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Imserba Webstore - Palm Pre Phone (Sprint)

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List Price: $499.99
Our Price: $79.99
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Manufacturer: PALM
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Binding: Wireless Phone Brand: Palm Color: Black Feature: Browse the web and access email and messaging with a sleek, full-QWERTY smartphone featuring a 3.1-inch color touchscreen Label: PALM Manufacturer: PALM Model: Palm Pre 100 Publisher: PALM Release Date: 2007-10-28 Studio: PALM
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Browse the web and access email and messaging with a sleek, full-QWERTY smartphone featuring a 3.1-inch color touchscreen Palm's webOS featuring Synergy technology automatically pulls your contacts and calendars together into a single easy-to-view screen Sprint's 3G network provides reliable data services on the road, while Wi-Fi connectivity offers extra speed when available 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field; 8 GB of storage (approx. 7 GB available for user) In the Box: Palm Pre smartphone, lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset. Measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD); weighs 4.75 ounces.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you'll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.  |  | The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. | | Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won't miss an appointment again. The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple -- not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.  |  |  |  | 1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera. 2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy. 3. Contacts are gathered into one listing. 4. Never miss an appointment with a universal calendar. | | Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it's time to write an email, you don't have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want. 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you'll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint's 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint's 3G network is America's most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you're not sure where you are. Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don't have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department. WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More The Palm Pre runs Palm's new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application. The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you're looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you're looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it. 
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. | If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You'll always know what's going on without being completely interrupted. Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player. Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone The Pre's App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone. Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it -- all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date. * Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you'll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You'll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you'll receive an email from Palm. You'll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you'll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone's location. Once done, you'll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you're done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go. What's in the Box Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Great mobile web device, CRAP phone. Comment: I obsessed about the Pre for weeks before buying it. I wanted it SOOOO badly. I'd never owned a "smart" phone before, and never had any intention of buying one until I fell in love with the Pre. It's not that I'm not tech-capable (on the contrary, I deal with this stuff all day long and just wanted my phone to keep it simple), I'd just never felt the NEED for a smart phone until this one strolled by, looking all sexy. If I had a time machine, I would go back in time and slap myself in the face and tell myself to snap out of it, and save myself $200.
The Pre is fantastic for email, web browsing, and app-y type stuff, but it's the absolute, hands-down, WORST phone I've ever had the displeasure to own. I've been on the Sprint network for over ten years, so I know it's not the coverage. This phone drops so many calls it blows my mind. I can't even use it in my office (my last three phones were fine here) because it will drop the call in a hot minute. Were I in some sort of horror movie scenario, this phone would get me killed. If I hadn't paid so much for it, I'd smash it with a hammer.
Other quirks and problems abound with the software of the phone... The alarm clock is even more unreliable than its ability to hold on to a call. I joke with my husband that if we have another kid, maybe we can sue Palm, because the daily alarm for me to take my birth control pill goes off about 75% of the time, at best. Yet, I'll get 4 different reminders at 4 different times for other calendar events which are set to have NO REMINDER. The clock sometimes will decide to just speed up and be 20 minutes fast, and you have to turn airplane mode on and off to get it to re-synch the correct time. Have a bluetooth handsfree? Have fun! It will work... Sometimes! Oh, and don't let a text conversation get too long without deleting it, or else you won't be able to delete it. Does the fun ever stop?
Like I said, if I could go back in time and unbuy this phone, I would. I would not recommend it to anyone who ever wants to use their cell phone to make or receive calls. I gave it two stars because it IS a good little mobile web device, but that's the extent of the "pro" list for this phone.
As it is, I'm stuck until I can get another rebate. Caveat emptor and all that jazz.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Done with Palm Comment: I'm done. I had a Treo 300. Then bought a 600 the day it came out. Then a 650. Then a 755p. After the 755p, I said I was done. Then, I saw the Pre, and thought that I'd give them one more chance. Well I'm really done this time. The Pre is too slow to be functional. I've got 1.3.1 right now, and it would take me 30 seconds to go forward 8 days in the Calendar. This is CRAZY. They went backwards. My Treo 300 calendar app was faster than this. Same thing for the phone app.
I'm done. Probably going to try a Droid. This thing has potential, but it's been nearly 6 months, and the lag time is too poor for this device to be used reliably on a daily basis. I'll have 2 apps open and it will tell me to close and app to free up space.
Build quality is horrible. I'm done.
D.C.
Customer Rating:      Summary: To make clear about the "new service plans" Comment: It may not be clear to you (it sure wasn't to me!) that this really means "for new Sprint customers ONLY" and does NOT apply to an existing Sprint customer if they move to a "new service plan". Sorry, it wasn't obvious to me. (I kind of thought the reason people make a distinction like "for new home buyers" and "for first-time home buyers" was because they are actually two different things. In the case of phone plans, apparently not.) No one seems to provide much detail about this, either in product and package descriptions, or reasons for refusing the order.
Of course, this is true for all Sprint-related deals, and is most likely true for other carriers.
Customer Rating:      Summary: You gonna love this phone Comment: Vibrant multitouch screen, multifunction and physical keyboard - there is no other like this. There are more and more apps come out every day. Touch stone idea is really great. It looks really great and it is not as huge as some other phones.
Customer Rating:      Summary: Severely lacking in hardware and software departments Comment: I started checking out reviews well before this phone was released. Then finally it came out - a touch screen smartphone with a real keyboard! So I made the jump from Verizon to Sprint because of the phone but more importantly because Sprint is significantly cheaper. Let me preface this review with what I look for in a phone. I was previously a Verizon Blackberry 8800 user. Though it was simple (good given current technology at the time), the phone was solidly built (felt heavy) and before I dropped it way too many times, it operated very smoothly. It was meant for business and it was very customizable.
Since I started using the Pre over 2 months ago I quickly realized that the phone is "gimicky." It doesn't do anything very well. Compare it to an iPhone for media capabilities and its sub-par. Compare it to a blackberry for email and other "professional" uses and its...well not worthless, but not much better. The OS in concept is excellent, but they executed it very poorly. Probably my biggest qualm is the fact that it is so unresponsive...a good example would be when i press the send button on the screen and nothing happens so i press it again. however, by pressing it a second time, i actually end up ending my phone call because the phone was so delayed in placing the call. This, in addition to many other things makes it an extremely frustrating phone to use day in and day out. Given the fact that it has more or less the same hardware as an iPhone, I expected a hell of a lot more. The OS also lacks many features. To put it simply, it is barely customizable. Big turn off.
Now on to hardware. The only thing impressive about the hardware is the screen (camera takes decent pics too). Other than that, it seems palm spent more time figuring out ways to cut corners than they did actually designing the phone. The phone is all made out of thin, cheap glossy black plastic that seems like it would crack if you dropped a nickel on it. Compare it to the new motorola droid which is made out of metal. Also the screen wobbles quite a bit. Another big design flaw is the keyboard. And I know there are plenty of users out there that say "well you get used to it." Unlike them, I am not a proponent of mediocrity. The keyboard is crap plain and simple. Play with a blackberry tour keyboard side by side and it's a world of difference. Finally, the battery won't last half a day with average use. I could go 2 days with my blackberry doing the same things (checking email, texts, a couple brief phone calls). Big let down...2 stars
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