Cingular, on the other hand, is said to still have the mindset that smartphones are for business people, and should have the support (and price tag) that these high-end customers need.
This tug of war has apparently been going back and forth for several weeks, with some sort of a compromise coming in the form of the Treo 680’s final price via Cingular being $175 with a 2-year unlimited data plan agreement. This is considerably higher than the original price the source had given us (free with a 2-year data agreement), though it’s still within the realm of “affordable”, at least as far as full-featured smartphones go.
This price may indeed drop in the first few months after the Treo is unleashed, since pricing on this type of product generally does. In addition to the convoluted story and pricing information, our source also gave us his/her confidence that Cingular will make the Treo 680 available in a little over a week, on November 5. That’s plenty of time to send your favorite CrunchGear scooper one as his Xmas gift.
Any info on price for an unlocked one?
hmm
No WiFi
21mm thick
Windows Mobile
No Thanks!
an Unlocked Nokia E-61 is looking great about now
Palm 680 = Touchscreen = $$$
E-61 = No Touchscreen = Garbage
Windows Mobile???
The 680 sports Palm OS like the 700p.
I’m at the Bank. It’s after 5 Nov, and NOTHING from Cingular.
Patiently waiting.
It is now 15 days after you said it would be released and still waiting… get your facts straight before posting (crunchgear fools)!
Tonight is the night…. @ Midnight it will be revealed!!!! Mark My Words
I went to the Cingular store yesterday and put my name on the waiting list to hold a Treo 680… Release date is Nov 22 for holiday season. The manager showed it to me, I physically held a Palm Treo 680. Cingular is releasing the graphite color because it’s more suitable for business.