Palm Treo 750 Cell Phone Review - Connectivity
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Alfredo Padilla Published on March 17, 2007 Comment on this |
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Cellular Bands (8.0)
The Palm Treo 750 is GSM quad-band phone that supports GSM 850/900/1800/1900 bands. This means that the phone can be used anywhere in the world where GSM is supported, which means most of the world. Being a world device is a nice feature for a business oriented phone that might be used by business people that travel extensively. Points in this section are awarded on a standardized basis depending upon the bands that are supported.
Data Support Score (6.0)
As a GSM phone, the Palm Treo 750 supports both 2G data technologies such as GPRS and EDGE, as well as the newer and faster 3G UMTS standard. UMTS should allow you to reach average data speeds of between 300 – 400 kbps in good coverage areas. Unfortunately, the Palm Treo 750 does not support the much faster upgrade to UMTS known as HSDPA. HSDPA devices like the Samsung Blackjack and Cingular 8525 can reach average speeds of between 800 and 1000 kbps. One nice feature of the Treo 750 is that it is one of the few phones that will support 3G data on both the 850/1900 bands used by Cingular and the 2100 band used globally. This means that world travelers can take their phone overseas and still get 3G data, although we would hate to get your cell phone bill. The Cingular 8525 also supports overseas 3G, but the Samsung Blackjack does not. UMTS is slightly slower on average than the EVDO provided by devices like the Blackberry 8703e or the Treo 700p. Our score for data support is standardized based on the technologies and bands supported.
Bluetooth (5.5)
The Palm Treo 700p supports Bluetooth 1.2. This one version behind the latest 2.0 standard and does not support multiple simultaneous connections. In our test pairing using a Bluetooth headset, we had no problems initiating a partnership using the Bluetooth wizard on the 750. We were not able to obtain a definitive list of the profiles supported by the Treo 750, however based on our testing at the least is supports serial port, headset, hands free and dial up networking. It also supports A2DP and AVRCP profiles for using stereo Bluetooth headphones as well as controlling your music using the headphone controls. We were pleased with the functionality of the Bluetooth software on the Treo 750.
WiFi (0.0)
The Palm Treo 750 does not support Wi-Fi. This is a feature that Palm users have been hoping to see for some time, and it was a disappointment that the 750 does not include it. It is likely that carrier concerns about customers using Wi-Fi as an alternative to their data networks played a part in Palm’s decision. Still, for an expensive high-end smart phone like the Treo 750, we find it disappointing that this technology has been left out.
Infrared (7.0)
The Palm Treo 750 does support infrared, providing short range line of sight data transfer between compatible devices. Infrared seems to be on its way out, however, its nice to see on a business device like the 750 as there are still a lot of legacy devices out there that support this wireless technology.
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