Jul 14, 2008 the treo 800w is palms latest smartphone for business users, and its first with wifi and gps. But the treo pros careful, thoughtful software design makes it a close race. The palm treo 800w represents a number of firsts for both palm and sprint, but the most notable additions might be the addition of wifi 802. Well, my plan is a standard talk, message, data plan. View and download palm treo 800w get started online. This is sprintas newest smartphone with windows mobile 6. While windows mobile is a good foundation, some time needs to be spent in. If you have a windows xp computer, you must install the software that came with your treo on the getting started cd for palm treo 800w smart device, even if you already have a previous version of the desktop sync software installed on your computer. Palm treo 800w sprint windows pda cell phone blue qwerty gps. They were then manufactured and maintained by palm, inc. It has been quite some time since palm has come to the table with a new windows mobile professional device. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. The primary benefit is that gps start up times are very quick for a mobile device, but it also requires the cell radio to be operational as most of the work is handled by the cell tower.
Palm s treo 800w goes on sale at sprint phone scoop. Admittedly, the delay when locating ourselves via gps. Palm centro, palm treo 800w, palm treo 750 a smartphone stackup shows that the 800w is a bit thinner than the other two devices. The latest on palm smartphones, pdas and handhelds running palm os and windows mobile. Its 1150 mah lithiumion battery is rated at up to 4. Jul 14, 2008 the treo 800w is palm s latest smartphone forbusiness users, and its first with wifi and gps. While windows mobile is a good foundation, some time needs to be spent in customizing the frontend to make it more usable. Perfect for athletes, digital minimalists, kids, or people trying to temporarily escape distraction of their big phone. Palm treo smartphones gps software navigation system. Gps the treo 800w contains another first for palm with the inclusion of a built in gps global positioning system receiver. And since it connects directly with a microsoft exchange server, the palm treo 800w is ideal for the microsoftbased it infrastructure your company is probably using already. Usb dial up networking dun with palm os treo smartphones under windows vista usb dial up networking dun software for palm os smartphones is not compatible with windows vista at this time. The palm treo pro is a combination pdacell phone offered in both gsm and cdma.
Had trouble getting it to load to the sprint palm 800w and figured out that when i used opra to download it was changing the file name. Oct 07, 2010 the treo 800w s biggest downfall is its poor battery life. This includes carrierbranded dun software for sprint and verizon, as well as the software for bell, telus and other carriers. This is the first palm device with both wifi and gps, and they appear to do their job admirably. Your entire digital life now fits in a premium smartphone the size of a credit card. Jul 14, 2008 first impressions of the palm treo 800w with integrated wifi and gps. The treos gps application would have passed as usable three years ago, but it. Finally with the treo 800w, palm has brought their windows mobile professional phone up to spec with competitors. The palm treo 800w smartphone provides serious mobile business capabilities such as outlook email, gps, wifi, and 256mb2 of storage to keep you productive on the go. There is a wealth of free and open source palm os software out there. Palm treo 800w tft touch screen display of 16k colors with a 320. Can palm make a comeback with their new treo 800w smartphone. At first glance it doesnt appear all that different than its predecessor, the treo 750w. When you consider the included software bundle sprint navigation, maps, sprite backup, sprint tv, office mobile, its easy enough to justify the price point.
Palm 800w and standalone gps i bought the treo 800w because it was advertised as having a standalone gps. A, a faster version of this carriers 3g cellularwireless data network. Palm and sprint have finally announced the treo 800w, nearly two years after their last cdma windows mobile treo, the 700wx. In short, like the centro, the treo 800w is a base hit for palm, but the company really needs a home. Your palm treo 800 w smart device shows you the basics of your treo and service with quick, easytofollow instructions. On a continuous talktime rundown test, with the batterydraining wifi, bluetooth, and gps radios all turned off, the 800w lasted just 3. The new palm treo 800w from sprint is the first treo to sport wifi and gps, thanks in part to the windows mobile 6. Software for the treo 700w were looking at some of the first software formatted for the treo 700w. With the embedded gps and palm software, treo 800w smartphone offers maps, pointtopoint directions and pointofinterest poi searches. Jan 03, 2009 palm and sprint have finally announced the treo 800w, nearly two years after their last cdma windows mobile treo, the 700wx. Still, the treo 800w is a decent business handset for microsoftcentered enterprise networks. Gps 910 here again the treo 800w is the first palm smartphone to benefit from a builtin gps chipset and its one of the best out there using the much better agps assisted gps system that delivers faster location acquisition, uses less processing power saving battery life and also allows for indoor location acquisition. At launch it is available only from sprint, and this is.
Mobiumgps navigation software gets you where youre going with turnbyturn voice directions and street names, informing you of the distance to your destination, and the estimated drive time. The treo 800w is palm s latest smartphone for business users, and its first with wifi and gps. Palm treo 800w smartphone download gps navigation software. The treos gps application would have passed as usable three years ago, but it falls. Overview palm treo 800w your mobile device is your connection to the world and the gatekeeper to your personal data. Mar 08, 2006 in this article palm infocenter highlights some essential must have treo freeware applications. Admittedly, the delay when locating ourselves via gps seemed slower than. Click here to download the user manual or any software updates for the treo 800. The treo 800w is palms latest smartphone for business users, and its first with wifi and gps. But there are some subtle and not so subtle differences.
Read on as we take a look at 10 great programs, as well as a few others, to enhance your treo smartphone experience. Mobile fans have been asking palm to add wifi to the treo devices for a couple of years now and as of today, we finally have a. The treo 800w also features gps, wifi and evdo rev. As with the palm centro and the treo 800w, the treo pro alone isnt going to save palm. Jul, 2008 an unboxing and quick look at the all new treo 800w, available on sprint. Couple that with palm s usability, and youve got a capable and pleasant business phone. Aug 15, 2008 by stewart wolpin palm updates the windows version of the treo with the 800w. My expectation of the standalone gps was that i could get other software like garmin or tomtom and it would work without having connect to sprint. In this article palm infocenter highlights some essential must have treo freeware applications. Palm apparently did exactly this in the treo preo, a phone released very shortly after the 800w. Jul 14, 2008 with integrated gps and palm software enhancements, the treo 800w smartphone offers maps, pointtopoint directions and pointofinterest poi searches for locations such as restaurants or stores. Treo smartphone gps traveling with a treo gps in my pocket. Your setup guides you through the process of setting up your new treo, your sprint service, and your computer.
Jul 14, 2008 the palm treo 800w represents a number of firsts for both palm and sprint, but the most notable additions might be the addition of wifi 802. Palm treo 800w smartphone from sprint hits store shelves. First impressions of the palm treo 800w with integrated wifi. At launch it is available only from sprint, and this is one of the first devices with support for evdo rev. The treo 800ws biggest downfall is its poor battery life. It has 1500 anytime minutes, 3 phones on it, all share the 1500, all have unlimited power vision services, such as sprinttv, sprintmusic, gps, text messaging, picture mail, internet, etc.
The instant route feature takes the guesswork out of planning a route by allowing you to input the starting p. View and download palm treo 800w specifications online. Palm has always done a nice job in marrying the hardware to the software and instead of just. Treo smartphone gps traveling with a treo gps in my. Check out one of our comprehensive device protection solutions to secure, replace and repair your investment.
The 800w uses an assisted gps system for improved accuracy and faster positioning fixes. Palm has added gps, wifi, and a highresolution screen, taken away the antenna, and all around made a killer windows. Nov 25, 2008 can palm make a comeback with their new treo 800w smartphone. Must have treo freeware applications palm software, news. Jul 18, 2008 the treo 800w represents the complete package offering wifi, gps, support for evdo rev a. Product description designed for business users who depend on their smartphones for highspeed productivity on the go, the palm treo 800w operates on the sprint mobile broadband network and provides support for evdo rev. The treo 800w is palms latest smartphone forbusiness users, and its first with wifi and gps. So tried to download again with ie and when i tried that found the name was showing up in ie as download.
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