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Old 06-08-2009, 04:00 PM
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i've travelled to New York city, NJ, and even into the boonies of western PA with no sprint coverage issues... the roaming is free so i'm not sure why roaming is even an issue

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Old 06-08-2009, 04:57 PM
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I've been thinking about using a similar device for my house.
Something to boost AT&T signal. It's called a zBoost Cell Phone Signal Booster

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just one thing on sprint coverage....i use my phone consistently at the house and coverage was an issue....purchased an airave from the sprint store $100, cost is $5 monthly ...installed it into my router..the unit puts out a cdma signal i believe , sorta like having your own cell phone tower..so now i have 5 bars all over the house...
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Old 06-08-2009, 07:07 PM
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Went to the Sprint store early Saturday for a so-called Premier Customer invite only sale for Palm Pre. Walked out without one after deciding because the cons outweight the pros, primarily personal issues, mostly plan related. After buying an HTC Touch Pro on issue day 1 back in December and being totally unhappy with it over the past 6 months, I'm not so eager to jump on newly released phones. I spent about 20 minutes messing with the Pre.

Since Chairman published these links, there's probably another couple of hundred new ones out there on the web now that we are 3 days into the Pre's release. There are plenty of well written reviews, so I'll keep my pros and cons short.

Pros:

WebOS - The best feature and the major WOW factor. Lots of graphical special effects and enhancements that actually work as opposed to locking up (see HTCTP TouchFlo 3D).

Screen - Great screen, accurate object rendering, excellent gesture sensitivity. Beats the crap out of my HTCTP and as good as an iPhone in both clarity and response.

Keyboard - Finally a decent one-handed keyboard. As a former Treo 600, 650, and 755p user, it's the keyboard I know and love. I don't like the shiny and smooth keys, similar to Treo Centro; much rather have the nice faux brushed aluminum keys of the Treo 755p.

Size - this is a dinky little phone considering all the features it contains. Way smaller and thinner than my HTCTP which is a major plus. It's also very light - possibly too light to the point where you can't tell if it's in your pocket.

Music - iTunes works with the Palm Pre, eliminating my need to use two separate apps to build playlists and upload music to my cellphone and iPod.

And by the way, the phone actually multi-tasks. I was streaming TV while messing with various other apps.

Cons:

Locked into an "Everything" or "Simply Everything" plan - A stupid Sprint qualification in order to purchase a Pre. Anybody with a cheap grandfathered plan, like me, would probably end up paying for a more expensive "Everything" plan. I would have to negotiate a new plan through Sprint Rentention which is always a pain in the ass.

Battery Life: 1150 mAh is the same rating as a Treo Centro battery, despite the Pre's additional power consuming features (WiFi, GPS, streaming media). There are already many complaints about Pre battery life circulating in the cellphone forums, but OS tweaks and extended capacity batteries should be forthcoming.

Flimsy feel: The plastic body feels very thin, making the Pre feel similar to a toy phone. It's also made of smooth, hard plastic, lacking the now typical grippy non-slip coatings found on more expensive PDA phones. I question if the covers would withstand a hard drop, but a silicone skin would remedy this pretty easily.

No Apps - Major show stopper for me. There is a document viewer, but there's no way to edit Excel or Word docs on your phone which I can do with Documents To Go. In fact, there are only 19 apps in the Pre catalog.

Sync Application - Synergy is the out of the box app for contact sync. I didn't run it run, but according to the reviews, it has a major design flaw in that it will not perform a filtered or selective sync. Everyone in your Facebook, Google, and Outlook contact list will end up on your phone. But it can't be any worse than WinMO Active Sync or Vista Sync Center and even better news is a Pocket Mirror app for WebOS is in beta.

Contrary to all the reports, the phone is not slow. If you want to see slow, go play with a Touch Pro.

Personally, I'm going to wait awhile until there are more 3rd party applications and accessories for this phone and see how the buglists are addressed. Since I'm a captive Sprint user, this is probably the only phone I can consider as an upgrade.
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Old 06-13-2009, 01:46 PM
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Agree with Asawadude...waiting for more apps, plus heard on the streets and on WSJ that Palm Pre will be on Verizon by Jan 2010! I believe AT&T will also get a webOS device...first Palm Eos, then later Palm Pre. Anyhow, if you get the Touchstone, it comes with the matte black, soft touch "grippy" battery cover which makes it feel less plasticky. Also, you can get the matte battery cover for $20 by itself if you don't want the Touchstone.

I noticed that the Palm Pre accessories are cheaper at PreCentral.net | all things Palm Pre (I have no monetary affilation with that website). Touchstone + battery cover is retail $70, but at PreCentral.net | all things Palm Pre acessories store, it's for $50. Also, Seidio is releasing a 1350 mAh extended standard size battery for the Palm Pre. I already have the same battery on my Centro and it does extend life about 15% or so.

I noticed the apps are coming along and now that people are able to get into the developer's mode on webOS, the Palm Pre OS is definitely more open than the iPhone. Hopefully Palm will release the SDK very soon.

I think Palm webOS has a bright future, especially now Jon Rubinstein is now the new Palm CEO!
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