• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Treo 700p EVDO Hardware

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The 700p is coming out soon and I wanted to caution you all. I haven't confirmed this from a Sprint rep, but it is the most logical:
When it comes to Sprint, the idea of "may be" is going to be definite. One of the reason's you can browse the web on the treo 650 with your computer, but you wont be able to do it with the Treo 700 is the EVDO network. Sprint's system cant distinguish using the standard 1xRTT (Vision) regular browsing on the phone vs using the phone as a modem and streaming it to your computer.
With EVDO (Power Vision) Sprint's system can determine what is using the network, so if you want to use the phone as a modem, you'll have to sign up for their "Phone as a modem" plan, which runs an extra $39.99 a month approx.[/b]

So if you want the higher speeds of downloading, you'll have to pay the $40 a month extra. The way it sounded, you can't use the standard 1xRTT (Vision) on the 700p because it is equipped with EVDO.

My advice: Watch for the price drops on the 650 - for a new plan with all the rebates, you can get one for $199.99. Yeah, sure the connection is slower but how often are you loading and reloading that data? SwiftWX handles fine on my 650.
 
The 700p is coming out soon and I wanted to caution you all. I haven't confirmed this from a Sprint rep, but it is the most logical:
So if you want the higher speeds of downloading, you'll have to pay the $40 a month extra. The way it sounded, you can't use the standard 1xRTT (Vision) on the 700p because it is equipped with EVDO.

My advice: Watch for the price drops on the 650 - for a new plan with all the rebates, you can get one for $199.99. Yeah, sure the connection is slower but how often are you loading and reloading that data? SwiftWX handles fine on my 650.
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I got an e-mail the other day from Palm and it said the 700p is now out for Sprint. http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphone...Treo700p_ds.pdf

It says in the brochure that is backwords compatible with the older 1xRTT system, also that is does come with a data or sync cable or bluetooth setup. As far as hooking it up to a laptop and using it as a modem I still looking into that. I have a friend that works for Sprint HQ in KC I am going to call and ask him if he knows anything.
 
From what I understand, the EVDO speeds are not even accessible unless you're in a metro area. IMHO, it'd be totally pointless for any chaser to get it.
 
From what I understand, the EVDO speeds are not even accessible unless you're in a metro area. IMHO, it'd be totally pointless for any chaser to get it.
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Yeah I have to agree with you on that....I think I will get the 650.
 
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