Comments on: Palm Treo 755p Review

Hi Guys,
and here is our Treo 700p patch...

Wonder how many customers will update to this machine from the 700p out of pure frustration.

BTW, Palm already tested the "hidden LED" on the Treo 680. Look at the LED from an angle...

Best regards
Tam Hanna

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Find out more about the Palm OS in my blog:
http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com

Is this the device referred to as Sherlock?

Or is that another device coming RSN?

Given everything that I can do already with the software that I have on my 650, I am finding it hard to justify the upgrade from the 650 to the 755. The 650 is a very capable device. Googlemaps, SplashBlog, GeoNiche, TomTom, TreoTwit, IM+, Quicknews, Quickipedia, the list goes on and on. My Treo 650 is a very capable little device that can run an amazing assortment of software. With ZLauncher, I have come to manage my applications on my SD memory card and stay under the 32MB boundary with slight aggravation. I like the plan that I have with Sprint today, which includes the occasional DUN remote access at less than acceptable speeds. So here is how I see the upgrade debate:

1. Increased memory from about 22MB to 60MB usable RAM, so not by very much, and I will have to upgrade from SD to miniSD at a cost.
2. Higher Resolution Camera, yup, its a better camera alright.
3. Increased Network Speed, but again at a cots, I will likely have to re-negotiate my plan, and likely loose anytime minutes in order to gain high speed DUN still at an increased monthly cost (the plan I have now is no longer available, and is a sweet plan)
4. Slightly improved form factor, once again at a cost, I will have to replace my case (a very nice case too), an I may end up loosing the ability to use the extended life battery as well and the replacement back panel that currently provides convenient access to the reset button through a little opening.

So bottom line is am I willing to play in the neighborhood of $5-600 for replacing my phone, accessories, case, memory cards etc. for an additional 38MB of usable RAM, higher resolution camera, faster network access (again likely at a higher monthly cost), and a slightly improved form factor? Especially when the bottom line is that the Treo 755 will not be any more capable than my existing 650 with all of the software that I already own.

Remember the days where there would be over 100 posts within a few hours of a new device review. Hope Palm can pull something off with Linux soon.

Am I able to use the "M" app from Mercora on the 755? If not, I don't think I'd really be interested in it. I need to be able to get my music wirelessly, which I can do on my Treo through the "M," so any smartphone that doesn't have that option is pretty much off the table for me.

..that the phone software was kept the same as the 700p for a reason?

I think it's possible there are volume customers with big 700p issues who will be offered the 755p as a direct replacement. Such customers would bitch about any perceived "retraining expense" due to a changed UI. Ergo, it was kept the same.

IIIc -> M105 -> Zire 21 -> Tungsten T2 -> Treo 650

I agree totally with Twrock. We need a TX with cell radio. I cannot work with a treo because the screen is too small. Why palm thinks that everybody prefers keyboard instead of a big screen. Look at the Iphone. No keyboard and a screen just like a TX.

Please Palm, give us at least one PDA with a big screen (480x320)+ cell radio and do not forget the wi-fi.

T3 with Wifi and data(optional) and I would be quite happy.

Maybe this will be the next TREO display technology?

Sony touts tiny, film-thin TV screen that bends

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all -- a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.

Sony Corp. released video of the new 2.5-inch display Friday. In it, a hand squeezes a display that is 0.3 millimeters, or 0.01 inch, thick. The display shows color images of a bicyclist stuntman and a picturesque lake.

Although flat-panel TVs are getting slimmer, a display that's so thin it bends in a human hand marks a breakthrough.

Sony said it has yet to decide on commercial products using the technology.

"In the future, it could get wrapped around a lamppost or a person's wrist, even worn as clothing," said Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa. "Perhaps it can be put up like wallpaper."

Tatsuo Mori, an engineering and computer science professor at Nagoya University, said some hurdles remained, including making the display bigger, ensuring durability and cutting costs.

But he said the display's pliancy is extremely difficult to imitate with liquid crystal displays and plasma display panels -- the two main display technologies now on the market.

"To come up with a flexible screen at that image quality is groundbreaking," Mori said. "You can drop it, and it won't break because it's as thin as paper."

The new display combines two technologies: Sony's organic thin film transistor, which is required to make flexible displays, and organic electroluminescent display.

Other companies, including LG. Philips LCD Co. and Seiko Epson Corp., are also working on a different kind of "electronic paper" technology, but Sony said the organic electroluminescent display delivers better color images and is more suited for video.

Sony President Ryoji Chubachi has said a film-like display is a major technology his company is working on to boost its status as a technological powerhouse.

In a meeting with reporters more than a year ago, Chubachi boasted Sony was working on a technology for displays so thin it could be rolled up like paper. He had predicted that the world would stand up and take notice.

Some analysts have said Sony, which makes Walkman portable players and PlayStation 3 video game machines, had fallen behind rivals in flat-panel technology, including Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Sharp Corp. of Japan.

But Sony has been marking a turnaround under Chubachi and Chief Executive Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, by reducing jobs, shuttering unprofitable businesses and strengthening its flat TV offerings.

Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/05/25/sony.bending.tv.ap/index.html

It seems like there are alot of comments stating that this Treo is not exciting enough to upgrade to. My questions is, Is this Treo a good upgrade for a guy who is still using a Samsung SPH-A660? I have been using my phone for about 3 years now so I am ready to upgrade to something new and a new real estate agent would the Treo 755 be a good way to go? I plan on staying with Sprint, I dont really have any major complaints with them.

Thanks,
Jeffrey

THIS PHONE BROKE 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT--IT SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, EVERY TIME I TRIED TO TURN THE PHONE ON.

TOOK IT THE SPRINT STORE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THE 755 MODELS.

THEY HAD TO DO A HARD RESET, ERASED ALL OF THE DATA, BUT TOLD ME THAT THIS WOULD AT LEAST SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

A FEW HOURS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, AND THE PHONE WAS USELESS.

I'M NOT ALONE; THEY TOLD ME AT THE STORE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

DON'T BUY THIS PHONE

I have been Palm device user for years & am thinking of taking the leap from Palm plus cell phone to a Treo. But, my problem is I WANT a 755. Anymore news on a release date? My new every 2 date was last week & I'm dying to get a new phone. But I do have to say I'm somewhat conflicted i.e. combining the 2 technologies. I rely heavily on my Palm so I'm somewhat concerned about the Treo if the phone dies & I can't use my Palm or visa versa...any thoughts?

Sherry

I hate to break it to all of you so called "experts", but this phone is awsome. I bought it for my real estate business about two months ago with no preconceived ideas. The phone has been 100% reliable. It has never done any of the querky reboot stuff that everyone talks about. In fact, it has never failed to do anything that it is capable of. The internet speed is excellent. The e-mail is seemless and the phone functionality is flawless. I cannot say enough about how happy I am with this phone. I asked the manager at the local Sprint store about this phone and he also gave it a rave review. The manager went on to tell me that every manager for Sprint that he knew carried the 755p. He also pulled his own 755p out and showed it to me.

If I could pick one thing that bothered me about the phone it would be Windows Vista integration where the phone as modem feature is concerned. When using a bluetooth connection, I have had difficulty setting up the phone as modem feature on Vista laptops from Dell. Windows XP however, works flawlessly as does Vista when using the USB cable.

In conclussion, I would say if in doubt, buy the phone and try it for yourself. I did and as it turns out all of the horror stories are BS. Sprint gives you a 30 day guarentee on phones anyway so if you hate it just exchange it for something else. This is of course, just my humble opinion but people tend to exagerate and lie about things to put a good light on the choices that they have already made for themselves. The Treo 755p is a great phone for me. Someone else may like a Blackberry Curve or even a Razor (which I'm sure are also great phones).

People should form their own opinions about stuff.

I'm having a really hard time trying to figur out how to use my mp3 songs as ring tones.
can someone please help me out?
thanx in advance

After getting a refurb from Palm because I couldn't get the O/S (1.10) update loaded, I have noticed that after receiving a phone call and the call ends, it powers off and then about 20 seconds later comes back on and stays on for another 30 seconds before going off. Very strange. I am using TakePhone as a substitute phone app. Blue tooth connection to my headset is more stable but not rock solid with the 1.10 update.

Hello

I am looking at the 755P. But......

My situation is this; I run an Internet broadcast station and I would like to access our streams which is via two different formats. One is via 48k aacPlus and the other is via mp3/mp3Pro at 64k which is via Live365. It seems that none of the phone dealers in the area have an activated phone in the 700 series to check to see if I can connect to either of the streams. Also is the web browsing of the 755P capable of viewing PHP sites such as Joomla? At this time our site is not .mobi designed but we are working on it.
If the 755P is not a good purchase for web access and connecting to the above type streams, please post your findings on this and what device would be better fitted for my situation.

Thanks
JM
wcjz.com

After jumping through hoops with Sprint about their horrible service, after dealing with dozens of smarmy jackasses on the phone telling me there's nothing wrong with their service and system, after beating my head against the wall for weeks trying to get a working cellphone system... I make the huge mistake of getting a Treo 755p. The sound sucks, the reception goes in and out for no good reason, they make you pay and download voice activated software which is standard on freebie cheapo phones, it doesn't work with a bluetooth headset, its impossibly complicated and impossible to see in the sunlight and the topper is it turns itself on and off for no good reason. Sprint won't admit anything nor will Palm but its apparent this is typical because Sprint offered to replace it immediately with yet another crap phone that originally costs hundreds of dollars yet doesn't work as well as a free phone they throw at you with their extortionist contracts. NO questions asked, just tried accusing me of not charging the battery properly first and the battery lasts all of less than a single afternoon without even using the phone. Now they're sending another phone probably because they don't want to get sued for the thousands of dollars in income I've lost. Im losing business because I depend on the cellphone for my limousine service and folks can't call me when I'm in my own office. The reception drops in and out and I have to drive a block or so away for it to come back. But even then it jumps up and down and works whenever it pleases here in LA. That goddamn Palm logo suddenly appears and the phone shuts down. Sometimes it turns itself back on but not until I've lost the calls and the clients.
The moral of the story? Buy stock. There's a billion suckers out there who keep buying this crap.

Today is a sad day for me. I used to work for Palm for several years and I have finally had enough -- so much so that I'm frustrated enough to write this review. I have owned palm devices for over 10 years now, since way back when they were US Robotics devices. I have had nearly every Treo since the very first one. I now have the 755p. I have to say that I will never buy a Palm Treo again. It's actually quite hard for me to say that, as I was a part of the Palm team in the past. But I have had so many problems and frustrations over the years with the Treo devices, and now, I am having just as many problems and frustrations with my Treo 755p. Today's frustration is that I was using Versamail (the pre-installed email app) to sync my email with an exchange server. When you do this, hotsync automatically will not sync your calendar and contacts, because they are synced over the air through your exchange server. However, I stopped using my exchange server, and wanted to start syncing locally. However, versamail would not let me delete the exchange account. After hours with Palm tech support people, their only solution was for me to do a hard reset and lose all my data. I did this very reluctantly, but when I resynced, it still brought over the corruped versamail files. I.e. not a solution. I finally had to create an entirely new hotsync id, and now I have to re-install most of my apps, recreate my favorites buttons, etc. I can't tell you how much of my time this has wasted. This, on top of so many other problems with this device. The device is slow, and I'm often sitting waiting for it to catch up with me (like when I'm typing, for example). A lot of times when I received a call, while I'm on another call, the device will crash and I will lose both calls. There are many other issues. It's unbelievable to me that after so many years, they are still putting out a crappy product from a quality standpoint. Beyond that, I'm amazed at how many of my friends have similar complaints about this product (of my 10+ friends that have Treos, every single one complains about problems like these). My wife recently purchased an Apple iPhone and absolutely loves it. To begin, she's had NO PROBLEMS. Beyond that, it's much better designed and much easier to use. If I weren't locked into a Sprint contract, I would chuck my Treo 755p out the window and get an iphone. Don't make the same mistake I made, and many others like me have made. Don't buy Palm Treo products -- they are not good quality and cause tremendous frustration.

I decided to see how long the standard 1600 mAh will last.
* Times in between, of course its on standby, % shown after a few minutes of texts/internet/phone calls *

6/24/08 ~ Tuesday
100% - 7:30am - took it out of the charger

96% - 7:43am - after a few minutes of the internet

94% - 9:09am - a few texts & net surfing

86% - 10:42am - a few texts & net surfing

80% - 12:36pm - texts/net/calls

72% - 3:23pm - texts/net/calls

64% - 5:52pm - texts/net/calls

51% - 9:54pm - after standby a minutes of internet surfing

50% - 11:20pm - after standy

6/25 ~ Wednesday * No charge overnight *

39% - 7:10am - woke up and checked the battery life

29% - 10:27am - internet/instant message (yahoo/AOL)/ texts / calls

6% - 1:03pm - internet/instant message (yahoo/AOL)/ texts / calls
battery indicator for charge ~ replaced it with my extended battery on hand

I hope this review helps, I also will post how long the 3200 mAh will last.
I always have my extended battery 3200 mAh on hand in case I ran out of battery. It never actually happens since I have it connected with a USB Data Cable.
I also have a treo battery charger to charge my standard and extended batteries separately.

- 3200 mAh battery & foldable travel charger bought at:
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1126
- treo battery charger bought at palm.com

Tim David
TimDavidSkate@Yahoo.com
TimDavid.org

I've been a Palm user for only 1 Year now and am not impressed. Sure the 755P was a flashy device with cool features. However, now after owning the device for a short period I'm looking for updates from Palm which don't exist. The browser in antiquated and doesn't support recent technology. The email system is effective, however, hope you don't receive an HTML email because you can't read it in Versamail. Palm is focused on trying to produce new devices which compete with the IPhone and Storm but aren't remembering that their loyal customers will continue to purchase devices from them if they keep them happy. Futher, after upgrading my wife's laptop to Vista 64-bit I find that we can no longer sync the device using the interface cable.

My advice at this time, is to stay away from Palm until they provide the service which customers have come to expect. I note today 12/7/08 that Palm is selling at $1.42 a share when just 8 years ago Palm stock was selling for $472.50. Don't you see the picture, people are interested in the new flashy devices, but, if you don't take care of your customer base which has been loyal they will jump ship and move on to the better technology which works.

How about providing the updates we need to work today. It will help me make up my mind next year when this 2-yr contract with Alltel is up (and i become a new Verizon) customer.

The matter is all in Palm's hands. I don't see this company surviving past 2010 unless they start taking care of people now. My advice, stay away from Palm until they fix all these issues which people have identified throughout the web.

Undoubtedly absolutely the worst phone I've ever had. I'm on my second in a year because I couldn't get a non-Palm without paying "full price" (thanks Verizon). For about the first two – three weeks they run fine but about the time your 30 day exchange "guarantee" runs out you'll start noticing glitches. It starts when you experience an occasional delay in response to a command you've given it, 20-30 seconds later it will respond. Then it will lock up on you and you'll have to pop the battery to reset it. Frustrating but hey, what really bugs me is when all of a sudden it starts to HotSync all itself without even touching the phone and without being connected to anything. It this attitude when you try to cancel the HotSync, the phone will cancel it (maybe) but then automatically restarts HotSync again. The good news is that it just randomly gets these little attitudes but don't plan on using the phone until it decides it's done. The other day I had Pocket Tunes start itself as it was lying on the kitchen table. Ring-Tones have changed randomly, sometime it just buzzes for no reason, and the screen also lights up for no apparent reason. For those who think it might be an application I will tell you that my phone it stock from Verizon because of all the problems I had with my first one. I haven't even upgraded Documents to Go. I finally thought I was going to get rid of the Treo (my first one) when some buttons on the keypad stopped working, but no all they'd do was send me another Treo of which I have the exact same problems with.
I picked this phone because I had a Tungsten PDA that I loved, it worked great and then it died. I used it for reading / creating PDFs, Excel, Word documents. I upgraded to the Treo because I thought I was going to get all of the same things I had in the Tungsten, plus a phone. I encourage anyone interested in the phone to continue to search the internet and see just how many problems people are experiencing with this phone.
Rating the phone on a scale of 1 to 10 it gets a -5.