Comments on: Two Days With My Palm Pre

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In the news « Popslim Blog — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:20:56 +0000

[...] Adam Greivell writes about using the Palm Pre on his website EsquireMac. He owns an iPod Touch, so he can compare the iPhone interface [...]

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:13 +0000

ALSO, one comment about battery life.
I can listen to podcasts or music for nearly three hours continuously.
I can use the phone fuction or browse for only an hour and a half.
I can text pretty much all day during work.
On any given day I remove the phone from the iMac at 6:00am and have to charge it again around 4:00pm.
But must charge the phone twice or three times a day if listening to music or browsing.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:28:53 +0000

Nice review but you should update it with your changing opinions as your time with the phone goes on.
I have had mine since July and it has already been replaced once by sprint. The phone definitely has some ugly issues but over all it is a good phone and an affordable one at that. The OS is a good interface but It is missing some key functions and development is painfully slow at this point. This phone costs me fully $60 less per month than my iPhone (both on the lowest plans) and I have nearly as much functionality.
Bottom line, it is a good value!
OBTW: resetting the Palm Pre is accomplished by holding the power button down and sliding the ringer lock back and forth 6 times. In fact, Palm DOES NOT recommend removing the battery at all.

By: Denis K.

Denis K. — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:39:48 +0000

Overall I think its a very good phone and havent had any issues but in my experience the battery life is absolutely terrible right out of the box. I need to charge it at least 2x per day with extremely minimal use of the pre. It would be nice to get a video recorder on it for convenience sake too. Happy Thanksgiving all

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By: David Landseadel

David Landseadel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:33:19 +0000

Have to say I agree with many of your pros and cons as far as the Pre goes, however see if you can find anyway of copy(ing) a picture from web to phone suppossedly you just tap the picture twice and the copy it to phone, still haven’t fotten mine to work

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:53:14 +0000

Great review. Spot on!

By: Anubi3gs

Anubi3gs — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:45:33 +0000

FYI I have a pre and I love mine, the iphone is not the problem At&t is and yet you still can’t send pics on the iphone 3 years later, only to a email not another phone all that money and something so basic it can’t do forget the app’s how about the basic’s?????? Sprint makes it affordable for plans, Iphone 3gs, and 3g has many cons, itunes and apps don’t make a phone guys.

By: Fun

Fun — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:13:36 +0000

Just an FYI, the earliest the iphone could be on another carrier is Jan 2011!
AT&T is exclusive through 2010.

1.5 yrs is a long time to wait…

By: Jon Kingston

Jon Kingston — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:03:39 +0000

First of all, thanks for your review. My review on my web site echos many of your pros/cons, especially cursor manipulation. I couldn’t believe it could be that bad, but it is.

As for the iPod Touch – me too. Mine’s been spending more time on the desk and less time traveling with me since I purchased a Pre. There is one program I can’t live without: FileMaker Pro. I spend lots of time in that program. Bento (FM Pro Jr.) now has an iPhone app – Bento for iPhone/iPod Touch, that may keep me using my iPod Touch a lot more.

One killer app that I didn’t see you mention is Evernote. I use it a lot, and they did write it for the Pre. Very cool.