Will Verizon offer Treo 650 w/o Camera

[SirLancelot]

Does anyone know if Verizon will be offering the Treo 650 without a camera (as they did the 600 and the Audiovox XV6600)? I only see one model on thier website at this time - with a camera. I work some government contracts and they do allow camera phones at most locations. So I would like to get a 650 sans camera.

Thanks in advance.

[WiggyFife]

Does anyone know if Verizon will be offering the Treo 650 without a camera (as they did the 600 and the Audiovox XV6600)? I only see one model on thier website at this time - with a camera. I work some government contracts and they do allow camera phones at most locations. So I would like to get a 650 sans camera.

Thanks in advance.

I have heard that some people have been ordering Treo 650s w/out camera from VZW. They don't advertise it but it may be available by calling Custome Service...

[zamboni77]

I have heard that some people have been ordering Treo 650s w/out camera from VZW. They don't advertise it but it may be available by calling Custome Service...

I am thinking they will since a lot of places don't allow cameras (i.e. courthouses) and lawyers are some of the few who make enough to cover the cost of the phone

[WiggyFife]

I am thinking they will since a lot of places don't allow cameras (i.e. courthouses) and lawyers are some of the few who make enough to cover the cost of the phone

It would definitely make sense...

[SirLancelot]

I have heard that some people have been ordering Treo 650s w/out camera from VZW. They don't advertise it but it may be available by calling Custome Service...

Thanks for the info. I will give that a try.

I am thinking they will since a lot of places don't allow cameras (i.e. courthouses) and lawyers are some of the few who make enough to cover the cost of the phone

My point exactly (i.e. that many places do not allow camera phones). I had not thought of lawyers & courthouses, but could see lawyers as a big PDA/phone user base.

And it is not just government buildings and schools banning them; many companies are as well (for fear of corporate espionage). My company has always had a no cameras on premise policy, although they have not really enforced it with camera phones. I found it funny/ironic that a year or two ago Samsung (obviously a big manufacturer of camera phones) banned them from their offices & factories.

Anyhow, I don't want to turn this into a pro/con camera phone debate. Thanks to you both for the information.

[zamboni77]

Thanks for the info. I will give that a try.


My point exactly (i.e. that many places do not allow camera phones). I had not thought of lawyers & courthouses, but could see lawyers as a big PDA/phone user base.

And it is not just government buildings and schools banning them; many companies are as well (for fear of corporate espionage). My company has always had a no cameras on premise policy, although they have not really enforced it with camera phones. I found it funny/ironic that a year or two ago Samsung (obviously a big manufacturer of camera phones) banned them from their offices & factories.

Anyhow, I don't want to turn this into a pro/con camera phone debate. Thanks to you both for the information.

no problem!!...I am waiting a few months, new every 2 be damned...to get a 650

[SirLancelot]

FYI - my post of this question at HowardForums resulted in a reply from a Verizon Employee (who tends to be very reliable) stating:

I asked a reliable source today about a [Treo 650] WOC version. They said yes we would get one however it probably wont be for another 2-3 months.

Another forum member then posted the following follow-up:

In the Verizon Owner's Manual for the Treo 650, it expressly states in several places that Verizon will be carrying Treo 650s with and WITHOUT a camera.

So it looks as if I (and others desiring a camera free model) will just have to wait a few months if WiggyFife suggestion of calling Customer Service does not work.

[boomboom]

I would assume they would offer the 650 without a camera since VZW just discontinued offering the 600 at all