[LinuxUsers] Palm Pre, Any takers?

[Rodney D. Myers]

On Jun 12, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Chris Penn wrote:

> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3895563838.html
>
> LinuxDevices takes a look at the Palm Pre with screenshots and links
> to reviews. "Several reviews came to the same conclusion: The Pre may
> not be an Apple iPhone killer, especially with the arrival this week
> of the iPhone 3GS, but with its multitasking and synchronization
> features, it may give RIM's BlackBerry a run for its money in the
> corporate market. Others note that in order to do that, however, the
> device will first need to spread beyond the Sprint network, as planned
> for early next year, to Verizon Wireless and possibly AT&T. Palm will
> also need to quickly boost the number of available WebOS apps, say
> reviewers."
>
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Dino K<socallinux at cloudcomp.info>  
> wrote:
>> ATT is on the 1900mhz which is worldwide HSDPA
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Chris Penn <cantormath at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> "although if they come out with a european or asian Pre which is SIM
>>> based you'll probably be able to use it on ATT with 3g"
>>>
>>> Yeah,  I was kinda assuming that would be necessary for the Pre to
>>> work with AT&T.  The true test is whether or not the Pre's 3g chip
>>> uses a frequency that is compatible with the AT&T network.
>>>
>>> Chris...
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Dino K<socallinux at cloudcomp.info>  
>>> wrote:
>>>> although if they come out with a european or asian Pre which is SIM
>>>> based
>>>> you'll probably be able to use it on ATT with 3g
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Jason Burris <spidey at oldskool.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I went down to the local store yesterday and tried out the  
>>>>> demo.  The
>>>>> interface is pretty slick as the videos show you.  I'll probably
>>>>> upgrade when they get the next batch in since I'm tired of my  
>>>>> current
>>>>> WinMo phone.  It works well now, but man Microsoft needs to redo  
>>>>> their
>>>>> interface for fingers instead of the stylus.
>>>>>
>>>>> The short answer as why the current Pre won't work on AT&T.
>>>>> AT&T and T-Mobile = GSM
>>>>> Sprint and Verizon = CDMA
>>>>>
>>>>> :wq!
>>>>> jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Jeff Lasman<jplists at nobaloney.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On Sunday 07 June 2009 06:31 pm, Chris Penn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't seen anyone crack a Pre yet...  I wonder if 3g on  
>>>>>>> the Pre
>>>>>>> will work with AT&T (wow that rhythms).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll leave it up to others to explain exactly WHY the current Pre
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> never work with AT&T.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jeff



To be honest, does it really need to be an iPhone killer? Hell no. The  
iPhone is overhyped, and I use an Apple MacBook Pro.

If it can do what it does best, then excellent.

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