Comments on: Palm Pre News Bits

By: NeoteriX

NeoteriX — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:42:42 +0000

I came from a candybar phone (Motorola Q9c) so the slider concept is new to me. There is a small amount of wiggle in my Pre, but I’m ok with that as I imagined no phone with 2 moving parts would really have the solid structural integrity of a one-piece phone.

Can anyone would any experience with other sliders comment on this? Part of me assumes that some of the complainers have unjustified expectations but I have no first hand knowledge of comparable options.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:54:23 +0000

Alan, you are correct. Matt Miller felt that the screen had too much wiggle room on his particular unit.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:02:00 +0000

I have a pre, all ok so far.

By: Rich O

Rich O — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:16:12 +0000

The build quality issue is getting ugly. Word needs to get out to Palm. Wobbly screens……Just got my Pre and sure enough, wobbly screen.
This is a news story to watch. I think we will hear more of this …

Take a run to PreCentral and read the forums. Some are on their 3rd replacement.What a shame

Folks are opening the units up themselves and performing self hacks to rectify. Here is the link
http://forums.precentral.net/hardware-use-trouble-shooting/187635-real-final-fix-pre-wobble.html

By: Oliver

Oliver — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:12:51 +0000

Hopefully together with the UK version they are also going to offer developers an unlocked (=pricey, of course) GSM version. Certainly would get this iPhone owner’s attention. And maybe also many “homebrew” iPhone developers who don’t want a second plan, but would love to develop for the Pre.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:32:49 +0000

Is it just me or was there not someone in your roundup podcast who had a defective screen/slider mechanism?

@Reter
I think its great that many do not have any problems with their Pres.but that is not to say that the problem doesn’t exist and that we shouldn’t listen to anyone who is talking about this problem.

By: Reter

Reter — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:09:15 +0000

thats because Kevin, James, Miquel are not Apple zealots charging the PreCentral forums making up bogus claims. i swear if i have to see 1 more “3 post” “member” claiming to have problems i’ll puke.

so tell me, with these alarming failure rates, where are all of the HIGH profile people talking about returning their Pre’s?

believe what you read on the internet from unverified individuals with a grain of salt.

By: Miguelcastillo3

Miguelcastillo3 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:25 +0000

I own a pre and I have no problems so far its been 3weeks

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:33 +0000

We already covered that ourselves. My Pre is still fine.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:25 +0000

Nope, we’ve never mentioned this: http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/29/palm-pre-build-quality-issues-continue-to-slide-out/ ;)

By: Me

Me — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:57:17 +0000

I guess you forgot to mention all the articles about them falling apart on people.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:48:34 +0000

That’s to retailers I’m sure.

By: GoodThings2Life

GoodThings2Life — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:36:59 +0000

@DaveZatz… Pre-sales (pun intended).

By: DaveZatz

DaveZatz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:13:31 +0000

I thought the Pre went on sale in June? Wonder what this means. Are they just totally confused and wrong, or is this sales to someone like Best Buy.