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rlsusenet@NOSPAMPUHLEEZschnapp.org wrote:
> Randy Crawford wrote:
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>>I can't recommend the Treo600. The PCS digital data rate is PITIFUL.
>>Bad dialup is faster. This is true no matter where I use it, or how
>>strong the signal is. It's still very bad when I turn off the
>>downloading of images. It is simply useless.
>
> That simply does NOT jibe with my experience. The PCS data rate is
> pathetic compared to DSL or cable modem. I typically see a data rate
> two to three times typical dialup (which rarely goes above 33kbps). I
> regularly get 60-100kbps when downloading, viewing websites, or emailing.
Near Houston? I've tried it all over Houston, and even in Austin, and
was consistently unfavorably impressed.
>
> Sprint PCS is probably no worse than any other company at rebate
> fulfillment. They stumble on occasion -- initially rejecting my Treo
> rebate for an obviously invalid reason. When I pointed out the problem
> to the rep on the phone (in Bangalore, no doubt), she quickly figured
> out what the problem was, and authorized the rebate. No lawsuit threats
> were required or warranted.
I can only hope.
>
> Like I said, this has absolutely NOT been my experience.
>
> And I'm not a SPCS stockholder or employee or anything else. I'm just
> extremely satisfied with SPCS and my Treo. (Okay, I'd rather have had
> the Kyocera 7135, but I've gotten over that!)
Do you use your Treo to web surf or just read email? I haven't used it
for messaging or email at all. I intended to use it as a remote
Googler, but with a web boot up time of about 30 seconds followed by
really slow web download times (most of which are delays and timeouts),
it just isn't useful to me except as a cell phone.
In fact, it seems a lot like web surfing across phone dialup that's
based on satellite. The initial contact time to a site isn't too bad,
but even simple web page loads are interrupted repeatedly with long
intervals of no activity. No good.
Randy