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09/12/09
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Hesse should've said that the iPhone is like "American Idol" - exceedingly popular but not very good. The Pre is for more intelligent and discerning users. The iPhone is just herd inertia. No one thinks you're cool if you have an iPhone anymore. "Oh, you got one, too?" Frankly, it ceased being fresh a year ago and is just tired now. Apple's half-assed "upgrade" with the 3GS is just a sign that they know that they don't have to be innovative or even improved to rope the rubes in.
09/11/09
Uh, no.
Secondly, you just can't toss away the fact that the iPhone has 75,000 apps.
And one more point and I'll shut up. The problem isn't that the iPhone CAN'T do multi-tasking, it's that Apple doesn't ALLOW multi-tasking for third party apps. The iPhone has a processor and OS that's perfectly capable of multi-tasking.
And if it truly became a big issue with people and people started to buy the Pre more than the iPhone because of multi-tasking, Apple could just simply change it in a software update. The iPhone already multi-tasks with the native apps.
09/11/09
The 3GS can open and close applications just as fast as the Pre can switch between open apps. The iPhone can access data over a cell network when on a call. It can record/edit video, has a compass, bigger screen, on-screen keyboard, proper copy & paste, remote wipe, find my iphone, email search, phone search, voice control, and 75,000+ other advantages over the Pre at this point. Talk about gimped!!!
Palm's platform may become more relevant in the future. In the meantime, the iPhone is a superior device. I think Dan Hesse agrees to a certain point with the comments he made above. Who is better than Michael Jordan?
"The Pre is for more intelligent and discerning users."
Ha! I guess intelligent and discerning users don't need to search their email, record video, be on a call and access data, or copy text from a web site?
Don't worry, the Pre will get there. It is a first generation device. People who bought the original iPhone were also left without features other phones had for years. Hell, Apple just got around to implementing copy & paste not too long ago. The software and hardware for the Pre will eventually develop into a device that can compete. Until then, there is no comparison....
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Apps, to me, seem like a half-baked gimmick. While they can be helpful, I would much rather use my phone for things like talking / texting / general web browsing. Outside of that, I listen to Pandora, use the calculator, and watch Youtube.
The only thing I can't do with my Pre that I'd like to, is record video. And that will probably come soon enough.
09/12/09
I don't like BB's and I hate the size of the Treo (but for work I loved the phone just not the size). Maybe it's in the pipe, but it's like the chicken before the egg.
09/12/09
So... what to replace it with, my good man? I'm looking for something with the features I need and the styling I crave, so I've pretty much narrowed it down to either a DynaTAC or a StarTAC. They both look good, so I'm having a hard time deciding. DynaTAC, StarTAC... StarTAC, DynaTAC... hmm... Any advice, I need a new device fast!!!
09/12/09
First, the speed of it was unacceptable even compared to the iPhone 2G that I owned at the time.
Second, it was just boring with out any reasonably good apps to enhance my phone with.
Third, copy and paste is pointless. Why would I want to copy text that I have already written? Seems to just defeat the entire purpose of copy and paste.
Finally, and please don't take this as my enjoyment of AT&T, I can't stand Sprint's reception. I live in Northern Cali and where I live Sprint's reception is at best sporadic. I don't like AT&T much more, but until the iPhone is released for a superior carrier such as Verizon (which I fear for other reasons), AT&T seems to have the better reception in my area. And, although I have worked for both AT&T corp and VZW corp, I don't believe that I am biased in any manner; I'm sure some out there will disagree, however.
In conclusion, the Pre is an excellent device for anyone really, I just liked my iPhone better. I returned the Pre for a full refund, and I will say that Sprint's customer care has improved 10 fold. After receiving my $200 back I reserved and purchased my 3GS which my only problem with is this damn 3.1 SW not being Jailbroken yet.
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Well I am happy sprint works well for you. Sprint is the worst carrier where I live. In the small print you only get 120 minutes of free roaming in the "simply everything plan". In the state I live in their is only two highways that are not roaming onto verizon wireless. Also they will disconnect your service if you reach 800 roaming minutes a month.
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Yet they will have started to find the iPhone cold, rude, heartless, overly competitive, and filled with personal flaws. While they revere you with nostalgia, they will start to focus on all of its problems.
This will occur as it enters the Hall of Fame, of course, one of the richest and most successful of all time, and amidst the world continuing to empty their pockets just to support a decades-old brand.
But they will say really nice things about you, think you are really clever and funny, and hope against hope that you will run somewhere quaint and out of the way, like Alabama.
09/11/09
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What? What are you talking about? Close the door!
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@fleebailey33: JLH FTW
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I'd love to see the next gen webos palm phone but if the pre doesn't sell well then the probability of another palm webos phone would be greatly reduced. So I guess i'm thinking should i be palm's "wing man" and take one for the team in hopes that i'll be rewarded down the line...
I'm a current sprint customer that will stick with sprint due to everyone i know uses that carrier and my coverage area is better than most. i am also one of the lucky few that hasn't had any issues with them.
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wait, KC MO or KC Kansas?
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1 - Most of June
2 - July
3 - August
4 - September
5 - October
6 - Novemeber
7 - December
2010 is almost 7 months away as of today.
06/05/09
Apologies.
06/05/09
George is gettin' upset!
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In our sandbox Sprint actually has some of the best coverage out there and AT&T is one of the worst. However, it is all relative since I would never discount any major carrier for coverage in America since they all have fairly similar results.
03/14/09
Metro PCS and Boost mobile just moved into my area... Unlimited talk, text, web, and data for $50 a month? WOW. Even though their phones are crap that is an amazing deal.
03/14/09
The giants aren't going anywhere, and, short of either new consumer protection laws or a massive shift in society away from cellular technology and mobile communications, I don't see things improving.
03/14/09
Or maybe it was just a particularly nice taxi (one that didn't have puke on the seat?)
03/16/09