okay i bought the pre...now what do i do? - Page 3

wtam1100 · #21 (**permalink**) 11-19-2009, 04:17 PM

Got my pre two days ago and love it. I had a touch pro b4 my pre. Will wait to see if I need an extended battery.

raziug · #22 (**permalink**) 11-20-2009, 03:55 PM

after tp, then hero, & 2 moments later, i have seen the light with the pre. This thing ROCKS!! Swapped last night @ bb for the silver premier member deal. Thanks for the info on quickinstall n preware, just what I needed.

jofergus · #23 (**permalink**) 12-04-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

yeah i mean it still has the feel of android which i also digg. this thing is as good as an iphone or hero as far as im concerned. i got a great deal on the pre new and im glad i took the offer. ill probably keep this for quite awhile.

i do wish the battery life was a bit better but honestly it's not much worse than my vogue was running a custom 6.5 rom.

first thing i would do is make sure its uptodate with 1.3 and then check out a program called companionlink. it will allow you to hard sync your pre to your desktop. i am a sprint tech and there have been a few issues with the palm profile not resyncing contacts to a replacement pre. if you're a gmail or yahoo guy use it to sync your contacts/calendar. you'll be glad you did down the road. let me know if you have any other questions jofergus44@gmail.com but you will really like the pre

brack21 · #24 (**permalink**) 12-04-2009, 04:33 PM

Is there a quick way to use the pre as a modem for tethering to the laptop, or should I just use the my tether software?

MrNolan · #25 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 10:44 AM

How long does it take novacom to install? The green bar is full but it won't complete the install. Its like its stuck or something.

**Carla** · #26 (**permalink**) 12-20-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by brack21

Is there a quick way to use the pre as a modem for tethering to the laptop, or should I just use the my tether software?

I think mytether is going to be your option here. I am not sure if they got wifi working on the newest update, but USB tethering works just fine

It's pretty easy to do as well. Good luck.

Machinehead · #27 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 09:58 AM

Wifi works in the latest update. We'll see what happens when WebOS 1.3.5 hits.

InsomniacJedi · #28 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

got it all set up with preware and i love this phone, way better and faster than my touch vogue & blackberry. i don't know why there is soo much hate for it, it's a darn nice phone.

Could be because the Palm Profile screwed a bunch of people out of their contact information...

Could be the number of hardware failures people have had... (I had 4 different Palm Pres that all broke)

Could a whole lot of things.

That being said, I loved my Pre for the first 3 months I had it.

Machinehead · #29 (**permalink**) 12-21-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by InsomniacJedi

Could be because the Palm Profile screwed a bunch of people out of their contact information...

There's still an issue with the "automatic" backup. My Pre hasn't done an automatic backup since WebOS 1.3.1.

lonjam · #30 (**permalink**) 12-22-2009, 10:22 PM

WHATS UP GUYS!!! just got mine today, swapped from a touch pro and I just cant get this thing to download 1.3.1... I've been playing with it for a minute but I think im gonna give up until tomorrow

I do have one question tho, how do i get all my apps on the launcher screen been bugging me for 2 1/2 hours