Palm Treo 700wx for Sprint in the wild

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 21st 2006 at 2:06PM

The 700wx looks to be trickling into Sprint retail locations as we speak, and it seems everything we've been told about the device so far has been spot-on: it really is bound for Sprint, the addition of the "x" to the name is legit, and it rocks double the RAM (much to the chagrin of plain ol' 700w users everywhere), though we weren't necessarily expecting the big, scary floating head on the box. Still no solid word on an official availability date, but stores who've received them have apparently been instructed to keep them under lock and key until Sprint proper starts offering them, meaning the previously-reported August 27 date for business customers still seems perfectly plausible. Now if you'll excuse us, we have a Treo 750 rumor mill to attend to.

Filed under: Handsets, Palm, Sprint, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: 700w, 700wx, palm, phone edition, PhoneEdition, pocket pc, PocketPc, sprint, sprint nextel, sprint-nextel, SprintNextel, treo, windows mobile, windows mobile 5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile5

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wayne sutton @ Aug 21st 2006 3:55PM

ok great, so should I sell my ppc-6700 and get a 700wx is the question?

Any advice

thanks

Wayne

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John McDonald @ Aug 21st 2006 5:39PM

Yes. You should. And you should just thank the Mobile Gods that you're not one of the unlucky saps paying three times as much for data on a memory-crippled Treo.
Hey Verizon? Can you HEAR me NOW???

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Seth Porter @ Aug 21st 2006 5:54PM

Yeah i'm going to hold onto my Sprint samsung blade and wait for when the motorola q comes to sprint.

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DMZ @ Aug 21st 2006 6:54PM

I'm tossing around the implications myself. It looks as if Sprint smartphone buyers are going to have some choices to make this holiday season:
1. Motorola Q (no touchscreen, 320x240 resolution)
2. Treo 700wx (touchscreen, 240x240 resolution)
3. Treo 700p (touchscreen, 320x320 resolution, PalmOS)
4. PPC-6700 (touchscreen, 320x240, bulky in Qwerty mode)
(5. Samsung i830?)

I'm personally leaning towards the PPC-6700 still, as the larger keyboard would be helpful for my fat fingers, and the AKU2 update fixed some of the major issues with the phone.

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jdoc @ Aug 21st 2006 8:34PM

I actually get really excited about this new treos coming out but as #4 pointed out my 6700 has me spoiled. I spent literally HOURS playing with the 700w's in verizon stores and i can't get used to the keyboard anymore.

I was eager to change but every time i play with the keyboard i feel its a step backwards. Everytime i pass by a verizon store i say "ok now IS THE TIME TO BUY IT" but every single time i try the keyboard i get disappointed.

I actually recall now my hands used to hurt a lot when i had my treo 650 and used it a lot.. After I got the 6700 my hands dont hurt anymore. The 6700 keyboard is ergonomically much much better on your hands.

After all this i'm staying with my 6700. If you want one-handed usage just close the keyboard. I dont see any advantage over the treo this way. The 6700 has thge start and OK buttons too... If you want to type you will most likely NOT type one handed anyway!

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Rick V. @ Aug 21st 2006 8:50PM

"Scary floating head..."

NICE. LOL.

I was thinking the same thing!

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Khaled @ Aug 22nd 2006 11:52AM

We need a thin Palm

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Shane @ Aug 25th 2006 7:28PM

msmobiles.com is reporting that some advanced specs released on the Sprint 700wx show that it will include a built in GPS receiver. Not sure if that is confirmed yet, but it has been reported by more than one source now. Sadly they also confirmed there will be no built in WiFi. I can't understand why Palm keeps leaving this out on their WM5 devices. When you cannot get a EV-DO signal, WiFi is crucial. Obviously Palm OS cannot support it, but WM5 does. So what's the deal? Are they just trying to limit the advantages between their models? Very Frustrating. I guess I'll have to wait until Sept 12 to see if the GSM version will include WiFi and HSDPA. If so, I'll get that one. If not, the HTC Tytn is the only choice that includes everything. Not the best with one hand, but it has absolutely everything else you could want.

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tim lopez @ Aug 22nd 2006 12:15PM

Zordon promotes the new Treo. Maybe he's supplying all the power rangers with a new treo.

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wayne sutton @ Aug 22nd 2006 11:46PM

ok i'm going to keep my ppc-6700 and my free wi-fi

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joel b. @ Apr 22nd 2007 3:46PM

I recently purchased a Motorola Q which I have ten days to exchange if not happy with it. I fill I should have gone with a Palms Treo 700wx. Can anybody give me advice on which is better (In your opinion).

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