I was given a Palm Treo 750 as a gift from work when I asked for a replacement mobile phone and my delight turned quickly into frustration. Why anyone on Earth would want to pay £300+ for this useless piece of technology I will never know. Initial joy with a new gadget to play with and explore ... Read review
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Advantages: the camera is quite good Disadvantages: pretty much every aspect of the Treo 750
I was given a Palm Treo 750 as a gift from work when I asked for a replacement mobile phone and my delight turned quickly into frustration. Why anyone on Earth would want to pay £300+ for this useless piece of technology I will never know. Initial joy with a new gadget to play with and explore turned into seething rage within days.
Using the Windows platform the Treo 750 is designed to keep you in the loop 24/7 by allowing access to ... ...capture and video recording capability. Sounds impressive but the major flaw with this piece of equipment is threefold:
1-The icons are accessed using a stylus pen on the TFT touchscreen display. Great I hear you say but you have to have the eyes of a well trained sniper to actualy hit the icon you want first time and invariably you will find yourself cursing as you move back from unwanted applications to the main menu for literally ... more
I was given a Palm Treo 750 as a gift from work when I asked for a replacement mobile phone and my delight turned quickly into frustration. Why anyone on Earth would want to pay £300+ for this useless piece of technology I will never know. Initial joy with a new gadget to play with and explore turned into seething rage within days.
Using the Windows platform the Treo 750 is designed to keep you in the loop 24/7 by allowing access to emails, a mobile telephone, word, excel as well as picture capture and video recording capability. Sounds impressive but the major flaw with this piece of equipment is threefold:
1-The icons are accessed using a stylus pen on the TFT touchscreen display. Great I hear you say but you have to have the eyes of a well trained sniper to actualy hit the icon you want first time and invariably you will find yourself cursing as you move back from unwanted applications to the main menu for literally another stab at getting the icon you want. Even if you hit the icons bang on in the middle it seems to always access the icon to the left! Playing around with the screen alignment doesn't help one jot. Summary = ARSE
2-Once installed onto a network emails should sync with the Treo every 15 minutes so in effect, if popular with your colleagues every 15 minutes you should be bombarded with a series of emails. This would be all very well and good if it actually worked like this but it doesn't. Only once have emails arrived without me having to do a manual reconciliation which takes an absolute age and has the effect of draining the life out of the battery. So, want to use it to access emails on the go? Tough luck.
3-The battery would stuggle to power a bike lamp for 5 minutes let alone a power hungry monster like this. The battery when fully charged lasts for in the region of 8 hours with modest usage. If you do a manual update of emails regularly you can knock this down to around 6 hours of full charge. This wouldn't be too bad if when the battery drained it was just a case of recharging but if you let the battery and reserve battery drain completely guess what? Yes, thats right, it wipes everything - your user details, the link up to your inbox, stored documents. You name and it floats off into cyberspace. Not very good if you are away from a USB charger or plug socket.
I looking for positives and this is a struggle I have to say I was quite pleased with the quality of the 1.3 megapixel camera. The pictures are clear and the colour capture is really spot on. No problems here.
In brief: Avoid like the plague and look at a more reliable business tool likle a BlackBerry or an XDA.
Advantages: IT DOES A JOB, GOOD LOOKING, SMALL. Disadvantages: MANUFACTURERS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
Palm Treo 750? Oh what an item! Such a useful device for your pocket/handbag, whatever - Or so I thought!
I have had my Palm Treo 750 for about 8 months now but am not truly satisfied. This model cost in the range of £350.00 new. The good points are: Great mobile phone, useful diary, calender and all that you need in a "portable" office. The size is right, the feel of it is good, rounded, and comfortable to use. A good user friendly hand portable ... ...combat this problem. Now the Palm is too large to sit safely in its snug leather protective case. Oh dear!
My biggest moan and findings of many who own one of these Palm Treo 750 are the same as I have stated and they have written to Palm regarding this matter of inactive, non-working touch-screen. No replies! Palm still make and do sell this model without having dealt with the very bad problem it has. There is no known cure as far as I can discern ...
Hi-Spec-Tek 30.04.2008
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Advantages: Keyboard work flawlessly, Easy to use, Has HSDPA, Great business phone Disadvantages: Slow Operating System, Battery drains quickly, Poor camera
...and I have used the Palm before and I have been a devoted fan of the operating system. Treo 750 is a very good and practical device. Powered Samsung processor, 300MHz, for me its pretty fast for phone applications. However, the processor speed Its size, not fast enough for applications, especially those required higher speed processor such as games. Treo 750 screen resolution also too small compared to other palm based mobile phones, it has only ... ...that Palm Centro has.
What I like from this phone are
1- The keyboard works so great, very comfort, I can use the phone only with one hand. This helped me a lot when sending SMS or email. I often composing long emails by using this phones. I rarely uses the stylus to navigate the Windows interfaces because I feel so comfort controlling the phone through the keyboard.
2-Treo 750 phone is ease of use phone. The phone is well functions, I can hear ...
chikiball 05.01.2009
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i dont really like pdas as they are to big and also they dont fit in your pocket and and they are to big to hold up to your ear to talk into and some one could steal it ...
boufrahi92 04.10.2008
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Advantages: Best compromise between PDA and high-end mobile phone I've seen yet. Disadvantages: No facility to charge via mini USB cable.
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Calculator, File Explorer, ActiveSync, Alarm/Clock, Terminal Services Client, Quick Tour, Search, Phone, Voice Command, Camera, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Sprite Backup, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile, Bubble Breaker, Picsel PDF Viewer, Modem Link, Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile, Microsoft Office Mobile, Pocket MSN, Astraware Dynomite!
Communicator features
Processor Type
Samsung 300 MHz
Operating System
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.2 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition
Messaging & data services
Cellular Messaging Services
MMS, SMS
Mobile Email Client
Built-in
Supported Email Protocols
POP3, IMAP4
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
Built-in
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution)
Built-in
Internet Browser
Built-in
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
Built-in
Digital camera
Sensor Resolution
1.3 Megapixel
Digital Zoom
2
White Balance
Automatic
Features
Self-portrait mirror
Display
Type
LCD display
Technology
TFT
Display Resolution
240 x 240 pixels
Colour Depth
65,536 colours
Digital player (recorder)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
WAV, MP3, MIDI
Memory
ROM
128 MB - Flash
User Memory
60 MB
Supported Flash Memory Cards
miniSD, microSD
Connections
Connector Type
1 x headset jack - sub-mini-phone 2.5mm
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A, 1 x headset jack - sub-mini-phone 2.5mm
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
USB cable
Included Accessories
Power adapter , stylus, screen protection film, stereo headset
Battery
Technology
Lithium Ion
Capacity
1200 mAh
Talk Time
Up to 270 min
Standby Time
Up to 240 h
Manufacturer's product description
The Palm Treo 750 smartphone helps you stay connected on your terms. It combines phone, email, messaging, web, and Windows Mobile with Palm enhancements that make it easier than ever to stay productive. Receive email from multiple business or personal accounts. Access the web right from where you're standing on fast, 3G networks. Use Microsoft Office Mobile applications to review business documents wherever you happen to be. Or relax and listen to your favorite music, play video clips, or shoot and send photos right on your device.
