Comments on: Early Impressions of the Palm Pre: Tag Team Style http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/ Sun, 26 May 2013 00:50:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tyler Tofel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419850 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:53:25 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419850 I think it is an awesome phone. It could use a little more apps and a bigger keyboard. Not many kids are going to have a Pre and the keyboard is just the right size for kids(and my dad because he has small hands). Other then that it is close to being perfect.

]]> By: t http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419849 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:25:19 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419849 just got fed up after the run around with sprint customer service and the local sprint store, I returned it. This morning with 100% battery, nothing running in the back round all settings to off, it took about 5 hours for the phone to go completley dead. I just got back from the store, had my old 755p turned back on. I will be waiting unitl the 19th and getting the new Iphone. So sorry after 12 years I am leaving sprint. They just dont have quality phones or customer service Enough is Enough…

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419848 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:19:51 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419848 Completely agree on both points. Although it’s only been a single day, I actually haven’t had any crashes yet though. I’m hoping that’s a good sign. ;)

]]> By: lrd http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419847 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:15:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419847 With apps running in the background I’d venture to say the batteries life would be substantially reduced requiring significantly more recharges. Not to mention that memory management will be that much more difficult and cause more crashes.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419846 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:07:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419846 Dave, the monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 245BW. I bought it from eCost for $300 plus shipping as a recertified unit last June. Love it!

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419845 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:33:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419845 Sorry Mike, but with all due respect, I think you’re doing it wrong in terms of the camera, not Sprint. ;) A quality view or print from a 3 megapixel camera is in the 4×6 or 5×7 range. If you pinch/zoom any larger than that, the pic is going to get crappier the larger you make it due to ppi. In terms of the camera quality, I think it’s just about right for a 3 megapixel camera. Folks that want a cameraphone that offers higher quality should be looking at a Nokia with Zeiss optics, or perhaps a new Samsung or SE phone IMO.

I’m not suggesting the Pre’s camera is the best out there, because it’s not. But what kind of image quality are you looking for in a $199 smartphone?

]]> By: mikecane http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419844 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:10:01 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419844 See my additional comments about the Pre camera vs iPhone camera here:
http://prepoint.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/sprintpalm-youre-doing-it-wrong/

Stop looking at photos on the Pre itself.

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419843 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:18:03 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419843 In my opinion the UI is the best part. And I really disliked Palm and PalmOS both because I always hated their UI. I think my favorite thing to do is close apps ??? A small swipe up from the gesture area to go into card view then flick the card off of the screen. I have no idea why I find that fun, I just do.

The only 2 beefs I have with it are the charging door and the lack of apps. Otherwise I love it. My old PPC6700 is crying in the corner.

]]> By: t http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419842 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:13:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419842 I went on my early morning run and got my new pre. I was very impressed, however about 6 pm I had to make another sprint run…. My phone stayed hot to the touch and the battery will not hold a charge for more than an hour or so. They replaced the battery and still no fix. I will be returning to the store today. I am starting to think I made a mistake.

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/2009/06/06/early-impressions-of-the-palm-pre-tag-team-style/#comment-419841 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:22:06 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37302#comment-419841 According to Gizmodo it charges much more slowly on the Touchstone than when plugged into the wall. It would be interesting to know how the Touchstone compares to USB charging as well.

How’s the UI in terms of usability? I was watching some videos last night and it looks like it would be a real pleasure to use, especially the app/card switching.

I’ve never been a huge fan of Palm but I might consider switching networks to O2 when this comes to the UK later in the year.

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