I have just bought a used Palm Treo 680, to add mobile internet capability to my cell phone. Hopefully it will meet my expectations as to usefulness. If so, I will report my experiences. What sold me on it was that it is four devices I want, all in one package:
1. A GSM cellphone that accepts a simcard from a current plan, or one of the prepaid simcards that can be bought on Ebay; and has a port to plug in an external antenna for use in the hinterlands.
2. A small, portable device that can connect to the Internet to send and receive email, surf webpages, and update my website from wherever I happen to be.
3. A device that allows me to read from an entire library of eBooks, photofiles and textfiles, stored on standard SD cards.
4. A media player that allows me to watch videos and listen to music, likewise stored on SD.
More information, from Wikipedia:
Treo 680
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The
Palm Treo 680 is a combination hybrid
PDA/
cellphone, or
smartphone as the successor to the company's
Treo 650.
Specifications
- Mobile phone, GSM/GPRS/EDGE model with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands.
- XScale PXA272 312 MHz processor
- 64 MB onboard NAND storage as user-available stored non-volatile memory
- 64 MB onboard NOR Strataflash (part of the PXA CPU)
- 32 MB onboard SDRAM split between system memory, dynamic memory and cache
- Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery
- Palm OS Garnet version 5.4.9
- 111.8mm H x 58.4mm W x 20.3mm D (4.4 inches H x 2.3 inches W x 0.8 inches D)
- 158 grams (5.5 oz.)
- 16-bit Color LCD 320 x 320 TFT touch-screen display
- Supports SD, SDIO, SDHC and MultiMediaCards - 4 GB to 32 GB cards supported through SDHC
- Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
- Battery 1200 mAh
- 0.3 megapixel (640x480) VGA digital camera with 2x digital zoom and video camera capability
- Palm Desktop version 4.1.4 for Windows and version 4.2 for Macintosh OS
Carriers
AT&T and Rogers are currently the only carriers to offer the Treo 680 in North America; however for a more expensive price, you can get an
unlocked GSM Treo that works with any GSM/GPRS/EDGE network worldwide.
[1] The Treo 680 is also available from many carriers worldwide including Singtel, Vodafone in NZ & Aus, Globe, Orange France, Swisscom, Telcel MX, Cable & Wireless (Caribbean) and Claro in Brazil.