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RE: The color doesn't match
Why not simply invest in a dremel!
If I needed to reset that often I'd just use my dremel to make a hole in the existing cover.
RE: Why not simply invest in a dremel!
You would think that after building handhelds for over 10 years now, Palm would have a clue that:
1) The Palm OS occasionally crashes
and
2) The plain-old stylus tip is pretty handy to use to reset their devices
But why, in 2006, they are still burying the ability to do a quick reset beneath layers and layers of ridiculous complexity is beyond me. Sometimes I really believe that nobody at Palm ever uses their devices on a daily basis - how else do you explain the 14MB of usable RAM on release of the Treo 650, the elusive reset holes, the "musical chairs" of the hardware buttons...
Seems that most major "innovation" of the Treo line since Palm bought it is ignoring the obvious and making worse the adequate.
or use your drill
Just get the drill out for heaven's sake.
Treo is Not Freeze-Happy
My Sprint Treo 650 is not Freeze-Happy and very, very rarely requires my manual soft reset. It does sometimes need to reset, but it does that by itself automatically. It's very rare that I need to do it myself.
You bought this after only one day of owning your Treo??? Perhaps you should have waited to see if you really needed it. Weed out some crap programs and get your settings right first. Otherwise, this is a waste of money and the mismatch color, hole for debris, and non-OEM fit is all for naught.
RE: Treo is Not Freeze-Happy
The iPaqs and Handeras of 5(?) years ago put the reset hole where you could easily reach them, directly with the existing stylus (while Palm was requiring you carry around a paperclip and/or twist off the tiny head of your stylus to get to a flimsy plastic "paperclip" end that fit in their holes).
Yes, Virginia - in spite of best precautions, most handhelds/smartphones will eventually crash. We've been asking Palm for 10 years to address it more elegantly - the Treo 650/700 "solution" is plainly stupid. Seidio is still making these covers and people are still actively seeking them out in droves - and it's ridiculous that this simple fix isn't already implemented on every Treo coming out today.
As for "debris" - I'm much more worried about the exposed keyboard, SD slot, screen, etc. than anything that could get into the battery compartment. Palm could even ship them with a rubber plug or piece of tape to appease people such as yourself that don't mind yanking off the cover in the "rare" needs to reset. Drilling out the cover and possibly voiding the warranty is a lot more trouble than covering it with tape.
LOL
My gosh, like the previous poster stated, get a DRILL! At least you can use it for other projects around the house.
RE: LOL
Also, to the best of my knowledge, no other company sells replacement Treo battery doors. If Palm did offer such an item, it'd very likely cost more than $10.
I'd personally consider a product like this much more useful than, say, an SDIO FM radio card.
Pilot 1000-->Pilot 5000-->PalmPilot Pro-->IIIe-->Vx-->m505-->T|T-->T|T2-->T|C-->T|T3-->T|T5-->TX-->Treo 700P
color wears through
1 - the color is "painted" on the piece, so that it begins to wear off rapidly in the corners and areas of highest wear. Why they wouldn't make it the correct color throughout I have no idea.
2 - I should have simply, as several posters mentioned, drilled a hole in my previous color.
This item is poorly manufactured (color issue), and a waste of money unless you are completely incompetent with a drill.
RE: color wears through
With various technologies metal can have a permanent color that never wears off.
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