Treo 650

[Rod Hagen]

Hi. Where's the cheapest place to buy an unlocked Treo 650 to throw my T-Mobile simms chip into (T-Mobile doesn't sell them yet)? I've decided to finally own a PDA. Thank you!

[+ Hoover42]

I found a number of websites advertising the unlocked Treo 650, but none of the sites that I found are selling it more than $20 below list ($699) and some are selling for more.

 

...Hoover

[Flower]

Rod or someone--can I use my motorola V600 chip in the Tevo 650? I'm on at&t/cingular--can they prevent me from having an unlocked phone? do I just slip the simm in the Tevo and go about business as if nothing happened or do I have to notify them? Is unlocked just mean it can be used in the usa as well as on the 2 frequencies they have in Europe or something else? Any information appreciated.

[FourAces]

Flower you can use your sim card in any unlocked phone as long as the frequency is correct for your carrier. In the example you gave it will work. The law is not very clear on unlocked phones in the states but there is no need to notify anyone.

 

Carrier's "lock" their phones with a code that some will supply to customers but unlocked simply means that a specific phone can be used regardless of carrier.

 

This is one way around the carrier's selection of phones which is what Rod wants to do.

 

RT

[Vincent_Michael]

I think if your going the PDA route then stay away from PalmOne it is a dying plat fourm...also bluetooth is not worth its weight any longer.

[UDH]

T-Mobile <USA> is good about giving you the unlock code ~ they have done for 2 of my phones. Have had 2 phones unlocked in Thailand for about $12 each.

I am carrying around pre paid Sims for Thailand, Italy, Germany just pop them in and ready to go with a big cost savings plus having a local phone number.

When in the States just pop in my T-Mobile accout one and works with no problems.

[JamesK840]

>I think if your going the PDA route then stay away from

>PalmOne it is a dying plat fourm...also bluetooth is not worth

>its weight any longer.

 

Microsoft Smartphones are *very* powerful, but stay away from the Motorolla MPx220, it was slapped together for 2 cents in some fourth-world country and has too many (hardware) bugs (the MS software actually works pretty well). WindowsMobile2005 should be out soon and rumors abound about a Treo based on WM...

 

Of course it all depends on what you want to do... if you just want to carry PIM info and sync it with a computer many/most phones can do that, it's just a matter of getting the cable/software.

But if you're a hardcore MS Outlook user or want real power and the ability to do all kinds of cool things it's hard to beat MS Smartphone/windows mobile.

[Vincent_Michael]

T-Mobile is awesome! I just got a Side Kick 2 and I am blown away with the options this thing offers and not to mention it is overwhelmingly easy to use.

[Flower]

>also bluetooth is not worth its weight any longer.

 

 

Why do you say that? Having tried and enjoyed the lack of wires and tangles from ear piece to phone, I won't have a phone without it.

[Rod Hagen]

Are we talking June for WindowsMobile2005 or just "someday"?

[JamesK840]

>Are we talking June for WindowsMobile2005 or just "someday"?

 

Not really sure, MS is really working to keep all word of it under tight wraps... I'm guessing after June but maybe July or August... things do move kind of slowly in the phone world though (except when they move to fast, which Motorolla knows all about with the MPX and MPx220...).