Palm pre....in-freaking-credible!!

[Justin]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Eligible for an upgrade today, should I get the Pre, Tour or save up for another couple days and get the Touch Pro2?

The Touch Pro 2 is a decent phone, but amazingly overpriced. Give it a few weeks and I'm sure it'll drop in price, probably about $150. Keep in mind that even though HTC has done a great job with TouchFLO, it's still Windows Mobile underneath it all.

The Pre is a solid device, as is the Tour, but it really depends how you're going to use the phone. If you want a more entertainment-centric experience, go with the Pre. If you want a more businessy device, go with the Tour.

Lastly, the person with the Treo 800w, the problems with that device are more than likely problems with Windows Mobile, not the device itself. Palm's WebOS is MUCH more stable than WinMo.

Lastly, Verizon will likely get the Pre around Christmas, and Sprint will probably be getting the Pixi, which is a lower-end version of the Pre around the same time.

[diddiyo]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Eligible for an upgrade today, should I get the Pre, Tour or save up for another couple days and get the Touch Pro2?

don't get the pre. the build quality sucks. just check the precentral.net forums how many people are STILL having problems with the phone. htc hero coming to sprint in 10 days... motorola cliq to tmobile in a month. those should be a lot better.

[manimsoblack]

Originally Posted by Justin

The Touch Pro 2 is a decent phone, but amazingly overpriced. Give it a few weeks and I'm sure it'll drop in price, probably about $150. Keep in mind that even though HTC has done a great job with TouchFLO, it's still Windows Mobile underneath it all.

The Pre is a solid device, as is the Tour, but it really depends how you're going to use the phone. If you want a more entertainment-centric experience, go with the Pre. If you want a more businessy device, go with the Tour.

Lastly, the person with the Treo 800w, the problems with that device are more than likely problems with Windows Mobile, not the device itself. Palm's WebOS is MUCH more stable than WinMo.

Lastly, Verizon will likely get the Pre around Christmas, and Sprint will probably be getting the Pixi, which is a lower-end version of the Pre around the same time.

Ideally I want the Touch Pro2. Part of that is because it's a wimo device, you can do just about anything you can to a computer to that thing. The only reason I don't have one now is that I can't justify spending that much on a phone, no matter how cool it is. I would wait but my instinct has been acting up more and more recently so I don't think it'll last more than a month maybe two (random shutdowns, crashes etc.).

I'm considering getting the Tour now as just a year long placeholder to wait for the touchpro3 (rumored to be out next fall) which'll run wimo7 which is supposed to be based on windows7 which is amazing.

My two biggest gripes about the Pre are it feel very flimsy, and no expandable memory. The OS is quite possibly the best of any phone I've ever used. If there was any news of palm coming out with a pre2 that addressed those issues I'd wait up to 3/4 months and just send in my Instinct to get fixed.

Originally Posted by diddiyo

don't get the pre. the build quality sucks. just check the precentral.net forums how many people are STILL having problems with the phone. htc hero coming to sprint in 10 days... motorola cliq to tmobile in a month. those should be a lot better.

Main reason why I didn't buy one before my upgrade was due was because of the build quality. Idk about the Hero, maybe if our Sprint store manages to get working demo's of phones I'll check it out. And I'm stuck with sprint so the cliq is a no go.

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by ac223mal

Hey Tag, you still like your Pre and problems with it, acting funny (freezing, blacking out, or having to be restarted)? My wife wants one and Im gonna get her something on friday, but after having two palm 800w (that are crap), Im a liitle leary of buying a palm again.

Oh no...the problem I had were with my first Pre that I got on day one of the Pre sales. Dude...that thing PISSED me OFF! It would lock up all the time....drove me nuts. I returned it to the store and got my new one (new box w/ USB cord, charger, and all).

My new Pre has not had ONE SINGLE PROBLEM. It works perfectly and it freaking FAST at almost ALL applications. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT...and I've gone through a lot of phones.

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Eligible for an upgrade today, should I get the Pre, Tour or save up for another couple days and get the Touch Pro2?

Sorry...only know the Pre. But, you can't go wrong with it.

Originally Posted by Tankgio

get the pre and check out precentral.net many great things for pre

I'll check it out. Never heard of the site. Thanks!








On another note, I got a call from a Palm Pre tech yesterday. This guy called, informed me he was NOT with Sprint. But, he was with Palm and was calling in regards to my previous Pre and the problems I had with it. I explained the whole locking of the screen issue, etc.

He then asked how Palm could make the Pre a better product. Dude...here's where I was waiting to give info. First, flash player and adobe. Can't watch videos straight off the web. I told them to get on the ball with software on this issue and they'd blow everyone else out of the water. Last I heard, the Iphone does not have that video type capability.

I told them about the apps...and how the Iphone KILLS the pre in that catagory.

I told them about software for ring tones. Right now, if you want certain ring tones, you have to download an mp3 cutter and make your own and then drag n' drop them. Bit of a pain compared to my old ring tone deal.

I told them about a few things...as I've had it for a while now.

But, again, love the phone. GREAT phone and how it build quality sucky? I'm sorry...but I have NO clue as to what you are talking about. This thing is ....a perfect slide out, solid phone.

[ac223mal]

Today 12:33 AM
TAG UR IT

Oh no...the problem I had were with my first Pre that I got on day one of the Pre sales. Dude...that thing PISSED me OFF! It would lock up all the time....drove me nuts. I returned it to the store and got my new one (new box w/ USB cord, charger, and all).

My new Pre has not had ONE SINGLE PROBLEM. It works perfectly and it freaking FAST at almost ALL applications. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT...and I've gone through a lot of phones.

Thanks TAG, looks like I'll be picking up two today. I let you guys know how it goes.

[Mason44]

Originally Posted by ac223mal

Thanks TAG, looks like I'll be picking up two today. I let you guys know how it goes.

They work great but you do want to take extra care with them. My cousin had two and they broke on him pretty easy. The first one he had dropped about three feet and hit the floor and the screen went out (did the whole white thing were it would only show white). The second one he had would just freeze up on him all the time. But other those two things the phone was awesome and worked great.

[Croathlete]

In case any of you don't know, there are over 200 apps available made by regular people that aren't yet in Palm official app store.

Check www.precentral.net for more info, or just PM if you need any help.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Ideally I want the Touch Pro2. Part of that is because it's a wimo device, you can do just about anything you can to a computer to that thing. The only reason I don't have one now is that I can't justify spending that much on a phone, no matter how cool it is. I would wait but my instinct has been acting up more and more recently so I don't think it'll last more than a month maybe two (random shutdowns, crashes etc.).

I'm considering getting the Tour now as just a year long placeholder to wait for the touchpro3 (rumored to be out next fall) which'll run wimo7 which is supposed to be based on windows7 which is amazing.

My two biggest gripes about the Pre are it feel very flimsy, and no expandable memory. The OS is quite possibly the best of any phone I've ever used. If there was any news of palm coming out with a pre2 that addressed those issues I'd wait up to 3/4 months and just send in my Instinct to get fixed.



Main reason why I didn't buy one before my upgrade was due was because of the build quality. Idk about the Hero, maybe if our Sprint store manages to get working demo's of phones I'll check it out. And I'm stuck with sprint so the cliq is a no go.

If you want stability, I would really, really avoid WinMo. I have several WinMo phones, and every time its the only phone I have on my person I want to throw it through something. If I have an open data connection it'll register that a phone call is coming in, but won't allow me to answer or ignore it. It just freezes.

The Hero is a pretty solid device, based on the reviews of the MyTouch 3G (VERY, VERY similar devices)

[manimsoblack]

I went with the Tour. Couldn't get over the flimsy feeling of the Pre and when I finally got to play with the Touch Pro2 winmo turned me off of it.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by manimsoblack

I went with the Tour. Couldn't get over the flimsy feeling of the Pre and when I finally got to play with the Touch Pro2 winmo turned me off of it.

Solid device. You might also want to look into TetherBerry, if you use it sparingly. It'll let you use your phone's internet connection for a computer. It's really nice when your internet dies and you need to find something, or when you're somewhere without an internet connection.