Your opinions are needed/wanted...

lifeuw19 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 05:24 PM

OK... I LOVE my Sprint Mogul. But now my wife wants a new phone. She really likes the Palm Treo 800w. I have never owned a Palm, so I don't know what to expect. I love the fact that it runs windows mobile, so everything I have on my phone, I can put on hers. But... I literally have no time to make this decision. Her birthday is tomorrow (Friday), and I need to make a decision by lunchtime so if I need to buy this thing, I can. So... I don't have time to search and search and search on here. So... if you love/hate your Treo 800w... share with me why. I need to know the pros/cons of this phone, so I can get it for her tommorrow... if that's the decision I make.

Thanks in advance...

ticalnza · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 05:51 PM

I love it, to me it's like my Mogul except for the Treo 800W has more memory and a front-facing keyboard, which makes on-handed typing very easy. The battery life on the Treo 800w is very poor in my opinion, however.

dmc1068 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 09:13 PM

I love mine. Never any problems except for the battery which now an extended battery is available.

**Big D5** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 11:16 PM

my opinion this is simply the best device available on the Sprint network at this time. A very well made PPC that works very well, aside from a lack of battery power that is.

lifeuw19 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ticalnza

I love it, to me it's like my Mogul except for the Treo 800W has more memory and a front-facing keyboard, which makes on-handed typing very easy. The battery life on the Treo 800w is very poor in my opinion, however.

how is the battery... in comparison to your Moguls? That gives me something to compare to... Thanks!

J_Bone · #6 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 09:44 AM

I switched from the Mogul and I don't miss it. I completely underestimated how nice a front keyboard is. I don't see myself ever going back to a slider.

I use mine mostly for business, though I do keep the email checking schedule to once every 30 minutes. With a few minor (IMO) setting adjustments, the battery issue hasn't been a problem for me. I do charge it every night but I make it through the day.
I have always used a car charger as a back-up for all the phones I have ever used so having it handy for the 800 wasn't a new thing for me.

But to be clear, the mogul battery does last longer than the 800 but the other benefits VASTLY outweigh the battery issue.

**sanmanc** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-19-2008, 10:11 AM

I think I've post this before but here goes:

I have the Mogul for work and the Treo 800w for pleasure. I use my Treo for everything now, work and play. The Mogul has become pretty much just a phone to me. No brainer in my opinion. I agree with most on the battery thing but I have never had a PDA battery last me all day without charging. I can't do a fair comparison with the Mogul battery because I don't use it as much anymore.