I'm posting this from the train station

[yesthattom]

I have my Palm 700p acting as a bluetooth modem for my laptop.

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[dossy.livejournal.com]

How is the 700p? Any real differences between it and the Treo 650?

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

I haven't used the 650. The data capability is great (but I think the 650 had that already).

I still need to get it to sync properly with my corporate calendar.

[ckd]

Which carrier are you using? Do they support that use, or are you forced to work around it (like the VZW Treo 650s)?

I'd consider a 700p, but I won't buy anything but an unlocked (or easily unlockable) GSM phone at this point. What I really want is a Tungsten C2; thumb keyboard and WiFi (like the C), newer Palm OS and Bluetooth (like the TX), more memory.

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

It's a Verizon 700p with the expensive-but-worth-it-to-me all-you-can-eat data option.

[ckd]

Did VZW forget to cripple the 700p (or, less likely, actually decide to let their customers use a useful feature)? Their 650s won't let you use Bluetooth as a dial-up networking provider unless you install a small hack to re-enable the functionality.

[yesthattom.livejournal.com]

They let you "decide" by paying $ for it to not be crippled.

When the nice woman at tech support was done helping me, she commented that it is such an exciting new feature. I corrected her and pointed out that Verizon was actively blocking that feature when their competition hasn't been for years.

[origamislayer.livejournal.com]

I've done that with my Motorola V710 and my Powerbook. Beats dial-up.