Treo 750 Nearing EOL Status

Posted By: Kris Keilhack on Monday, November 03, 2008 8:33:34 AM

Coming on the heels of the announcement that the WM6 update for the Treo 750 is no longer available for download is a new rumor that the Treo 750 may about to reach EOL status. TreoCentral is reporting that the 750 has quietly been removed from both the Palm and AT&T online stores, though the unlocked version is still available at a $529 pricetag that nearly equals the far more appealing Treo Pro. A recent visit to a local AT&T corporate store revealed the 750 display model still present but no units in stock for sale, according to a sales rep.

Aside from the evergreen Treo 700wx on Verizon, the 750 remains Palm's oldest current smartphone. Replacing the 750 with the new Treo Pro would appear to be a logical move but to date nothing more than rumors have indicated that Palm's flagship device will be appearing in subsidized form on any domestic GSM carrier.

Originally launched in September 2006 with Windows Mobile 5.2, the Treo 750 is now well over two years old. So despite the presence of the WM6 update released last fall, it is beginning to look a bit long in the tooth relative to not only competing handsets but even its newer Windows Mobile-powered Treo sister devices, the Treo 800w and Treo Pro.

For comparison purposes, a list of AT&T-specific changes for the recently-discontinued WM6 update can be found in an AT&T internal presentation covered here.

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Treo Pro on ATT?

rcartwright @ 11/3/2008 5:51:59 PM #

A Treo Pro on ATT could make me take a walk on the dark side. My 680 is still quite usable, but wiFi would let me leave my TX at home.

"Many men stumble across the truth, but most manage to pick themselves up
and continue as if nothing had happened."
- Winston Churchill

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

hkklife @ 11/3/2008 6:13:27 PM #

A Centro Pro runing a beefed-up Garnet 5.9 for AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and unlocked GSM would be even better. But not to worry...we're getting a GSM Centro 2 from Palm in just a few weeks' time running ALP 3.0!! : http://blog.treonauts.com/2008/10/mystery-new-pal.html

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

AdamaDBrown @ 11/3/2008 8:28:55 PM #

Frankly that Treonauts entry looks absolutely absurd to me. I've seen or heard nothing to indicate that any of it is true, and just the feel of it sounds like fanboyish speculation and rumor run amok... no offense.

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

hkklife @ 11/3/2008 8:58:19 PM #

I shoulda added a huge ;-) to my post.

The chances of us seeing a Nova device from Palm by year's end are higher than the chances of seeing an ALP device from Palm. I really cannot believe anyone's giving this rumor a shred of credence.

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

SeldomVisitor @ 11/4/2008 3:50:50 AM #

I haven't been following the various carriers' "coming soon" rumors however there is a major confusion, apparently, between the "Treo Pro" and the "Touch Pro" that might be fueling some or all of them.

Which, of course, brings us to the question on HOW "Pro" was not trademarked or something to protect either HTC or Palm...

It remains a giggle, too, that BOTH devices are from HTC...

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

AdamaDBrown @ 11/4/2008 5:57:44 AM #

hkk, I figured you weren't being serious, but it distresses me that Treonauts is.

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

Gekko @ 11/4/2008 6:37:47 AM #

ok - who here really wants this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBByl9ZY4g

SeldomVisitor's concept is finally kinda/sorta coming to life!

hkklife @ 11/4/2008 8:53:49 AM #

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/11/04/mystery-verizon-phone-features-3-inch-touchscreen-attachable-fu/

Bring back memories of any past Palm-related products?

Off the top of my head I can think of:

The original Pilot/Palm III snap-on modem:
http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/palmodem.htm

The various m500 & Palm V-era wireless "sleds" (too numerous to mention-Omnisky Minstrel, Xircom wi-fi sled et al):
http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/xc/palm/

The Sony Clie clip-on game pad:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/4000/sony-releases-info-on-game-controller/

The snap-on Visor Prism game face controller:
http://the-gadgeteer.com/review/gameface_for_visor_prism_review

World Wide Widget Works Palm III-series gamepad:
http://the-gadgeteer.com/review/gamepad_for_palm_iii_and_vii_series_pdas_review

Palm's own i705 mini thumboard:
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-PalmOne-i705-Mini-Keyboard/dp/B00005YTVK

Numerous other snap-on mini keyboards for the Palm V/m500 from Palm as well as Belkin, Targus etc:
http://www.palmpowerenterprise.com/issues/issue200209/keyboard001.html

Pilot 1000->Pilot 5000->PalmPilot Pro->IIIe->Vx->m505->T|T->T|T2->T|C->T|T3->T|T5->Zodiac 2->TX->Verizon Treo 700P->Verizon Treo 755p

RE: Treo Pro on ATT?

SeldomVisitor @ 11/4/2008 9:32:38 AM #

Oh, pretty cool.

Note, however, that somewhere around a year after making that first TreoCentral post, I changed from "attached" to "no need to be attached - just communicating":

- http://discussion.treocentral.com/showpost.php?p=338530&postcount=9

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