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Unlocked Palm Pre 8GB-€161.39 Delivered

  • 25-03-2011 9:52pm
    #1
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭


    Expansys are selling an unlocked 8GB Palm Pre (first Gen) for €146.99 with postage at €14.40. This is a great price for a great little Smartphone. Has the usual specs of a Smartphone-WiFi, Bluetooth, full QWERTY keypad and Touch Screen, 3MP Camera with flash.

    But the OS is what makes the phone, and is just fantastic. It's far from perfect but I've yet to use a device that multitasks as good as the Pre. And has a great hacking community.

    http://www.expansys.ie/palm-pre-webos-smartphone-unlocked-qwerty-8gb-179520/


Comments

  • #2
    jw93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭jw93


    Thanks for the link :) As the company is based in the UK would you end up getting stung by customs?

    Thanks,
    Jack


  • #3
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    I believe Expansys are based in the UK, so no you wont get hit by customs.


  • #4
    biebiebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    A dying breed already? Methinks so. If its not Apple ios, Google Android, or heck Windows Phone 7 then forget it IMO.

    Instead consider buying an Orange San Francisco Android up north for £99 and unlocking.


  • #5
    FreudianSlippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    Coolest thing about the Pre is the charger :D


  • #6
    Geansai Rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 343 ✭✭Geansai Rua


    biebiebie wrote: »
    Instead consider buying an Orange San Francisco Android up north for £99 and unlocking.
    Didnt know you could get a phone to work down here from the north..
    I thought you could only unlock a phones network.. (o2 to vodafone etc.)

    Learn something new everyday:D


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  • #7
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    biebiebie wrote: »
    A dying breed already? Methinks so. If its not Apple ios, Google Android, or heck Windows Phone 7 then forget it IMO.

    Instead consider buying an Orange San Francisco Android up north for £99 and unlocking.
    It's very disappointing that there is a lack of Developer support for the Palm's/HP's WebOS. I really hope that changes with the HP takeover, and with the new devices out this year. Unfortunately the older Gen Pre's (ie this one) wont be getting updated anymore so any new Apps that are launched may be exclusive to newer devices.

    I got a Pre solely to try something new. I had an iPhone and Android wasn't as appealing to me at the time so I decided to get the Pre. As there isn't many Pre users in Ireland, I have gotten some interested looks and comments from people about the phone. The iPhone and all Android phones are all fairly similar (as in they all have 3"+ Touchscreen that takes up most of the face of the device with one or two physical buttons). The slider QWERTY makes the Pre that bit different.

    It would be a great buy for anyone looking for a secondary Smartphone.


  • #8
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,810 ✭✭✭take everything


    Dman001 wrote: »
    Expansys are selling an unlocked 8GB Palm Pre (first Gen) for €146.99 with postage at €14.40. This is a great price for a great little Smartphone. Has the usual specs of a Smartphone-WiFi, Bluetooth, full QWERTY keypad and Touch Screen, 3MP Camera with flash.

    But the OS is what makes the phone, and is just fantastic. It's far from perfect but I've yet to use a device that multitasks as good as the Pre. And has a great hacking community.

    http://www.expansys.ie/palm-pre-webos-smartphone-unlocked-qwerty-8gb-179520/

    Fair enough but isn't app development for that OS as good as dead?


  • #9
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    take everything wrote: »
    Fair enough but isn't app development for that OS as good as dead?
    As I stated above, there is very little Developer support for the OS. But it does offer some of the "essential" Apps like Facebook, Angry Birds etc.


  • #10
    Doodee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭Doodee


    App development will increase with new releases. Palm shot themselves in the foot when they restricted access to core functionality from developers and thought that internet style Widgets would suffice.


  • #11
    kc66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭kc66


    Geansai Rua wrote: »
    Didnt know you could get a phone to work down here from the north..
    I thought you could only unlock a phones network.. (o2 to vodafone etc.)

    Learn something new everyday:D

    Good thread here about buying the Orange SF up north.


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  • #12
    center15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭center15


    I wouldn't touch one. I bought one of these at launch. I went through 3 of them with O2. All of them have an buzzing issue where when not on 3G the radio interferers with the speaker on the phone. You get that noise you get when your phone is near speakers. Also the slider is very shoddy and the phone won't be upgraded to the latest WebOS when it comes out.


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