Cingular Treo 680 Now Available To Buy On Palm Online Store (Almost)

cool link. but it does not give you any indication of what color you would be ordering! ???

And now pre-ordering is possible for us European customers:

http://eurostore.palm.com

At the price of 499 Euro - eeeew!

Best deal I found is Palm2You: 429 Euro.
http://www.palm2you.com/product.php?pk_producten_id=294

Ohh, that's more to my liking. But I wonder who are to deliver fastest?!
You think we should wait for better offers than 429,-?

This appears to be for the Cingular branded Treo. This is not the unlocked version. Thus, it is only offered in the "graphite" color. You'll have to wait a bit longer for the unlocked versions if you want a different color.

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> This appears to be for the Cingular branded Treo

Certainly not the ones priced in Euro!?

And I saw in the shop that you could get additional cases - three different: purple, white, and a third - for 38,- Euro.

Found that page by simply googling "Treo 650 Cingular" and it came up as a paid google ad-word!

I called Palm and it is a real link...they have my order, but could not tell me when the 680 will be in. GRRRR

well i guess a few peeps got lucky!
now every link i can find either redirects to the palm store home page or to a temporarily out of stock page...
which is odd, i would think that it would be in the treo store! unless they had it there awaitng the release to move it & got found out - then removed it completely.
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No no, for us Europeans the eurostore link I received from Palm themself still works. But there was something wrong verifying my credit card information, and would not call them before ruling out I could get it much cheaper elsewhere - e.g. 429,- Euro vs. 499,-.

Any idea when Verizon will be selling the 680?

Any idea why this release is so vague and non-specific? I mean, they're willing to take your money, but not put up a picture of the device on the order page?

I recognize that this is more about Cingular, as it is their call when they can accept a new device onto their network, but c'mon. If this is artificial demand that they're trying to create, it's being done in an odd fashion.

SC

I heard the launch date was this delayed due to faulty wiring on over 100,000 units.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/11/17/inventec-allegedly-flubs-144-000-treo-680s/

Since the page on the Palm store says its out of stock now, I will definitely be waiting for the next supposed launch date, 11/28. We'll see.

I'm slowly going bald pulling my hair out. I had a dream I found one at WalMart of all places, and was the first to buy one. Then I got robbed.

So, every time I go to the link I get a "This product is temporarily out of stock" page. Anyone still able to access the product?

I think that story is bogus and they confused the story with other palm units that failed.

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=12592

THIS. IS. AGONIZING.

Come on, Palm! Stop torturing us like this and LET US GIVE YOU OUR MONEY. It's not like, oh I dunno, the biggest shopping day of the year is just four days away or anything. Or that it's been THIRTY-NINE DAYS since you announced the damn thing and we still can't even pre-order it. It's almost like you _want_ us to all go buy Pearls or Qs instead, or something.

Glad to know the unlocked 680 is only $349, though. (I was steeling myself for $399.)

Just stopped by a cingular store in Long Beach, CA and the rep actually just recieved a treo 680 that she won through a cingular contest or event. It looked pretty nice and will end up holding out until it is released instead of buying something else. The other rep indicated that they should have them in by next week and also told me to come back and check them out on the day after thanksgiving for some pda specials.

I just talked to a Cingular rep and they were told that the phone was to be released today.

I'm not sure what all the hype is about the Treo 680. Don't get me wrong I have been a treo user since the Treo 180 was out. They are awesome products. But, I can't see the benefits of upgrading from a Treo 650 to a Treo 680. I feel the Treo 680 is an "antennaless" Treo 650 with some added applications. Does anyone feel the same?

Completely agree with #20. I won't even consider the 680 for my wife, who now wants to have a treo. I think the whole scenario is chipping away at my respect for Palm. I was reading that there was some fix they had to tend to before shipping. I really hope that that is th ecase, becuase if its simply about the whole holiday season bull-honky, then they can kiss it! Bring me the 750p (GSM) ... Anything else will be ignored.

Thanks!

I'll be patiently awaiting my 680. I'd like to wait for the initial roll out and get some feedback from early adopters before I make my final decision. I'm 95% sold on dropping my 650 on my wife and snagging a Cingular branded 680, but- I'll reserve judgement until the initial roll-out.

Clee I don't think there is a treo 750P I think the 750P is the Treo 680.

Same Treo different OS, different SD cards, and slighty different size screen.

I agree,I think the only 750 will be 750v, that is to be releases this week, per Cingular.

The Treo 680 is for those who did not jump on the boat 2 years ago when the Treo 650 came out. The Treo 680 is the same as the 650, less the antenna, a slimmer body, and a different phone application layout. Basically, it is the same phone. I am waiting for a palmOS treo that can handle UMTS/HSDPA (3G...fast internet!). The current PalmOS can't handle the fast internet, so hopefully Palm will find a way to do this! Soon! And add 4 gigs of ram, a 30megapixel digital camera, bluetooth 2.0 (for stereo headphones), and all the other goodies that will be out in 5 years or so. I'm serious about the faster internet connection, though. Only the Treo 750 (which is Windows Mobile only, no PalmOS - I dislike Windows Mobile) can handle UMTS/HSDPA which GSM (Cingular and T-Mobile...not Verizon and Sprint) offers. I may have to jump back to the Treo 700p from Verizon for a while (much faster internet than Cingular's EDGE internet, but not as fast as Cingular's HSDPA), and hope that Palm will find a way to get the PalmOS to handle HSDPA. The Treo 680 is very cool otherwise, and the Treo line is still the best smartphone out there...period!

I agree 100% with #25. I wish there was a way to have HSDPA/UMTS on the Treo 680. I like the Palm OS way more than Windows Mobile. For a Mobile OS the Palm OS is really easy to navigate. I actually went out and tried the Cingular 8525 and it was the biggest piece of crap I've dealt with - keyboard is out of place, Windows Mobile has poor navigation, thereby making it very difficult to use with one hand. I wish the Treo 680 had a few more options so that people with a 650 can upgrade to it. Now, the antenna is the only plus. All applications on the 680 can be obtained via 3rd party. C'mon Palm - take our money and give us more!

Does anyone know/feel that the New Palm OS Cobalt could be a perfect fit for a 750p?

The 680 is being offered with the Altec Lansing iMT1 portable audio system in the overseas Palm Store sites, as linked in comment #2. Can we in the US expect this type of bundling as well?

Having read the posts of people who say that the 680 is no better than the 650 or the 700p, I checked out the comparison chart on this site. It seems to me (and feel free to correct me, as I'm sure you will!) that the differences are these: 680 over 650: much more memory. 700p over 680: better camera resolution. 680 over both: no antenna and 4 GB SD card capacity, plus alleged better Bluetooth and signal.
Or have I oversimplified it?

Treo 680 looks nice, but really isn't showing much innovation, which Palm and Handspring before had. My first Palm was a PalmPilot with 512K of memory, and I have since had several other Palms, a handspring Edge with a visorphone module, a Treo 180, and now the Treo 650. Palm's strength has been the easy to use and reliable OS, which Windows Mobile isn't. I recently purchased a iMate smartphone with windows mobile, due to its WiFi capability, which Palm seems to have abandoned in its Treos. Sure there is a sled for the 650, but c'mon, this is 2006! All these devices should have WiFi built in to them. I think Palm may have missed the boat on this, as the offering is not too much improved from the 650. The real excitement and innovation will be when Apple releases its iPhone, or whatever they will call it and most people will have that for personal use, while Blackberry picks up the business market. I have a feeling Palm will die a slow death if it doesn't innovate a little more.

Hi Guys,

Sorry to imply there was a 750p out there. I was just trying to say that that is what I would buy. The reason is that, I travel enough to warrant me staying with a GSM provider (Cing). However, I dont feel like the 680 has enough ummph to make me "upgrade". I just don't think it is an upgrade period. I know from the blog that it looks like th e750 will only be avail with Windows Mobile. Sorry to say it, but I hate Windows. I won't upgrade to that option either.

So basically, this is what I am thinking. I will either stay with my 650 until th eend of time (or until palm has enough sense to release a 750p through Cing) - Otherwise. I willsee what my options are in terms of going to Sprint or Verizon for the 700p. I want the network speed and the upgraded camera most, followed by a few other enhancements. The problem again is that I cant use those treos over seas!

I just got off the phone with a Cingular rep. He told me to check online next week for the Treo 680!!!!! I am sooooooo ready for this phone! Seems like it's taking Cingular/Palm forever to go ahead and release the phone!!! So we'll need to wait and see if the 680 will be ready to buy next week!!! This situation about the 680 is a HOT MESS!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Cingular account exec for my company just told me that Cingular is releasing this Friday 11/24.

My Cingular exec said it's being released Friday for under $200

Your Cingular execs can say what they want, Palm's website has it available NOW. I just ordered one Arctic and one Crimson. The unlocked say they may take 1 - 2 weeks for delivery with free overnight shipping though.

Cingular is discussing the Treo 680 and making agreements with other software providers to support it. I received this link when I asked our Cingular rep about it suppporting Lotus Notes.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-22-2006/0004479088&EDATE=

It is available on the palm site now!!!

Plus get a free mobile music pack ($135 value)