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It has the typical WM6.1 Professional OS and accompanying programs, but there are little settings here and there that make it a little or a lot more handy for some of us veteran WM users who have been observing the slow crawl of advancement that Microsoft has made in updated OS's. So full brightness is a good option. And speaking of the screen, some don't like it being flush with the rest of the device, but I like that it is that newer type of screen that is more resilient and scratch resistant, and it is just as touch sensitive as the previous types of touch screens.As far as batteries go, I have an extended life battery (there are 2 types out there I know of), and I can go 2 days on a single charge. That is a major plus that I will take any day. Another example is you can optionally respond to Ignored calls with an automated text message, something that Spb Phone Suite has if you buy it and install it, but the device comes with this feature preloaded. And if you have an extra program, such as Spb Pocket Plus, you may be able to set a hardware button to do this for you, something handy I've done in the past.
But the Treo Pro allows you to press and hold the Palm button (the center select button of the 5-way navigation button), and the context menu comes up. And, even though I relied upon Spb for the Close button, it's nice to see this device (and other HTC devices now) have the Close button option embedded. This WM6.1 Pocket PC is not only very well put together, but it has some extra little features that I have personally been thinking of for years. I personally like the phone a little bigger. But two things.first, this has decent battery life even if you turn the screen to full brightness (I have push email and two other email accounts checking email all day, along with text, light Internet browsing, and some phone calling), which makes me have to charge it every night, but I'm used to that. But MOREOVER, the screen is of a technology such that in the glaring sunlight, it has a special effect where you can read everything still. It makes it feel more firm and solid to me.Every once in a while, a few of the main function buttons will not work on a Bluetooth phone call, but this has only happened twice to me.
The Power button turns the screen off with one press, and turns the phone on or off of flight mode when pressing and holding. And some if not a lot of this may be thanks to the manufacturer (Palm, c/o HTC), but let me give a couple examples.Normally, you have to tap and hold for the context menu of a highlighted item. (The battery I got has the same gloss and matching appearance, but there's another with a non-gloss battery door.I just wanted my door to match the rest of the phone). And there are a few others.Yes, there are a few drawbacks, such as the glossy appearance easily getting fingerprints, and the odd fact that there is no real device-off status apart from removing the battery. To access the Reset button, you have to remove the stylus, and it is accessible right where the head of the stylus rests, WITHOUT having to remove the back battery panel (unlike some have said is necessary to access it).As for the screen, some say it is a little washed out, like too whitish. Yes, extended batteries make the phone more bulky, so get it if you don't mind that. Again, I know most handheld devices are a little quirky, so I'll take this any day to the other quirky WM devices I've had with features not quite as good as this one.Hope this review helps.
this phone have good expectative but has some problem sometime frize the phone,in the main screem change the application to other application,ex:you open the internet this change to contact or to other application, onlysync outook.
if you're the type who's all business and no fooling around with extraneous apps, this phone's for you.
That's what I got. I now have it, and it is perfect. I ordered this smartphone (for me it is a PDA which happens to also have a phone) without seeing it, based on the specs, because it offered what I needed. I am a big fan of Palm OS, which was the only fear I had about this purchase. The same ease of Palm PDA, but a smaller, sleeker, easier-to-carry device. I needed an all-in-one gadget. The change to Windows Mobile was fine, and WiFi downloading direct to the phone means no second step of syncing to get programs, books, etc. onto the phone.
Great sound quality- it actually works well as a phone. I tried contacting Amazon to return the phone but they didn't get back to me and I missed the 30 day deadline. Can plug the phone into my computer and use it as a wireless modem. Why they went backwards on this is beyond me. Their was a lot of other problems with the Nokia and I was surprised how much the phone sucked as the reviews were quite impressive for the phone. I have it set up to conserve battery life.
Thought about an iphone. I won't show just active tasks. The camera does not have a flash and is not as many MP as the Nokia, but the picture is actually better.The phone is very intuitive. The Treo Pro was a pleasant surprise. i purchased this phone with trepidation as my girlfriend had lots of problems with her treo. This phone has been a useful tool and I am really liking it.Cons. The only thing screwy is Tasks. I wanted a phone and pda combo that was reliable and this is it.
Seems almost as fast as my dsl at home. I am a surgeon that used the windows pda for reference. I tried the Nokia E71. WM 5.0 did it right.
I might get an ipod touch for the apps and music but for a phone, this is more useful. WM 6.1 is a nice system. Voice recognition works great- much better than the Nokia- which was useless. The screen is small but this is not a con, it is jsut the way it is- can't have a giant screen on a compact phone.
Speakerphone works great and quality is same. I have been pleasantly surprised. It works well with 3G. My three year old dell was becoming unreliable. But this keyboard is easier to enter data than the screen on the iphone and I can do more with it. Have really liked it so far.
That said- NICE resolution on the screen. I am not a heavy user of internet at work. I also have handbase databases for billing. I charge nightly. At least for me.Battery life 2 days. I like the keyboard on the Nokia better, but this one is still ok plus i can use a stylus if I get tired of typing.
keyboard not as nice as nokia (that is the only thing better on the nokia). Thankfully, buy a third party application and its fixed.Screen is nice and readable for the size. Voice quality was poor and often I had to use a different phone as reception was too poor. hard to read pdf articles on the phone. It also shows future tasks which really makes it useless if you want something to pop up in a month to remind you to give the heartworm to the dog. I guess it IS windows.
I keep a sync cable in my bag and can charge it with any usb port (nice). that is about it.I am keeping this one.
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