Palm's Pre gets its own spot on Sprint's website
By Darren Murph 
posted January 8th 2009 3:26PM
posted January 8th 2009 3:26PM
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Sprint is terribbbllllleeeeeee... can't we just fast forward a year or two and get the inevitable verizon version? Or I wonder how unlockable it'll be?
Correction, Sprint USED to be Terrible. Verizon SUCKS BALLS. They lock you, disable all the phones features, in and nickel and dime you to death
Terrible? I'd agree about terrible customer service, but wireless coverage and network speeds (at least around where we are and most every place I travel to) are pretty freaking awesome.
I have Sprint now.. and they're definitely getting better in the CS department.. 2 years ago I could barely get through to them.. now I can get a CS Rep and they call you 2 weeks to a month later to see if everything's alright
Spoken like someone who has not used Sprint and are simply judging from the stigma surrounding Sprint.
Sprint USED to have the worst CS in the business. Since management change and the intro of the SEP (hard to screw up my bill when i get unlimited everything!) I went from calling sprint several times a month to ...... well i haven't called them in about 6 months.
CS aside, the network is awesome! I can only speak to Western Florida, Southern Michigan, and Western New York but my Sprint cell phone has not dropped a call once that i can remember.
I've had sprint the last 3.5 years and they have improved by leaps and bounds to keep our business. They are very willing to negotiate and being a premier customer they kinda suck up a bit. Add the fact that they have the best all inclusive plan and great data coverage you should re-evaluate.
A "wicked-smart OS," eh? Must be from Boston.
LOL. First thing I thought of
Eh, eh? Must be from canada.
Well...first thing I thought of is...
How does a "precise GPS help you get out of any jam"?
I don't suppose all these gushing posts have anything to do with the fact that this phone is now advertised all over this site, do they?
"Dat OS is WICKET-SMAHT."
Wicket smart - is this a cricket game? Good try but sounds much more brooklyn than brookline.
AT&T got the iPhone.
Sprint got the Pre.
Verizon got...the Storm?
VZW FAIL.
LLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
t-mobile has the first android phone!!!!!!
You forgot that T-Mobile got the G1 :p
It's now, now.
What happened to then?
then is now. But that means now is then. Then is when? now.
That's only on instant VHS, they haven't come out with instant DVD yet.
Congrats Palm, you've made a lot of people smile with absolute joy; you will grow big. :)
Regards,
A Samsung Omnia user.
Wow, they really turned around... Hopefully in the right direction, they seemed a bit misguided for a few years and the GPS is going to come in handy!
SPRINT????!?!??!?!
...WHY!!!!
just evening the playing field
Sprint actually has RELIABLE 3G connections, cheaper prices for overall service than either AT&T or Verizon and recently has improved their payment systems, as well as dramatically improved their customer service.
And on behalf of those of us on SERO, I LOVE THE PRICING!
uhh...why NOT?
Oh I get it, you don't actually have reasons, but since you see it on here a lot and other websites you decided to post it to sound cool and informed when in reality you have no goddamn clue about anything. Fail.
That said, I'm so happy Sprint has an awesome phone now. SERO PLAN FTW!
this makes me regret the HTC Touch PRO from sprint :(
You're Joking right? Sorry I'm a die hard WM fan forgive me. You're Joking right?
Because Sprint is freaking awesome? Sero + This Phone = EPIC WIN
Dear Sprint,
Please don't make this like the Instinct, where you need an Everything plan to get the phone. I don't need an Everything plan, nor want to pay that much per month for this, so please please PLEASE be sensible.
Otherwise I'll wait for your exclusivity to end.
Signed,
A concerned consumer
You don't _need_ an everything plan to get the Instinct. They just make it look that way ;)
Though, to be honest, unless you're grandfathered into sero or its successor, SEP is the best deal. Just get the lowest one that comes with 450 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited data, unlimited sms, unlimited SprintTV, unlimited GPS, etc for $69
You ABSOLUTELY need an Everything Plan to get the Instinct. There are just a few different types, not just the $99.99 version, but you DO need one of those plans to have it.
You'd just as well get the Simply Everything Plan. I love it. Given my business and that I spend lots of time on the phone with friends all scattered throughout the country (and, more importantly, my fiancee, to whose Indiana home I commute during the weekends when not in NY or DC), it's just the best plan. If T-Mo had as good a plan (and full 3G coverage and good overall coverage), I would have stayed. But now that I'm with Sprint, I'm digging the plan, the service and now, the chance to get my hands on the Pre. Color me impressed.
Seriously considering switching carriers for this phone. I wonder how much it will go for.
im guessin the usual 300 with two year contract
I hope later Pre is available in operator free flavors for Europe and Asia.... I also hope there is a video about the device coming soon from engadged and a dedicated web special from Palm
I don't know if I want a phone that's on fire... looks like that stuff could cause some serious ouchies.
I want it now!
okay, I'll waiting, damnit.
and the notification email is down , good job sprint
i am considering switching from iphone to this, gasp. will depend on the price and such
CDMA == fail
Yeah, I hate all that speed and coverage at half the cost of competing data plans.
see what happened there tim? You talked outta your ass and got owned. TIMMAH!
Any news of a UK launch? This is added to my list of possible future phones, along with the N97
I keep getting errors when I try to submit my contact info. Are they already getting slammed?
EV-DO is fantastic, and the choice of Sprint makes complete sense. SPRINT was the only carrier willing to bet on Palm's Treo 300 and Handspring's Treo 600 when they first came out, so I'm glad that I'm still with the only carrier who's ALWAYS believed in PALM!
I just adore how they've mixed the branding between the typed version Palm Pre and the designed logo palm prē
I'm pronouncing it "pray" as in "pray for palm"
Good luck with that undetermined "array of apps to outmaneuver the competition" ... There's still no voodoo doll on iPhone, so ya got that going for you.
I think that ē is supposed to be kinda pronounced like the "ay" in pray.. Something like "ae" in German..
Nope! It's pree that rhymes with tree.
See:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-website-now-live-with-official-images-video/
Long line over the e means it's an "ee" sound. Didn't you tards go to grade school?