big" SD card and it is easily accessible at the top of the unit, meaning - unlike my old Nokia - you don't have to power down, remove the casing, take the battery out, drill a hole, kill the guards etc etc.

Programs allow you to listen you your music on the music player, the internet (with the pen is SOOOOO easy to use) and Docs To Go is always a bonus (although if you need to create Spreadsheets, I recommend you wait until you get to a PC...)

The phone has progressed from the 650 - but not a huge amount. Regardless, it is still a winner in my eyes and can be obtained for between £220 and £350, depending on where you get it from.

Like my old 650, I have dropped it a number of times and it is still in one glorious piece.

Either way - it won't be Orange
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Speed Very fast 
Robustness & Durability Excellent 
Range of Extra Features Good 
Instruction manual Good 
Manufacturer Support Needs improvement 

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