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ngrant · 07-12-2010, 09:44 PM

Just got this last week and installed the (free) pReader app - fabulous, and Mobi books look very nice. The one epub that I loaded has trouble with the double quotes but I expect I can fix that in Calibre. The touch screen is "only" 3.1 inches but the 480x320, 24 bit TFT looks great. For the sake of my poor eyes, I set the font size to 20 BOLD, lowered the brightness to 25% and find I can read for extended periods holding the phone in my left hand and flicking my thumb to turn the pages.

I chose this phone because
1. I love Palm
2. I love Verizon
3. The Mobile Hotspot feature is free, with 5GB per month to tether up to 5 devices, and unlimited data for $30/month when using the phone's 3G connection directly.

Wikipedia says: "The Pre was launched on June 6, 2009 with Sprint, and later also went on sale in Canada with Bell Mobility." I have the Pre Plus from Big Red so am not sure what the differences are...

I consider the MP3 player, camera/video camera to be bonuses as my main requirements were for the web and email, and of course actual phone calls. I hardly text but the slide-out keyboard is nice for typing on when I need to. If you get this phone, I highly recommend the touchstone charger, it works like magic!! Verizon has the phone for $49 with 2 year contract in USA, and the touchstone and car charger kit is another $20 if purchased together. This might sound like a commercial, sorry, but I am that pleased with my new acquisition and with how surprisingly well it performs as an ereader.

07-12-2010, 09:44 PM	#7
ngrant Gadget Lover Posts: 422 Karma: 4501290 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MS, USA Device: Oasis 2, Mobiscribe Origin, Fire HD tablets	Palm Pre Plus from Verizon Just got this last week and installed the (free) pReader app - fabulous, and Mobi books look very nice. The one epub that I loaded has trouble with the double quotes but I expect I can fix that in Calibre. The touch screen is "only" 3.1 inches but the 480x320, 24 bit TFT looks great. For the sake of my poor eyes, I set the font size to 20 BOLD, lowered the brightness to 25% and find I can read for extended periods holding the phone in my left hand and flicking my thumb to turn the pages. I chose this phone because 1. I love Palm 2. I love Verizon 3. The Mobile Hotspot feature is free, with 5GB per month to tether up to 5 devices, and unlimited data for $30/month when using the phone's 3G connection directly. Wikipedia says: "The Pre was launched on June 6, 2009 with Sprint, and later also went on sale in Canada with Bell Mobility." I have the Pre Plus from Big Red so am not sure what the differences are... I consider the MP3 player, camera/video camera to be bonuses as my main requirements were for the web and email, and of course actual phone calls. I hardly text but the slide-out keyboard is nice for typing on when I need to. If you get this phone, I highly recommend the touchstone charger, it works like magic!! Verizon has the phone for $49 with 2 year contract in USA, and the touchstone and car charger kit is another $20 if purchased together. This might sound like a commercial, sorry, but I am that pleased with my new acquisition and with how surprisingly well it performs as an ereader.