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To keep your smartphone's applications up to date, and to optimize the performance of your device, you may need to perform firmware and/or software updates just as you would on your PC. To learn more about updates for your device, please visit Palm's support site. Note that by clicking this link you will be leaving Amazon.com.

Design

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Under the hood, the Treo 650 features Palm OS 5.4, 32MB of RAM (23MB available for end user storage), and an Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor. The design retains the same popular form factor as the Treo 600 with a few subtle, yet significant, changes. The unit's screen has been dramatically enhanced to support 320 x 320 resolution and the full QWERTY keypad has been redesigned for greater ease of use. The top of the unit features an expansion card slot for SD and MMC-based memory and expansion cards. There's also an infrared port here for line of sight data transfers, as well as a handy switch for turning off the phone's ringer. A five-way navigator controls most of the phone's menus and operating system functions, while quick application buttons on either side of the navigator get you to your favorite applications in a snap. The left side of the unit features a volume up/down toggle plus a handy user-customizable button that can be assigned to any phone or PDA function. The rear of the Treo 650 houses a loudspeaker, as well as the VGA (640x480) camera unit. A touchscreen stylus can be tucked away on the right side of the phone. Meanwhile, a combined charging, data, and accessory attachment port is housed on the bottom of the unit, as is a standard 2.5 mm stereo headset jack.

Calling and PDA Features
All the of the Treo 650's phone and PDA functions are designed to provide an integrated, seamless experience. For instance, you can type in the name or initials of a contact on the keypad to dial them. Or, use the touchscreen and stylus to copy information from an email and quickly paste it into another email or text message. All of the latest phone features folks expect are built-in, too, like a handsfree speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, a vibrate mode and picture caller ID. The capacity of the unit's address book is only limited by the amount of internal and expansion memory available. Use the Treo 650's Bluetooth capability to wirelessly sync your contacts with your PC or Mac (yes, Mac!). Headsets, car kits and other wireless peripherals can also be paired with the unit via Bluetooth.

The Treo 650 is also a fully functional Palm OS device. That means that a huge library of applications, from spreadsheets to word processors to games, can be added to the Treo 650. It's easy to perform multiple tasks like checking your calendar while talking on the phone or dialing calls directly from your contacts list. Familiar Palm OS software ships with the handset including calendar, calculator, clock, contacts, memo, and task management applications. Real Player for video and MP3 playback, VersaMail email client, and DataViz Documents to Go for mobile access to spreadsheets and text documents, are also included.

The unit's memory expansion slot allows you to transfer music, photos, and video from your desktop. Or, use it to load additional games and applications.

Messaging and Internet
The device fully supports SMS and MMS messaging for rapid exchange of pictures, text and video via Cingular's instant messaging system. Other Cingular services are also supported, such as mobile email and web browsing. The Treo 650's web browser supports full-size web pages, and you can enter secure pages with 128-bit SSL encryption. POP3 email accounts provided by SBC, BellSouth, Yahoo, Earthlink, Comcast and AT&T Worldnet are all compatible with the 650's email client application. IMAP and Exchange-based email systems are also supported, and you can view photos, HTML, Word, Excel and PowerPoint attachments.

Vital Statistics
The PalmOne Treo 650 weighs 6.30 ounces and measures 4.40 x 2.30 x .90 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 800/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Treo 650 handset, lithium-ion battery, USB HotSync cable, headset, AC charger, user manual, software CD-ROM.

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Product Features

*  Fully integrated phone and PDA with digital video and camera capabilities
*  Integrated Bluetooth technology
*  Vibrant 320 x 320 touchscreen display
*  Backlit QWERTY keyboard
*  Email access to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 using VersaMail

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Got a Lemon, but no problem exchanging it.        Rating:

The first Treo sent to me had problems with the touch screen and buttons. I was told, it was just a lemon. Some Treos are. Amazon was great about axchanging it, at no cost to me.

One of the best phones ever.        Rating:

I recently recieved my TREO from Amazon a few days ago and like it but not love it as much as I would like to. First and foremost I took the "im extending my contract route" which is very much worth it considering that you preety much get the phone for penny's as apposed to going to an actual Cingular store and throwing $200-$300 dollars away, the only catch to this is that your stuck with Cingular for 2 years.So I receive my phone sooner than what was expected which was a plus and I had a few unanswered question in my head so (I HATE doing this) called Amazon customer service, and just as I suspected they were not as knowledgable as one would like them to be. Amazon then reffered me to Cingular customer service and they were probably worse!for a second I thought the lady I spoke to was mentally challenged, she didnt really give me straight answers and just kept agreeing with me. Anyhow I figured out what I had to do. One thing I did like was that it arrived before schedule which I was more than happy to receive. Changing from a regular phone to a PDA phone will take some time getting use to, I was use to using one hand, this phone is a bit bulkier than a regular phone so text messaging will deffinitely consist of using two hands. This phone is deffinitely worth getting if you like your phone to have alot of bells and whistles, I recently installed an NES/GB emulator in it and am loving it. This phone has everything you need for entertainment and is recommended especially for the price. One thing I am going to say that occasionaly it does soft reset,why? I dont know. It takes about 10 seconds to reset, I wish it wouldnt but other than that this could be the best phone arround.And lastly use third party programs/software at your own discretion! my buddy gave me a program called "ringo" (ringtone maker)for my Treo and I almost had a cardiac arrest when it wasnt accepting calls! after reading the manual I did a system reset and come to find out it was ringo that was causing the inconvenience. Ringo apparently doesnt work for the Cingular Treo 650 but does with my buddy's Sprint Treo 650. If anyone has questions/comments you are more than welcome to let me know.

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