John commented to say he’s been using his 650 for DUN over bluetooth for a long time now, and that all it takes is the latest firmware. So I go looking and find Treo 650 Updater 1.04 from October 2005 and I have to wonder “what firmware does my phone have?” Here’s how to check:
Open [...]

Posted February 8, 2007 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: dun, firmware, shadowmite, shadowmite DUN hack, treo, treo 650. Be the first one.

Sometime ago I started work on figuring out how to get dial up networking (DUN) access via my Treo 650. Now I’m getting serious about mobile internet access and looking at this again.
The plan is that you should be able to make a Bluetooth connection between your laptop and the phone and then get piped [...]

Posted August 23, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: bluetooth, dial up networking, dun, mobile carrier wireless networking, treo, treo 650, treo 650 dun, verizon, verizon wireless, vzw. 5 Comments.

I’m in San Antonio for ALA Midwinter and enjoying the benefits of wide-area mobile internet access via my Treo and and the power of local search. This is sort of a test for me and my Treo, as I passed on all the usual trip prep I do and entirely I’m depending on what I’ll [...]

Posted January 18, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Technology, Travel. Tags: local search, mobile internet, mobile local search, mobile search, riverwalk, san antonio, texas, treo, treo 650. 3 Comments.

I’ve been talking up the Pepper Pad and Nokia 770 a lot, and I’ve mentioned a moment of lust for the LifeDrive (despite my complaints against PDAs), but today I bought a Treo 650 (even though I had doubts).
My decision surprised me, but the following factors all weighed in its favor:

My cell phone contract expired. [...]

Posted December 10, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Libraries & Networked Information, Technology. Tags: cameraphone, cell phone, cellphone, palm, palmone, pda, phone, small camera, smart phone, smartphone, treo, treo 650, treo650. 7 Comments.