Palm Pre Versus iPhone - Comments Page 1

Love the article. As a die-hard T-Mobile customer, though, I'm hoping the G3 or the Motorola Cliq will stand up to either of the above. Here's hoping, once the above two phones are both out (around the holidays 2009) you'll find yourself with some time on your hands and an interest in stacking either or both up against each other and all other comers.

Palm Pre for Verizon will be released in about Jan 2010. Palm Pre GSM for use in Europe will be released starting Oct 13, 2009. There are more and more apps for Palm Pre, and some are REALLY innovative. My only hesitation is that Palm has a history of dropping support for their devices - as witness my T|X right now.

The Pre, an admirable effort to be sure, will die the death of a 1,000 cuts. The App store is a formidable obstacle. The UI is a keeper and the culture seems unassailable. With Android being the only viable force (read: money) it bodes ill for the Pre. Too little, too late.

I use the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. Does anyone know if the Palm Pre for Verizon will have the capability to be used world wide?

I also heard from Verizon that the Pre would be available this Dec or January, so as a long-time Verizon customer (and part of a multiphone family plan), it's easy to wait to upgrade from my Treo 750wx. I'm curious about the Pre GSM, though. Is that provider-specific or ??

Palm people have come up the ranks. They started with maybe the 515 graduated to the trio and then the pre. The pre has had some problems, but any new product will have some bugs until they are worked out. Palm knows they must make good on their product....and I am sure they will but it may take some time. Most everyday we get updates. There is a group on Yahoo that has the most updates being presented. There are a lot of troubleshooting sites and places to go with problems. Give them a chance to make good and they will. A loyal fan

Now there's another Sprint choice. The HTC Hero will be available from Sprint on October 11. It's Android-based, with no physical keyboard. Basically the same price structure as the Pre, a much broader app base, 5 megapixel camera, and mini-sd slot.

Sounds like a better deal than the Pre, if you can live without the keyboard.

Is Pre backward compatible with Palm OS's and does it support "Graffiti?"

There is a built in you tube app on the pre. It's a fantastic phone - wouldn't call it perfect, but it's pretty awesome.

I'm an Iphone user and your numbers are way off for me! I pay $110 a month for unlimited text and data, and I don't remember how many minutes of call time, but because of roll-over minutes, I've got hundreds banked. My phone was not the latest with the movie abilities but because of that it was $99.00 rather than the $200-$300 up front you listed. It's actually quite affordable and at this point, I can't imagine living without it!