I need some updated opinions on the PRE

[CozBoogie]

Just activated 2 Pre's last night (one for me and Mrs. Boogie)! I must say this phone is sooooo sweet. Better than I anticipated and well constructed. I knew going in what its limitations were and what it excels at. And I know that things like the App Store, etc., will only get better with time.

late,
Coz

[jjday7]

I just went ahead and bought one just about 5 minutes ago 99.99+ tax =105.00. I think this thing is pretty slick. It feels better than the diamond and much smoother. Now I have three phones. Gonna have to sell a couple. I really like it.

I did have to go through 4 boxes to find one that didn't already have the oreo problem. 4 had it and the last one didn't, seems pretty solid

I do have a question though for people that have corporate discounts on their plan. did sprint actually verify you work for the company to get the discount?

Originally Posted by cozboogie

Just activated 2 Pre's last night (one for me and Mrs. Boogie)! I must say this phone is sooooo sweet. Better than I anticipated and well constructed. I knew going in what its limitations were and what it excels at. And I know that things like the App Store, etc., will only get better with time.

late,
Coz

I knew it hahaha!!

Enjoy your pre coz, I know I will

[jjday7]

thanks for all the help guys. this really made my decision a lot easier

[sanmanc]

Originally Posted by jjday7

thanks for all the help guys. this really made my decision a lot easier

Verdict?

[rocket321]

They did not do any verification for my corp discount...

[Biggnaa20]

Originally Posted by jjday7

first thanks for the input guys. I find myself using my phone more for web and multimedia use overall. the business aspect would be great to have but I hardly ever use word or excel unless someone sends me that type of document

I have had a lot of phones and notice all new phones to the market are loaded with small issues. I can live with most but hardware issues top the list in frustrations. I had the touch when it first came out and went through 3 of those, touch pro 4, diamond 1 and most stable. maybe I was lucky with that one.

at 100 it might just be worth it. I might just get the best buy coverage for 9.99 and that covers everything accept lost and stolen. I have one more day to think so please keep giving input. this will not only help me but all the others trying to make the decision.

maybe I am just spoiled by windows and all the apps available. I hope the app store starts moving pretty fast.

Sprint TEP covers loss and theft...but the deductible is a bit high at $100. I really think the apps will pour in there are already a lot if you take in the fact that the SDK was released only a short while ago.

[alan7467]

I only got my Pre on Sunday (got in on the $99 best buy mistake), but am really enjoying it so far. Main thing I like is the multitasking abilities and overall speed of the device. I know WinMO can do this as well, but thanks to the Pre's fantastic hardware (processor) and WebOS's handling of the "cards" the user experience is far superior IMHO. I'm also absolutely loving the launcher and some of the apps like Pandora.

My main concern with this phone right now is the battery. Third day in my battery was pretty much dead after 10 hours off charger (an improvement over the day before, which took only 9 hours for the battery to hit below 10%). I texted a bit, browsed the web for less than an hour and made few phone calls. I'm really hoping that with a couple more charge cycles things improve. If not I'll try out a larger capacity battery and hope for the best. This is certainly one of those YMMV things though. I really think the radio software could use some updating here. Coming from a Sprint Touch Diamond running telus radio, I'm noticing some funky behavior in limited coverage areas. The phone likes to go into roaming or 1x mode way more often than my Diamond did. It also seems to take much longer to snap out of it. I've actually had to turn flight mode on and off a couple of times to get it to go back to 3G. I'm sure this has a negative impact on battery life, but for the most part I see the biggest drain when using data in any way. Again, I'll need to calibrate the battery a bit more to see how things shake out here.

[tx_dbs_tx]

Hey jjday7, You mentioned you mostly use your phone for multimedia and I wanted to throw in my 2 cents on the Palm Pre's video playing capabilities. The Pre has an awesome video player that will play converted MP4 DVD rips at 30fps @ 1024kpbs with absolutely NOOOO lag or frame skipping! Go ahead and give it a try and you will be veeeerry impressed. No other smartphone can play videos like the Palm Pre, not even the Touch Pro 2 when it comes out. Watching full length movies in the highest conversion quality with the Palm Pre is absolutely the BEST. I'm not missing my Touch Pro either, I may go ahead and sell it because I don't see myself going back to it.

[jjday7]

I have to say I am enjoying the phone. the only thing I miss is opera mini. I know the browser is awesome but I like the speed of opera mini. Anybody know if java will be put on this anytime soon.

Definitely better than windows in my opinion. My only gripe is the battery too. I did have it turn off on me too mysteriously not sure why. other than that it's all good.