How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Hi,

I just went back to sell my Treo 700wx...after migrating to the Touch....to the Mogul....to the Touch again.......and I just played with the 700wx and despite its age and its "lack of" this and that, it's still faster than everything out there.

How did Palm do it and am I just making this up?

Plus, I am astonished at how productive I am on this Treo 700wx vs. the Touch and the Mogul.

Crap, I'm thinking my upgrade may have been a downgrade, and I fear it's not a familiarity thing either.

Anyone have similar sentiments? On the one hand I despise Palm because they are super super duper slow to innovate and I don't want to reward them...but the 800w may prove to be everything I need, screw my principles, screw the thickness, screw the price, screw the anything else...

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Welcome back to the 700wx my friend. I find that one of the biggest benefits of the 700wx is the hard keyboard right up front. Nothing beats that. It's also much more of a business phone, in my opinion, than say the Mogul or Touch.

I consider the wx to be a tool. It's not pretty but it does what it's advertised to do and it does it very, very well. If you want flash and style go with the Mogul, Touch, etc. If you want to email, schedule appointments, etc go with the 700wx.

Let's hear from some other (e.g., syrguy1969, etc.) 700wx users on this.

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

id agree, ive always seen the treo 700wx as more of a business phone then the touch or mogul. when u see someone on a treo it looks like they are doing something important.lol i was so incredibly close to getting a 700wx but the mogul came out the week my contract ended and i said wth? ill just send the extra $ and go for the mogul. i love my titan but im sure i would have been as happy and just as productive (work wise) on a treo.

regards,

dwizzy130

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

You know its pretty funny I think the exact same thing when I see people on a Treo. Mogul and Touch users tend to be youger or less buisness oriantated. I realy like my Treo I bought it back in sep 2006 when it first came out. I always loved its preformance just disliked the antena. I have seen other phones like the mogul and touch for exple that I have thought about upgrading too but they just didnt convince me all the way. I am hoping that the pics we have seen of the 800w are not what the final product will look like. I wish palm made it just a little more sexyer and sleeker. However based on the rumored specs Im sure this phone will be a very solid phone and probebly faster than most. It wont be eye candy like lets say the HTC Diomond but it will probebly out-preform the Diamond. Untill the 800w or something better is released Ill stick with my Treo 700wx. Almost 2 years and running strong.

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

I love the wx, and eventhough I have played around with most of the others out there (friends phones, connections at cell stores....) I have to agree with coz and a couple others here, the wx is not the slickest looking device (not exactly ugly though), but it has the 'substance' a lot of other devices lack. If you want to take into account the 'bling' factor of some of the other flaskier devices, the aprt I like is that 9/10 of the software out there can be utilized on the wx as well, so you can tweak it just like any of the other 'in-style' devices. I have a friend using the AT&T tilt now, and I can do more, faster, and have the same (if not better) screen tweaks as they can.

If you want to take into account (as in the OP) "its "lack of" this and that" then the 800w should blow you away, I know that is what I am waiting on for my next upgrade!!!!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

It's good to see all us 700wx users rising up and supporting their phones. Wow...that sounds kinda corny...but y'all know what I mean.

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

I LOVE my Treo 700wx!! My phone is my baby. I've had my 700wx for almost a year now and wouldn't upgrade for anything...Period!! This phone does everything I need except pay my taxes ( and I'm pretty sure there's a program out there somewhere that can do that!) There is no better smartphone!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

"I'm BACK" :evil: Even if its just for a short time (800w coming soon) I love my Mogul but with my new duties at my job I spend 6-8 hours a day on the phone and the mogul wasn't really made for that. Treo makes business phones and I have business to do, plus how am I supposed to use the GPS on my Mogul if the phone keeps ringing all the time, so the Mogul is now on my extra line and my Treo is my primary PPC/phone. :)

shoosh on one tell Malatesta K

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Well im going to say, im a true 700wx man. Ive had the touch(didnt grow on me) and I have the Mogul (my 2nd best phone), sold the Touch, and bought my wife a Centro...will never leave my Treo, always find myself going back to it no matter what phone i try....

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

I had a 700wx as my first PocketPC and I never stopped loving it. I got the mogul as an upgrade but since it has been acting up recently i have to send it in and I reactivated my back up 700wx while the mogul gets fixed. The treo is WAY faster in every way. Battery life is solid and is so easy to use with one hand. Also, the Mogul feels like it would shatter if ever dropped... the treo has been dropped and handled it like a tank. treo is the best pocketpc overall as of yet.

sorry to keep going... but I didn't get too into modding my phone until i Got the mogul so my Treo is pretty simple. The only thing I have on it is mobile shell. Anything i should really know about?! send me some links. please! I'm thinking i'm gonna stick with the treo for a while so i might as well make it top knotch.

thanks!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Glad to see the masses rising up and testifying about the glorious 700wx!

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Well, I have to admit, my 700wx makes my Mogul look like a toy. My company gave us all Moguls I am on my third one now. I still carry my 700wx and this is my first one, 2 years and running strong. I do all my company business on the wx and use the Mogul basically for texting and company phone calls. I think I may have convinced management to switch to the 800 when it comes out. I just hope its as solid as the 700WX.

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

My wife was the WX, and I have the Touch.
The wife loves the WX, she specially loves the keyboard that is right there it's like "BAM it's in your face", like I said she loves that it is right there.
I like my Touch, and I tend to be productive with it, ya just gotta know how and congifure the phone how you like to use it to have it effective.

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

i recently had a touch for about 2 months and i just switched over to a treo wx and man...i love its stability and the tactile qwerty!!!! gotta do some reserch on the 800...thanks for the heads up!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Agreed...I hope the 800 is going to be an adequate upgrade/replacement for the 700wx.

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Here's the in-house thread/review for the 800. Thanks to Mal for his updates and reporting on it!

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Thanks Coz, some pretty interesting stuff (I can't wait for the 800 either)!!!!

Your always on top of things, I appreciate it!!!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Just trying to keep the old 700wx thread alive and kicking! I truly hope that the 800 will a worthy replacement/upgrade for the 700wx. I've had my wx for over two years and it would be hard to give it up. It's served me incredibly well in that time and unless the 800 turns out to be light years ahead of the 700wx I don't know how I can give up on it.

late,
Coz

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

I have to admit I am with you on that, I played around with my share of current PPC/phones, and I don't see ANY lure/reason/advantage of upgrading (for lack of better term, I don't consider it an upgrade) to any other device at this time. I am thinking the only disadvantage of going to the 800 will be the screen size....I know larger is better when it comes to screens, but a lot of the skinning apps will not work, and we will need to start over. Small price to pay if it does pan out to be a great device though.

On the positive side, even if we get the 800, and it turns out to be....well.....crappy, we can always go back to the trusty wx....right?

On a side note, I have noticed the wx forum slowing to a crawl lately, whats up with that? No new apps or questions lately LOL!!!

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

That seams to happen to all the different PPC's when we get close to the release of an upgrade. (800W)

On a side note 169 phone calls in 2 days, not having to reset my device even once during that **** storm PRICELESS!

If the 800W is a solid upgrade I might have to say so long to HTC forever.

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

Big D5 - I am sure you will not have any shortage of usage opinions/critiques for the 800 (me included) to base your decision on. Personally (and I won't go into too much detail here, that is for another thread) if I can have a 700wx with GPS, more memory and faster speed.....I AM THERE!!!!!!! :-)

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

My only beef with the 700 was the tiny screen. Not many PPC apps (games especially) worked with the tiny square screen, as most assumed 320x240 minimum. Now that the new 800w will be 320x320, I think that issue will disappear for me.

Nevertheless, it may be higher resolution, I still wish the screen size would be bigger. For me, smaller is not better for a PDA, a phone maybe, but not a PDA. Add a half an inch to the height and width and correspondingly make the screen bigger, then I'd be much happier. This is what I liked about some Blackberry's. They were easier to hold and thumb-type on, AND easier to read the screen.

I still have my old 700w. I wish I had a 700wx, but upgrading was just too darned expensive for a simple RAM upgrade to the 700wx. The 800w may just be the one I finally upgrade to.

Re: How is it that the Treo 700wx is faster than basically anything else out there?
 

One thing to add for the ugly factor.. you can spruce up your 700w(x) with a simple skin from skinit.com.... I wanted something a bit more feminine... and skinit had just the thing, I put it on Christmas day (yeah gifted myself, though it was only $15) and its like new to this day so they last. Now when the 800 comes out it will have the rubberized feel so they say.. no skin but at least we have a color choice.. I HOPE!