October 13, 2006
New Palm Treo 680
Lots of colors and no antenna. I've lost track of the number of people who hold disdain for the antenna. Doesn't bother me none. These Palm Treo 680s are designed for mobile accomplishers - with emphasis on multimedia.
The phone is a GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE quad-band world phone, Bluetooth-enabled, and operates on PalmOS 5.4 operating system. it's apparently lower cost than other Palm devices and includes a camera and camcorder.
Given that earlier this year, 650s were going for as little as $150-199 with a 3 yr contract, I can't imagine how much cheaper the 680s are. Though, having only had my 650 since April, I can't see myself changing within the next two years. On the other hand, were Palm to pass out review copies...
Of course, considering how many difficulties I've had getting VoIP services to work (except Mino Wireless) on my Treo 650, you may be wondering why I'm talking about it. Because I hold out hope that VoIP will eventually work very nicely on Palm Treos running PalmOS. Despite all the improvements, looks as if the Treo 680 doesn't have any of the promos that were leaked by Vodaphone for the Treo 750.
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