Comments on: Meet the Web Browser on the Pre

By: Drennen

Drennen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:02 +0000

How about being able to “edit” the URL. I just had to type in a lengthy URL THREE TIMES, and it sucked compared to my trusty Treo.

My biggest gripe with Pre is lack of basic text editing functions, like selecting a word, cursor control is kludgy (even with the orange button). Highlight text. Basic stuff the the Treo slam dunked on.

I want to love this phone, it looks so cool doing what it does, but I don’t know if it is (or is even supposed to be) a Treo replacement as a business tool.

By: Eric J

Eric J — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:07:29 +0000

Does anyone know about the Pre supporting XHTML MP? I visit m.espn.com and get a great looking page that i don’t have to zoom in on to read. However when I visit other sites that are geared towards mobile the Pre renders the pages in “mini” size and I have to stretch them open to read them properly.

any feedback much appreciated.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:19:44 +0000

I got the Pre yesterday. I played with an iPhone, compared the phones side by side. For me the Pre wins hands down.
1. Sprint is cheaper, better coverage where i live, and I have had great service with them for more than eight years. ATT comparable plan for family share is 60 more a month for less minutes and no text package.
2. The web browser does not feel like a mobile web. It loads fast, zooms and adjust beautifully. Your bookmarks are easily created and organized. You drag the card in any order you want. As for moving through alot of them, when you can scroll with a flick of your finger, it doesnt take more than a few seconds. When you open a new page, the first one is set back as a card and you can swap in seconds, card doesn’t have to reorientate as Safari does.
3. keyboard-small yes, but very user friendly. well organized and you can type without looking at the key board. i had to keep deleting on the iphone because the keyboard is very hard to type on
4. battery-i have only had to charge twice. once, when my nephew was watching tv for more than an hour, with other apps open. i had five cards open and using bluetooth without a problem.
5. screen is incredible. i still cant quite believe the phone is this small. images are clear, virtually no glare.
6. camera-awesome pictures. captured individual drops of water. take the picture, zoom in and out, instantly send via email, smms or upload to facebook, you tube or my space.
7. contacts-i know they have been touting the synergy of the contacts but it lives up to the hype, love it!

i could keep going on, but i think this is enough. I would like to say though, that there is a tremendous market for the device. it doesnt have to be an iphone killer. there is plenty of market share for both. also, i may have been waiting for this phone since january and was at the store before it opened but i am not a “nerd” as several posters have stated.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:08:40 +0000

How do you set the browser so that it deletes the cache each time. Multiple people use this phone and I don’t want my email accounts to come up and sign in automatically.

By: Rex

Rex — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:05:00 +0000

“I read that the browser does not support copy/paste?? Please tell me this isn’t true”

I want to know too, anyone can confirm this?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:24:40 +0000

I’ve been wondering this, and can’t seem to find an answer anywhere…
Are we able to change the defaults on this phone? For instance, I don’t like using google Search, I use Live.com, are we able to change the default websearch to live.com?
Are we able to change the homepage also?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:21:26 +0000

I never could justify an iPhone. I couldn’t justify the cost for the phone nor the service plan. And sorry, but I need real buttons on my keypad. I need to be able to type with one hand without looking. Can’t do it on an iPhone when all you’re touching is glass. It’s why I didn’t go for the Instinct either when it first came out. There is absolutely NO doubt that iPhone had A LOT of great, innovative features that really tempted me, but I just couldn’t justify it. I KNEW something better would come along eventually. When Android first came out, I thought that was the answer. But being on a Sprint family plan that has five users, I couldn’t make the switch to T-Mobile. I had to wait until Android released a Sprint phone. No more waiting on an Android. Pre has everything the iPhone and Android phones have and more. It’s a no-brainer for me, I will have a Pre!

By: Micah

Micah — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:16:50 +0000

@JC
Palm’s target “fat middle” are the people who bought 270 million dumbphones in the first quarter of 2009 alone. That’s 270 million people who either don’t want your beloved iphone because it doesn’t suit their needs/wants (I’m one of those) or can’t afford it. There’s nothing condescending about targeting those people. That’s where the money is, and that’s what the “fat middle” means.
References: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=985912

By: jc

jc — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:21:13 +0000

Wow so you have the balls to be condescending on an obvoiusly
palm funded viral marketing site? who is this fat middle?
and why don’t they have an iPhone? Cause
they are holding out for synergy and
multitasking? huh? it’s about cost. 200 is alot
for most people and then the service plan
the pre is a little cheaper but not by enough
to make a difference. I just don’t know who
palm thinks really cares about the pre
except nerds.

By: Bruce Carroll

Bruce Carroll — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:04:36 +0000

I read that the browser does not support copy/paste?? Please tell me this isn’t true