Palm Press: Mobile Hotspot Reviewed; App Catalog Keeps Growing
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another Palm Press, our weekly look at the world of Palm. The new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are already getting the review treatment, and the most interesting one is this one I found of the new Mobile Hotspot feature. Palm was justifiably proud when they announced the Mobile Hotspot capability, which basically lets you use the Verizon 3G connection with up to 5 devices at the same time. It basically turns the Pre / Pixi into a MiFi router, connecting to the 3G network and slinging the web to those 5 devices over Wi-Fi. Verizon charges $40 per month to use the Mobile Hotspot, so you’ll want to make sure you really need it to pay that price. This service has the same 5 GB monthly data cap on Verizon as other data plans so you won’t want to regularly feed 5 devices with data. Check out the review to see what they thought of the Hotspot, especially how it drains the battery. Really quickly.
There are now over 1,150 apps in the Palm App Catalog, so if you haven’t checked it in a while you may want to do so. It’s good to see apps continually to flow in, although trickle is probably a more apt way to put it.
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I am still waiting on that Flash 10.x beta for the Palm Pre/Pixi, that Adobe said it would be coming out and be available as a plugin download in the App Catalog but so far nothing, I bet that they would probably release it in about perhaps 2 weeks or so just before the big one is available in the WebOS firmware 1.4 version in February, unless i misunderstood and that the beta will be in the WebOS 1.4 version.
The most interesting, I purchase a unit ($399.00) from WOW Mobile Services with Unlimited Calls, Unlimited Texting, Unlimited Data (no monthly data cap), and Unlimited Internet. No extra fee for only $89.95 Monthly service plan and with Mobile Hotspot capability, which basically lets me use 3G connection and many devices at the same time. I like it because, NO Deposit! -NO Credit Check! – NO Contract! – NO Cancellation Fee! – No Fine Print! And *NO MONTHLY BILL…When You Refer 3 Customers on the same services. Yes I personally use the Mobile Hotspot and do drains the battery when in ( I ) use. But work for me!
Elliot, 623-925-5634