Treo 600

For a variety of reasons, I needed a new cell phone before moving down to North Carolina for the summer. I tried to restrain myself, but ended up getting a Treo 600 from Sprint. Case has a deal with Sprint that gives me a discount on my monthly bill, so that's how I justified switching to Sprint (from AT&T Wireless) and paying more for a phone than a normally would have.

So far I'm very pleased with both the Treo and Sprint. I get a good signal at home, unlike AT&T Wireless, which was always on roaming. Sprint was able to port my old number quickly (only took 2-3 hours). The PCS Vision network (Sprint's data service) seems pretty fast. With the Treo, I can get email, chat on AIM, read RSS feeds, and browse the web easily. And the Treo is just like any other Palm, so I can sync it with Address Book and iCal using Palm HotSync and iSync.

The only major downside to the Treo is the low-res screen (160x160). It can be a bit hard on the eyes, but I'm not planning to spend hours looking at it each day, so I guess it's OK. The camera is also pretty crappy, but I don't really care about that. The lack of Bluetooth is mildly annoying, but since you can sync via USB, the only reason I would really want Bluetooth is to use my phone as a remote control during presentations. The Treo has a SD card slot, but unfortunately none of the Bluetooth SD cards are compatible with the Treo.

I've only had the phone and service for a few days, but so far I give the Treo 600 and Sprint big thumbs up.