Palm OS Treo 680 available for Cingular

Bob Russell · 11-22-2006, 06:23 AM

There's a new Palm OS Treo 680 GSM smart phone now available from Palm. It will be in Palm stores Dec 1, but is now available for pre-order. The phone has no external antenna stub, and it comes in four colors. It's full functioned, but can be purchased for $199 with a 2-yr plan (or $399 unlocked without a plan). Palm is even providing 90-day free phone support.

See some great coverage of the phone, and a survey of other sites with reviews at Palm Addicts. Also check out the podcast at 1src, if you are interested in an audio discussion of the phone.

NatCh · 11-22-2006, 11:02 AM

Thanks, Bob, I've been waiting for Cingular to get moving on these.

Laurens · 11-27-2006, 09:30 AM

Engadget has a Treo 680 review round-up. The general verdict is that it's good, but underwhelming. Two reviews mention the poor speakerphone, which is a deal-breaker for me. Why they bothered with a VGA camera is beyond me, it would've been better if they left it out altogether.

NatCh · 11-27-2006, 11:50 AM

Thanks for the link, Laurens.

I'm not real worried about the speaker phone, as I find them annoying in the first place (I know others value them, and that's fine, as long as they don't (try to) talk to me on one

), and I agree that the camera is a waste. I would much rather go without. Say, there's another example of a single purpose device that's doing reasonably well: the digi-cam.

11-22-2006, 06:23 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Palm OS Treo 680 available for Cingular There's a new Palm OS Treo 680 GSM smart phone now available from Palm. It will be in Palm stores Dec 1, but is now available for pre-order. The phone has no external antenna stub, and it comes in four colors. It's full functioned, but can be purchased for $199 with a 2-yr plan (or $399 unlocked without a plan). Palm is even providing 90-day free phone support. See some great coverage of the phone, and a survey of other sites with reviews at Palm Addicts. Also check out the podcast at 1src, if you are interested in an audio discussion of the phone.

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11-22-2006, 11:02 AM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Thanks, Bob, I've been waiting for Cingular to get moving on these.

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Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Engadget has a Treo 680 review round-up. The general verdict is that it's good, but underwhelming. Two reviews mention the poor speakerphone, which is a deal-breaker for me. Why they bothered with a VGA camera is beyond me, it would've been better if they left it out altogether.

11-27-2006, 11:50 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Thanks for the link, Laurens. I'm not real worried about the speaker phone, as I find them annoying in the first place (I know others value them, and that's fine, as long as they don't (try to) talk to me on one ), and I agree that the camera is a waste. I would much rather go without. Say, there's another example of a single purpose device that's doing reasonably well: the digi-cam.

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