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Old 06-27-2009, 06:11 PM The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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I can't believe I actually followed the development of this phone. The only thing they got right was using WebOS. Hey, a Linux-based OS on a phone is actually pretty cool.

But, a portrait-oriented keyboard? No SDRAM expandability? Can’t synch it just on your computer (and having an constantly updated image of your device IS handy)? A touch screen you can’t use a stylus with, when there are those of us who use Palms for drawing apps when we’re away from the computer, not to mention those who actually liked Graffiti?

Palm should have paid more attention to Palm users, realizing that a Palm is a business and utilitarian device, and not tried to clone the iPhone, which is an overrated toy. WebOS is incredible, but with everything else they botched it's just not sufficient to coerce me to switch.

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Old 09-16-2009, 03:44 PM Re: The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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I don't know, I love my Pre and I had Palm devices. I upgraded from a Centro. Sure, the phone has a bug or two (what new tech device doesn't??), but overall it's a great phone.
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Old 09-16-2009, 07:40 PM Re: The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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You would have been better off keeping the Centro. Personally, I may get the Treo Pro when Web OS is made available on it, but will likely keep the Centro until Palm can remember what made Palm devices great and come up with something that isn't garbage.

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Old 09-16-2009, 08:55 PM Re: The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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You can buy a capacitive touch pen for like $5 that will write on any capacitive touch screen.

http://www.suntekstore.com/Tap-Stylu...---Silver.html

It works for the palm pre's display.

You can also get a nice leather protector case with a pen slot to hold that pen. Also the screen is much bigger and more sensitive, and if you want to use Graffitti, install Classic, the Palm OS emulator, onto Web OS.

You are right about external storage, it sucks, but then just wait... larger internal storage models of the pre will be out. I mean, if it has 32 gigs, would it really matter if it was external?

There are apps you can install on your Pre and computer to sync data with your computer directly, but its a little bit redundant because the Pre syncs all of your contact information and data through the internet, aka "cloud computing", a simply google account or Micro$oft exchange account would solve that.

Its better than syncing to your computer because then your data exists in three places potentially

1)synced to your computer
2) synced in the 'cloud'
3)synced on your device

If that isnt enough, Palm automatically sets you up with Backup Storage called your Palm Profile. Every day your phones contacts, mail etc is backed up on their servers for you. If you brick your device, when you reinstall the OS with Web OS Doctor, (which automatically fixes your phone for you) it automatically puts all of your data back on the phone. off your account.

So, I wouldn't go with the Pro. I had a Treo 700wx, both you and me know how Win Mo sucks. Not worth it.
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Old 09-23-2009, 05:05 PM Re: The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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My Centro was crap. It constantly locked up and would just randomly turn off. I would be in the middle of a phone call and it would turn off...that is not supposed to happen. I did like that the phone felt durable, but other than that I was ready to switch to my old LG phone until it was time to Upgrade.

The Pixi looks pretty good and it's going to be coming out soon. It looks like it could be a bit more sturdy than the Pre, but still won't have some of the features that you were talking about like expandable memory.
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Old 09-23-2009, 05:56 PM Re: The Palm Pre swills sewage!
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Huh. Never had that happen with the Centro. Got someone that gave me a 700wx for a song that actually had the Palm OS, not WinMo. I'm lovin' it. The battery life on it is infinitely better than the Centro, and is better expandable. Heh. She got the Pre and she kinda loves, kinda hates it, says the battery sucks and she's afraid she's gonna break it.

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