pocketnow.com Throwback: Verizon Palm Treo 700w

Here's a look back at a classic smartphone of 2005/2006

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Science & Technology

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• verizon
• palm
• treo
• 700w
• windows
• mobile
• pocket
• pc

[WhiteRussianBC]

I bet if you named it the iPhone 700w it would sell like hotcakes even today

[sophocles2000]

Excellent, Brandon!

Can't wait to see you reminiscing on the Nexus One around 2015 ;)

[reptar99]

can we play music off of it.? thank you in advance

[WAQWBrentwood]

@biggkev4 Yes, Both a touchscreen AND a real keyboard!!!

[WAQWBrentwood]

@sexbagelsk8er The Volumer control on the 700 are seperate up/down buttons, However the 680 had a rocker type volume control.

[WAQWBrentwood]

I still use my 700w. It was originally on Verizon and was flashed to Cricket (for budget reasons). Even though I got every function to work with the Cricket network, I will admit that Cricket IS NOT Verizion! The Phone itself is almost industructable! The power connector is damaged on mine, But I use a dead Treo 680 to charge batteries. (I have FOUR bats.!) so that is not an issue. I will keep this phone untill it quits or blows up or I lose it. Would buy new if they still made them!

[dannytango36]

Man we used these here for our field technicians. these phones were tanks I personally would drop mine probably 3 or 4 times a day. they would take a serious beating. they don't make em as tough as they used to.

[313bro]

That palm pixie looks so cheaply made next to the classic 700wx ,the bottom line if u have push email,a good youtube downloader ,a good media player to play the youtube video mp4's ,navigation,opera mini or oping mutiple tabs while on the net who needs anything els.

[12452108]

I had one of these, it outlasted all my friends and family cellphones. I had it for 3 years in which i dropped it countless times. They sure don't make phones like that anymore, yes it was slow, big, and it had no wifi but that keyboard was perfect. I miss the keyboard, touchscreen sucks!

[MassMan67]

This Palm device was great in it's day, and use can still activate the 700w Verizon model if you have an existing account.

Of course it's old, but still has some kick!

[sexbagelsk8er]

i dont know why, but for some fucking reason i hate it when they call the volume thingy a "rocker." just one of those things that instantly pisses me off.

[agentbl]

I actually bought my Treo 700wx smartphone for $50, but I was told that I would have to pay $400 just to get it activated. Now I'm thinking that it might be better to just get one of the newer phones of today, one with video chat.. I only bought the Treo 700wx phone because I saw it on CSI NY. I think I'lll just send it to Verizon just so they can have it. From now on, I'm sticking with T-Mobile.