AT&T Treo 750, why do the salesmen hate it?

[Trypticon]

Hello. Due to signal strength issues, I'm considering returning my Hermes and getting a Treo 750 from AT&T. The thing is I'm concerned because I read CNet and they gave it a 7 from the editor yet I believe the people only rated it a 4.2. My wife has one and she loves it, and I've also seen other forums where people swear by them. On the other hand the salesmen at AT&T all collectively hate it. But that could be possibly be related to the whole commission thing. So I really don't know what to think of this phone.

From dealing with hers I already know that I won't be able to use 1-Calc because of the square screen. I use 1-Calc everyday at work. I know that it is a little bit slower than the Hermes, and the camera isn't as nice, but overall everything seems to work properly.

What are your opinions of the Treo 750? I only have 14 days left to make a decision and only one chance to swap out the phone then I am stuck with it for 2 years per AT&Ts contract.

[j0nkatz]

It's a GREAT converged device. I bought a TyTN and was gonna sell the 750.
NOT!
The TyTN is a better PDA but as a converged device it's nowhere near as nice.
It's a great PDA but is lacking in phone functionality.
The salesmen most likely hate it because they are ramping up for the iPhone.

[drewriddle]

It's definately not a commission thing...they make the same on all their phones. It's more likely that they like regular phone devices and have a lot to choose from.

My wife had the 750 and loved it until she got her Blackberry Pearl and 8800. She's not into adding programs and tweaking like me, so she really wants something more simple to use.

While at one time I wanted a 750, I no longer do. I don't like the smaller screen, which also doesn't have as good of resolution and color as other devices. That's probably my biggest complaint. Other than that, it's a pretty good device.

[maevro]

You are going to hear lots of different responses.

I love my Treo 750. I love the UMTS coverage and the HSDPA(hack) coverage. I love the reception I get, I never drop calls (unless I step into my elevator) and signal strength is never an issue.

I bought the 8525 (TyTN) prior to the 750 and returned it. I personally hated not having a real keyboard and the 750 is lighter, not by much but it makes a huge difference in your pocket. It is not as fast but does everything I need it to do and either way, I dont use a crappy 1.3 or 2.0 MP camera. I don't mind the screen size either, it works for me.

I had the Pearl and loved it, but hated SureType. When the 8800 came out, I went to buy it but couldn't leave 3G, so thats why I have the 750.

I won't badmouth other phones because I think they are all great, but I liked the call quality on the 750 over the TyTN, but thats just me.

[Trypticon]

HSDPA coverage... are you on AT&T/Cingular?

[maevro]

HSDPA coverage... are you on AT&T/Cingular?

Yup. HSDPA coverage with the treo 750 HSDPA Hack.

[Merlyn_3D]

Hello. Due to signal strength issues, I'm considering returning my Hermes and getting a Treo 750 from AT&T. The thing is I'm concerned because I read CNet and they gave it a 7 from the editor yet I believe the people only rated it a 4.2. My wife has one and she loves it, and I've also seen other forums where people swear by them. On the other hand the salesmen at AT&T all collectively hate it. But that could be possibly be related to the whole commission thing. So I really don't know what to think of this phone.

From dealing with hers I already know that I won't be able to use 1-Calc because of the square screen. I use 1-Calc everyday at work. I know that it is a little bit slower than the Hermes, and the camera isn't as nice, but overall everything seems to work properly.

What are your opinions of the Treo 750? I only have 14 days left to make a decision and only one chance to swap out the phone then I am stuck with it for 2 years per AT&Ts contract.

The simple answer to this would be when was the last time a salesman actually knew as much as anyone who comes and does their research on these forums or treocentral? Only a select few phone salesmen I've seen actually visit forums like these, and they're usually the ones you can talk to who'll help you out. They're also the ones who pick the better phones, usually.

Personally, the treo 750 has to be the best WM5 phone I've ever used namely because of Palm's tweaking to greatly enhance the usability of the device, especially with one hand. Sure I wish the screen was bigger, but WM5 has a better use of fonts and cleartype than PalmOS did, so that helps make up for it.

[Trypticon]

Well thanks everyone.

I've made my decision. After messing around with the software and such on my wife's phone and hearing what you guys had to say, I am going to do it and now I'll be sure about it. Tomorrow I'm going to go return my paperweight 8525 and pick up a Treo 750.

That HSDPA hack, you mean using that app from fit4cat to enable it right?

Lol yeah you are right about the salesmen. I guess cell phones are a lot like computers (my area of expertise). A lot of times I go into computer stores and ask questions while shopping just to see how many wrong answers I hear. Most of those guys haven't the slightest clue.

[maevro]

That HSDPA hack, you mean using that app from fit4cat to enable it right?


You don't need fit4cat to enable it. I got it from a friend who runs gadgettech.

http://www.gadgetech.info/treo/hacks/hsdpa

[txzman]

All the "hack" does is put a 5k program in the device windows folder and its shortcut in the start folder. All it does is tell HSDPA to turn on.

Nothing fancy - HSDPA is fully integrated and ready to run in the 750; Cingular in its wisdom has not seen fit to turn it on yet, perhaps due to internal network planning.

My 750 runs at 3G speeds most everywhere in Texas.

[Trypticon]

Yeah I installed the cab today it works great, and after a few adjustments the 750 kicks ass.

[Merlyn_3D]

Yeah I installed the cab today it works great, and after a few adjustments the 750 kicks ass.

Wait until it gets WM6....it's gonna be that much faster and that much better.