12-28-2005, 06:00 PM
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Treo 700w To Launch January 5?
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=803423
A member at Howard Forums that purports to be a Verizon Wireless employee states the Windows Mobile powered Palm Treo 700w will launch on January 5. Some key specs and pricing include:
 �128MB Flash/60MB RAM
�1XEVDO, 1XRTT
�Camera Resolution - 1.3M Pixel
�Up to 280 Minutes Usage Time
�Up to 360 Hours Standby Time
�6 oz.
�1Yr Contract - $549.99
�2Yr Contract - $499.99
�No Contract - $619.99
Now, the 60MB of memory is a question in my mind. I don't get WM5 RAM specs at all. My iMate K-Jam has 64MB of RAM per the Device Information icon, but when you look in the memory control panel, it only shows 49.97MB. So, could the 700w have 64MB but only 60MB available to the user, or is the 60 a typo? On top of that, there are images floating around that show the device to only have 32MB of memory, which matches earlier specs from this summer. That device and those specs though could be preproduction or early developer devices. Assuming the date is accurate, we'll just have to wait until next week to see.
Gulp! $499 for a 2 year contract. They are proud of that device aren't they? 8O
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12-28-2005, 06:04 PM
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Intellectual
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What about the no contract option? Does it use a SIM card or something? And didn't I hear that Cingular will have it as well? Or am I losing it a bit. Holidays do that to me. :roll:
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12-28-2005, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rod3
What about the no contract option? Does it use a SIM card or something? And didn't I hear that Cingular will have it as well? Or am I losing it a bit. Holidays do that to me. :roll:
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No SIM like a GSM phone. I have heard CDMA phones are moving to a SIM-type model, but no clue if this or any other CDMA phone has that yet. No contract by the way does not mean unlocked, it just means no discount.
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12-28-2005, 06:31 PM
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Intellectual
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Well, that's a bummer. I have Verizon, and am not due for any update on my phone, so that means I'd have to pay the full price, I suppose. I'm not going to do that. I might switch to Cingular. I was hoping they would have the 700W. Oh well, they will have something fancy, I suppose. :?
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12-28-2005, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rod3
I might switch to Cingular. I was hoping they would have the 700W. Oh well, they will have something fancy, I suppose. :?
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They probably will, but I think Verizon has this exclusively for 5-6 months. Cingular/Sprint/T-Mob may see it in July/August 2006.
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12-28-2005, 07:28 PM
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OUCH 8O
That is a hunk o' change for a 2 year contract...
I'm betting that it will be this time next year - at the earliest before Cing or any GSM comes out with this phone publically.
I'm on T-mo now, but am most likely going to bite the price on this and switch to Verizon for this phone - it's just too cool. I'm looking forward to reading the first reviews on it next month... I was seriously thinking about getting the new smartphone at Cing (2125) but then pulled short when I heard this was going to hit the street so soon. Woo Hoo!
Hi expectations...
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12-28-2005, 07:34 PM
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I'm going to pick up one of these when they come out as long as it has more than 32MB of RAM. I just don't see how a PPC could run with only 32MB of RAM. I like the form factor and I don't care about the square screen.
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Does it use a SIM card or something?
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I'm a long time GSM user, so the whole CDMA thing is new to me. I guess CDMA uses something called an ESN which is a unique number assigned to the phone.
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12-28-2005, 08:15 PM
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I'm betting that it will be this time next year - at the earliest before Cing or any GSM comes out with this phone publically.
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Hopefully by that time the specs will be improved to include 3G.
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12-28-2005, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mpaque
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Does it use a SIM card or something?
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Like Ed suggested, no CDMA phones in North America use SIM cards. There are SIM-like technologies in Asia, but they're not universally adopted yet.
As for the ESN, every phone, be it GSM or CDMA, has a unique identifier. On CDMA phones there's an extra programming step that involves punching a bunch of numbers on the keypad, and which ties the phone to the service. Providers could (not sure about Verizon) let you do it yourself. Some, like Sprint, will only activate a Sprint-branded phone on their service.
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12-28-2005, 08:43 PM
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Re: Treo 700w To Launch January 5?
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
Gulp! $499 for a 2 year contract. They are proud of that device aren't they? 8O
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Yea, but it's $619 for a no contract phone (presumably unlocked) and an unlocked 650 at Palm is $599 ( http://web.palm.com/products/communi...tegoryId=30025)
That doesn't seem that much different. Guess it's a matter of how much the carriers want to subsidize it, or dealers want to discount it. Probably think the combo of WM OS and Palm hardware (or Handspring hardware  ) is worth a premium. Imagine what you could get for an iPod with Napster support.
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