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Why are you assuming something exciting - especially at a rather mundane affair like Web 2.0?
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If I don't hear a release date for the UK pretty soon I may have to go to the dark side and get an iPhone.]]>Apr 1st 2009 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
However, the session they're hosting is about how webOS will change the way developers and users view web applications, and the announcement is coming from Web 2.0, not CTIA. Translation: Probably SDK availability today for either a small number of developers or a full public beta. Which is still cool, but not AS cool.]]>Apr 1st 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Although i would be really interested to hear everyone's prediction about the pre's price.
I expect it to be either $299 or $399 with a two year contract.]]>Apr 1st 2009 6:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/]]>Apr 1st 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
If you're a GSM bigot, then whatever - unless you really need worldphone capabilities or simultaneous cellular data & voice are totally vital to you, GSM just means your phone makes stupid noises when its near a speaker - awesome. (I guess I'm a CDMA fanboy - if it's honestly possible to be a fanboy of a fucking wireless standard...)]]>Apr 1st 2009 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
I know this sounds funny but I actually prefer GSM technology. If I am getting this right, if you're on CDMA technology, you get reception even in buildings yes? You see, sometimes I take solace knowing that I'm not a slave to my phone (which happens when I'm underground, etc).

That's just my opinion though, I just don't like the idea that people can reach/contact me 24/7, no matter where I am.

Cheers.]]>Apr 1st 2009 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
I guess I just like getting reception anywhere - you know, since phones are meant to make and receive calls ;) If I need/want to be left alone, one of my favorite features of my Treo (that is also on the Pre) is the top-mounted ring/vibrate switch that, unlike the iPhone's similar switch, kills every possible sound the Treo can make.

I'm sure CDMA has better building penetration, less because of the technology itself and more because the GSM carriers in the US mainly use lower frequency bands that don't penetrate concrete or metal as well as the higher bands that Verizon and Sprint use. I know I can easily get reception inside the basement of my college's AT building (commonly referred to as the "CS catacombs" - real twisty turny concrete walled dungeon filled with computer labs for CS students) while some other people who have GSM phones often complain they aren't getting reception. That might just be because Sprint has a massive amount of towers in my town (Binghamton, NY), including one probably a half mile or less away from my campus, though.]]>Apr 1st 2009 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
Buy a GSM model from Europe and unlock it?]]>Apr 1st 2009 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
Their prices, coverage, phone selection, and network performance is as good, if not better, than any other company.
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PS @digitalllysick, get the EU GSM version from expansys when it drops...]]>Apr 1st 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
Without it, I don't see the grand distinction between the Pre and any other smart phone player already in the marketplace.

The April Fool's joke is that you'll have to wait another quarter to get it.]]>Apr 1st 2009 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
So it was a choice of either future-proofing the Pre with WiMax which would probably raise the price of the unit and delay it a few months, or leave it with the standard that is actually in use and put it at a more mass-market price. I think the decision there was a no-brainer.

If the Pre is successful, I guarantee that a "Pre 4G" or some sort of other webOS device with WiMax will come eventually - Palm is seemingly aiming to be Sprint's signature device provider, and if WiMax pans out, the top-of-the-line devices will have to have it sometime in the semi-near future.]]>Apr 1st 2009 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
I am an IP Consultant, no relation what-so-ever with Sprint. Just think they are getting a bad rap.
The reason I'm posting this is that I CANNOT wait for the Pre, and for people not to jump on the Pre-wagon because of the bad rap Sprint is getting in the market would be dumb.

This phoe will rock. Not the end all, just the phone for now to get. I believe Android will be coming out with some great stuff in time, but for now, the Pre is it. Everyone I turn onto this phone freaks out.

Come on Pre, Come on Pre, Come on Pre]]>Apr 1st 2009 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/I'll have to repost on the next pre announcement on another day.]]>Apr 1st 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
I've had some unbelievable mistakes setting up accounts, but by the same token, some unbelievable customer service trying to get them repaired. Each time, someone took a lot of personal time, sometimes HOURS, to help me resolve challenges.

I travel all over the US and have never had my SPRINT service drop out except in extreme rural areas. Heck, it even works in Mexico, though SPRINT has dropped the Mexico calling and data plan they use to have. And you can use voice and data together, it just drops the 3G speeds down to regular cellular speeds.

I am an Apple house and workplace, but I won't switch to the iPhone because I won't let go of my SPRINT service. I will happily roll with the Pre when its released. Then, depending on the phone, possibly try out the Touch Pro 2 when its released.

CharlesJR]]>Apr 1st 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Pricing:wont tell u either!]]>Apr 1st 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
* 3.5G / 4G / 5G octo-band radios
* WiFi / WiMax connectivity
* 21 MP digital camera with 1080p video recording
* 4.1″ AMOLED / E-ink “reader” dual-mode display
* Bluetooth 4.0
* Wireless USB charging/syncing
* 128GB flash memory
* Hydrogen-cell battery: 2 weeks talk-time / 2 months standby
* HD pico projector w/ 5.1 channel surround
* T10 predictive thought text auto-correction

It cannot be more ridiculous...
]]>Apr 1st 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/I'm no apple fanboy, though i think they do make some awesome products, and the iphone was never for me because of the keyboard, but i think the biggest impact they made on the smartphone was lowering the price point to 199. If not the storm, niagara, omnia, touch pro and G-1 never come close to 199. I remember when my Samsung i730 was 500 with a contract, and i believe the carriers still charge like $350 ( dont quote me). I just dont think the Pre will sell at higher than the iphone. I'm a long time Verizon user willing to switch to Sprint but not for more than i can currently grab and Iphone or Niagara when it drops. ]]>Apr 1st 2009 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
Sprint is not going to sell the Pre for $399 or $299 after discoutns, It will be about $200 for new customers adn existign customers eligble for new custoemr pricing.

Sprint, which has the lowest average subscription per user revenue, stands to make much more on pushing people to higher rate plans (or losing exiting high paying customers to att/iphone) and that is what they see when the look at the Pre.

$100 either way on a phone is a mere $4 a month to Sprint over a 24 month contract. Much more important is pushing customers from $40 to $70 per month or from $70 to $100 , which is $30x24 -- or $720 more revenue.

The Pre is tied to higher plans. Other smartphones on sprint, excepting the instinct including top HTC models are not.

The Pre will be reasonably priced, Sprint sees it as bait. You will see a very very high list price, this serves palms prestige. But the discount will be steep $400 or so. This makes the customer less conscious of the higher plan requirement.

$200 after discoutns, give or take $50]]>Apr 1st 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
I'm hoping its no more then $999 Australian(Unlocked/Outright) but you never know....]]>Apr 1st 2009 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/
Anyway since sprint is useless and the lacks some useful features, i'll wait for the Nokia N97 on at&t. June please hurry!!!]]>Apr 1st 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/01/palm-release-date-pricing-announcement-later-today/Apr 1st 2009 12:25PM