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Originally Posted by rudefyet

I've had my Treo Pro since March 15th, but I really wish I'd gotten something different. .

Pros:

• Size, feels great in the hand
• Looks, chromy, shiny, compliments my Studio XPS 13 perfectly
• Keyboard, I never thought I'd be able to type with 2 fingers after trying it on the iPhone and failing since I couldn't grip the phone comfortably, but it works wonderfully with this phone.
• Battery life

Cons:

• Random glitches, phone freezes for a bit when unlocking after wi-fi has been on, IE6 crashes 50% of the time I try to close it and the audio playback glitches way too much.
• Build quality, this is my 2nd Treo Pro, first one the keys did not light up properly and the battery cover was very loose, 2nd one is better, but the chrome L in palm has fallen off the battery cover already.
• Reception. Possibly the sensitivity is just set too low, as I have no trouble making calls, but it constantly switches back and forth between 1x and EV-DO at my house making it impossible to use data without wi-fi, I have an old Samsung A900 that never leaves EV-DO in the same spot.
• Screen resolution and not so much that it's low, but I've found issues with some apps that are made for 320x240 or 640x480.

That being said, if the Touch Pro2 drops this month as rumored, I think I'll be leaving the Treo Pro. I feel as though I made a mistake of waiting for the Treo Pro, the multiple delays caused me to waste my money on a G1 in the meantime, all because I was tired of the iPhone I had. I should have just got the Touch Pro, upgraded to the Touch Pro2 and completely skipped the G1 and Treo, as I've found that form factor is actually what I like best.

The issue with not being able to use DATA seems like a defective phone, I live in a 1x area and it feels to me that data is actually faster than the touch Pro at home, when on the road i have no issues connecting to data in EVDO areas, and noticed that on my trips to San Diego I am receiving EVDO sooner than with the Touch Pro, even though there are no new towers. I would recommend taking the phone in to be looked at. Also, I have noticed that if you send a text you will see that the EV icon will go away for a bit while the text is sent, so that may be the issue with it switching back and forth.