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Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?

YES!
2 (10.5%)
I'll Wait For The Hands-On Reviews First.
5 (26.3%)
No.
3 (15.8%)
What's A Pre?
9 (47.4%)

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Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« on: March 13, 2009, 11:08:15 AM »
I'm so pumped for this thing to just be released already!
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 11:28:27 AM »
Sorry Dan,
I remember My first Palm Vx back in 1999. I went from there to the 515,
tungsten,
tungsten t3,
Treo 650
Treo 680
Treo 755 (sprint)
Centro

I have been a loyal Palm man for close to 9 years, I had all my old programs, I had addresses that have been inputed there before 2000...

But, time has taken its a toll and push e mail was crucial for me, now I wouldnt give up my blackberry for no money in the world. I preached palm for years, but I have come to the dark side and this is where I will rest

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 03:59:15 PM »
Gotta love the blackberrys!

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 06:12:33 PM »
go blackberrys my wife hates in she says i am more married to the blackberry then her

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2009, 10:02:25 PM »
Blackberrys, feh.

I love it how BB fans always tend to ruin perfectly poised conversations about mobile computing (Blackberrys technically fail the definition of "Smartphone" in the traditional meaning anyway).

Dan, I'm with you brother- this is the first Palm device I'm excited about since they bought Handspring!

I don't know about getting it the day it came out tho-
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 03:56:13 AM »
go blackberrys my wife hates in she says i am more married to the blackberry then her

probably true. my husband has his for a little more than a day and I'm saying the same.

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 11:24:06 AM »
It certainly is true that people who have Blackberry's becomes addicted to them. Hence why we call them Crackberry's.
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2009, 01:08:28 PM »
So, um... I know, its a dead thread, but Dan, I gotta ask you- did you end up giving up SERO to get the Pre?
I know you were super stoked about this release, but I also know you're a huge advocate for the old SERO plans, and what with them not being compatible with each other, I'm wondering which way you went... ?
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2009, 01:27:44 PM »
Hell will have to freeze over before I'd recommend someone give up a SERO plan for a phone.

I really hate Sprint for pulling crap like this.
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2009, 10:50:40 PM »
I still think my plan i got from sprint is much better then sero.

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2009, 03:48:34 PM »
Hell will have to freeze over before I'd recommend someone give up a SERO plan for a phone.

I really hate Sprint for pulling crap like this.

Agreed. Looks like the new Android handsets coming might require the new "everything" plans as well- supposedly Samsung is making an Android set called the "instinctQ", and the "instinct" brand name has traditionally required the new plans.

Meanwhile, between you and me, I just helped my parents and 2 unmarried brothers switch their family plan to Sprint, and got a better price for the same features without it being labelled as SERO:
$99 Unlimited Text & Messaging plan for 2 phones, + 2 more phones at $10 each, = $120 (same as 4 SERO 500 plans @ $30 each). 2 Family members don't really use minutes (just wanted messaging), so that's 1500 min between the other 2 phones really.
Now, the problem with this is that it does not include data- right?
Well, apparently you can very easily get data on this plan because of the picture messaging.
Technically, Picture Mail travels over the data network, however they aren't supposed to charge you for that data since it should be included in the price for MMS service. Problem is, sometimes you get charged (I believe it has to do with roaming agreements- the system doesn't differentiate between MMS and plain data for billing). So, all you need to do is call and voice a concern with being charged for what you're already paying for, and they will add a complimentary Vision Data pack to your plan!!

At least, they did to my brother, so I told everyone else to do it and they all got it added. I wouldn't be surprised if this is an official policy now to keep customers happy without fixing that glitch.

So its about the same price as 4 SERO plans, so why is this better?
For starters, its not labeled as SERO! SERO is a bad flag now, they won't give you much because you're "already on a discounted plan". However my family managed to easily get a %20 discount (something that isn't allowed for SERO), making the monthly bill $96 for 4 phones with unlimited messaging and data, all perfectly legit without pulling any "shtick".

I've heard that some people are able to get the Pre and Instinct activated if you already have data and messaging, but not for SERO. They make a big stink about not allowing SERO customers to get these things. Now that SERO is a bad word to them, I'm starting to consider other options... but I'm with you for now. Its a tough plan to justify leaving...
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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2009, 08:28:06 AM »
is picture mail included in text messaging?
I dont have any vision pack on my plan, but do have unlimited text and minutes.
and then why do you get a 20% discount?
and do you think it pays to pay insurance on the phones, i have 3 phones and i pay 7 bucks for each phone to insure it. in case i dont have insurance, it would be very expensive to replace a damaged phone(so far twice i had them replaced, and did not have to pay the 50 dollars deductable)

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2009, 08:06:40 AM »
so mordy or any one can you help me?thanks

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2009, 02:48:11 PM »
Do I need a special plan for the Pre?

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2009, 08:27:50 PM »
Hell will have to freeze over before I'd recommend someone give up a SERO plan for a phone.

I really hate Sprint for pulling crap like this.


Hello guys,

Recently I had a rather obscure technical issue with my Sprint service that only a high-level tech support rep at Sprint could solve. While trouble shooting my problem we had some small talk about Sprint in general and I kvetched about being unable to have Palm Pre without giving up the SERO Plan. To my total surprise, he told me, in no uncertain terms, that it IS possible to have Pre with SERO!!! The only catch, he said, is to have the same employee who originally referred me to SERO plan to make a new request for me. When I expressed the doubt, he told me that he already placed an order for his son and another relative who are both on SERO plans that he referred. He was very explicit about it. However, this is not going to work for me since I, like many of us, simply grabbed Sprint Employee's email address at the time I've signed-up for the plan.
So, I'm putting it to you Dans Forums members to brainstorm this and perhaps come up with a solution. Any ideas?

Chaim.

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2009, 08:46:37 PM »
KIshke: what was wrong with the phone that they replaced it at no charge?

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2009, 02:13:47 AM »
the phone froze a few times so they replaced it for me

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Re: Poll: Who's Getting A Palm Pre On Day One?
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2009, 03:04:46 AM »
So you did it through tech suppport?