Home | Stories | Reviews | TreoCast | Treo Store | Accessories | Software | Discussion at webOS Nation | Mobile | About | Search   treocentral.com >> Products & Reviews >> Handhelds Treo 300 Mon Oct 14, 2002 - 2:39 AM EDT - By Michael Ducker, Dieter Bohn Table of Contents IntroductionOverview> VisionSMS and EmailVoicemailSprint ServicesAccessories, Battery...Conclusion Vision Dieter: It’s fast. Not wildly fast, but coming from the 9600 GSM connection on the 270, it felt like Blazer actually deserved the name. Sprint claims that it can download at speeds up to 144 kilobytes per second at peak times, with an average of between 50 and 70 kbps. I can’t say I ever had it much faster than 75 kbps, but that’s faster than your average (or even above average) telephone line modem. Like the GPRS upgrade for the 270 and 180, the 300 connects automatically to the Vision network and displays a separate indicator for that. If you’re not on the Vision data network, you do need to wait for a few seconds for it to log in. Sprint also changed Blazer’s default homepage to their Vision mobile homepage. It’s designed for phones with smaller screens, so it’s a little lackluster on the Treo’s screen. Of course, you can still get to Handspring’s homepage as well. One issue that Sprint needs to get resolved, however (besides the incredible problems with SMS, see below), is the multiplicity of passwords you need to get around. It was tough to get around, and we didn’t exactly get everything we needed from Sprint to play with all their toys on the website. Ah, well. Michael: I had an opportunity to use a Sprint Vision PCMICIA modem for laptops. I was very impressed at the speed, because I was getting sustained 120 kbps downloads while using it – more than twice the speed of dialup. I never found this kind of speed on the Treo 300, but I don’t expect a 33 MHz processor to be able to process and render that much data instantly.. One of the nicest things about the Treo 300 was that all the connection settings were stored in memory that was not erased by a hard reset. Unlike a GSM Treo this means after a hard reset you can go right back onto the network, without having to sync your backup first (Editors Note: The predefined GPRS connection settings are now stored in Flash). Next Page: SMS and Email >>   User Opinions 85% 15% Read Opinions (26) Would you recommend Treo 300? Yes   No   Product Info Details > Name Treo 300 > Company Handspring > Battery Life 2.5 hrs talk, 150 hrs standby > Other Features Jog rocker, Ringer switch with vibrate option, Headset jack, Personal speakerphone, Protective flip lid, Microphone, Backlit keyboard > OS Palm OS 3.5.2H > Screen Color (12-bit) > Memory 16 MB > Weight 5.7 oz > Size 4.4" x 2.8" x .82" > Color Silver > Fact Sheet & User Opinions Availability > Available Pricing > $249.99 References Links > Handspring > Sprint PCS Actions > Print this page >

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