Treo 680 Camera update released by Palm helps greatly with battery life

If you have not installed this update yet, it is HIGHLY recommended that you do so. It is located:
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/treo/680cameraupdate.html
And is for *ALL* Treo 680 users.
Post relates to: Treo 700p (Sprint)

Folks from Palm do monitor THESE forums especially, and there is a way that us moderators can bring things to their attention here now (unlike the older forums).
The problem here, as I see it (and yes, I have both my 700p and a 680) is that in order to make a thin, GSM phone to sell for $199, they used a smaller battery:
1800mAh(top) vs 1200mAh(bottom) battery, which translates into less battery life (33% with the basic same underlying functionality). And for folks that use the heck out of them (points to self) this will not be enough. So... I charge more often, and have a spare that I keep in the cradle, charged. And I do the meat of my email on the 700p (which also gets charged daily and on heavy email days twice a day; or plugged into the USB port, see tips below).
Palm has given tips on extending this as much as possible (turn off BT, minimal timeout, etc, etc) but basically its a tiny battery. Add to this fact that GSM radios tend to draw more power and UGH... bad battery life. Folks that use the heck out of a phone will not be happy (nor would they be happy if they were doing the same things on say, the new sexy tiny BLahzor or whatever its called, and yes.... That battery is even smaller).
I'd also like to note that Cingular (or any carrier) won't sell a product that didn't meet their minimum requirements, ie talk time, standby, etc.
There is a third party company making a larger battery, and I'd expect as battery technology gets better we'll see replacements that work even better. However I doubt you'll see a tiny battery on a used a lot device ever have "good" battery life.
One final set tips: get a HS cable when you're near your computer and plug in the phone... even a quick 30 min trickle charge will keep you going longer. Get a car charger, or an extra battery and cradle. If you are using Email, set the auto sync frequency longer than 5 mins: 15 mins vs 5 means that your radio is on up to 66% less with respect to data traffic.
To close, I'm sure if Palm discovers anything they can do to extend the battery life on the 680's, they will pass that along....

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It Would be great to have keys on the onscreen keyboard.
Such as a computer keyboard.
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Treo 680 won't power up! HELP!

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Post relates to: Treo 680 (Cingular)

Honestly, you'll need to hard reset.
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Life after the Treo 680 - Ive had enough of Palm

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Post relates to: Palm Z22
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Install the free NVBackup to your 680. This program is a real life-saver and has saved my butt many times!
http://www.freewarepalm.com/utilities/nvbackup.shtml
It will let you make an exact duplicate of your device on the card, can do it "automagically" if you desire! I install and evaluate many new programs each week, and I have had to restore with NVBackup when some new program suddenly scrambles years of hard work and stability in my Palm Devices! When you install the program, it will also install a copy of itself to your SD card.
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Post relates to: Centro (AT&T)
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Treo 680 Camera update released by Palm helps greatly with battery life

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