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(More customer reviews)I bought the Treo 755p to replace a Treo 650 that I had used for about a year and which was given to me. I've been using Palm PDAs since my first Handspring in about 1999 or 2000. Consequently, I'm pretty committed to remaining with the Palm OS and didn't want to, a). switch to one of the newer smart phones like Blackberry or iPhone. So much of the stuff I use is in the Palm language that I wasn't ready to start from scratch. For instance, I use Pocket Quicken to make entries while out and about and can sync with Quicken when at home. I love being able to do this, and nobody else has a mobile Quicken app(in fact, Quicken has discontinued licensing PocketQuicken thru Landware). In addition to the foregoing reasons, Palm Treos are just about the only smart phones that you can use on Verizon without signing up for an expensive data plan that I don't want. While I'd enjoy being able to access the web while away from home, it's not vital enough to me to prompt me to shell out $360/year for the priveledge.
All that being said, what do I think of the 755p? I've only had it a few days, but it seems to be everything I expected from it, and I like it. The only negative so far is the 'Mini' glitch I mentioned in the title. The Amazon.com listing said this phone has a memory card slot for "MICRO" SD card. However, when I received it, I discovered it actually takes a MINI card. At first I didn't think this was a big deal--until I actually tried to BUY one. You can find regular or Micro SD cards just about anywhere. But... I went to Wal-Mart, Meijer, H.H. Gregg, Radio Shack, and the Verizon Store and not a single one of them had even so much as an adapter that you could fit a Micro SD into. I live in Columbus, OH and can't believe in a city this size you can't find a Mini-SD card. (That is, without driving to the opposite side of town and trying MicroCenter). So, now I'm pretty miffed that the only way I can get a silly memory card for this phone is to mail order it. That's ridiculous, that Palm would design in a slot that uses a practically non-existent type of card.
Now to the positives: The primary reason I replaced the Treo 650 is it's reception. I work 45 miles east of Columbus, south of Newark (a small, to moderate sized city) in an office only 1/2 mile from I-70. On most days, I can barely use the 650 to make calls because it has only 1, or zero, bars of reception. I'm always dropping calls, and will frequently drive home and try to call to say I'm running late only to discover I can't place a call--or my phone has been off all day long because of a reset. I'm happy to report that I'm sitting at my desk with THREE whole bars, and haven't had any dropped calls so far.
I also like the somewhat more compact form factor, too. Although the specs say it's nearly the same size as the 650, it feels smaller in my hand, and the absence of the antenna stub is a plus, too. The 755p has 60Mb of internal memory, as compared to the 24Mb on the 650. This has allowed me to load most of the software I had on the 650, even though my mail order memory card won't arrive for another 3-4 days. I've still got half the available memory capacity available, and the PDA functions very quickly and smoothly. I use BackupBuddy, so everything that I had loaded to internal memory was transferred flawlessly to the new PDA. I haven't downloaded any pics that I've taken so far, but I think I'm going to like the higer rez camera that comes with the 755p. I always thought the 0.3 Mpix unit on the old Palm was pretty lame, and the new one has a 1.3 Mpix camera. While certainly not comparable to a standalone digital camera, at least the pics I take with this phone won't be dull, blurry blobs.
I would recommend this phone/PDA to anyone who really likes and utilizes their PDA functions and/or likes to be able to load up with Palm apps. As long as the Mini-SD slot isn't a major obstacle for you, you'll have no complaints. Make sure when ordering a Palm 700 or 755 that you look for the 'p' on the end. Otherwise, you may wind up with a Palm device that runs Windows Mobile (700w or 755w). Some may actually prefer this, but I would'nt for the first reason listed above. My wife has a Palm 700w and every time I pick it up to look up something in her calendar, I get frustrated trying to find my way around it. Maybe it would'nt be so bad after I got accustomed to it, but I don't like the OS as much as the Palm OS.
One other thing: In addition to the incorrect info on the mini/micro SD in Amazon's listing, I was also disappointed to learn the package did not include User Guides or software CD. I went back to see if they said it was included, and it turns out they never SAID it was included in the package--but you tend to expect this to be included. I had to download the software from Palm and print out the PDF User Guides on my own also. Not the end of the world, but an aggravation nonetheless.
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