Despite my declarations in the past of how much I hate Sprint (I sometimes do), how incompetent their customer service people are (they are), how crappy their website is (it’s pretty bad), and how I’d be moving to another carrier, I’m still with Sprint and have been for what is now almost 9 years. Additionally my latest 2 year agreement is nearly over. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s time for me to get a new phone (my current phone is serving me quite well), but it does mean that Sprint is starting to expend more effort to bring new phones to my attention in an effort to get me to re-up.
A couple weeks ago, I got a mailer. Once I bothered to actually look at it, my focus was drawn to a nice looking phone. Then I was stunned to notice that it was a Palm; I didn’t even know they were still in business, let alone making impressive looking phones. Apparently they don’t just look good, there seems to be some legitimately positive buzz about this phone. Some local radio hosts and their guest were saying good things about it last night while discussing all-things new phone related. Plus, “[t]he Pre, which was introduced at January’s Consumer Electronics Show, was well-received by the press, and Palm is looking to use it as a springboard for a comeback.”
I’m intrigued. Very intrigued. But probably not so intrigued that I’ll actually buy a phone that will require my monthly cell phone bill to double or triple.
Lawtonfunk Says:
Good God man, buy that phone.
I’ve heard nothing but great things about the Pre. The only thing that is holding me back from buying a Pre is that I can’t stand Sprint and will wait for a Pre or Pre type Palm to come to the GSM network.
On a side note, you need to stay more up to date with your gadget news. It’s the only type of news worth following.