Well, I finally got my hands on a Treo 700w --- it took a 20 minute wait in line at CES. There were a half dozen units available and each attendee was allowed about 8 minutes. In 2 minutes I had already made my decision.
I WANT ONE!!!
In a column a few months ago I wrote about EVDO and now, after actually experiencing it, I can attest that it's simply awesome. The speed of the Treo 700w's web browser is very, very impressive. It is pretty much like working with traditional wireless 802.11 broadband. I'm not going to "review" the 700w but rather will point you here for a comprehensive video demonstration. If you're a Verizon customer the 700w is available today. Sprint customers will have to wait awhile yet. The rest of you are in limbo as Palm decides if they want to implement EVDO's under-performing little sister -- EDGE.
And speaking of Palm, they have an archieved webinar entitled "Delivering Critical Data to Your Enterprise" which details some of the roll-out options for the 700w. No endorsement here for the webinar, just information. Click here to connect.
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