Kyocera 7135 comes back, will there be an option or possibly any way to flash the new Palm operating system onto it??

I'm new to the forum and am waiting impatiently for it to come back from the battery problems...

I also have a couple questions:

1. Does anyone have any CONCRETE ideas of when its supposed to come back into service(the Date) would really help me out since im thinking about jumping ship if it doesnt come out soon enough (HotSync?)???

2. Did anyone ever buy the Add-on camera for the 7135, and if so would you share as to how nice the quality of the pics are and if its worth buying, as well as if it eats alot of memory while useing it???

Well you can order them on some websites.. not official Verizon though.. and if you search the posts on here.. that date is unknown. If you ask two different VZ employees you will get two different answers. If you must purchase through VZ, I wouldnt hold your breath. I actually got mine on ebay and it has been a great phone. No problems (knock on wood) and seems pretty stable.

Good luck in your quest!

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NEW TOY?! Gotta have it!!!

The 7135 will always be stuck on a 4.x operating system. OS5 and 6 require a different processor then our beloved 7135's.

I don't think anyone has a concrete date on the return of the 7135. My guess is that it will be within the month.

There are a lot of discussions of the Veo camera. I have one that I traded with another board member for some consulting. I wouldn't have paid full retail for it, it is not very good. It takes OK pictures in bright light, although the color is always a little off (doesn't seem to pick up much red). In lower light, it is not good at all.

At 320x240 resolution, each picture takes 50kb of memory

At 640x480, each picture takes 200kb of memory.

If you search the board for veo* you will see more comments and some sample pictures (you will need the * in your search since the search engine won't search for 3 letter words).

Alan

I too have one. I am a gadget FREAK and if I think it sucks, then it must REALLY suck... which it does.

Save your money.

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~'kito
pdaPhoneHome Moderator

Well if it REALLY sucked it might just have a REAL usefulness. Unfortunately, it doesn't even suck very well.

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Dave

you old pervert

Thank you! Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment!

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Dave

Basically No on the Veo Camera and the Phone should be back on the shelves before Feb. . . ?

And there is no way of getting the new version of Palm OS on the 7135. . .

Does anyone know if Verizon might be picking up the Treo 600 later on down the line??

Waiting for this phone is frustrating as heLL!

Can anyone confirm the above?

Yes, yes, no, and maybe

yes, to no on the Veo.

Yes to phone should be back on the shelves before February (best information we have, nothing confirmed)

No to upgrading the OS. 7135 has a Dragonball processor, OS5 and above require an ARM processor.

Maybe on Treo 600. There have been rumors, but nothing substantiated.

Alan

1) I have now seen the 7135 on display (and said to be available) at 2 different VZW stores in the past week.

2) No, you can't install Palm OS 5 or 6 on the 7135.

3) I haven't heard anything that makes me believe VZW will ever support the Treo 600.

4) Stop waiting and start making some calls to the VZW stores in your area!

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I have the 6035 (and keyboard), and have had to replace it 9 times, before my father (i'm a college student) went in and complained. Pretty pathetic. But, finally found a helpful verizon rep, who said I could upgrade to the 7135...of course that was during the battery problem and they showed me the Samsung but I wasn't impressed. They said I could wait and as soon as they got them back I could come into any Verizon store and pick up my free upgrade.

I've been keeping up with the posts here and finally today called my verizon store here in Bloomington, IN they get shipment on Thursday and expect new phones/batteries!! I look forward to using my 7135 by Friday!

Thanks for all your help! I am hooked, and will keep coming back!

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!! (if it's true)

For those who might not have read about the re-release of the 7135, it was re-released offically through Verizon on March 1st. I ordered mine on that day and can hardly wait to receive it.

It also hit the Verizon Website today.

Not here in CT. But, good to hear they're finally coming out again.

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Rick

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW -- What a Ride!"

Well its on the web site in Northern Ca! Hooray!
mg

On Southern Cal site, too. Zip 92692.