Really Off Topic...Cell Phone Treo 755 ?

[elmo]

I need to upgrade my cell phone and looking at getting a Treo™ 755p by Palm....anyone have one of these? Good...bad???

[dmb90260]

My brother has one. He upgraded from a Palm Pilot and separate phone to the Treo. He sort of loves it. I don't know if it is better than the Blackberry but he already had the Palm and importing the data was very convenient. Besides I got his old Palm.

[elmo]

My brother has one. He upgraded from a Palm Pilot and separate phone to the Treo. He sort of loves it. I don't know if it is better than the Blackberry but he already had the Palm and importing the data was very convenient. Besides I got his old Palm.

The Blackberry was another option and I went away from it because no camera or touch screen...I have fat fingers and was having a hard time with the Berry.

[Geron]

Absolutely love mine -- Verizon.

BUT

I've had Palm OS since the very beginning of Palm when Palm was Palm. It does it for me. Probably had at least one of every one they ever made.


AND

When I retire I'm gonna sling the whole thing as hard as my rotator cuff will allow me -- Across the creek into never never again land

Geron

AND OH. Never had experience with the Blackberry.

[rbeemer]

Geron,

You do not want to sling it - you want to delete all your calendar entries so that you can use it to plan all the gatherings you will be attending while you are voluntarily unemployed

If you must destroy explosives are always more entertaining

[Geron]

Good idea, explosives

Yeah, probably just reprogram it if it still works. Couple years is about all the service I can get out of one of these things. Be totally outdated and in need of upgrade in 42 weeks 4 day 20 hours 20 minutes and 37 seconds.

g

[dmb90260]

I was just looking at the GPS thread and recalled my brother has a GPS for his Treo. It is Tom-tom and seems to work very well. As an extra Tom-tom lets you change the voice speaking to you. He has a nice Brit female that tells him to proceed down the motor way. I have encouraged him to spend the extra bucks for a Sean Connery style voice for his wife to use.

[Geron]

What the hell is it? Technology has passed me by and I am very thankful for it.

If you're thankful it's passed you by then why do you want to know???

PDA = personal digital assistant

Treo 700 -755 Combines PDA and Cell phone AND wireless Internet Access and all sorts of play pretties.

A huge variety of software can be loaded on the PDA

Basics are: (I keep a database of over 1500 contacts)
Calendar
Contacts

Fluff is:
Camera
Diet programs
Document reader (I have 11 versions of the Bible as well as Greek and Hebrew lexicons!! )
HandyShopper (for all kinds of lists; todo's; etc)
GAMES!!!
PDA Cookbook (personal recipes - excellent program BTW)
ITunes
Spread sheet and Word to Go
Trip recorder (tax purposes)
voice recorder

That is only the beginning -- Amazing piece of Tech.
Hit'll do 'bout anything you'uns wants hit to 'cept make the beds and do the dishes.

g

[1849]

I've got the Cingular version, the Treo 750. I like it quite a bunch. Comes in quite handy when I need to check on Angels scores (still in first place), snap a quick picture, text someone, take a look at my schedule for the week, listen to music or german lessons. And it even makes phone calls...

E!

[ssrjim]

I need to upgrade my cell phone and looking at getting a Treo™ 755p by Palm....anyone have one of these? Good...bad???

iPhone, I using it now to reply.

[elmo]

Geron, I really don't care one way or another.

You are the one that asked and he was the one nice enough to answer!

[elmo]

Yep, you're right - no offense intended - my apology to Geron, you did answer, it's just that my life isn't so complicated that I have to organize it that way. Heck, I don't know what an Ipod or MP3 is either - hey what ever happened to 45RPM records?

I don't need one either...just a fun looking toy. I am a Stay at Home Dad and not on that hectic of a schedule....dance class....T-ball....pre-school....kindergarden....pretty much the same every week.

I do still have my 45rpm and records!

[Geron]

Heck, I just wear mine so all the yuppies will point at it and ask

"Is that a palm 755??"

\I just grin and say "yeah"

Nope, the thing has coverd my rear many a time with "reminders" of meeting I would have otherwise missed. On second thought maybe I could have missed them

g

[Micro469]

I like simple things.... A watch that tells time......A camera that takes pictures, and A computer that works ,both on or off line.....And a phone that receives and sends calls...........

[elmo]

I like simple things.... A watch that tells time......A camera that takes pictures, and A computer that works ,both on or off line.....And a phone that receives and sends calls...........

This does all of that and then some!