gsupa said:I'm thinking of buying a smart phone and use it in the DR.
I'd go for a Treo 650 or HP Ipaq h6315 Pocket PC.
Do they work here?
If yes, which carrier should I choose? Orange/ Verizon ?
Thanks!
roca said:As of this moment I know for a fact the Treo 650 will not work in the DR, at least not with Verizon (cdma). I have a Treo 600 working fine and want to upgrade to the 650 but Verizon is giving the supplier a hard time putting it into it's database. If it's gsm, it should work fine.
sweetdbt said:You should be able to activate either in the DR. You need to find out if the transmission mode is GSM (Orange) or CDMA (Verizon). The question is, do you plan on using it in your home country as well? If so, you want a GSM phone, which will enable you to move back and forth by simply changing SIM cards.
roca said:Mine is a Sprint Treo 600 working on Verizon network (cdma). Unfortunately for me mine came with the battery problem (only sprint models and within a certain serial number range have this problem).
Last I heard Palmone will release an unlocked GSM Treo 650 but they added and additional US$100 to the price, that would make it about US$ 700.
GSM, while having the coolest phones, and Orange having a good covergae, in my opinion, reception is not as good as cdma, but that has to do with the technology. Somehow it's always the gsm users screaming out the top of their lungs when in a phone conversation.
The hotel coverage problem, especially in the US is due to the fact that most hotels will block cel signals because customers where not using their hotel phone lines thus decreasing revenue.
You might want to check www.treocentral.com go to the treo 650 forum and ask anything you want.
Just yesterday I was at 7 Digitos searching for the 650 but the guy only has about 10 600's and way too expensive.
roca said:I pay a rent of about $300, don't know what it includes, the company I work for pays my cel usage, usually about $2000. I do not know of anyone using a Treo with Orange, sorry, but cel plans here do not work as in the US with yearly contracts I think. You'll hace to call Orange and find out for yourself. One nice feature about the Orange Treo is the ability of using it as a 2 way radio (nextel began this in the US). I don't know how important this would be for you as I believe you need a circle of friends with the same activation for it to work. Call Orange and find out.