Thinking About Making Move to Pre instead of TP2 Help me Decide

[badchad]

Originally Posted by alan7467

I use a program from the palm app store called PocketMirror. You install a component on your PC and then connect your Pre to your local wireless network to sync. It works great, though it doesn't sync tasks.

So what PC/desktop program do you use? Do you still use outlook?

I've been doing some looking at Calendar options for the Pre. I've read that some users are syncing MS outlook to google calendar, and then to the Pre. That method doesn't sound very efficient to me (but I've never done it personally).

Anyone use Thunderbird or other calendars? I'd like to sync tasks too....

[zim2704]

Ok, so my wife is really wanting a pre. She has a TP now and we'll be out of our contract so upgrading is an option. Question is don't live near a Sprint store to play with the phone. It does have a capacative screen but does it have a glass face or plastic(iphone-glass tp-plastic). That' my only question.

[jjday7]

I don't think I could go back to my diamond after using the pre. It does has a little of a short coming with the apps not completely there but they are coming. Multi tasking on this thing is awesome. Great for road trips with all the mapping software which works flawlessly.

The screen is 100 times better than the diamond and tp because of it's size and responsiveness. I can't say the diamond was bad but when I compare them, I just don't see an advantage over the pre. The Htc products are great at what they do being windows and having a endless apps catalog, but that's it.

I looked at all my apps on the diamond and the only thing I really miss is opera mini. The pre has an awesome browser but sometimes I just want to just look something up quick without having to use multi touch to resize the page.

I am going to use the phone for the 30days and then make a decision but I am really leaning towards the pre. Ooooh did I mention the functionality of the notifications not being obstrusive. I'm sorry but windows 6.5 isn't even an upgrade and to think of buying the tp2 and looking forward to that kind of an upgrade. No thanks

[tx_dbs_tx]

Originally Posted by zim2704

Ok, so my wife is really wanting a pre. She has a TP now and we'll be out of our contract so upgrading is an option. Question is don't live near a Sprint store to play with the phone. It does have a capacative screen but does it have a glass face or plastic(iphone-glass tp-plastic). That' my only question.

The Palm Pre has a plastic screen that is seamless. Meaning that the rounded edges and tinted screen has absolutely no seam where the housing and screen meet because its one solid smooth piece. If this makes any sense... It's a very nice design like no other.

[ivan1.ruiz]

Im with you on this one OP. My wife and I have the TP and love it. As some of you know I have cooked my own Roms in the past. I have not made any updates to my last rom but now Im wondering if I want to keep with WM and go to the TP2 or go with the pre.

I know we can customize the WM to pretty much anything we want and the pre is beginning to get there as well. As a matter of fact look at this: PALM PRE CUSTOMIZATION

As many of you know I work for Sprint ATS so I have access to both devices all the time. I just had gone over 7 TP myself and 4 on my wife's line just due to keyboard and screen issues.

I will wait for the TP2 and then try both side by side and decide which one will be best. Ill make a comparison on both devices when i get them.

good luck guys.

[TProUserOnSprint]

I'm doing both. I bought my Pre on ebay new, never opened for $325. It was worth it for me because both my gf and I are on sprint so we can always use it on her line when I upgrade to the TP2. I'll be getting the TP2 as soon as my premier upgrade comes in November. Thinking of picking up a Tour for a few weeks too then putting it on craigslist.

[onickjo]

just switched from a TP2 to a palm pre... i thought the tp2 was great b ut it was an f'ing brick to carry around ..

i love how small and slick the palm pre is .. seems like a great phone thus far

[InsomniacJedi]

I posted this in another thread...thought I'd post it here too.

I had a Palm Pre, bought on Launch Day, and I loved it...up until October.

By October I had 3 different Palm Pres which all had to be returned due to hardware failure (The volume buttons sucked, also, one screen problem when a bubble formed under it) and then finally I got my 4th all the while defending my little Pre from my friends who said it was crap.

But then I couldn't talk to my friends anymore. Wanna know why? Because when I synced my Palm Profile on the 4th one, it erased all but two of my contacts. That was the last straw. I made Sprint give me a brand new HTC Touch Pro 2 for free. I love the Touch Pro 2. It is so much easier to hook up to my computer and play around with. Also, it hasn't lost any of my contacts. Ever. Microsoft My Phone works perfectly. Also, being able to back up my contacts to my computer is awesome.

So, I would disagree. In my opinion the Palm Pre is a locked down piece of junk where its main feature (The Palm Profile) doesn't even work. The HTC Touch Pro 2 on the other hand is a solid phone that actually works.

[RossZ32]

well, to be honest, i am a former HTC Touch Pro user, i babied my TP and always kept it from falling, scratching and getting dirty, but then somehow my keyboard died on me and even with the keyboard closed, the screen would randomly rotate to landscape mode repetitively and indefinitely; the keys wouldnt respond at all...i got really frustrated and tried to get this fixed by reflashing my ROM's just to see if it was a software problem, but it seems like it ended up being a hardware one.

so i found out about the Palm Pre...i immediately fell in love with the phone and the OS with its awesome user interface and capacitive screen and responsiveness.

now, i will admit the Pre's hardware could be much better, and the HTC Touch Pro 2 is far superior on the hardware, it does feel high quality, and the keyboard...well, its really really good since its big and comfortable to use.

the Pre's keyboard IS NOT BAD like lots of reviews say, its small, yes, but its not like its impossible to type in there, ill be honest here, IM ACTUALLY TYPING FASTER ON MY PRE'S KEYBOARD THAN MY TOUCH PRO after having it for a while...and u know what? ANY keyboard on ANY phone can be used to type fast, its just a matter of getting the learning curve on...so the famous "ohhhh-i-got-fat-fingers-and-i-cant-type-on-this-thing" excuse is a complete FAIL and false.

so at the end i thought about it like this...if you want a nice looking phone with OK hardware and a SUPERB operating system which is WebOS, then the Palm Pre is for you....but if you want a nice looking phone with EXCELLENT hardware (except for that nasty inefficient resistive touch screen, although its size is huge and displays everything with exceptional resolution and quality), but with an operating system that is LAGGY, OLD, UNSTABLE, and with CONSTANT MEMORY LEAKS, which would be Windows Mobile in this case, then the HTC Touch Pro 2 is for you.

now...imagine if the Palm Pre was the same Touch Pro2 hardware but change the resistive screen to capacitive AND ran WebOS.....*DROOLS*.....thatd be the perfect phone!!!

[spiritcrusher33]

i do miss my pre.. currently with a tp2.. but will wait to see what palm comes out with in the pre2. next year.. cause the build quality of the tp2 is just to awesome.. and the batt life 15 times better than the stock pre.. those 2 alone are why im keeping my tp2..


Webos is awesome.. just needs better hardware to complete the package...I would love to see palm rise up again.. If they had what verizon did with the droid i believe they would be in a better place right now.. most people do what the tv says to do,lol go get a droid.. or there is a app for that..

plam would be multitask like no other..get in and get out.. find what u need in under 5 seconds or less. etc.. lol no clunky interfaces.. 2 swipes and your where u need to be,