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| 99% iPhone users "satisfied" I was an iPhone 3G user for over a year. The device caught my attention when it first came out. Although I couldn't afford the $400 for an iPhone. When the 3G was announced I knew it was my opportunity to have an iPhone. On July 11th 2008, I stood in line for almost 8 hours and waited eagerly to get my hands on one of the first iPhone 3G's. That day, I fell in love with iPhone 3G. I swore I'd never find a phone better. At first there were some set backs and they remained until about the time 3.0 came out. I consider that time the pinnacle of my iPhone 3G career. I would say I fell into the "very satisfied" category. Unfortunately, my Apple Protection plan expired and my iPhone 3G broke.. I know, I know, shame on me for not buying the extended warranty but still. At the same time I was highly dissatisfied with AT&T. I decided instead of dropping $300 on a refurbed iPhone 3G with less than one year left on my contract and a new model ALREADY out (3GS) I decided it was time to give the iPhone a break and move onto a new touchscreen smartphone that had really caught my attention a few months prior. The Palm Pre. I went to Sprint and purchased it. Initial reaction "WOW!" This thing is cool!
!!!WARNING!!! OPINION! *If you don't know the definition of opinion or can't handle other peoples opinions... PLEASE DO NOT READ AHEAD!
I personally think it's nicer than the iPhone. While iPhone 3G and 3GS do certain things better, like the App Store and a more robust cut/copy/paste, the Palm Pre has it's own tricks the iPhone can't touch. I'm really impressed with the feature set and quality of it though for being a version one product. So far no issues for me. Although, I do agree with most people out there, the battery life could be much much better. Although considering it multitasks in an incredibly aesthetically pleasing and easy to use way, I don't blame it. Speaking of aesthetics, I also feel the Pre beats iPhone in these regards. The lights in the gesture area are warm and very pleasing to see. It makes the hardware seem very "one" with the software. Can't wait to see what webOS can do next!
All in all, either iPhone or Palm Pre are definitely the two best phones out right now! iPhone is a little fragile so get an extra year or Apple Protection! Just my 2 cents.
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2 edits | And the Pre app store will improve. Remember, the iPhone app store has been around for 3 yrs, the Pre for 2 months.
And keeping the Pre charged has been pretty easy for me. I have the Touchstone for home, so all I do is place it on that as soon as I am home. And when in the car I plug it in to the car adapter. I have never run down to empty in a 24 hour period.
P.S.>> There are some battery options for increasing time you might want to checkout - 1 battery adds 17% w/o changing back cover and also works with the Touchstone system. And another one adds 126% with a new expanded back cover(4 mm thicker). But that one isn't Touchstone compatible.
P.P.S.>> Also Sprint popped for a FREE Airave for my house and since that acts like a very strong local cell tower, the battery draws down much slower while using the cellphone at home. |
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| I agree! The App Catalog will surely grow in size. In fact Palm announced today its now accepting paid apps for approval. Not to mention there's also fileCoaster which hosts as of today 135 homebrew apps available OTA.
While I say the battery could last longer I have no problems getting a full days use out of it. I'm just not used to seeing my battery at 40% when I get home from work but its really not a huge issue. We'll see what happens in the next webOS update!
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fyi, out of warranty service would have been $99. You didn't need to buy a new one. |
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| I hadn't known that. In fact when I called AT&T one rep said $99 which I didn't believe, the second rep I had spoken to said $299...
Also the phone had fell on the floor and the bottom half of the screen stopped responding. It started working a few hours later. Unfortunately, about a week after that, it fell again. This time the wasn't nearly as hard and while there's no physical damage to the phone the bottom half of the screen stopped responding again! Perhaps a loose connection in one of the screens components? The digitizer maybe? I'd imagine that would cost more then $99... Anyway I still have the phone if anyone would like to take it off my hands... If you get it working then hey! you've got a free iPhone 3G! 
It's in pretty good condition. Two scratches on the screen, somewhat deep but not really noticeable when the phone is on and some slight separation of the bezel from the back of the phone as well as some light leak.. Nothing a handy man couldn't fix.
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| I was considering the iPhone then the Pre was announced and now I'm on the fence.
I need the phone more for txt'ng and some email checks when on business. But I can't justify the high-priced data plans.
And since I am with Verizon and using a LG Env2 (battery is so so, hate the interface...pocketdials every day...), my plan is up in 2 months, I wonder if the provider's tower is close to me as VZW is.
(don't care too much about apps...just need a phone/txtr that has BT, and can be used as tether if needed...)
Does Pre use micro-usb or proprietary connection for charging/interface? |
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kudos:4 | said by cableties:Does Pre use micro-usb or proprietary connection for charging/interface? Uses micro-USB or the optional Touchstone system for charging. |
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The Pre uses microUSB. I think mail apps between the are somewhat similar (push etc) but Palms notifications and multitasking beat iphone hands down. Complaints about the keyboard are trivial. You get used to it! In fact its just as akward as iphones at first but once you get feel for it its no issue. Also so far I've had no issue with Sprint and their customer service is amazing!
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