David Pogue on Treo 700p
As I recently announced, I am actively evaluating what to buy as my next phone. David Pogue has a favorable review of the Treo 700p in The New York Times.
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Verizon’s version of the 700P costs $400, after rebate, when bought with a service package, like $110 a month for 1,350 minutes of talking and unlimited high-speed Internet. Here again, the dial-up networking for your laptop costs extra: $15 a month.
(Don’t forget to leave $140 in the budget for inMotion’s tabletop stereo speaker system/Treo dock. The Treo slips into it, the better to pump out your music collection as it recharges—and when a call comes in, the music stops and the device turns into a crystal-clear speakerphone. Cool.)
Pogue concludes:
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Otherwise, the new Treo itself is a joy — a communicator with immense power and potential whose software is a help instead of a hindrance. If you’ve held off on a smartphone until now, congratulations; you’ve played this game of high-tech leapfrog like a pro.