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The Palm Treo Class Action Settlement Sucks

2008-02-28
By: Carlton Bale
In: Tech
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I received a class action law suit notice a couple of weeks ago for my Palm Treo 650. Long story short: the settlement is worthless to the cosnumer and benefits only Palm and the Lawyers. Here’s a link to the official settlement site, here is my summary: You must provide proof that you sent your Treo 600 or 650 to Palm for repair and fill-out the claim forms. You wait for the settlement to be finalized. You then purchase a new Palm phone. You return your old Treo to Palm along with proof of purchase. You receive a $75 rebate. Here are the reason IRead More →

My Treo 650 is back and working

2005-07-03
By: Carlton Bale
In: Tech
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Palm needs to get their act together. FedEx attempted to deliver my Treo 650 on Thursday, July 30 even though their website says it is still in repair and will not be shipped until July 12. At least I have it. They fixed the screen and the keyboard key. However, a note was included stating that the modem could not be programmed properly and that I would not be charged for the repair. My initial thought was: “Great! No charge!” Then I tired to use my phone. It crashed / rebooted continuously as soon as I turned the phone on. I noticed that they installedRead More →

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