I’m on my second Palm Treo. I stuck with Palm, because when they work, I love them.
The problem is, not a single day passes where my phone does not reboot itself at least once. And that is normally when I am either receiving or trying to make a phone call.
And, if someone does not leave a message, I do not even know who tried to call me.
Palm Support is utterly useless on this issue. They tried to blame it on third party software, but I removed EVERYTHING, and guess what… it still happens.
Of course, I let them talk me into keeping it and now it’s past the 30-day return period.
I upgraded to the 755p for one simple reason: the 700p rebooted itself frequently. I wanted this problem fixed. I was missing important calls, and I was tired of it.
The new phone was great for about two weeks. Then it begun. The reboots. With the 700p, it was normally when I received a call while already on another call or if I was playing a game on the phone (which was too often… the person who developed Tetris for Palm OS should be shot!). Now with the 755p, it seems to happen most often when the bluetooth is connected. I’ve used three different bluetooth headsets, and the Treo 755p has the same issue with all of them.
I am thinking about switching to the Blackberry Storm. I want to stay on Verizon’s network, and it still irritates me that Apple made their exclusive deal with the worst cell phone service provider in the United States. I think the Storm has gotten harsh reviews mainly from people who wanted the Storm to be something it’s not. I’m going to try to play with one at a Verizon store early next week, and if I like it, I will forever be done with Palm.
To keep my conscience clear, I felt like I should warn all my dear readers to avoid Palm units like the plague!
Black-berr-ee-black-berr-ee! w00t! Blackberry FTW! Sorry bro…that Treo has been the bane of your existence…hope Santa brings you a strom soon.
Scott is THE Man
January 20th, 2009