Treo 650 first impressions, Part II

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Treo 650 first impressions, Part II

[figby.com - Michael Moncur's weblog] Dial-up Networking: Officially, the Sprint Treo 650 does not support dial-up networking (DUN) via Bluetooth, which means you can’t use it to get your laptop online. Sprint is supposed to be adding that feature with an update “relatively soon”, but in the meantime there’s a clever hack that enables DUN. It’s not perfect, but it works, and I can get my iBook online through Bluetooth. This has come in handy while camping and when my cable internet was down at home.

Some slightly related from Technorati and Google.

[Dave's House] Not enough of an EDGE: I do like the idea of having multiple wireless options inside a laptop. Maybe if it had a built-in EVDO modem that worked with either Verizon and Sprint, it would be much cooler. (Of course, it would also get much less traction in Europe and Japan, where GSM technologies are king.) As it stands, it's a pretty good idea that's come a few years too early, and it's not going to get as many customers as either Sony and Cingular would like.

[figby.com - Michael Moncur's weblog] treo 650 osx bluetooth: Step-by-step instructions for dial-up networking with the Sprint Treo 650, Bluetooth, and Mac OS X - detailed instructions that make this relatively easy

[Geek Simplified] Verizon Wireless to add Palm Treo 650: Still, considering the number of emails that I have received asking me when Verizon’s Treo 650 would be released, there will undoubtedly be a great many Treonauts who will be delighted to hear that they won’t have to wait much longer.

[Oreillynet.com] UPDATE: Sprint Says Treo 650 WILL Support Bluetooth Dialup: I'm glad to hear that Sprint will be supporting this functionality and is not trying to double-dip on mobile business users. I also asked whether the commentator on my previous post was right about the terms of service being a concern, and Jeff responded, "my understanding is that no, we do not have a restriction on these devices from a pricing/plan standpoint. This sort of use only represents a pretty small fraction of Sprint Vision customers, so we see it as one of those areas where if this is how customers choose to connect, we don't stand in the way."

[Oreillynet.com] How to Lose Treo 650 Customers, by Sprint: I would like to know if the older "wireless web" sprint pcs service will work with the Treo 650. I am currently using that service for slow speed email access on a Samsung SPH 300. I am hoping I will not have to change my plan if I switch to a 650. I asked in a Sprint Store and was told that it would not work, however, I don't think they really know for sure.

[Engadget.com] First Treo 650 hack: Enable the Bluetooth dial-up networking ...: That was hella fast. The Treo 650 has been in people’s hands for what, like five or six days, and somebody’s already hacked the Bluetooth so you can use it as a wireless modem with your laptop (or if you’re super geeky, another PDA). This is despite Sprint’s best attempts to preempt anyone from doing this by announcing they were going to add the DUN profile to Treo 650 sometime next year, too. Apparently you don’t even need to install PDAnet, anymore either, but just make sure you don’t stream too much audio or video or host your website on your Treo or else you might arouse the interest of Sprint’s bandwidth police (they forced us to stop hosting Engadget on a cluster of Treos several months ago).