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| palm Treo 680 Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Palm
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $24.99
You Save: $375.00 (94%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 1693
Color: Silver
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: 680
UPC: 805931024466
ASIN: B000KPY83K
Release Date: November 24, 2006
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 Nice Palm OS Smartphone February 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had mine for about 6 days now. At first the battery drained very rapidly. Then I followed these suggested (by John from Monroe Township) preference settings:
Go to Prefs > Power and:
* Turn "Beam Receive" OFF
* Set "Auto-off after" a 15 seconds
* Set your "Screen Brightness" to a medium setting (3 or 4 clicks under MAX or even less)
* Set "Dim backlight after" to 30 seconds
Other settings:
* Turn Bluetooth OFF if/when you are not using a wireless headset or other BT device
* Go to Prefs > Date & Time > Set "Automatically set" to "Nothing" (this makes a very significant difference in power usage
After making those changes, the battery life is pretty reasonable.
I didn't have any trouble getting it activated (via AT&T) after it was shipped from Amazon.
This is my first smart phone. I had been a happy Palm Z22 user for about 1.5 years. So far, I'm very happy with the Treo 680. My favorite Palm applications are still KeySuite (Outlook sync program) by Chapura and Ultrasoft Money (syncs with MS Money).
 Great phone for Palm Fans-buy the extended battery December 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This phone is excellent in every way EXCEPT for the battery life, which is pretty short. Palm OS5 is pretty stable, and I have absolutely no problems syncing it with my MacBook. Windows users will have it even easier, being able to sync the pocket tunes application with Windows Media. I currently have a 2GB SD card in my Treo, and with TCMP (free download) I can watch itunes videos on my Palm. The organizer/calendar/voice record features are a lifesaver for both business and personal use. Best of all, 90% of the Palm applications out there from years ago will work on the Treo, so anything that you liked on your Palm IIIc you can run on your Treo! 2 things make this phone the quintessential Smart device: A good screen protector (just get a protector, don't waste$ on anti-glare) and the 2400Mah extended battery from Seidio. The one listed on amazon is not the Seidio battery, and no I don't work for them. I went thru a generic extended before searching and finding the 2400mah w/ extended door, and couldn't be happier. 50% brightness settings, phone on for 4 days straight, moderate calling, email sync every 30 min, and bluetooth on 16 hrs/day and the battery lasts. With the OEM I'd get a day, maybe day & a half. Great phone, just get the screen protector & battery.
Palm Treo 680 with AT&T Service November 6, 2007
During the first month of ownership of the Palm Treo 680, I was getting to hate it and was sorry I signed up for a 2 year contract. I needed a secure e-mail service, which was provided by my employer. This didn't work well in the beginning, and AT&T could not figure out the problem. Also the AT&T technician didn't know that the phone access should be turned off every day for a few minutes or it will not work correctly.
I will say the technicians were very courteous and worked to get the phone working well.So now I am satisfied and have used it trouble free for about 6 months.
 Regret this purchase, don't recommend this device October 19, 2007
I purchased this phone because it was a model that is supported by my employer's IT department for Outlook integration. I have owned many phones and PDAs, and this ranks by far the lowest. Battery life is awful - need to change the battery by 1 PM each day. Bluetooth is not reliable - drops connection to my headset often where previous phones did not with the same BT devices. The device also locks up frequently and I need to pull the battery and restart it at least a few times per week. Also find the address book difficult to use, and the keyboard difficult. My previous device was an old "waffle" Blackberry which was much more reliable and easy to use, but alas my firm will not pony up for the Blackberry licenses. I used the older generation of Palm devices for many years until 2003 (when I switched to Blackberry) with success - this device falls far short of the reliablility of the previous Palm models, and is far worse than Blackberrys offering similar functionality. I am actively looking for a new phone to replace this one, and hoping it is not too late to send this one back.
do not get this phone! October 4, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
i always wanted a smartphone pda..etc. finally, i decided to get this phone. i have other palm products and liked them. first, i had trouble setting up. tech support was no help had to buy second phone and did not solve the problem. finally got a hold of someone who knew what they where talking about. the pda package runs $40 a month plus $40 a month for service. my bills are over $100 a month. it doesnot include text messaging. after about a week with the phone all the websites i visited needed a java upgrade,(still have not figured out how to do that.) no downloads are avaliable for this phone. everything i try to down load come back and not supported. the phone is cool but it is not worth the price.
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