Customer Reviews
Best Palm Device Yet! 
2008-04-05
As a previous owner of the Palm m105 and Handspring Visor I decided it was time to give Palm another go. After purchasing the Palm Treo 650 I immediately noticed the quality has dramatically increased in Palm's products. The screen is very crisp, clear, and bright, the sound quality is great, the keyboard is an essential, the battery life is very long. Although it takes awhile for the battery to charge it lasts for about 6 hours straight. The mute function is very handy being at the top of the device for quick access. Bluetooth capability makes synchronizing to your pc a breeze. The only con I can see is that it is not wifi.
Although it's spendy, if you're looking for a phone/pda all in one it is well worth it.
Junk. Palm needs help. 
2008-03-21
I owned this phone for two and a half years. Actually I owned four. It was replaced 3 times under warranty. Each one had varying call quality. The 650 is inaudible out of the box unless you work in a library, so you have to buy third party software to remedy (VolumeCare--works really well though). Just bought a Blackberry (wince), but even the new Treos are getting trash reviews, and most are discussing quality issues that were existing three years ago. Palm development seems to be treading water at best. As a 10-year Palm user, I hate to stray. The flexible platform, user interface and available software of the Palm devices blows that of Blackberry away. But, um, I like to be able to talk on my smartphone!
Do not buy 2008-02-24
In a word, Awful. Using for about 6 months. Sproatic reboot, lock ups, dropped calls. Used & admired Palm PDA products for years, was highly anticipating integrating PDA with phone, and truly dissapointed in what I thought was a quality product. I believe a class action law suit exists as a result of poor product performance, The only reason it is not in the trash, is the hope that with the pending suit, I may get some redemption finally.
Treo 650 
2008-02-21
When I first got my Treo 650 I was so excited. It was one of my first PDA phones. With all the cool little hacks and apps for it, I thought it would be so cool. The Treo does have all the good functions for a PDA or phone but sucks when you put it together. After about 2 months I started to experience the little glitches. Browsing was a pain. Also after a while whenever I had an incoming call it would sometimes shut off and restart. I don't know what was wrong with it but it got very annoying. Had this phone for about 6 months before I had to switch it up. Also it's a little bulky.
disappointment 2008-02-20
I was very excited about the prospect of owning a smartphone. This phone has proved unreliable. It requires frequent resets to work. Often simply moving to vibrate mode is enough to make the features not function properly. The phone is not useful. The processor is very slow. Once you are locked into the contract you are stuck with the phone. Caveat emptor!!!
Disappointed 2008-06-21
I purchased a USED Palm Treo 650, that was supposed to be in very good condition and is supposed to come with the basic accessories. I just got delivery on the phone today and it was totally NOT WHAT I ordered. It was BUSTED UP with SCRATCHES on the exterior, it came with NO PEN, NO CHARGER, AND NO EAR PHONES, NO SOFTWARE CD and NO DATA CABLE. HOWEVER it did come with someone's contacts still installed, an inbox full of someone else's emails, a BUSTED BATTERY and LOTS of teeth marks like a starved Rhino chewed on its housing. I usually do a fair amount of Shopping on amazon cause I think its a pretty safe, it has good stuff on sale. So I was most SHOCKED when the piece of JUNK arrived posing as a used phone. DISAPPOINTING. Okay not only is the phone look terrible but I inserted a local sim into the thing AND IT DOES NOT WORK. this phone is NO WAY CLOSE TO BEING UNLOCKED. DISAPPOINTED TWICE
a true "classic" (now at least) 2008-05-25
I picked up a 650 mostly because I wanted a cheap smart phone that I could easily text back n forth with my wife, replacing my Fusic (good for a phone, but not great for text).
She's got the Centro, which is a nice, tiny phone with an equally tiny keyboard. Personally, I like having the larger keyboard for texting. The display is bright, sensitive, and really shows the details. I've also got a program for it that allows playback of video, which doesn't make it a video iPod killer, but it does the job very well. With a conversion program, I can get several movies on my phone, and have no complaints about the video side of things. Battery life is very good, and I was lucky enough to get a spare battery, just in case :)
I was also able to pair this with a BlueTooth headset with no issues at all, and it works very well with it. I guess the only thing that bugs me is the LED flashing nearly constantly, showing that it's getting a signal. You can easily pick one of these up cheap, and I highly recommend it to anyone that's looking for a Blackberry alternative or want to get more out of your standard cell.
Built Like A Tank! 2008-05-24
This was my first smart-phone purchase and i am extremely pleased with it. This phone has been through a lot with me! Just yesterday my dog knocked a drink on it and it was just fine. Then a week later, it fell into a drink mug of tea and quite working. I was devastated! My life is on my treo! Yesterday it some how resurrected itself and started working again!!!!! I love this thing. The only thing that i recommend is that you get one of those silicone skins because it is quite slick and easy to drop. Other than that i love this phone and would never want to live without it.
PS the palm os is soooo much easier than windows mobile!
palm bricked my phone with update 2008-05-10
thanks palm! 350 dollar doorstop dont buy 650 update will kill it,want you buying new models,count on endless looping ,big pile o caca! other than that it just wonderful oh yea no refund either,
Great device 2008-04-29
I have had one for almost 3 yrs. Subjected to abuse by my three children and it still works great. My only wish gripe is that it is bulky and palm has been slow in releasing new products. I suspect the company will go under as it can't compete with Microsoft.
