Palm Treo 700p Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Alfredo Padilla Published on March 15, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (4.0)
The Treo 700p on Sprint is a dual band CDMA device, supporting the 800 and 1900 Mhz CDMA bands. This means that the device will only work on Sprint’s network, but will not work on the vast majority of global GSM networks. This means that the 700p from Sprint is not a good choice for global travelers that want a device that will work overseas. Cellular band scores are standardized based on the number of bands supported.
Data Support Score (6.0)
The Treo 700p works on both Sprint’s high speed EVDO network and can fall back on the slower 1xRTT network when not in an EVDO area. It does not support Sprint’s newer EVDO Rev A network. According to Sprint their EVDO network provides average download speeds of between 300 and 600 kbits/second. EVDO provides near broadband speed for users, although you should be warned that heavy use will have a significant impact on your battery life. Although we like EVDO speeds, and they should be sufficient for most North American users, world roamers should be warned that the 700p will not function on most overseas high speed data networks.
Bluetooth (7.0)
The Treo 700p uses Bluetooth 1.2, and supports 7 different profiles, including headsets, dial up networking, serial port and object push. The Treo 700p’s Bluetooth software is easy to use, and provides quick wizards for setting up a headset or Bluetooth hotsync. Pairing with a bluetooth headset is easy to do. Unfortunately, setting up more advanced partnerships like dial up networking and file sharing is a much more complicated endeavor. This is generally true of most devices, which doesn’t mean we like it any more. Given how easy the 700p is to use in so many other places, we wish that Palm had invested in making advanced profiles more accessible to users.
WiFi (0.0)
The Treo 700p does not support wi-fi.
Infrared (7.0)
The Treo 700p includes an infrared data port, which is useful for those seeking to exchange information with many legacy devices, although you can turn the Infrared port off or on in the power settings, which is not very intuitive.
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