I cannot tell a lie about my Treo 600. I raved about this smartphone several weeks ago in this space. But alas, there is now a real problem that I am finding with this device.

I am now awaiting my second replacement. The problem has to do with an apparent design flaw with the speaker. After a few weeks use in two cases, I have only been able to communicate by using the speaker phone feature of the Treo 600.

PalmOne has been terrific on customer service in terms of replacing the broken phones. Unfortunately it is a real pain to have a cell phone that does not work properly.

I am not privy to PalmOne's experience with the speaker problem that I have encountered, but I know my son who lives in Los Angeles encountered the same problem with his Treo 600.

Alas, I will give the device one more shot and if the problem crops up again, I will have to switch back to the newest RIM.

Needless to say I am greatly disappointed, but I will keep you informed of my Treo 600 saga.