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Review: Palm Treo 800w

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The Treo 800w includes SMS and MMS but not video messaging; I suspect Palm and/or Windows figured you'd email any clips you record. Windows Mobile 6.1 adds threaded SMS messaging, which isn't as pretty as on the iPhone but is a significant improvement for frequent texters. POP3, IMAP and Microsoft Exchange Server email are supported by the 800w.

Entering my user name and password to access my AOL account took only around 30 seconds. It took me a couple of attempts after inputting all the SMTP settings for my personal domain to successfully access my IMAP email. I was not able to send email from the 800w on this IMAP account, however. I'm sure I could have figured it out – eventually – but I lacked the time and the patience.

The 800w does not include instant messaging; when you click on the Instant Messaging icon in the Program menu you are prompted to download the OZPocketPC package, which contains AIM, Yahoo and Windows Live Messaging. Again, why these aren't included and why you're forced to download a separate program to install IM apps makes no sense to me.

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Palm Treo 800w

Display: 320 x 320 pixels
1,150 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard

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