Palm Pre Plus MMS and GPS issues crop up, webOS update can't come soon enough
By Chris Ziegler 
posted February 1st 2010 8:29PM
posted February 1st 2010 8:29PM
It doesn't look like we've got any showstoppers here -- but just as with any major new smartphone release, Verizon's Pre Plus is starting to take some lumps after romping in the field for a week since its retail availability kicked off. Of the two biggies being cited so far, one is of particular concern: apps other than VZ Navigator don't seem to take advantage of GPS augmentation, meaning they're relying on a straight-up GPS signal alone to get a location lock -- something that often doesn't work on a phone (a reliable workaround seems to be to open VZ Navigator before you open the app you really need, but still, not an optimal situation). The second, less troublesome issue involves sending MMS messages over WiFi; basically, you can't. The phone forgets to fire up cellular data to send the message and tries to route it over the WiFi connection instead, which inevitably fails. What's odd about both of these is that they seem like regressions from the software already rolled out to Sprint (and other) Pres, and a surprising lack of rigor from a carrier known for putting its phones through the gauntlet prior to release. Let's hope we see an over-the-air update in short order, shall we?
"webOS update can't come soon enough"
Those are ground breaking bugs. How could I ever use such a terrible phone!
Oh well... Mine works (:
wonder if is the verizon network cause my sprint pre works fine don't both devices literally have the same software???
@periks19
since verizon uses CDMA technology, it cold be compatibility issues with thhe hardware and softwae. Who knows, maybe the rumors about Veizon intentionally crippling gps (aside from vz navigator) are true
@yyandrew
guess i'm not as good as typing on my pre plus while walking as I thought =)
@yyandrew
Sprint is CDMA too though, so I doubt that's the issue.
It'll get handled... Palm rolls updates like Cheech and Chong rolled joints... No worries...
I hope they solve the issue, we don't have that many issues with sprint, now if only they could solve the problem with the usb door falling off.
They should have waited 2 years before putting MMS in. Are they crazy or something? Rushing it out so fast.
This makes NO sense to me. Do these companies not beta test their devices?
@ yyandrew
they both use cdma ..
Verizon..... It's the network! Lol
Does anyone know of any recent news with at&t and the two new webos devices? Are they going to be two new devices for at&t and if so what do they look like or what are they called?
Also when will they be coming out? When is Q1 for at&t in 2010?