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I am trying to figure out which I should buy a Treo or a Blackberry and also find some infomation on what they do the best. I have a wireless computer and would like to also be able to get on the internet and email on a phone.

Charlotte
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Debra J Gumbs, ABR, GRI
Central Real Estate, LLC
44 Norwich Road
Central Village, CT   06332
860-564-4102
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Debra Gumbs wrote...

"I have the palm trio and It drives me crazy.  First of all it is always getting turned on accidently in my purse, freezing up so then I have to reset it, the voice command on it doesn't pick up the name correctly, so that feature is worthless.   I am ready to look yet again for another phone that I can use the internet, email and so forth on."

I'm going to make a wild guess that your Palm Treo is with Sprint.  Am I correct?  There were a number of people in a recent tech class I took that had the very same complaint as you...freezing up...they were all with Sprint.  However, the Verizon users had no complaints. 

I purchased my Treo 700p during the first week of March.  After getting past the initial learning curve, as I had never owned a Palm product, I have NEVER looked back.  I love my TREO...it does everything I wanted a smartphone to do plus more, and it never has freezes!  Before purchasing it I researched the heck out of smartphones on various user forums.  That is how I reached my decision to go with a Palm product especially since I use Verizon as my carrier.

I used to have a Treo 600 and loved it although I wanted Bluetooth. I then upgraded to the Treo 700W. I absolutely hate it. I lose calls all the time, it will suddenly shut off and I don't know until I realize that I have received no calls for a while. Verizon replaced the phone once, but still the same problems. I had to get rid of the email and web as the phone would disconnect from a call and then get the email. Nobody could help me with this. Other agents have used the 700 W with luck although they all seem to get calls dropped. I would probably go the Palm version if I were to go for the Treo again.

I will probably go the Blackberry route next time as I know many fellow Realtors who love them.

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Jeff Launiere, P.A., e-PRO
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Debra Gumbs wrote...

"I have the palm trio and It drives me crazy.  First of all it is always getting turned on accidently in my purse, freezing up so then I have to reset it, the voice command on it doesn't pick up the name correctly, so that feature is worthless.   I am ready to look yet again for another phone that I can use the internet, email and so forth on."

Part of the decision depends on whether or not you like the touchscreen of the Treo or the "push" feature on the Blackberry.  I had a Blackberry for a year or so and hated it, mainly because of the "push" feature, yet it did everything I needed a smartphonre to do.  2 months ago I purchased a Treo (I think I hate it too! lol), primarily because I am more comfortable with the OS and using a stylus.  I might also add that I am on phone #3.  The first one kept giving me gobbly gook and there was a problem with either the slide button or the speaker on the second one.  Also, the Treo needs to be charged more frequently, especially when using the mail feature.  However, it also fits my needs and then some.  I am a Cingular user and have no problem with the quality of my calls.  HTH.

After working with a Palm PDA and a cell phone (Alltel in my area) for several years, I also wanted to move to something that was all in one.   So, after looking at the many options, I went with the Treo 700wx and have just a few minor issues with it.  However, I love having my cell phone, Outlook contact file/tasks list/email/calendar, and the Internet (with my local MLS) all on one device.  Plus, customers think that I am on the cutting edge of technology when they hear it tell me who is calling.  The voice actuated feature takes some getting used to, but maybe if you change to a southern drawl like mine it will work better for you. (-;

Gil

Gil Vaughan
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Yost and Little Realty, 7504 Summerfield Rd., Summerfield, NC 27358
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