Engadget: Alltel rolls out Palm Treo Pro

Alltel rolls out Palm Treo Pro.

I’d like to recant my prior statement about the HTC Touch Pro2 being my next phone. I think the Treo Pro will be the winner.

For the bulk of the last 5 years, I’ve been using the Treo line of phones. It stated with my 650 and then the 700w and 700wx. I really like the form factor of this device. It works very well for me.

Overall, I am just fed up with the Storm. It is SO slow. It literally takes 2 seconds for it to figure out that the device is no longer being held on its side (switching from landscape mode to portrait more). Even longer if I accidently pick up the device upside down (which I do quite often). The keyboard is nearly useless for me in landscape mode because the keys are so small. Unlike the tactile feel of the keyboard on the Treo, I cannot type anything without looking AT the device (a real pain for trying to dial while stopped at a red light).

I’ve sent an email to Verizon Wireless customer service, asking if (since Alltel is/has merged with Verizon that I can use the Alltel phone on Verizon service. Or perhaps the Sprint version will work. (they both use the same CMDA network that Verizon does.

We’ll see. I’ll keep you posted.