Rating  - Piece of you know what (cr@p)
I've always had cell phones in the past. You know, the things that make it possible for you to dial a number and make a call, that don't crash and lock up like Windows operating systems, that actually dial a number when you type in a phone number on the keypad, that have voicemail that responds when you hit number keys to erase messages or use other functions in voicemail.
This Palm/Windows thing doesn't act like a phone. It locks up on a regular basis, you have to get it into or out of some mode for the number keys to work with voicemail, sometimes you can dial a number on the visual keypad or the actual keypad and there seems to be no way to get the damn thing to dial the number.
The battery life is decent but half the time I want to use it I have to take the battery out to get it to unfreeze or get it out of whatever mode it is in so that it will make a call.
I'm fairly technically savvy but also think that something as simple as a phone with a PDA in it should work the way you think it will work (the way every other cell phone I've had does) and anything sold as a cell phone should not crash or lock up. I'll never buy another Palm with the Windows Mobile operating system and will go for a BlackJack that has a better form factor and works first and foremost as a normal cell phone with some added features as soon as I'm not locked into this contract anymore.
Rating - Not worth your time or money
A complete waste of money. I am, in fact, about to head out to my nearest cell phone provider store to switch it out with another vendor's PDA. The device just stops ringing at a whim. Then you can call certain people successfully, but not others. I've had to do a soft reset every day for the past week just to get the thing to receive calls, which is pretty pathetic for something which is supposed to function as my work phone. Before you buy this do a search online for "Palm 750 doesn't ring" and you'll see a myriad of complaints about this issue. Upon calling my service provider, they feigned ignorance about this issue which I am amazed about as how can one of the largest communication companies in the world not be aware of the hundreds of postings by people on the Internet about this issue? Don't buy it- a waste of your money.
Rating  - Windows Mobile Stinks!!!!
The hardware is great, I eventually exchanged it for the palm OS version. However, the memory issues and constant freezing of the windows mobile OS made me miss calls and become very familiar with hard resets. You'll constantly have to go into the task manager to close applications that are still resident in the memory.
The most frustrating part for me is when it decided to hang while there was an incoming call. After a 30-45 second hard boot you'll have to call them back and explain that your phone froze.
After switching to the Palm OS version of this device I never had a problem. I love the windows interface, but it's just to buggy and unstable. (I could insert a snarky Microsoft comment here, but why beat that dead horse)
PS... Friends have also told me that other devices they own with Windows Mobile also have stability issues. So it doesn't seem like this is isolated to the Treo.
Rating  - Great PDA...
I got this phone about a week ago. I was trying to decide between the Blackberry Curve and the Treo 750. So I got my girlfriend the Curve, and if I liked it better, I could just go with one as well. After about 30 minutes I knew I'd stick with the 750. Don't get me wrong, the Curve is also a nice device (the gf loves it), but I find the Windows OS user friendly and the phone keys + stylus navigation fluid. I'm not a big tech guy. I had a Nokia smart phone previously and never tied it to my email. Having every intention to do the same with the 750...within a day I had already signed up for the unlimited data and tied in my email account to the Treo. It's too good not to take advantage of. My only grief is it's somewhat bulky. This makes it hard to find a good case that's not attached to the hip. Other than that, the Treo 750 is highly recommended.
Cheers!
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