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Palm: Pre, webOS & app discussion

Network is the big thing for me...I can hold off choosing for a while - but if it's not here by October, forget it.
 
My contract ended in March. Since then I've been on the exorbant PAYG tariff waiting for the Pre. No way can I wait till Autumn, I'll have to become an iBitch this June instead I guess.
 
sumimasen said:
My contract ended in March. Since then I've been on the exorbant PAYG tariff waiting for the Pre. No way can I wait till Autumn, I'll have to become an iBitch this June instead I guess.
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I'm impatient as fuck, but if I crack, it'll definitely be for the Google G2 phone.
 
Sunray said:
I think you've been the total definition of patient.

I gave in when the iPhone 3G was released.
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Imagine how a techie like me must feel when I have to ask to borrow someone's iPhone/HTC/G1 to look at a website or a map?

The humiliation! My once proud Centro feels like a Nokia clunk-a-brick sometimes.
 
editor said:
Imagine how a techie like me must feel when I have to ask to borrow someone's iPhone/HTC/G1 to look at a website or a map?

The humiliation! My once proud Centro feels like a Nokia clunk-a-brick sometimes.
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Your resistance will make owning it so much sweeter when it finally does get released if you don't own another smart phone.

The Pre will be giant leaps from the Centro.
 
sumimasen said:
o2. Costing me £15-£20 a week due to my usage.



First I've heard of it. I'm off to do a G2 v iPhone assessment...........
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For £20 a month you can get their Sim only deal (I'm on it 600 mins, unlimited texts, free net access) which is only one month rolling contract.
 
editor said:
It's also known as the HTC Magic.
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After I read that and was out and about, I did manage to pop into a Vodafone store. Had a play with the Magic and have to say I was pretty impressed. It was responsive, the typing texts was accurate, the net worked fast. I had no opportunity to test out any apps, but as long as the useful ones exist, it deserves to be successful imho. <off to read more relevant thread>
 
Did you check to see if it was on wifi or the network. When the first iphone came out, I went to have a play with one and the salesman was trying to tell me how fast the net was, till I pointed out I'd expect it to be on the store wifi.
 
It was def on the 3G. Infact the sales rep did mention at the start that this phone operates on some sort of 3.5G (sic) network. I classed this immediately as bullshit, but it could have subconsciously affected me because it did feel really fast while I was surfing a photo heavy website.
 
sumimasen said:
It was def on the 3G. Infact the sales rep did mention at the start that this phone operates on some sort of 3.5G (sic) network. I classed this immediately as bullshit, but it could have subconsciously affected me because it did feel really fast while I was surfing a photo heavy website.
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Not bullshit. Its called HSDPA and its ace. :cool:
 
Very interesting! So which phones have this HSDPA (and how much faster is it than 3G, KB/s wise)?

Magic - Yes
iPhone 3G - Obviously no
Pre - ?
Blackberry - ?
Nokia - ?
 
Very quick google suggest yes to the pre, many nokia's, not sure about blackberry as I couldn't be bothered to search for more then 10 seconds for each one. I'm sure if your looking at buying a handset and basing your decision around it, you could check the specs for that model easily enough.

Worth noting though, just because the phone has it doesn't mean you will get it everywhere you go. Its rare for me to pick it up, but then I don't spend much time in towns/cities. Also worth mentioning that even if you get it, if loads of other people are using it, then you don't connect as fast.
 
Cheers GS for summarising what it's all about!

I hardly picked up 3G when I had the iPhone for a few weeks, so I guess it's to be expected that HSDPA would not be an always-on network either.
 
sumimasen said:
Cheers GS for summarising what it's all about!

I hardly picked up 3G when I had the iPhone for a few weeks, so I guess it's to be expected that HSDPA would not be an always-on network either.
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Where are you...? I have 3G access about 95 % of the time in London. The 3G blackspots are usually in large buildings or underground bars... Are you sure it wasn't faulty...?
 
Someone doesn't like the keyboard on the Pre. I find the Centro is not too bad after a bit of practice (although I can't type one handed on for shit) so not sure how relevant this is:

Now for the not great news: our tipster is not a fan of the keyboard at all. It's quite a bit "harder" than the somewhat rubbery keys on the Palm Centro -- they're not raised up very much and packed very close together. Many a mistake was made because of the cramped keys and the lack of definition between them. Overall the impression was not great.
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Hardly suprising....Apple and RIM both surging ahead so probably at top range of pricing, Palm uncertain and could be a good buy. In reality it means diddly squat.
 
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