Thank You PALM TREO 650! I'll miss you!
Unfortunately yesterday morning, my Palm Treo 650 fell out of bed (bed being my pocket). It wasn't my Treo's fault, it was mine. As I was walking, my clumsy hands just couldn't hold on to her as she fell onto the concrete of a hospital parking lot. I could have rushed her to the emergency room since I was already there on location...BUT WAIT...REALITY CHECK! It's a damn smartphone!
As I dropped the phone, I shouted to myself, "Son of a B**ch!"
The battery case popped off, the battery bounced out, and the phone fell face down. With a worried expression on my face, I picked her up. Turned her over. Then I couldn't help but notice the huge crack across the screen! DOH! I can live with the newly cosmetic cracks, until I tried using the screen. The touch screen is totally out of commission! The touch screen is about 90% of the navigation and functionality of the phone; without it the phone is useless. , I can manually navigate with the QWERTY buttons and the phone part...the most important button (the answer button) only works when it feels like it!
My Treo has gone through a really abusive relationship with me. She was dropped numerous times. She has battle scars all over. Her antenna was broken and then replaced (thank God). This time she finally gave up on me after over three solid years of service. I must admit that I'm brutal on my phones.
Here's a little history on how I derived to the Palm Treo 650. For the longest time, I would rely on a Traditional Palm Pilot PDA as my Contact List, my Calendar, my task list, etc. I try to fancy myself as an organized person with a taste for high tech gadgets. So for years, I would carry a cell phone and a Palm organizer. So Palm finally came out with a smartphone series that combined the PDA and cell phone all in one. Since the Treo 650 was not Palm's first generation smartphone, I decided to give it a try to consolidate having to carry a phone and a PDA. I must say, a great decision!
I will miss all the applications and tools I've used with the Treo 650. It was my mp3 player, my blood pressure log, my tip calculator, my email, my Vindigo (food/movie guide), my slow yet accessible Internet, and my PDA. The list can continue on and on.
For now, I'm just going to stick with a back up "beater" cell phone. I'm tempted to buy the iPhone, but at the same time I know I'll break it within a week. AT&T does not offer phone insurance on the iPhone. Bummer!! Let's see how long I can last without a PDA/phone. Will I get another smartphone in the future? Yes, but not sure when.
Lastly, I thank you Palm Treo 650 for all the good things you have provided for me. I'm taking donations for a replacement!!!
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