I have had a palm treo for almost 4 years now. I have dropped it repeatedly and actually went swimming with it in my pocket (jumped in the lake in front of my house after my 3 year old fell in). After I dried it out (took 2 days to completely do the job), I put it back together and it worked fine. That was about 2 years ago. I love it.
I will soon need a new phone and am going to be sorry to see it go. I have actually purchased two other phones in the last year, but returned them within 30 days and went back to the treo. (they were blackberry storm and palm pre). I did like the palm pre, but I don’t like sprint. If you don’t have to pay too much for the phone, I would say go for it. Just my opinion.
That is why I want to try. A used Treo 650 for under $40. This represent an ugrade for me. hee hee.
Only one piece of advice about the treo. The car charger stinks. It falls out easily so you have to put it somewhere that it can lay flat so that the cord will stay in. That is the only thing I hate.