Two Operation Gadget story threads converged today. Way back in November, I reported that Sprint was working on a “true” SMS service. In other words, a text message service that pushes messages out to your phone without requiring an Internet connection. I’ve also repeatedly pointed out that the Treo 600 is most available in the U.S. from Sprint PCS. This was alluded to in the New York Times Magazine article about the Treo 600 that was published this past Sunday.
Today, we noticed that palmOne has released an update for Treo 600 users on the Sprint PCS network that “corrects SMS Messaging with Sprint’s new network SMS implementation”. In addition to this long-awaited feature, the update provides hot key support for navigating Sprint’s wireless website, and several bug fixes for embedded Treo applications.