I’ve been using the Palm Pre Plus for several weeks now and yep–I’m hooked. For starters, there’s the common-to-all-smartphones ability to check email and the Web on the fly (welcome to 2007! I am so happy to be here!). But there are also several unique features that make this phone stand out.
First, the mobile hotspot. It turns the phone into an itty bitty little portable router, basically–allowing up to five devices to connect to the Internet, wirelessly. It’s pricey at $40 a month, but wow–what a convenience. And possibly a lifesaver if you really, really need to get online. Or just impress your geek friends.
Second, the camera. It has a flash and it can record video, and it’s super-easy to share the images. Plus you have 16GB of storage–enough for a ton (to use the technical term) of images, videos, and music files too.
Third, the multitasking. Not only the whole check-your-mail-during-your-kid’s-piano-lesson thing. But on this phone, you can keep multiple apps open, scroll through them easily, and copy/paste among them simply.
Overall, I love being connected anytime I’m away from my laptop, and I love being able to do so many different things with one small, slim device.This phone easily replaces not only my old phone, but also my digital camera and at times my netbook too.
And now for the big question: Am I going to keep the phone after my free month of service runs out? Yes. I’m going to take a close look at the plans and figure out which one makes the most sense for me financially. I’ll probably have to give up, with much sadness, the mobile hotspot ($40/month), and maybe the GPS too ($10/month; the phone does have a Google Maps app that will show routes and directions, although it won’t update on the fly like the GPS can).
The final result: I got smart, and I’m not going back!
*Disclosure: I received a free Palm Pre Plus phone and one month of service from Verizon Wireless so that I could test them out for this series of reviews. These opinions are my own.
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Woo-hoo! I’m glad you got to try it out with good results.
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