Palm Treo 700p launched by Sprint
29 May 2006 | Palm , Smartphone , Sprint Nextel | 10 comments
Sprint finally launched the Palm Treo 700p, but failed to be the first one to do it, as they promised earlier. Verizon Wireless beat them to it and launched the 700p last week.
The Treo 700p runs on Palm OS 5.4.9 and features a 65k color 320 x 320 touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera, 128MB of memory, 60MB of dedicated user storage, built-in MP3 player, Bluetooth and SDIO. Other features include EV-DO highspeed data and 312MHz Xscale CPU.
Sprint is selling the Palm Treo 700p for $429.99 with a 2-year contract after a $250 rebate. Verizon Wireless is selling it for $499.99 with a 2-year contract. Check out the Sprint Store. So are any of you planning to buy the Treo 700p? Verizon or Sprint?
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Sprint, for sure! I don't want to offend Verizon fans, but it really sucks. I had a bad experience once, so I really don't want that to happen again. Go sprint !
Yes, Sprint ... because it's cheaper! Is that a good enough reason ?
Just ordered mine this morning from Sprint! With the TV streaming ability (Verizon can't match) + EvDO and an easy hook up to MSFT Server for email & calendar - hopefully the perfect smart fone. Couldn't beat the price - particularly w/the 2 yr agreement. I've loved my Samsung i500 the past 3+yrs, but time to move to Treo. Wish me luck!
$429 after the rebates and with a two year contract is a bit expensive. Too expensive and too long of a contract for me.
Ordered my 700p from Palm's website last Tuesday; should be delivered today.
I'm using Sprint for service (Verizon's too pricey), and dissing T-Mobile for failing too often, in too many ways. I prefer GSM, but I've got a wife pregnant with triplets, T-Mobile's not reliable for reception, and I don't want to wait for the GSM Treo.
I'm sorta feeling better about Palm, but I'm not sure they've completely get their act together yet. The storefront for ordering worked well, and they're delivering as promised, but you've got to call them to get a tracking number. If this new Treo outperforms my trusty T3, I'll be very happy.
And I'd really like to know how 700p sales compare against the 700w.
So, is any of you .... Please check the grammar.
Also, I found Spring (through the retention dept.) to be the cheapest. GSM is great, especially for travelling in other parts of the world, but I decided based on my regular usage.
I just finished ordering my treo 700p. does it take long to arrive?
Uh, Verizon may have gotten an order page up on their site before Sprint, but Sprint has delivered phones on May 30, while verizon and Palm's sites are quoting 3 week waits for verizon 700p phones. So who "beat" who to launch?
> I just finished ordering my treo 700p. does it take long to arrive?
They told me I'd get mine within 1 week of order. It was exactly one week, including the long holiday weekend. They're working hard on fulfillment, and working well with UPS.
thanks EveryWord. I can't wait to get my hands on it!