http://www.phonescoop.com/ Phone Scoop is a comprehensive resource for mobile phone enthusiasts, professionals, shoppers, and users. This feed contains status updates and user reviews for the Palm Centro 685 (GSM). en-us Copyright 2013 Phone Scoop. All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=35602#review35602 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=35602#review35602 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:41:48 GMT <p><i>sapnalona submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I bought an unlocked Palm Centro. My service is T-mobile. And it works well. The menu buttons are easily customizable. <br /><br />Phone ringers, sounds alert are loud, and so are the alarm. <br /><br />Takes good pictures, but remember it's not a digital camera, so don't expect to see high quality. Can record videos. I love the voice memo! And what I love about this phone is when I talk, it sounds like me! <br /><br />The sound both receiver and caller is good. Loud and clear. I have a minimum hearing loss and do not need to turn the volume all the way up. <br /><br />The reception is better than my tmobile phones, which means the Palm Centro antennae is better. No sound distortion or muffled sounds, or voice cutting off. I'm glad I made the purchase! U can buy it off from compusa for unlocked phones.<br /><br />I love the calendar with the alarm on it. You can set what time to have ur reminder comes on. Morever, you can even transfer what you have to your desktop and print the calendar out. Or type on your computer and transfer it to your phone. Simple. <br /><br />Text messaging is much easier w/o having to turn of the t9 setting, which is so annoying on other phones. Just type the letter you want and send. I love the threaded messages, viewable as chat. <br /><br /><br />Cons: Must have internet service to be able to get on yahoo, aim, etc. I didn't have to do this with my other phones. Batter is hard to take out, but how many times to do you need to take it out? lol</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=35311#review35311 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=35311#review35311 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:16:34 GMT <p><i>lilfay submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>had a wonderful experience wit this phone!<br /><br />Pros: <br /><br />1. palm os = user friendly<br /><br />2. lots of themes 4 ur daily moods<br /><br />3. customizable menus n favorites<br /><br />4. u can make ur own ringtones<br /><br />5. touch screen worked perfectly,<br /><br />6. messaging was awesome wit the keyboard n the memory seemed 2 b unlimited, lol, n the chat style was a huge plus, <br /><br />7. battery lasted pretty ok, <br /><br />8. loud speakers<br /><br />9. sound recorder was cool 4 practicing music or singing/playing ideas<br /><br />10. different calculators, really cool although im not a student so it made me no difference, but jus still cool, lol, <br /><br />11. pictures loaded fast,<br /><br />Cons:<br /><br />1. the green number pad nvr did it 4 me, lol<br /><br />2. camera was marginal<br /><br />3. dats it, was pretty well satisfied wit dis one!<br /><br />Overall: nice answer 2 the blackberry pearl especially wit da qwerty n touch screen, i still hve it n it works fine but my new blkberry curve 8520 stole its shine, n i am ready 2 upgrade it 2 another phone soon, gud wrk palm i hope in the near future there is sum new upgrade 2 dis phone</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=34993#review34993 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=34993#review34993 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:35:44 GMT <p><i>mkr submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have owned this phone for just over a year (actually 5 days over the one year warranty I am sad to say) I used to own a Treo 650 and loved the fact that this one was smaller. I like having it in a holster on my waist and the Treo was just too big. <br />Pros: Love the QWERTY keyboard, got used to the little keys, didn't bother me much, easy to carry along, takes good pics, love the Palm OS apps that I am using now for work and personal stuff. Lots avail for free, Love the chat format for text messages.<br />Cons: Started getting lots of dropped calls, it was getting so that I had to call people back 3-4 times per call. Pretty ridiculous! I had AT&amp;T send me a replacement twice, and when each phone seemed worse than the last one I gave up. I would pick it up to send a text or make a call and I would have no service.On the day that it died, I tried to replace the sim card, and it would not even get service. But being 5 days over my warranty I am out of luck. I still had my Treo 650 so I put my sim card in that and will use it until my 2 year period is over. It is much more reliable and does mostly everything the Centro does except it is HUGE! I cannot carry any way but in my purse and I miss calls because it is not right there with me always.<br />I GIVE UP on this phone, can't wait to try something else that is a smartphone and maybe windows os this time? Palm makes a great PDA but a lousy phone I have decided.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=34228#review34228 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=34228#review34228 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:56:55 GMT <p><i>lexabby21 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I got this phone for my birthday<br />and IMMIDEATLEY became super attached.<br /><br />this phone has everything you could possibly want. <br /><br />Camera quality is great.<br />QWERTY keyboard makes it easy for anyone<br />to text. People look at my phone and say ,"The keys are soo tiny! How do you text?, its very easy for anyone to get used to.<br /><br />whether your fingers are big tiny slim chunky, or what have you, texting is super easy.<br />And all of the text messages come up as an Instant Message chat unless you choose otherwise.<br /><br />the phone has a fairly good capacity for multimedia (no bigger than 300 KB)<br /><br />it has word with ALL of the features and characteristics that microsoft word on a regular household computer would have.<br /><br />the notes|memos feature makes it easy for you to whip out the phone and jot down something on the go and if you're in a hurry.<br /><br />the speaker on the phone is amazing and has great sounds clarity. very loud even when its only on 1 or 2 but nothing too bad.<br /><br />vibrate is strong so you know when your phone is going off.<br /><br />it also has a switch on the top of the phone that puts it on silent when the switched is on which is very nice if your in a hurry. instead of taking the time to go through the sound options all you have to do is flick on the switch :)<br /><br />the phone has a ton of different themes as well! making it fun and custom for any person who chooses to do so.<br /><br />the phone also has a hug capacity for texts.<br /><br />my inbox would be able to hold over ONE THOUSAND, i kid you not, text messages and then some before it made me empty not even the WHOLE inbox/outbox/drafts etc.<br /><br />Unfortunatley, my palm got stolen a little over a month ago :(<br /><br />but i definatley reccomend this phone hands down to anyone who is looking for a phone that can keep everything they want and more in it without having to delete things every few days :)<br /><br />no cons that i can really think of.<br /><br />buy the palm and have fun!<br />:D</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=33009#review33009 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=33009#review33009 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:26:48 GMT <p><i>L.M.P.discussed submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>0</b> (out of 5)</p><p>hello everyone that has this phone.whether u r with att,sprint,verizon,alltel or any other carrier.I have been threw 4 of them,each one being defective.it freezes,shuts itself down and reboots on its own,doesnt let u recieve txt.messages half of the time or wont let u send txt.messages out.wont let u make phone calls at times or drops signal. at first i loved the phone until it started giving me so much trouble..kinda made u feel like throwing it across the room.But dont worry i never did.The most aggravating thing about it is that PALM,INC. knows they are defective and are refusing to do anything about them. So to everyone that has had this phone or still has it ....Please write a review against them and file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. against palm. even file one with every website that takes reviews about cell phones . THANK YOU</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=32578#review32578 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=32578#review32578 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:13:19 GMT <p><i>bethnvmi submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>0</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone freezes constantly. I will be in the middle of typing in a phone number, and it will freeze. Of course, I don't know that it's frozen, so I hit the number again, and when it unfreezes the number has been entered twice, requiring me to backspace (no small feat).<br /><br />Probably 50% of the calls I make do not go through without me having to redial them. Sometimes I have to dial a number 5 times or more before it actually connects and dials the number. It's awful.<br /><br />I am female with relatively small fingers. I can't type worth a darn on these little tiny keys. I am constantly hitting the wrong buttons.<br /><br />Of course, none of these problems started occurring until AFTER the 90-day warranty period. So I'm stuck with this awful phone.<br /><br />p.s. AT&amp;T stores no longer carry any Palm products at this time. You can still buy it on-line, but stay away from it.<br /><br />No pros -- only cons.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31236#review31236 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31236#review31236 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:11:52 GMT <p><i>catman96 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have this phone and I love it!!!! I love to text on it because its so easy and it looks like I am on instant messaging and it has a full keyboard. I also love the built in PDA and how it helps me to remember tasks and events because I cant remember anything. The other thing that helps is how when you want to dial a phone number you can go to the keypad and just touch the numbers and that makes it so easy to make a call.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31154#review31154 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31154#review31154 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:18:58 GMT <p><i>chocolateman85006 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>It's tiny, yet does so much. <br /><br />Cons (some are my own, but some are legitimate):<br />Can't download games. <br />Battery llfe stinks. <br />Tiny Keyboard. Hard to text and e-mail on. <br />No stereo headphones included, as with other Palm cell phones. <br />If I put an 8GB card in it, it only sees 4GB. <br />It has a cheap feeling stylus. <br /><br />Pros:<br />Palm's OS comes with Facebook Application (MySpace application is to come)<br />Decent camera. <br />More compact than the Treos 650 &amp; 680. <br />It comes with at&amp;t mall. <br /><br />In order for this phone to be a 4.5 or above, they need to adopt the keyboard of the Palm Treo Pro, as well as a sturdier stylus. Other than that, it's awesome.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31002#review31002 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=31002#review31002 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:38:01 GMT <p><i>badbroncogurl submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>2.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>When I first bought this phone, I loved it. I lived in the city and had no problems with not getting calls, sending picture text messages or even texts for that matter. The only problem that I had when I was in the city after I bought the phone was that I received a bad phone and it lost it's data after a month, but it was replaced with no problem. Now that I don't live within the city limits, the phone drops calls, misses calls, has trouble connecting to the net (most of the time it times out when trying) as well as when signing onto MSN, AIM and Yahoo, I also have problems sending messages through text messages where the phone states the message was sent, but when the person I had sent the message to, was told it never got to them. <br /><br />So if you live in the City, this is a great phone to own, if you live in the Country...pass or you will be doing what I did, and buying another phone even tho this phone has only been in my hands for 5 months. And if I didn't wait for the phone credit that I got this month, I would had done it back in May when I moved here, just 2 months after I bought the phone in March.<br /><br />oh the other extra features that are on this phone rock...I only give it a mid-grade review because of the fact that I spent more time with the problems then if I would had stayed in the City and never had the trouble that I had.<br /><br />Now you judge what you think.<br /><br />And another thing...I don't know how many times I have dropped this phone. But nothing on it has broke...screen, shell, or battery cover...so it is a strong upholding phone. My boys and boyfriend tho claim the worst thing the feel is wrong about the phone is the small letter keys on the phone. I didn't have a problem tho :D guess small fingers are good for somethings</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=30546#review30546 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=30546#review30546 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:17:58 GMT <p><i>zpickens submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I really hate Palm products, but I gotta say...this phone wasn't bad at all. I think it has great sound quality and the size of it is awesome. The one thing that I hate about this phone is THE BATTERY LIFE! The reviews say that this phone gets about 4hrs of talk time...HA HA HA! VERY FUNNY! Maybe like 2hrs. Overall a great phone!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=30326#review30326 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=30326#review30326 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:37 GMT <p><i>dmh3107 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>1</b> (out of 5)</p><p>This phone is awful! The operating system is terrible, the functionality of the phone is horrible. Why have a touch screen on such a small screen? come on palm.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=29586#review29586 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=29586#review29586 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:31 GMT <p><i>LucasGreene submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had this phone for almost four months now and I have been too busy to get on and write my review! I have been the owner of many different phones on my ways to this one! The Razr, (I had about 15 of those, they suck), the Sony Ericcson w300i which I took back to the store after I had it for 3 hours and the screen on the front cracked, the Samsung A737 slider in lime, which was an awesome phone but it met with an untimely run-in with a wall, and lets not forget the old timer Nokia 6101. This phone is a rock! I have dropped it in water, thrown it at cement walls, dropped it on cement, and even painted the back cover! <br /><br />Pros: <br />Awesome color screen<br /><br />Awesome camera, its so sweet, the zoom is a little touchy tho.<br /><br />Keyboard is absolutely amazing. It is a little small but you can definitely get used to it. I have VERY fat fingers and I have no problem typing on it.<br /><br />Chat Threading is very helpful in case you forget what you texted the person before they texted you back.<br /><br />Speaker on the back is loud and very clear.<br /><br />Vibrate is strong.<br /><br />Other than these, there is really nothing else. Like I said, I am rough on phones and this has held up pretty good.<br /><br /><br />Cons:<br />The only real con that I found is that the speaker in which you hear people becomes very dull after a long period of being used. Another thing I noticed, if you touch one part of the touchscreen over and over in a short period of time it cracks. <br /><br />This phone is a beast and is well worth trying! I would most definately recommend it!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=29269#review29269 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=29269#review29269 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:28:58 GMT <p><i>8iblack submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>everything about this phone is cool from the touchscreen to the messaging format i got the black one because i believe it is more stylish..although the keys are small you can get used to them really quickly.<br />the only reall problem is that this phone has no games and i was looking for help on how to get some with out having to really purchase from the internet..if any body can help i will be back soon to read about it</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28659#review28659 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28659#review28659 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:42:31 GMT <p><i>mufan21 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have had this phone for quite some time now. Everything is great about it except the small keyboard. There is nothing wrong with this phone except the small keyboard. I love to text. I am a college student and prefer a larger keyboard because when I am texting in the car or on the go, the small keyboard is almost impossible to manage. Dialing in the car is almost impossible too. Many of us cell phone users make phone calls in the car and with the small keyboard, it is extremely difficult. All of the apps and user interface is phenomal, but I cant get over the small keyboard. I am currently selling my phone due to this problem. So if you have larger fingers, I do not reccomend this phone.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28648#review28648 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28648#review28648 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:44:31 GMT <p><i>rs4004 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I liked this phone. It was small, easy to pocket if you wanted to, and had excellent functionality.<br /><br />I'll start with the external of the phone. It has several buttons besides the keyboard, all of which are self explanatory in function. On top is a switch that turns the phone on vibrate, which is nice, but it was hard to toggle. The keyboard consists of minute bumps on each key that makes typing actually easy. I had no trouble typing on it with my thumbs. <br /><br />When the phone is activated, the red/end key turns the screen on and off, which is slightly annoying when you are used to it closing out of menus, but this is something you could get used to. Also to note, when you turn the screen back on, you have to hit the central button to unlock as a default. Navigating through Palm's menus is a pain, but again, easier as you do it more often. Using the touch screen was easy, but I preferred to use hardkeys the majority of the time. <br /><br />Included features is where this phone shines. Anything that has to do with the internet this phone excels in. Email was easy to use. Surfing the web was extremely fast on ATT's 3G network. Youtube videos loaded in mere seconds and mobile websites rendered before I could blink.<br /><br />Pros<br />3G moves at lightning pace<br />keyboard is easy to use<br />touchscreen is a nice feature<br />screen resolution is comparable to iPhone, but smaller<br />bluetooth works like it should<br />micro sd adds much<br /><br />Cons<br />Palm software looks and feels old<br />Camera only took decent pictures<br />Media player was, well, there<br />Web pages not meant for mobile didn't work<br /><br />Overall, an excellent phone for nonbusiness users. If you want business level functionality, go for Windows Mobile or Blackberry. For the average person, this phone works well. Its the smartphone for the averagejoe.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28412#review28412 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28412#review28412 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:13:04 GMT <p><i>Drewhaus submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Palm keeps getting closer to perfection, but they haven't nailed it quite yet. I have been using the phone for about a month and in general I really like the phone, but there are some serious drawbacks.<br /><br />Cons:<br />Coverage - While the Centro gets good service with AT&amp;T, it’s not quite to the great service I had become accustom to with my previous phones.<br />GSM 1800 - I took the phone with me to Costa Rica and although I like the name of the carrier, I.C.E., my phone would constantly show no service while my friend’s iPhone would have service.<br />EDGE - What is Palm thinking? If you are looking for high performance data, you might want to look on to a phone with HSDPA.<br />Tasks â€" Still waiting for Palm OS to support wirelessly syncing of Tasks like many Windows phones.<br />Battery Cover â€" Having a spare battery is nice, but changing the battery can be difficult as the battery cover is slick and hard to handle.<br />Accessories â€" Palm doesn’t do a good job offering accessories for new models.<br />Ringtones â€" Would be nice if you could use a MP3.<br /><br />Pros:<br />Size â€" In my opinion, the smaller size is well worth the sacrifice of the small keyboard.<br />Phone Screen â€" I really like the dial pad and lists (Favorites, Contacts, and Call Log) located at the bottom of the phone screen which can easily be accessed by pressing right or left.<br />Favorites â€" While most phones have only nine speed dial keys, the Centros have 25 programmable speed dial keys known as quick keys which can also be set for shortcuts. A â€" Z keys minus E, which is defaulted to Voicemail. Combined with 6 customizable buttons for shortcuts to applications, the phone is quick and easy to navigate.<br />Outlook EAS - It’s a little more than just email and truly a great tool for people on the go who need to stay connected and organized.<br /><br />Everything else is what you would expect for Palm phone running Palm OS with straight forward and familiar menus. And like other Palms there is a plethora of applications to download and customize your device with.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28119#review28119 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28119#review28119 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:07:30 GMT <p><i>plane submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I have a Sprint version of the centro, and agree with most of the previous reviews, and got the att version, which for the most part is similar to the sprint phone, with minor(annoying differences, ie touch screen to dial and hangup, others)<br /><br />My biggest gripe is while the sprint phone has the best sensitivity of any sprint handset I've owned, but the att version is no where near as good---no signal in numerous areas where my motos and samsungs do have signal--if not for that aspect I would have kept it--but what good is a phone with "no service--again love the sprint version.<br /><br />pros <br /><br />price is a bargain<br />menus are straigt forward, can operate w/o a manual<br />lot of phone is a small package<br /><br /><br />cons<br /><br />Battery life could be better, but att version is some better than sprint version<br /><br />sensitivity not up to par. If you are never in a low signal area, no problem</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28010#review28010 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=28010#review28010 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:57:14 GMT <p><i>mbranscum submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I really like this device. Impressed with its performance so far. <br /><br />Much smaller than the 680. Battery life comarable to the 680.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=27952#review27952 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=27952#review27952 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:11:30 GMT <p><i>soxfanshawn submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>3</b> (out of 5)</p><p>I was excited when this phone was released for AT&amp;T and saw the ridiculously cheap price tag of $99 after a mail-in rebate. I have been looking for a smart phone for a while and really need a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and email. I ordered this device and have been using it for 5 days. I am a bit disappointed to say the least. The OS feels dated and I couldn't even run J2ME applications without installing some third party java vm which Palm no longer supports. The screen came with 3 dead pixels which show up when the screen is dark. The keyboard is extremely tiny and the buttons are way too close together. If you have hands larger than a 5yo child, you will not be able to use this keyboard accurately. I also don't care for the case, it is very slippery and doesn't feel sturdy in my hand. I am returning it to AT&amp;T for the Blackberry Curve 8310.<br /><br />Pros:<br />Touch screen<br />Loud speaker phone<br />Palm OS applications<br />Easy to navigate<br />Customizable interface<br />Small size<br /><br />Cons:<br />Dated OS<br />Small keyboard<br />My screen came with dead pixels<br />Slippery case<br />Contact book isn't that great<br />Camera has no flash and poor zoom<br />Ear piece is small and not very loud<br />Don't care for the navigation button<br />No 3G</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=27933#review27933 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/user_reviews.php?phone=1438&r=27933#review27933 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:09:24 GMT <p><i>ppf2 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 685 (GSM):</i></p><p>Overall rating: <b>4.5</b> (out of 5)</p><p>Yes, the keys are small, but the touch screen makes up for a lot of it, I only use the keys for actual messaging, and I'm a guy with big fingers and i can get used to typing it.<br /><br />I recommend getting the CardReader app, this allows you to transfer data to your MicroSD card without having to open and close the battery cover a lot.<br /><br />The blackberry curve was $100 also, but I didn't pick it because of the ugly titanium and red colors being offered, and also the nerdy interface filled with boring white menus. I just can't stand the blackberry os, it's clearly built by a bunch of computer engineers who have no idea what good user interface is.<br /><br />The Palm OS, even though it's many years old, it's still a more intuitive and appealing interface to use. Not to mention that there are hundreds more custom applications and games available for download on the Palm vs the Blackberry.<br /><br />The sound, picture, speaker and video qualities are all great. The camera is not spectular, but it takes very bright pictures and it's good for what it is. <br /><br />This is the best offering yet from Palm!</p> <p><i>(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=1438