Comments on: Vodafone Treo 750 MicrosoftHell http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:37:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bestson http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-220637 Bestson Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:07:18 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-220637 I 've got problem to sync PT 750 with MacBookPro (leopard) has using misingsync 4.2, USB is OK but still got problem using bluetooth!, any IDEA, TIA Bestson M I ‘ve got problem to sync PT 750 with MacBookPro (leopard) has using misingsync 4.2, USB is OK but still got problem using bluetooth!, any IDEA,

TIA

Bestson M

]]> By: Julian http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-145976 Julian Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:56:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-145976 Well now there's an update, guess what you can't really find it on the Palm web site however here is the link http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/palm_upgrades_wm_treos/ HOWEVER! Be extremely warey, although I first thought it was the answer to my prayers I have now realised as per usual that a new version of windows it as crap as the last and will need upgrades for years, how did Bill Gates become so rich selling the worlds worst software? Windows mobile 6 looks a little nicer, but there's not much difference in the background as far as I can tell, plus here are the new problems I encountered after the upgrade: 1. Certain keys now need to be hammered hard to get them to work. 2. The typing noise is now just stupid and clicks a hundred times when you type a message. 3. Last but not least the problem I really thought they might fix is that bloody ARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! - yes you've guessed it calendaer and alarm problem, after thinking all was well for a few weeks yesterday the damned thing decided I should get up at 5:30am instead of 6:30am and then for the last two days I have turned off all but one of the 3 alarms; obviously someone at Microsoft has a sick sense of humour I am now woken up everyday at 6:30, then 6:45 and when I reboot the phone to try and clear it, it makes sure I did get up! Kill Bill. What am I saying Windows Vista is great! Well now there’s an update, guess what you can’t really find it on the Palm web site however here is the link

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/palm_upgrades_wm_treos/

HOWEVER! Be extremely warey, although I first thought it was the answer to my prayers I have now realised as per usual that a new version of windows it as crap as the last and will need upgrades for years, how did Bill Gates become so rich selling the worlds worst software?

Windows mobile 6 looks a little nicer, but there’s not much difference in the background as far as I can tell, plus here are the new problems I encountered after the upgrade:

1. Certain keys now need to be hammered hard to get them to work.

2. The typing noise is now just stupid and clicks a hundred times when you type a message.

3. Last but not least the problem I really thought they might fix is that bloody ARRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! – yes you’ve guessed it calendaer and alarm problem, after thinking all was well for a few weeks yesterday the damned thing decided I should get up at 5:30am instead of 6:30am and then for the last two days I have turned off all but one of the 3 alarms; obviously someone at Microsoft has a sick sense of humour I am now woken up everyday at 6:30, then 6:45 and when I reboot the phone to try and clear it, it makes sure I did get up! Kill Bill.

What am I saying Windows Vista is great!

]]> By: Paul http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-69574 Paul Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:37:30 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-69574 I have had the Treo 750 on 3 UK for about six weeks now and overall I am generally happy with it. It does have it's quirks to put it nicely but I generally find it pretty stable. As I didn't want to join Vodafone and have their buggy tweaks (something I hated Orange doing), I bought the ROW version that Palm sell directly. There are only a handful of additional applications on it - namely Skype, Tom Tom (thanks Palm for the freebie) and Google Maps. Prior to the 750, I had the Nokia N91 (wake me up when it's finally opened the gallery) and the Treo 650 on Orange. The Treo 650 was great. It would last for 3-4 days with reasonable usage. On the 750, I am lucky to get more than 12 hours and that would have to be my biggest gripe. Having said that, I do have Exchange ActiveSync (thanks to mail2web) running as well as Skype (had Skype removed for a while to see if that was impacting battery life but it did not make much of a difference). I haven't had the alarm problem nor have I had problems hearing the person on the other end . Alarms do ring when I need it to but it only does it once. I do wish Microsoft would fix the notifications software. If I have read the email or text message through another entry, stop trying to remind me that I had an email come through 4 hours ago. As I am on a mac, I run Missing Sync from MarkSpace. The software is pretty good but lately I am finding it still unstable. After the first connection is made, it refuses to accept a new connection unless I reboot. Will have to take that up with MarkSpace. Overall, I would still recommend the Treo 750 (just not the Vodafone version from the sounds of it). In my eyes, it is still a Treo. I have had the Treo 750 on 3 UK for about six weeks now and overall I am generally happy with it. It does have it’s quirks to put it nicely but I generally find it pretty stable. As I didn’t want to join Vodafone and have their buggy tweaks (something I hated Orange doing), I bought the ROW version that Palm sell directly.

There are only a handful of additional applications on it – namely Skype, Tom Tom (thanks Palm for the freebie) and Google Maps. Prior to the 750, I had the Nokia N91 (wake me up when it’s finally opened the gallery) and the Treo 650 on Orange.

The Treo 650 was great. It would last for 3-4 days with reasonable usage. On the 750, I am lucky to get more than 12 hours and that would have to be my biggest gripe. Having said that, I do have Exchange ActiveSync (thanks to mail2web) running as well as Skype (had Skype removed for a while to see if that was impacting battery life but it did not make much of a difference).

I haven’t had the alarm problem nor have I had problems hearing the person on the other end . Alarms do ring when I need it to but it only does it once. I do wish Microsoft would fix the notifications software. If I have read the email or text message through another entry, stop trying to remind me that I had an email come through 4 hours ago.

As I am on a mac, I run Missing Sync from MarkSpace. The software is pretty good but lately I am finding it still unstable. After the first connection is made, it refuses to accept a new connection unless I reboot. Will have to take that up with MarkSpace.

Overall, I would still recommend the Treo 750 (just not the Vodafone version from the sounds of it). In my eyes, it is still a Treo.

]]> By: Xiang http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-53825 Xiang Sat, 26 May 2007 07:36:31 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-53825 regarding the calendar notification not sounding alarm or displaying pop-up problem, I have just fixed it with a hard-reset erasing all data. It does seem the problem was caused by a corrupt notification db. Obviously back up all your data on the treo 750v before you proceed. That may include notes, pictures/videos, and personal settings. After the the reset, a sync with your pc should get all the data back onto the phone. In case, you don't know, a hard-rest is done by holding red power button down and press the reset button down on the side phone in the memory extension slot. Anyhow, hope it works for you. I've just been woken up with 10 task reminders at 8am on a Saturday... But guess what, I'm ecstatic! haha regarding the calendar notification not sounding alarm or displaying pop-up problem, I have just fixed it with a hard-reset erasing all data. It does seem the problem was caused by a corrupt notification db.

Obviously back up all your data on the treo 750v before you proceed. That may include notes, pictures/videos, and personal settings. After the the reset, a sync with your pc should get all the data back onto the phone.

In case, you don’t know, a hard-rest is done by holding red power button down and press the reset button down on the side phone in the memory extension slot.

Anyhow, hope it works for you. I’ve just been woken up with 10 task reminders at 8am on a Saturday… But guess what, I’m ecstatic! haha

]]> By: Xiang http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-53625 Xiang Fri, 25 May 2007 15:07:16 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-53625 In reply to the following, I experienced the same problems after setting menu - preferences - phone setting - TTY/TTD to on. You may have set that to on accidentally. Turn it off if that's the case. Also, does anyone have a solution to calendar notification not sounding alarm or displaying pop-up problem? Please help if you do. Scott Says: February 11th, 2007 at 12:46 pm I recently purchase the palm 750 and all of a sudden it has decided it will let me call out and receive a call, but I cannot hear the caller when I speak and they cannot hear my when I speak. No, I don’t have mute on…….. In reply to the following, I experienced the same problems after setting menu – preferences – phone setting – TTY/TTD to on. You may have set that to on accidentally. Turn it off if that’s the case.

Also, does anyone have a solution to calendar notification not sounding alarm or displaying pop-up problem? Please help if you do.

Scott Says:
February 11th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I recently purchase the palm 750 and all of a sudden it has decided it will let me call out and receive a call, but I cannot hear the caller when I speak and they cannot hear my when I speak. No, I don’t have mute on……..

]]> By: Julian http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-45632 Julian Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:17:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-45632 Well I have had this phone for about 3 months now. I think a day has never gone by when I don't have to reboot. Bluetooth head set causes trouble - never ever try using voice activated commands, like others my alarms now do not sound, but even worse the appointments randomly decide whether to make a noise and best of all the "I've read that now thanks* notification button has disappeared and I have to watch whilst the green light flashes forever just to remind me again and again. To top it all off every appointment since this happened gets read to me like a nice story book wjen I reboot, and this all seemed to happen after voice activated commands mishunderstood me, probably took offence when i told it to Pi$$ off. It does bounce by the way, I have battered it quite a bit and it is still working, so at least it's robust, guess it has to be for the users to throw it at walls. Well I have had this phone for about 3 months now. I think a day has never gone by when I don’t have to reboot.

Bluetooth head set causes trouble – never ever try using voice activated commands, like others my alarms now do not sound, but even worse the appointments randomly decide whether to make a noise and best of all the “I’ve read that now thanks* notification button has disappeared and I have to watch whilst the green light flashes forever just to remind me again and again. To top it all off every appointment since this happened gets read to me like a nice story book wjen I reboot, and this all seemed to happen after voice activated commands mishunderstood me, probably took offence when i told it to Pi$$ off. It does bounce by the way, I have battered it quite a bit and it is still working, so at least it’s robust, guess it has to be for the users to throw it at walls.

]]> By: keisha http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-45110 keisha Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:36:42 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-45110 I have just one question for all of you... How many of you gave your TREO 750 a test run before you placed any extra applications onto the darned thing? I ask this because before I started adding extra applications, my TREO 750 which I got just a few days ago worked just fine. The battery life was tolerable however I admit I didn't get the phone for the standard software, I got it because I could add my productivity software. I have had the phone for about 5 days now and I learned early on with the PDA/Phones to abuse them early or you will surely lose. I've tried both Microsoft and Palm devices and I figured a mixture of the two would be great. Well I was right sorta... I now have more of the stability that I wanted, but I realized that it wasn't the software's problem after all. I have NOT had to reset the phone a single time and just so you know I am really testing it. I have Time and Vehicle Management software, 2 email sync (every 1 minute) over UMTS ONLY...no stinking GPRS I need to use my phone not watch it grab mail. I use it for search, watch videos, play music...I am testing every nook and cranny. What I noticed was when I told it to only use UMTS that's when my battery life began to fizzle. Before adding the other software (NOT built by Microsoft) the phone worked just fine and the only complaint I had was for Palm themselves because one of my keys just doesn't work without a beating. I know you all have complained about ActiveSync, well other than not being able to use the browser over USB network connection I have no complaints from the Microsoft side and I suspect that is a configuration somewhere that I just haven't found. I do however have complaints for the applications I loaded. As the clugieness of how they are installed and synced drove me bonkers as did the fact that I had to upgrade my activesync, but the only apps that seemed to be affected were 3rd party apps whose datafiles became corrupt. That said I have had only 3 PDA phones, I mean vendors: Treo 600 (3), Siemens SX-66 (4+) and Treo 750 (2...only because the key that doesn't work won't work for me :). We spend all this time blaming the software, did anyone consider it was the hardware itself? I didn't go through so many Siemens because of the software, the software was great...the hardware kept failing...ugh! And I finally got tired of reloading apps so I had a glorified phone that I only synced to Outlook...no more productivity. Just thought I'd bring a little sunshine to the party d:p I have just one question for all of you…

How many of you gave your TREO 750 a test run before you placed any extra applications onto the darned thing?

I ask this because before I started adding extra applications, my TREO 750 which I got just a few days ago worked just fine. The battery life was tolerable however I admit I didn’t get the phone for the standard software, I got it because I could add my productivity software. I have had the phone for about 5 days now and I learned early on with the PDA/Phones to abuse them early or you will surely lose. I’ve tried both Microsoft and Palm devices and I figured a mixture of the two would be great.

Well I was right sorta…

I now have more of the stability that I wanted, but I realized that it wasn’t the software’s problem after all. I have NOT had to reset the phone a single time and just so you know I am really testing it. I have Time and Vehicle Management software, 2 email sync (every 1 minute) over UMTS ONLY…no stinking GPRS I need to use my phone not watch it grab mail. I use it for search, watch videos, play music…I am testing every nook and cranny. What I noticed was when I told it to only use UMTS that’s when my battery life began to fizzle. Before adding the other software (NOT built by Microsoft) the phone worked just fine and the only complaint I had was for Palm themselves because one of my keys just doesn’t work without a beating.

I know you all have complained about ActiveSync, well other than not being able to use the browser over USB network connection I have no complaints from the Microsoft side and I suspect that is a configuration somewhere that I just haven’t found. I do however have complaints for the applications I loaded. As the clugieness of how they are installed and synced drove me bonkers as did the fact that I had to upgrade my activesync, but the only apps that seemed to be affected were 3rd party apps whose datafiles became corrupt.

That said I have had only 3 PDA phones, I mean vendors: Treo 600 (3), Siemens SX-66 (4+) and Treo 750 (2…only because the key that doesn’t work won’t work for me :) .

We spend all this time blaming the software, did anyone consider it was the hardware itself? I didn’t go through so many Siemens because of the software, the software was great…the hardware kept failing…ugh! And I finally got tired of reloading apps so I had a glorified phone that I only synced to Outlook…no more productivity.

Just thought I’d bring a little sunshine to the party d:p

]]> By: steve procter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-41360 steve procter Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:25:25 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-41360 I've just realised Edwin said the word "shit" about the 750. So if he can say it so can I..."the treo 750 is shit". oh yeah, that felt good. steve I’ve just realised Edwin said the word “shit” about the 750. So if he can say it so can I…”the treo 750 is shit”.

oh yeah, that felt good.

steve

]]> By: steve procter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-41359 steve procter Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:24:10 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-41359 As you all know I've just "upgraded" from my treo 750 to a nokia 6300 and am a happy bunny again. But this morning I needed to catch a plane so set every alarm I had for 5:30am, including my treo 750 which I haven't yet got around to stamping on with my big hiking boots. It was at this moment I realised that the treo 750 alarm does not have a snooze. What f*&^&*n 12 year old Microsoft programmer did not write the extra couple of lines to give Windows Mobile 5 an alarm snooze facility!? Even my 1970's Casio digital watch had a snooze so why Microsoft don't have the brain cells to figure that this is a pretty standard function I just do not understand. Microsoft in my eyes are just a bunch of brain dead buffoons who couldn't programme their way out of a yoghurt pot; and so why we continue to let them loose on things that affect humans is just beyond my comprehension. steve/itagg.com "There Steve, don't you feel better now for that rant. Ok that's our time up, shall we set another appointment for next week?" As you all know I’ve just “upgraded” from my treo 750 to a nokia 6300 and am a happy bunny again.

But this morning I needed to catch a plane so set every alarm I had for 5:30am, including my treo 750 which I haven’t yet got around to stamping on with my big hiking boots.

It was at this moment I realised that the treo 750 alarm does not have a snooze. What f*&^&*n 12 year old Microsoft programmer did not write the extra couple of lines to give Windows Mobile 5 an alarm snooze facility!? Even my 1970′s Casio digital watch had a snooze so why Microsoft don’t have the brain cells to figure that this is a pretty standard function I just do not understand.

Microsoft in my eyes are just a bunch of brain dead buffoons who couldn’t programme their way out of a yoghurt pot; and so why we continue to let them loose on things that affect humans is just beyond my comprehension.

steve/itagg.com

“There Steve, don’t you feel better now for that rant. Ok that’s our time up, shall we set another appointment for next week?”

]]> By: Edwin http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-41094 Edwin Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:47:54 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-41094 Treo 750 is the biggest shit on this planet. After 8 days of painful installation I will return this disaster. Too many problem to explain....... Treo 750 is the biggest shit on this planet. After 8 days of painful installation I will return this disaster. Too many problem to explain…….

]]> By: Irene http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-39847 Irene Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:37:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-39847 I have an old Treo 600 (on orange). I have not changed to 650, 700 or anything because I've been thinking that it's not the right time coz the necessary functions are still working. These are the functions I use (or used to use): I really needed microsoft word and used documents to go but it's impossible to open a word document emailed to me. It was ok for a while 2 years back but either because of upgraded office or something, it now doesn't work. I used it to listen to music but the sound coming through the jack is intermittent - sometimes you get it, sometimes you don't - so I've given up. Except playing it as it is in the shower (away from the water of course) I use P.A.R for recording - I'm a researcher so I do interviews using my TREO - that's still working I used MunduIM for instant messaging - but now with several upgrades that I refuse to buy, it doesn't work. Camera resolution is shite - would love better reso and record video for research I have mobipocket to read books on, hblogger to blog, . Should I wait or get the 750v? Or considering everything said above, am I asking the obvious question? I have an old Treo 600 (on orange). I have not changed to 650, 700 or anything because I’ve been thinking that it’s not the right time coz the necessary functions are still working.

These are the functions I use (or used to use):
I really needed microsoft word and used documents to go but it’s impossible to open a word document emailed to me. It was ok for a while 2 years back but either because of upgraded office or something, it now doesn’t work.

I used it to listen to music but the sound coming through the jack is intermittent – sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t – so I’ve given up. Except playing it as it is in the shower (away from the water of course)

I use P.A.R for recording – I’m a researcher so I do interviews using my TREO – that’s still working

I used MunduIM for instant messaging – but now with several upgrades that I refuse to buy, it doesn’t work.

Camera resolution is shite – would love better reso and record video for research

I have mobipocket to read books on, hblogger to blog, .

Should I wait or get the 750v? Or considering everything said above, am I asking the obvious question?

]]> By: James http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-33309 James Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:15:58 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-33309 Quote: (Jasper) "- your email automatically deletes from the phone once you’ve downloaded it to a desktop (unless I’m being really thick) so you can’t answer old emails" This is nothing to do with the phone. Your Outlook or other e-mail program takes the e-mails from your ISP server and deletes it from their mailbox to ensure you don't get the same e-mails over and over again. However, when a mobile picks up the message that's all it does, so it will still download to your desktop. Next time the phone checks the ISP Inbox, the old messages have gone, so it "corrects" its own Inbox. Solution: Get a Gmail account which can be accessed from your phone. Then get your ISP e-mail to send a copy of all received e-mails automatically to your Gmail account. That way, you can access them as often as you need to and only delete them when you want to. Quote: (Jasper) “- your email automatically deletes from the phone once you’ve downloaded it to a desktop (unless I’m being really thick) so you can’t answer old emails”

This is nothing to do with the phone. Your Outlook or other e-mail program takes the e-mails from your ISP server and deletes it from their mailbox to ensure you don’t get the same e-mails over and over again. However, when a mobile picks up the message that’s all it does, so it will still download to your desktop. Next time the phone checks the ISP Inbox, the old messages have gone, so it “corrects” its own Inbox.

Solution: Get a Gmail account which can be accessed from your phone. Then get your ISP e-mail to send a copy of all received e-mails automatically to your Gmail account. That way, you can access them as often as you need to and only delete them when you want to.

]]> By: Jon http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-28161 Jon Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:53:12 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-28161 Here are some fixes for Treo Windows Mobile users: Poor battery life: After doing all the usual power saving things, including setting email donwloads to one every 60 minutes, the only solution is a hard reset Contacts won't sync: After you've tried everything else, go to desktop PC's ActiveSync/Options. Choose Contacts only. Windows does not recognise the USB device owing to malfunction: Forget cleaning the cable contacts, deleting the USB root hub or buying a new cable. It's a software problem. Reinstall ActiveSync program from Treo CD, choose Repair option. Hey presto. Problem solved. Here are some fixes for Treo Windows Mobile users:
Poor battery life: After doing all the usual power saving things, including setting email donwloads to one every 60 minutes, the only solution is a hard reset
Contacts won’t sync: After you’ve tried everything else, go to desktop PC’s ActiveSync/Options. Choose Contacts only.
Windows does not recognise the USB device owing to malfunction: Forget cleaning the cable contacts, deleting the USB root hub or buying a new cable. It’s a software problem. Reinstall ActiveSync program from Treo CD, choose Repair option. Hey presto. Problem solved.

]]> By: Scott http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-27865 Scott Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:46:06 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-27865 I recently purchase the palm 750 and all of a sudden it has decided it will let me call out and receive a call, but I cannot hear the caller when I speak and they cannot hear my when I speak. No, I don't have mute on........ Is there any remedy for this - I have tried removal of the battery and about 20 other things, but to no avail.....help!?!?!?!??!#*#&*#&@^@ I recently purchase the palm 750 and all of a sudden it has decided it will let me call out and receive a call, but I cannot hear the caller when I speak and they cannot hear my when I speak. No, I don’t have mute on……..

Is there any remedy for this – I have tried removal of the battery and about 20 other things, but to no avail…..help!?!?!?!??!#*#&*#&@^@

]]> By: Text To Screen » Blog Archive » Treo 750: Not just a mobile. A Treo. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-26726 Text To Screen » Blog Archive » Treo 750: Not just a mobile. A Treo. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:18:17 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-26726 [...] Not according to the comments contributed on this earlier post about the 750v handset. [...] [...] Not according to the comments contributed on this earlier post about the 750v handset. [...]

]]> By: Roentgen http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-24282 Roentgen Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:44:43 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-24282 Gosh! I have a p990i and a Treo 750v bought on Ebay plus a Nokia e61 and N70. No major gripes - 1st thing I did was to switch off 3G as my experience with previous 3G phones was to switch purely to GSM if I want to prolong battery life (will still switch it on for Net downloads). The Treo lasts me at least 3 days and that's with 20-30 min call a day, using bluetooth for at least that much over 3 days, automated daily backup to minSD, synching, playing mp3, videos etc. Dialing and looking for contacts is intuitive and best implementation I have seen in a mobile and I have missed the Today screen when using my p990i. Threading of texts nice thoughtVoice command takes getting used but still works. Successfully synched whilst still connected to my p990i and also with Nokia suite running in background (oh yes planning to sell my E61 soon). Complaints - no wifi, only 1.3mp camera with no autofocus or flash,cannot hard switch off but never had a single crash and overall software functionality still outwieghs disadvantages. Now if you can combine all the best features from Symbian UIQ, Series 60 and Win Mobile (yes even Micros**** have some good feature set), then I will be the first to buy the damn thing Gosh! I have a p990i and a Treo 750v bought on Ebay plus a Nokia e61 and N70. No major gripes – 1st thing I did was to switch off 3G as my experience with previous 3G phones was to switch purely to GSM if I want to prolong battery life (will still switch it on for Net downloads). The Treo lasts me at least 3 days and that’s with 20-30 min call a day, using bluetooth for at least that much over 3 days, automated daily backup to minSD, synching, playing mp3, videos etc. Dialing and looking for contacts is intuitive and best implementation I have seen in a mobile and I have missed the Today screen when using my p990i. Threading of texts nice thoughtVoice command takes getting used but still works. Successfully synched whilst still connected to my p990i and also with Nokia suite running in background (oh yes planning to sell my E61 soon). Complaints – no wifi, only 1.3mp camera with no autofocus or flash,cannot hard switch off but never had a single crash and overall software functionality still outwieghs disadvantages. Now if you can combine all the best features from Symbian UIQ, Series 60 and Win Mobile (yes even Micros**** have some good feature set), then I will be the first to buy the damn thing

]]> By: Raj C http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-20391 Raj C Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:12:52 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-20391 Hi. Seems like te Treo 750 is a bit of a pain. Can someone tell me what the latest version of treo with the palm operating system is please. Thanks, Raj Hi. Seems like te Treo 750 is a bit of a pain. Can someone tell me what the latest version of treo with the palm operating system is please. Thanks, Raj

]]> By: Miguel http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-17848 Miguel Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:37:30 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-17848 I feel your pain. I used the Treo 90, the 180 and the 270, and I was happy. Then the 300, the 600, and the 650. And I was still happier with them. I absolutely loved my Treo. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it was like a loyal dog that always did its best to help. At least it tried to understand me, it usually did. And every time it would surprise me learning new tricks I had only thought of. Like a great dog. One day my Treo 650 fell and broke. I waited for the imminent arrival to Italy -where I live- of the Treo 700p, but it never arrived. Tired of waiting for un upgrade for my ailing friend, two weeks ago I bought a 750v. I am dismayed at the redmondish unfriendliness of the beautiful hardware, and I adhere to David's list -except for invoking the "sexiness" of Windows, comment that probably reveals some curious perversion on the aforementioned reviewer. Using the Treo 750v is an endlessly frustrating experience, and I am puzzled at how the Palm people do not understand that they are killing their brand name by betraying the very things that meant Treo at the beginning: intuitiveness, elegance, simplicity, imagination, courage. They seem to be proud to be a "me too" in the Windows galaxy. When I see my Treo I can't help but think of Jack Nicholson after the last electroshock in "One flew over the cuckoo's nest". I hope the Treo people reacts before I reach my merciful cushion. I feel your pain.

I used the Treo 90, the 180 and the 270, and I was happy.

Then the 300, the 600, and the 650. And I was still happier with them. I absolutely loved my Treo. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it was like a loyal dog that always did its best to help. At least it tried to understand me, it usually did. And every time it would surprise me learning new tricks I had only thought of. Like a great dog.

One day my Treo 650 fell and broke. I waited for the imminent arrival to Italy -where I live- of the Treo 700p, but it never arrived.

Tired of waiting for un upgrade for my ailing friend, two weeks ago I bought a 750v. I am dismayed at the redmondish unfriendliness of the beautiful hardware, and I adhere to David’s list -except for invoking the “sexiness” of Windows, comment that probably reveals some curious perversion on the aforementioned reviewer.

Using the Treo 750v is an endlessly frustrating experience, and I am puzzled at how the Palm people do not understand that they are killing their brand name by betraying the very things that meant Treo at the beginning: intuitiveness, elegance, simplicity, imagination, courage. They seem to be proud to be a “me too” in the Windows galaxy.

When I see my Treo I can’t help but think of Jack Nicholson after the last electroshock in “One flew over the cuckoo’s nest”. I hope the Treo people reacts before I reach my merciful cushion.

]]> By: Jasper http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-17824 Jasper Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:49:09 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-17824 David, concur with all your issue PLUS: - you can't have a standard bcc in the Mail app - your email automatically deletes from the phone once you've downloaded it to a desktop (unless I'm being really thick) so you can't answer old emails - altering appointments in the calendar is really clunky ...and it goes on. One plus point - the 3G functionality rocks. David, concur with all your issue PLUS:

- you can’t have a standard bcc in the Mail app

- your email automatically deletes from the phone once you’ve downloaded it to a desktop (unless I’m being really thick) so you can’t answer old emails

- altering appointments in the calendar is really clunky

…and it goes on.

One plus point – the 3G functionality rocks.

]]> By: David G http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-16828 David G Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:37:52 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-16828 David. Enjoyed your rant thanks - mirrors my own experience so far and cheered me up/ Can anyone tell me why the activesync options screen has "files" and "media" in grey in checkbox and will not let me "tick" - I would like to sync word files etc with laptop THANKS David. Enjoyed your rant thanks – mirrors my own experience so far and cheered me up/
Can anyone tell me why the activesync options screen has “files” and “media” in grey in checkbox and will not let me “tick” – I would like to sync word files etc with laptop
THANKS

]]> By: david http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-15782 david Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:34:27 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-15782 hi just 'upgraded' from 650 (orange) to 750 (voda). I also have the no-sound issue. plus here is the list of my other gripes I have noted down over the last 7 days....(these are compared iwth the old 650 Palm OS). - Random lightups (phone lights up for no reason - really off-putting in the car, prob something to do with it losing then re-finding vodafone signal) - No sound - even when al settings are correct (solution: soft reset) - Making notes While in call - you try it, it takes about 20 taps just to get to any app in which to write (the old 650 took one button press) - Too many button presses for simple common tasks - Strange behavior when shiftlock or nulockm is inadvertently on (i.e when pressing the app buttons it does strange things, but there is no visual indication that you have shiftlock on) - Too many button presses to sync - old palm: 1 press on a shortcut key. new device: start, activesync, menu, connect, sync (at least 5 presses) - Doesn't auto end calls, when the other party hangs up - doesn't sort notes by category - if you use categories in outlook the treo ignores them and you just get a massive list - No visual indication of mute, so in the dark you have to fiddle with the hardware switch (which incidentally is way more fiddly than on the 650) - Sync doesn't sync an item if it is still open (and its not obvious if you exit an app with the item still open) - You can't see all an appointment description in the small space give, it doesn't do a line break - Items randomly not synced - commands for common edit functions are different in different screens (i.e you cant just do menu x to cut, or menu c to copy cos it does something completely different - many button clicks just to go speakerphone - what happened to the simple onscreen buttons for speaker, mute, hold, etc??? - Click on appt in today view doesn’t take u to the appt but to the current day - so if you are looking at an entry oin today for an appt tomorrow and you click it, the treo takes you to the calendar but on today - When treo turns off while in an app, say while I am reading a note, when I turn it back on it goes to today screen, not back to the note i was in, so then I have to do about 50million clicks to get back to my note (which incidentally I have no way to organize by category so I have a huge list of 134 items to scroll through to find the right one - No way to view notes by categories (when u use outlook categories for notes) - Unnecessary taps to edit a task note - when a task is displayed and i tap the notes it should go staight to the edit screen, but no, it ignores me, then I have to hit edit, then I have to select the 'notes' tab, then scroll to the right place in the text... - Cant use the 5way nav to move from appt to appt, it just scroll the whole screen (when viewing a day view). You need to take out and use stylus or use your finger - When in a no signal area and you accidentally try to mke a call (cos you hit the green button twice because the response time is so bad you thought it didn’t hear you the first time), it says call in progress endlessly on the screen when no call in progress. Solution: turn off phone and turn back on again. - No way to assign apps to the quickdial buttons like you can on palm - which makes the problem of millions of tap to open simple common apps even worse ...phew...thats it so far... Problem is I like the 'sexiness' of WIndows OS compared to the quite bland Palm OS, but hell, if it doesnt work I may find myself going back to the PalmOS. hi
just ‘upgraded’ from 650 (orange) to 750 (voda). I also have the no-sound issue. plus here is the list of my other gripes I have noted down over the last 7 days….(these are compared iwth the old 650 Palm OS).
- Random lightups (phone lights up for no reason – really off-putting in the car, prob something to do with it losing then re-finding vodafone signal)
- No sound – even when al settings are correct (solution: soft reset)
- Making notes While in call – you try it, it takes about 20 taps just to get to any app in which to write (the old 650 took one button press)
- Too many button presses for simple common tasks
- Strange behavior when shiftlock or nulockm is inadvertently on (i.e when pressing the app buttons it does strange things, but there is no visual indication that you have shiftlock on)
- Too many button presses to sync – old palm: 1 press on a shortcut key. new device: start, activesync, menu, connect, sync (at least 5 presses)
- Doesn’t auto end calls, when the other party hangs up
- doesn’t sort notes by category – if you use categories in outlook the treo ignores them and you just get a massive list
- No visual indication of mute, so in the dark you have to fiddle with the hardware switch (which incidentally is way more fiddly than on the 650)
- Sync doesn’t sync an item if it is still open (and its not obvious if you exit an app with the item still open)
- You can’t see all an appointment description in the small space give, it doesn’t do a line break
- Items randomly not synced
- commands for common edit functions are different in different screens (i.e you cant just do menu x to cut, or menu c to copy cos it does something completely different
- many button clicks just to go speakerphone – what happened to the simple onscreen buttons for speaker, mute, hold, etc???
- Click on appt in today view doesn’t take u to the appt but to the current day – so if you are looking at an entry oin today for an appt tomorrow and you click it, the treo takes you to the calendar but on today
- When treo turns off while in an app, say while I am reading a note, when I turn it back on it goes to today screen, not back to the note i was in, so then I have to do about 50million clicks to get back to my note (which incidentally I have no way to organize by category so I have a huge list of 134 items to scroll through to find the right one
- No way to view notes by categories (when u use outlook categories for notes)
- Unnecessary taps to edit a task note – when a task is displayed and i tap the notes it should go staight to the edit screen, but no, it ignores me, then I have to hit edit, then I have to select the ‘notes’ tab, then scroll to the right place in the text…
- Cant use the 5way nav to move from appt to appt, it just scroll the whole screen (when viewing a day view). You need to take out and use stylus or use your finger
- When in a no signal area and you accidentally try to mke a call (cos you hit the green button twice because the response time is so bad you thought it didn’t hear you the first time), it says call in progress endlessly on the screen when no call in progress. Solution: turn off phone and turn back on again.
- No way to assign apps to the quickdial buttons like you can on palm – which makes the problem of millions of tap to open simple common apps even worse

…phew…thats it so far…

Problem is I like the ‘sexiness’ of WIndows OS compared to the quite bland Palm OS, but hell, if it doesnt work I may find myself going back to the PalmOS.

]]> By: John http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-15647 John Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:08:51 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-15647 Am on my second 750v. It will not connect with my car bluetooth or my desktop bluetooth. Activsync is a night mare and I had to clear my contacts when I sent the first one back one by one some 300 of them because there did not seem to be a way to clear the file. I am having my car Blutooth checked for operation. If that is OK the 750v is going back and I will go for something else. There seem to be a lot of bugs and it is not user friendly. Am on my second 750v. It will not connect with my car bluetooth or my desktop bluetooth. Activsync is a night mare and I had to clear my contacts when I sent the first one back one by one some 300 of them because there did not seem to be a way to clear the file. I am having my car Blutooth checked for operation. If that is OK the 750v is going back and I will go for something else. There seem to be a lot of bugs and it is not user friendly.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-15592 Kevin Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:52:47 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-15592 Have just been given V'phone Treo 750v to replace a 2yr old Blackberry. What a difference! I now have to use two hands and a stick (usually). Yes, you can use one hand but it's really hit and miss. The Blackberry was intuitive and easy, and lasted 3 days on one battery charge easily, without ever turning off. The Treo hides it's light - if you have enough power to keep it on - under a really big bushel. The battery struggles to last 12 hours. Why do I have to separately "stop programmes" even when I've closed them down? Why isn't there a button instead of a menu? Why are my fingers too big? Why haven't my work contacts copied straight across from MS Outlook? Much better colour quality (but email works well in black & white) and really good internet facility. It has better wireless connection than Blackberry, but V'phone signal still very weak where I live. Have just been given V’phone Treo 750v to replace a 2yr old Blackberry. What a difference!
I now have to use two hands and a stick (usually). Yes, you can use one hand but it’s really hit and miss.
The Blackberry was intuitive and easy, and lasted 3 days on one battery charge easily, without ever turning off.
The Treo hides it’s light – if you have enough power to keep it on – under a really big bushel. The battery struggles to last 12 hours.
Why do I have to separately “stop programmes” even when I’ve closed them down?
Why isn’t there a button instead of a menu?
Why are my fingers too big?
Why haven’t my work contacts copied straight across from MS Outlook?
Much better colour quality (but email works well in black & white) and really good internet facility.
It has better wireless connection than Blackberry, but V’phone signal still very weak where I live.

]]> By: Erwin http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-15330 Erwin Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:29:09 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-15330 Is there an alarm issue solved yet? This is very annoying I rely on these. I wish I never switch to a palm with Microsoft s**t. Is there an alarm issue solved yet? This is very annoying I rely on these. I wish I never switch to a palm with Microsoft s**t.

]]> By: Callie http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html/comment-page-1#comment-14770 Callie Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:33:49 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/vodafone_treo_750_microsofthell.html#comment-14770 Well, you all seem to have progressed further than me. I can't even upload the software disk as using powerbookG4 mac with Microsoft Office and have virtual PC (but apparently NOT Outlook 2002 which is -- so Vodafone and the help manual say -- is what is needed to get this phone to sync). Also I used to be on Orange with my 650 Treo and have switched to Vodafone and the 750 as don't get mobile phone signal at home. Am beginning to wish I hadn't bothered! I have 2500 contacts on my old phone...looks like I'm going to have to continue with my Orange contract for a good couple of years yet! I'll check out the software recommended above...fingers crossed. Otherwise it's a week of typing contacts out onto new phone with no way to back up without seemingly unobtainable Outlook 2002! Well, you all seem to have progressed further than me. I can’t even upload the software disk as using powerbookG4 mac with Microsoft Office and have virtual PC (but apparently NOT Outlook 2002 which is — so Vodafone and the help manual say — is what is needed to get this phone to sync). Also I used to be on Orange with my 650 Treo and have switched to Vodafone and the 750 as don’t get mobile phone signal at home. Am beginning to wish I hadn’t bothered! I have 2500 contacts on my old phone…looks like I’m going to have to continue with my Orange contract for a good couple of years yet! I’ll check out the software recommended above…fingers crossed. Otherwise it’s a week of typing contacts out onto new phone with no way to back up without seemingly unobtainable Outlook 2002!

]]>