EarthLink to Sell Treo 650 at OfficeMax

Posted By: Ryan Wednesday, June 8, 2005 11:45:40 AM

EarthLink Wireless today announced a nationwide agreement with retailer OfficeMax, to distribute, market and sell the new EarthLink Wireless Treo 650 smartphone from palmOne.

Beginning June 7, the EarthLink Wireless Treo 650 smartphone will be available at OfficeMax stores across the country and will retail at $449 after mail-in rebate with EarthLink Wireless service plans. In addition, consumers will be able to purchase the device online at officemax.com beginning June 13.

All Treo 650 smartphones from EarthLink Wireless come pre-loaded with EarthLink's exclusive TotalAccess software, which is designed to deliver a range of personalized content, as well as server-side spamBlocker(SM) and Virus Blocker, which eliminate almost 100 percent of spam and protects the users' inbox from unwanted viruses. In addition, users can get fast and easy access to email, information and favorite features in a simple, integrated interface. Accessing EarthLink's Personal Start Page on the Internet enables users to set up customized content to be delivered wirelessly, such as news, stock prices, sports scores, weather, directions, maps and more.

The EarthLink Wireless Treo 650 smartphone, operates on the CDMA/1xRTT wireless network with nationwide coverage in the United States. Calling plans with free night and weekend minutes start at $39.95 per month, with unlimited email and Internet access for an additional $19.95 per month.

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Smart (and unexpected!) move

hkklife @ 6/8/2005 4:30:28 PM # Q
I saw one of these in a local OMax just the other day. Or at least the display model. In a refreshing change for OM, the display was a live Treo 650 with functioning buttons & plugged into a charger. This is actually a very good move for all parties involved, as Omax has a nice retail presence in some smaller markets in the south that might not have anything else other than a WalMart or Radio Shack locally. If only Office Max's P1 display was as nice...the same store still had a peeling Zire 72 and a broken T|E display dummy with a T|E2 pricetag next to it.

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Treo: The saddest words I've read

mikecane @ 6/9/2005 12:41:01 PM # Q
>>>Finally, my Treo functions fully as a phone.

*FINALLY*?!!? What did they send out there to begin with?!!?

http://tinyurl.com/bnfb8

(This is probably old news to those who've followed the Treo from the beginning.)

This puts Ed Colligan's grin at the Treo launch in NYC in a different light... and not a good one, either.

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pricing

wesrubix @ 6/9/2005 5:16:56 PM # Q
earthlink wireless is actually including unlimited data for free, according to their emarketing website for the 650.

RE: pricing
wesrubix @ 6/9/2005 5:18:57 PM # Q
woops. actually i just looked at their latest site. apparently the 19.95 unlimited data service is "required". what a strange way to present your pricing. especially in gray text on white background.

RE: pricing
joad @ 6/12/2005 1:37:36 PM # Q
...that's typical of Earthlink. Scoundrels.

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