Palm Treo 755p Lands at Verizon

Verizon Wireless finally begins offering the Windows Mobile-based Palm 755p smartphone...but at a price noticeably higher than Sprint.

Palm Treo fans on the Verizon Wireless network may have some reason to rejoice today: the company is finally offering the Palm Treo 755p smartphone. The device—available in an exclusive deep blue-green—is available for online ordering now, and will be in Verizon Wireless stores in early January.

The announcement comes over six months after the 755p arrived at Verizon Wireless competitor Sprint—and the disparity doesn’t end with the product’s timing. Verizon Wireless is asking $399.99 for the phone after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement, although customers who buy the right voice plan can also get a $100 credit toward the Treo 755p. Sprint is routinely offering the phone online for $249 with a similar service commitment.

The specs for the 755p remain unchanged: the phone sports Windows Mobile (including mobile version of Microsoft’s Office productivity applications), a full QWERTY keyboard, Web browsing, Direct Push email, text messaging capabilities, and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The 755p offers 60 MB of user memory, expandable storage via miniSD cards, and integrated Google Maps for Mobile. Of course, the device operates on Verizon Wireless’s EV-DO network can can tap into Verizon’s mobile media services, and can work as a model with notebook PCs, enabling access to Verizon Wireless’s BroadbandAccess Connect service.