Oh, one other thing, AT&T said they'd have the Pre before July, but Palm hasn't confirmed this, so I'd consider it likely, but not certain.
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Craig Froehle <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 11:47 AM, John Messeder <[email protected]> wrote: >> I fell yesterday and cracked the Treo Pro's case and I'm hoping is >> survives until something better comes along. Meanwhile, I continue to >> dig into the possibility that Pre or Android will come to GSM. You guys >> almost have me convinced that Pre wins over Android. I wish I lived near >> one, so I could play with a working model. (Gettysburg-to-Cinci is a >> long ride just to look at a phone, but it would also let me meet Craig. >> H-m-m-mmmm) > > Your local Sprint store has both the Pre and the Pixi available for > playing with, and I've actually found their in-store reps to be mostly > pretty knowledgeable. One guy at the store near my house knew more > about the homebrew scene than I did...turns out he's a developer, too. > :-) So, you might want to check that out. Or, wait until 1/25 and go > visit a Verizon store to see the Pre+ & Pixi+. Not a whole lot > different...just minor stuff. > >> Important apps on my Treo Pro, that the Pre/Android would have to >> match, are: >> = Evernote (for a lot of really neat stuff, some of which I haven't >> even learned yet. > > Evernote on webOS works very well...the app is quite nice. > > Dunno about any of the others...I've never used a WinMo device enough > to get into 3rd party apps much. > >> I live by my calendar (which functions also as a diary) and EverNote, >> and really need (previous discourse notwithstanding) to make calls while >> I'm driving - hence the need for easily punchable speeddial, because I >> really do pull over when I have to do a search for a phone number I >> don't often call. > > Calendaring is great -- integrates seamlessly with Google and > Exchange. Evernote...see above. Dialing...the dialpad is either > keyboardable or on-screen...go check one out in person to see if the > buttons are big enough. > >> But with WebOS/Pre will I be able to edit contacts/calendar on my choice >> of desktop or Pre and still get reliable syncs? > > You can sync to Exchange (Outlook = your desktop access) and Google > (and Google Desktop gives you offline access), so I think you're good > to go. The Pre syncs changes pretty instantly, or every so often, > depending on your settings. I've not had any trouble getting online > (Google and Exchange) to reflect my Pre, and vice versa, within 60 > seconds or so after making a change. > > HTH. >
