I am a Treo 600 user. Lately, I had been wanting to upgrade my mobile device. I wanted something which would offer :
1. a QWERTY keyword (.... Treo spoilt me)
2. WiFi capabilties
3. EDGE Support
4. No Camera (I use the phone at work and a number of my clients do not appreciate camera phones in their offices)
5. 3G support (not too critical though)
A Treo 680, 700 or 750 would have been a natural choice for me. However, Treo's still do not support WiFi. Treos running Windows mobile OS support the WiFi SD Card but ones with PalmOS do not. So I thought that if I have to move to a windows mobile then why not try something different than a Treo.
After reviewing all other options available, I settled on HTC TyTN or Hermes. It met all my requirements as it has a nice sliding QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, Edge, 3G.........but only one problem....rather two.... It has two cameras. One 2 MP camera at the back for taking pictures and one VGA camera on the front for video calling.
I learnt that AT&T (formerly Cingular) in USA offers the same phone without the camera. The model is called Cingular 8500 or AT&T 8500 (detailed specs). So I picked up one Cingular 8500 in US. It was locked to Cingular network and I had to unlock it to be able to use it in India. After unlocking, Cingular 8500 works nice. But I seriously hope that it lives up to my expectations. I now need to find applications for this new device.
P.S.
I still LOVE my Treo. I wish it supported WiFi :(
