Sprint's Palm Treo Pro set to make its debut on March 15th
by Sean Cooper 
posted Mar 4th 2009 at 9:46AM
Well, March 15th looks like launch day for Sprint's Palm Treo Pro, and it's about time, after all, we've seen it rumored, unboxed, reviewed, and now finally you'll get a chance to pick one up. If you hearken back to the glory days of early February, you'll remember -- or we'll help you -- we'd heard rumors of the Palm Pre launching on the 15th, seems the rumor was at least partially right as the Treo Pro is most definitely a Palm. The Price? Apparently it will fill your pocket whilst emptying your wallet for $199 as long as you're willing to sign on the dotted line for a couple years. We'll be back as soon we get more details on the plans and other contract / off contract pricing.
[Via The Official Palm Blog ]
[Via The Official Palm Blog ]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
The Stock @ Mar 4th 2009 12:53PM
Does it have Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi?
ChasPMays @ Mar 4th 2009 1:36PM
Yes, yes, yes...
bubbatex @ Mar 4th 2009 2:50PM
Please go see it and play with that keyboard before buying one - I did not like that keyboard. And if the Pre is similar, which it seems to be except for the "smile" shape, then I am not going to like it much!
Matt Peters @ Mar 6th 2009 1:21AM
Is this the Centro keyboard? If so, it's really not as bad as it seems at first. I've got large hands - the ones that come with being big and black. The keyboard is fine.
Kaitou KID @ Mar 15th 2009 9:28PM
maybe you should lose some weight "bubba." your fat ripples are pushing the adjacent keys bro
babakhaan @ Mar 4th 2009 3:54PM
why get this when we will have a pree
juda @ Mar 4th 2009 5:07PM
becuase my htc6900 keeps crapping out on me and i can wait till june for the pre :(
Shoreline @ Mar 4th 2009 9:08PM
I hate my razer2 so much! Its been such a long hard year & 1/2 with this POS. I have been so gentle with this phone and still the paint chips, endless fading and warping of the rubber battery door. I can't dial the number 0 or 8, the volume doesn't work. The battery doesn't last longer than 2 hours (even on standby) and when it's down on its last bar, it wont shut up until it gets its charge - that incessant beeping, it eats at my soul! Never buy Motorola.
I'm poor and can't afford an upgrade but I'll make an exception for the Pre, bet it all on Treo. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! SAVE ME! When the hell is the PRE going to be released! If the PRE requires an "everyting plan," I'm stuck with Pro. I guess it'll have to do.
Dave @ Mar 5th 2009 9:07AM
Anyway to get palm pre OS on this in the future?
Paul @ Mar 13th 2009 1:01AM
Just got a review unit of a Treo Pro from my IT group to test while we evaluate carrier contracts and devices. I've been playing with it for a few hours and here are my first initial thoughts:
*I hate the keyboard: they're soft, squishy, rubbery, *tiny* keys. Worse I think than the Treos I've used in the past and absolutely painful to type on compared to my BlackBerry's.
*Windows Mobile: love it or hate it. I happen to hate it.
*The screen is very nice and a huge upgrade over the 800w.
*It has a standard headphone jack - thank you Palm for putting that back on!
*The side buttons for volume are flush with the side and are hard to find when talking on the phone.
*The speakerphone is pretty good, but I have only tested it on one call.
*I like the clock that displays when the screen is off/asleep
*WiFi seems to work fine.
*The phone gets quite warm when in use. It gets somewhat uncomfortable when held up to your ear for too long.
*Palm hasn't upgraded their camera (other than token upgrades of pixel count) for over 4 years. The one in the Treo Pro takes the same crappy pictures my old Zire used to take. Useless.
*The Windows button on this one gets stuck and has to be pressed hard to get it to click
*SprintTV works great - at least the He-Man clip I tried! :-)
*It's got GPS whith ability to give voice directions (via a cell phone call)
I'm interested in checking battery life. I've had it plugged in and charging for the past hour so I haven't checked the battery life. I'm not holding my breath as the one in the Treo 800w I was testing wouldn't last more than a few hours. Definitely not a breakthrough device, but seems to be a solid WinMo phone if that's your cup-o-tea. Just don't get your hopes up for anything big with this one.