Palm Pre Owners Step This Way

[Delta7]

Good deal for the pre

 

[sj808]

Yall were right. Installing the homebrews is easy as hell. I've used WebOS Quick Install & already have 4 apps loaded. I installed:

My Notifications
FileCoaster
Subway Map
Translator App

i told you

welcome to the darkside of the Pre.

 

[cli-terminator]

i told you

welcome to the darkside of the Pre.

Thank you very much. I was holding back in the beginning as that can't un-install was a dealbreaker for me. WebOS Quick Install makes shit so damn simple it's not even fair. Now I'm like a crackhead waiting for new homebrews to pop up

 

[sj808]

Some cats got the Touchstone charger in their cars. this seems very dope...

I've seensome hardwire in the car in the cup holder which looks real clean but can't find the pics.

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[sj808]

Here's some Palm Logo wallpapers...

 

[sj808]

not to turn into a bash thread but here's some anti-iPhone wallpapers...

 

[l_sizzle210]

yoink

 

[payday1]

can someone point me to the homebrew I went to precentral but couldnt find it.. I know its a dumb question but I never opened a phone up

 

[l_sizzle210]

can someone point me to the homebrew I went to precentral but couldnt find it.. I know its a dumb question but I never opened a phone up

http://forums.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/

your gonna need to register to download the appz

 

[payday1]

can someone point me to the homebrew I went to precentral but couldnt find it.. I know its a dumb question but I never hacked a phone

 

[Makkonnen]

aiight cool. Think I'll try a few homebrew apps myself then.

Yall were right. Installing the homebrews is easy as hell. I've used WebOS Quick Install & already have 4 apps loaded. I installed:

My Notifications
FileCoaster
Subway Map
Translator App

Thank you very much. I was holding back in the beginning as that can't un-install was a dealbreaker for me. WebOS Quick Install makes shit so damn simple it's not even fair. Now I'm like a crackhead waiting for new homebrews to pop up

i got http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-development/189712-my-home-screen-work-progress.html

installed. My only problem with it is that you cant use your own background.

Now all i need is a video player that works with more codecs, bluetooth file transfer and a file manager
The hardest part of setting up homebrew was finding the x64 novacom driver.

Any of yall try the tethering yet?

 

[alexw]

im on my way there now

i called and the rep said i can upgrade for $99

for that price i can wait for the visual voicemail and voice features

my next post will be on the Pre

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

 

[Joe Money]

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

I'm hoping the visual voicemail comes with another software update but you're right about the shitty battery.

 

[l_sizzle210]

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

welcome brother Alexw

heres some sites to get you started
http://www.precentral.net/
http://www.everythingpre.com/
http://pimpmypre.com/
http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/buzzaboutwireless/phones-and-devices/palm/palm-pre

and a vid to customize your phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUh1LoelA2Y

 

[afrohispanic]

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

welcome homey

 

[grnizfrkn]

welcome brother Alexw

heres some sites to get you started
http://www.precentral.net/
http://www.everythingpre.com/
http://pimpmypre.com/
http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/buzzaboutwireless/phones-and-devices/palm/palm-pre

and a vid to customize your phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUh1LoelA2Y

Thank I need this to

Just got mine a week ago and I cant stop playing with it.
For me im just missing some of the apps i had on my centro but I would gladly give them up for this phone and the things its doing


is there a way to a slid show for your wallpaper

 

[Makkonnen]

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

Welcome bruh. Make sure you cop that $5 car charger I posted here and use wifi when possible to help the battery. Adjusting brightness is supposed to help too. On wifi the shit has hella battery life but soon as you go evdo you see how quick the battery gets drained

 

[Makkonnen]

Thank I need this to

Just got mine a week ago and I cant stop playing with it.
For me im just missing some of the apps i had on my centro but I would gladly give them up for this phone and the things its doing


is there a way to a slid show for your wallpaper

not yet that I know of on the slideshow. Check homebrew. I doubt it since it would be a webos upgrade/hack since all these apps run as cards in the foreground including the active home app.

 

[cli-terminator]

i got http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-development/189712-my-home-screen-work-progress.html

installed. My only problem with it is that you cant use your own background.

Now all i need is a video player that works with more codecs, bluetooth file transfer and a file manager
The hardest part of setting up homebrew was finding the x64 novacom driver.

Any of yall try the tethering yet?

I'll wait til an update comes that allows for me to use my own wallpaper. That background looks a lil too dull compared to how well the GUI looks. How well does it run?

this phone is fucking incredible

its absolutely unreal for $107

I delayed getting this bitch since i didnt want to lose livesearch or visual voicemail

but damn, the where.com app does livesearch 110% better(just misssing the voice aspect)

and im really missing the visual voicemail though and the battery is the worse ive ever had on a phone

other than that, this phone is just outrageous

the os blows the iphone away and this is only version 1 of the phone

man i could rep this bitch all day but if youre in this thread you already know the deal

thanks brothers for the schooling

Welcome aboard brother. The battery life will improve as you use it. It re-charges pretty fast too.

 

[ljinsane]

welcome brother Alexw

heres some sites to get you started
http://www.precentral.net/
http://www.everythingpre.com/
http://pimpmypre.com/
http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/buzzaboutwireless/phones-and-devices/palm/palm-pre

and a vid to customize your phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUh1LoelA2Y

Here's another site to add:

http://www.prethinking.com


but I thibk the Pre Central is what xda-developers is for WinMo THE Place to go. from what I've seen so far.



Question for you guys. I heard that some of the iPhone web-apps work on the Pre. Have any of you guys tried any of them yet?

 

[chops]

Yo.....again,

I love this phone absolutely love it.

But two things:

1. Anyone think that there phone could break from opening and closing it? Doesnt the slide mechanism seem a little unstable?



2. Man this battery life is pretty bad. I saw the other battery that gives an additional 20% but thats not enough for me... man I hope there is a longer life battery that will come out.

 

[ethnocentric]

this phone is the shit.......i love it

 

[payday1]

Ight my bros somebody gimme the step by step homebrew for dummies!! I dont use the comp for much music, and work so the tech shit is a little beyond me..

I have a MAC how do I install the programs and download it to the pre.. I saw the prefourm but it seemed like a whole lot of steps, Is there a shortcut for the dummies like myself?

 

[Makkonnen]

I'll wait til an update comes that allows for me to use my own wallpaper. That background looks a lil too dull compared to how well the GUI looks. How well does it run?

It runs good.Its a lil stiff and its only a beta so.......
Im taking my Pre back to Sprint now. I missed the rebate deadline and this shit has the bleeding bad all over the bottom and right side and this phone is in perfect condition.
It also doesnt work with live@edu which is a problem since I hate forwarding my mail.

Just reactivated my touch and this shit sucks ass. Feels like win95 on a 386mhz processor or some shit with 16mb of ram

Thinkin about just keeping this Ipod Touch I have and getting a bullshit phone or keeping this HTCTouch.
Verizon will have the Pre next year. I just dont give a fuck about Sprint anymore. These mufuckas tryin to charge me 7 dollars on some sneak shit subscription I didnt make.

 

[Cant Get Right]

I believe I've found a feature to the email. Go into your inbox and pinch out on a message (like the zoom in gesture). This will expand the message without having to open the message. You can do this on multiple emails at once also.
Not sure if this was possible before update 1.1

this was tight shit..

 

[Cant Get Right]

2. Man this battery life is pretty bad. I saw the other battery that gives an additional 20% but thats not enough for me... man I hope there is a longer life battery that will come out.

I dont thave any problems. ive been off charger since 7:30 AM and im at 56%. You can try turning off GPS to save power though.

 

[Cant Get Right]

Just reactivated my touch and this shit sucks ass. Feels like win95 on a 386mhz processor or some shit with 16mb of ram

The HTC touch was the worst POS ever made. I took 3 of them back to sprint, where fucking WinMo just died. Last time they gave me a refurb where the "skin" of the phone started peeling off. I couldnt wait to get a Pre.

 

[mcboob]

How does the Pre compare to Windows mobile?

 

[Kentaro]

any news on that video recorder update/app?

 

[Makkonnen]

The HTC touch was the worst POS ever made. I took 3 of them back to sprint, where fucking WinMo just died. Last time they gave me a refurb where the "skin" of the phone started peeling off. I couldnt wait to get a Pre.

I didnt have those kinda problems with it. It feels like it was made in 1928. Fuckin swiss action processing power. It feels like I need to wind that shit up so the program menu can open.

How does the Pre compare to Windows mobile?

The Pre is the Taj Mahal and winmo is a room in a shanty town.

 

[sj808]

It runs good.Its a lil stiff and its only a beta so.......
Im taking my Pre back to Sprint now. I missed the rebate deadline and this shit has the bleeding bad all over the bottom and right side and this phone is in perfect condition.
It also doesnt work with live@edu which is a problem since I hate forwarding my mail.

Just reactivated my touch and this shit sucks ass. Feels like win95 on a 386mhz processor or some shit with 16mb of ram

Thinkin about just keeping this Ipod Touch I have and getting a bullshit phone or keeping this HTCTouch.
Verizon will have the Pre next year. I just dont give a fuck about Sprint anymore. These mufuckas tryin to charge me 7 dollars on some sneak shit subscription I didnt make.

bleeding? expound please.

 

[mcboob]

I didnt have those kinda problems with it. It feels like it was made in 1928. Fuckin swiss action processing power. It feels like I need to wind that shit up so the program menu can open.




The Pre is the Taj Mahal and winmo is a room in a shanty town.

Can you elaborate? I played with it in the store.
What about it makes it nicer?

 

[Makkonnen]

bleeding? expound please.

find a website or image with green on it - like precentral and hit the stop button before the site loads 100% but after the background loads
its a lcd screen and in defective/shitty ones light bleeds or leaks at the edges
on my pre i had bleeding all along the bottom and up the right side - alot a people on precentral have it too
I got all my money back with no restocking fee. I hear they aint replacing pre's over this unless it really bad too. That fuckin sucks.

When I buy a new one in a few days Im gonna be checkin for all the problems. Im tempted to order over the phone again since people are gettin that my circle deal - 3-5 numbers that dont count against your minutes - one dude got a fav 3 and that airrrave free for two years

 

[cli-terminator]

Can you elaborate? I played with it in the store.
What about it makes it nicer?

There's actually a thread about why Windows Mobile is so bad. You'll see a number of posts from a few of us in there & you can look through this thread to see all the positives we've found with the Pre so far.

 

[cli-terminator]

find a website or image with green on it - like precentral and hit the stop button before the site loads 100% but after the background loads
its a lcd screen and in defective/shitty ones light bleeds or leaks at the edges
on my pre i had bleeding all along the bottom and up the right side - alot a people on precentral have it too
I got all my money back with no restocking fee. I hear they aint replacing pre's over this unless it really bad too. That fuckin sucks.

When I buy a new one in a few days Im gonna be checkin for all the problems. Im tempted to order over the phone again since people are gettin that my circle deal - 3-5 numbers that dont count against your minutes - one dude got a fav 3 and that airrrave free for two years

Damn bruh. Good luck with that. I know you were really enjoying the time you've had with your Pre too.