PalmOne hasn’t announced it yet, but the new Treo 650 might very well be my ideal phone: it has the 320×320 screen I’ve been lusting after since Arlene got her Tungsten E, plus a thumb keyboard, plus Bluetooth, plus a camera. Best of all, it has Exchange ActiveSync. Various sources differ on which carriers will support it when it ships; Engadget says that Verizon will carry it, and over at TreoCentral there are several posts on Sprint and T-Mobile availability.
I’ve been really satisfied with the quality and range of Verizon’s wireless network, so II’d be most interested in the 650 if VZW does carry it. Unfortunately, their track record with Bluetooth phones is really bad: they’ve only shipped one, and it was crippled. I’d switch carriers rather than live with the reduced functionality (even if it is better than what my current phone already does). Palm has been mum on release dates so far, but apparently mid- to late November is the target date for at least one carrier. I’ll have to wait and see.
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