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Re: Now Treo 650s, was New Sonos Player
Peter -
Thanks again ... good info !
Chris
On 28 Dec 2005, at 22:09, White, Peter wrote:
> We're on the latest firmware flash (the handsets aren't tied to
a=20=20
> network,
> which is important, as the Orange firmware upgrades are always=20=20
> months behind
> the 'generic' ones). Aside from GoodLink, we don't really have
any=20=20
> other
> apps on there, but they still crash - it's a fact of Treo life. The
> annoying thing is when it dies, reboots itself, but doesn't turn=20=20
> the phone
> back on - you only realise that when you go to make a call.=20=20=20
> There's even
> apps available that solve that problem, which just goes to show=20=20
> that the
> crashing is not unusual.
>
> As a phone it's fine - the on-board speakerphone is also good=20=20
> enough to use
> in a quiet office. It also works well with the Parrot Bluetooth=20=20
> car kits.
> As a PDA, we use the GoodLink suite, so it's all OTA (Over the
Air)=20=20
> sync'ing
> with the Exchange server - works a dream. I've dropped it once
or=20=20
> twice,
> and apart from the memory card pinging out, there's no problem
with=20=20
> it.
> Bearing in mind we've got 80 of 'em in the hands of mobile=20=20
> engineers, we've
> only had 2 fail so far, and that was just because a button fell off.
>
> Our deal is with O2 - as far as I know they still haven't fixed their
> billing system, so can't actually charge for data on certain=20=20
> tariffs...I
> know our tariff (something around =A323 per month for 750 min
anytime/=20
> any
> network mins, 50 SMS and unlimited data) isn't capped for data, but
> obviously that's on a bulk corporate deal. And they threw a
stack=20=20
> of cash
> at us!
>
> Pete
>
> _____
>
> From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 December 2005 08:55
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Now Treo 650s, was New Sonos Player
>
>
> Peter -
>
> Thanks ... good info' ... 'wonder if there's a down-load to fix the
> crashes, or maybe they're due to reception problems ?
>
> 'never have been a fan of our '6310s, though - the user interface
> doesn't flow, for me at least, and one of our two is too prone to
> cutting-out part-way through a call ... much preferred our old
> Triums, until after some years their batteries expired ... 'wife now
> has a Motorola clamshell, which seems pretty good, and I'm making-do
> with the better Nokia until the Treo ...
>
> Incidentally, I was looking at getting the Treo with a new Vodafone
> any-network deal, but when I ran a spreadsheet on what's on offer via
> Expansys I found the cross-over less than a year ahead, so I think
> we'll be sticking with my current 'card ... either-way, e-mail costs
> extra, of course, or as far as I can find out, at 2.34GBP per 2Meg
> (IIRC), so I hope it has good filters, to control the downloads !
> My main interest, however, is in its 'phone & pda functions
(having
> dropped & cracked the screen of my Palm, and pencil & paper
not
> giving me quite the same functionality!)
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 27 Dec 2005, at 20:43, White, Peter wrote:
>
> > They're pretty good. If, like a lot of my staff, you're used to
> > using a
> > trusty Nokia 6310, then the hanging and crashing that tend to
occur
> > every
> > few days is annoying, but in my experience no worse than any
other
> > smartphone. We've got mobile engineers using them, and so far I
> > think we've
> > had 2 go back under warrantee due to the main select button
falling
> > off.
> > Personally I love the Treo's, and paired with GoodLink (push
email)
> > they're
> > easily better than Blackberry, though even the on-board Verso
mail
> > isn't too
> > bad, and can be config'd to sync with gmail (or whatever) every 5
> > mins, so
> > whilst not true push, still not bad for a freebie app.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 27 December 2005 10:53
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New Sonos Player
> >
> >
> > OK - I didn't read it carefully enough ... great offer only if
you
> > live in the US ... still, seems an exceptional offer ...
> >
> > since you said nothing to the contrary, I guess the many Treos
you
> > bought have proved to be the right choice ... I did try
several=20=20
> times
> > to buy one a week ago, and found PC World shops had the
best=20=20
> prices -
> > 380GBP ... but everytime they'd just sold their last one ...
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > On 27 Dec 2005, at 10:34, Chris Hunter wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks - yesterday via Google I saw them at possibly 299USD
-
> > >
> > > http://web.palm.com/promos/ <http://web.palm.com/promos/>
> <http://web.palm.com/promos/ <http://web.palm.com/promos/> >
> > >=20=20
> treo650_100_rebate.jhtml;jsessionid=3DLAC3OMFBYNRCUCQFGJDCFFQKAUZEOIV0
> > >
> > > made me suspect a new model must be on the way ... !
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > On 27 Dec 2005, at 09:53, White, Peter wrote:
> > >
> > > > We had to buy about 100 Treos a couple of months
ago.....the
> > > > pricing we got
> > > > from Sprint and Cingular didn't work out any cheaper
than the
> > price
> > > > we got
> > > > in the UK (=A3320 per handset, then a =A3250 hardware
credit from =
=20
> the
> > > > airtime
> > > > provider). Even without the credit, the US handsets
didn't work
> > > > out any
> > > > cheaper - Expansys have them listed at $580 at the
moment, so
> > > broadly
> > > > comparable.
> > > >
> > > > Pete
> > > >
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > > From: Chris Hunter [mailto:cjhunter@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 26 December 2005 23:30
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] New Sonos Player
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On the subject of buying things in the US, I notice
that Treo=20=20
> 650s
> > > > are much cheaper there than here ... they may be about
to
> > > discontinue
> > > > them, for I know ... but I was wondering if it would
work here
> > if I
> > > > bought it there ... they are multi-band, I think ...
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 26 Dec 2005, at 22:08, White, Peter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Go on then, whatd'ya know????
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm over in Dallas at the end of Jan and there's a
Sonos
> > reseller
> > > > > there, so
> > > > > need to start compiling my shopping list!
> > > > >
> > > > > Pete
> > > > >
> > > > > _____
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> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] New Sonos Player
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah good - I can discuss it now :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > G.
> > > > >
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