http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/ Engadget Comments for Sprint now offering $100 service credit to Pre buyers who port a number http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Note that in many areas, Sprint's service is superior to AT&T. And I know their plans are FAR less expensive. Moving two lines with data from Sprint to AT&T costs me over $50 more a month than it used to, and that's for fewer minutes. The data plans are twice as much, and features like nights starting at 7pm are standard on Sprint and extra on AT&T.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
I know you're trying to compare the Pre with the iPhone which isn't unlocked by default, but personally, CDMA is a dealbreaker for me be it Sprint or Verizon.

That having been said, I might just pick up the GSM version of the Pre when that's out.]]>Sep 8th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
SERO is dead. Get over it. Sprint still offers the CHEAPEST PLANS WITH THE BEST VALUE through the employee referral plus program.

I bet you're outraged about the McDonald's dollar menu too. Hamburgers used to cost a nickel! ]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
I didn't care about the ETF or any of that crap. I ditched it as soon as people with Pres started really talking about the things they like/dislike about the device after the hype faded. Then I went with an iPhone and spend a whole $5/mo more after my FAN discounts than I would've with one of Sprint's "amazing" EPRP (Everything Plus Data 500 minute) plan. ]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Yes, you spend $5 more for fewer features.

YOU get 5000 nights and weekends starting at 9PM, 450 minutes, and unlimited data. For $70/mo

WE get 500 minutes, unlimited data, unlimited text/picture/video messaging, free nights and weekends starting at 7PM, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, Sprint TV premier, and no roaming charges.

For $60/mo.

So keep complaining that Sprint phased out your grandfathered $35/mo plan.

Math. You're still doing it wrong. ]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
$.99 for a McDouble vs $1.25 for a Double Cheeseburger, previously $.99?

That extra slice of mostly-fake cheese costs $.26?

Wtf, Ronald?]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Does Sprint include free mobile to mobile?

Eh, it doesn't matter. I only know 3 people who use Sprint anyways...]]>Sep 8th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Yes.]]>Sep 8th 2009 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
I would have paid $400 for my Pre and been satisfied. Its made my life monumentally easier. ]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
That's when I said F*ck it and abandoned Sprint and Palm, and I was a longtime CDMA/Sprint fanboi.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/


...and be replaced by another company in order to maintain some small amount of competition in this country.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Palm Pre is yesterday's news. It was cool for about 2 weeks and then the novelty wore off. HTC is the new contender with its Android offerings. If you're looking for a non-iPhone smartphone, that's where the action is. Unless, of course, you can put up with AT&T and get yourself the mack daddy of them all.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
WebOS still has some developing to do before it can fight BlackBerry and the Treo's PalmOS in the business space, but for personal use it is an absolutely fantastic phone. My only experience with Android was a G1, and although it was neat, the hardware was very poor, and it was a original release version of the software. Based on my outdated experience with Android I would take my Pre any day.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Everyone said the same thing about Android a few months after the T-Mobile G1 came out. Everyone said that Android was dead and the App store didn't have any apps in it. Now everyone is saying that Android is a strong contender.

Why don't you wait until WebOS is on more than one phone and on more than one carrier before you make comments about its "death".

Even the iphone took a while to catch it's stride.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
There is no "mack daddy" of phones right now. it all depends on what you intend to do with it and what it is used for. anyone who needs to do actual WORK from their phone is not going to want an iphone. in fact, once mobile office makes it to other os's, every other smartphone will out class the iphone in productivity.

At the end of the day, the iphone is a fun phone on a semi good network. the HTC android/winmo7 phones of the future with physical keyboards and OLED screens on LTE networks will kill the iphone4g unless apple makes some big changes and adds business support.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Don't forget that Palm is not competing against iPhone EDGE. It's going up against iPhone 3GS. I find the arguments to the tune of "Well, iPhone didn't have X for Y period of time" utterly unconvincing.

Android isn't the magic bullet, but at least there is developer excitement. Palm Pre's entire thing is "Some people have released cool hacks on the forums." Who cares? What about kickass games and desktop-quality apps? There are so many Restaurant-finding applications one can endure before looking elsewhere for some variety.

@krische: Yes, that is precisely what I'm saying. Palm Pre is dead. If you're buying a 2-year contract on the Pre you're essentially throwing your money away since it's quite possible for Palm to fold by the end of the year. There is only so much money Elevation Partners could keep pumping into a dud. They don't have Microsoft's money to keep the device afloat indefinitely. I'll let Palm Pre's app catalog do the talking - it's incredibly thin. Everything else is just conjecture and empty speculation.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/It's idiotic fanboys like you that are allowing Apple to rake in cash without actually improving anything.]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
What's different is that iPhone has the cream of the crop developers and the biggest mindshare. The press goes gaga over the phone and it has defined the "smartphone" the same way that iPods have defined "mp3 player."

As a developer, the App Store excites me, knowing that with a moderate hit application I could recoup my development costs and earn a nice profit. Same cannot be said of Android store (yet), and especially of the Palm App Catalog. I have yet to see a single success story there.]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Palm will not die. they are expanding their market and taking the pre to verizon. that does not sound like dieing to me.]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
BTW, i donate money to the devs that make the apps or OS i use. like when i put 6.5 on i donated 50 dollars because i thought thats what it was worth over HTC's touch flow on the 6.1.]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
"@Danial: Especially with Engadget's help. It doesn't bode well for the platform when tireless promotion of the device isn't enough to post some impressive numbers. The sales have plateaued and are rapidly dropping. Both Sprint and Palm are losing money on this thing from all the reports I've seen."

Oh, the reports from analysts who don't like to back up their "research" with verifiable sources?

"Android isn't the magic bullet, but at least there is developer excitement. Palm Pre's entire thing is "Some people have released cool hacks on the forums." Who cares? What about kickass games and desktop-quality apps? There are so many Restaurant-finding applications one can endure before looking elsewhere for some variety."

The app catalog officially goes live around the 19th. webOS not having those apps *now* doesn't exclude it from being a long term viable platform. Beyond that, how are you gauging developer excitement? By reading the occasional Engadget post?

"@krische: Yes, that is precisely what I'm saying. Palm Pre is dead. If you're buying a 2-year contract on the Pre you're essentially throwing your money away since it's quite possible for Palm to fold by the end of the year. There is only so much money Elevation Partners could keep pumping into a dud. They don't have Microsoft's money to keep the device afloat indefinitely. I'll let Palm Pre's app catalog do the talking - it's incredibly thin. Everything else is just conjecture and empty speculation."

Again, funny that you should mention conjecture and empty speculation. Palm has several sources of generating capital if necessary that doesn't involve a direct injection from Elevation. $10 says that Palm is cashflow positive by mid 2010.

I would bet that we'll hear actual numbers regarding Pre sales during Palms Q1 earning results call on the 17th.]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/09/02/palm-pre-sales-to-whiff-targets/

Don't forget that Pre is supposed to be the flagship phone for Palm. They're on their way to release a cheaper version in the future - a classic mistake. Instead of adding features and attempting to compete against the iPhone, Hero, Tour, et al., they're looking into the low-margin gutter where things go to die.

As for multiple sources of generating revenue, that's a laughable statement. Palm doesn't sell anything of value outside of Smartphones. It's not like they have a lucrative OS business, mp3 business or hardware business to fall back on. Palm Pre was a hail mary pass and it was largely ignored by the consumers. What is Palm going to sell to offset the red ink? Zire PDAs?]]>Sep 8th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Anyway, the point is, if this pricing scheme bums you out because you want a Pre but you're already on Sprint, you should tell Sprint. The message got through to AT&T and they opened up their gates a little to let eager buyers in, the same may happen here, and hey, better price on a Pre.

]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Sprint charges more for the Pre if you're an existing customer, making your $150 upgrade credit useless.
Sprint requires you to be on the "simply everything plan" if you wish to use the Pre on their network.

So why should I compromise? The sales staff has lied to me on numerous occasions and your support/billing is awful. I'll take some dropped calls as long as I can gain access to the iTunes App store.


This is from a Blackberry user not an iFanatic. ]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/www.dfwsupergeek.com]]>Oct 7th 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
1. Very small keyboard, better than iphone, but worse than blackberry
2. Apps are ok, but the phone app is too slow. When you try to answer a phone, it's frustrating that you either get voice mail or it hung up. Happens many times a day. This laggyness is horrible, just like the treo 650
3. Not much apps, sure there's a lot of homebrews...I don't mean to be rude but most of them sucks.
4. Poor construction, battery cover fell off. Screen scratch, won't slide well after using it for a while. So yeah...I'm not too happy about the phone. I prefer the buttons of the treo over the pre anyday. But they still suck either way.]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
The lag on answering is a big concern with me too. I often wonder if I missed a call because it can take over 10 seconds for the dialer to appear(although I've found that it normally answers in about 1 second, just kinda leaves me hanging visually).

As for the apps, I've been very pleased with the homebrew scene. PrePodder/drPodder specifically are great examples of fantastic programs.

I don't have screen scratches nor do I have any battery cap issues. But you really should have a screen protector. You can't expect a surface like that to stay scratch free unless you want it breaking like the iPhone's screen. The slider is a bit wobbly, but it works. I hear the current models on the shelf handle sliding better.

My only big complaint is the battery life still sucks. If I don't use it much, it can get me through a day, but if I listen to a few podcasts(2-4 hours of audio playback through bluetooth) it will be dead before I get home from work. My BlackBerry could do 4+ hours of podcasts and last until bedtime of about 1am(being taken off the charger at 8am).]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/Sep 8th 2009 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/sprint-now-offering-100-service-credit-to-pre-buyers-who-port-a/
Sad but true.

Glad I abandoned ship for the iPhone 3GS]]>Sep 8th 2009 3:45PM