Make Palm Pre work on Verizon...? Possible? Likely?
After seeing the first attempt at hacking the Palm Pre reported (thanks Scott), does anyone know how possible or likely it will be for someone to figure out how to get the Palm Pre working on Verizon at some point? I figure if Verizon ever gets the phone they will ruin it as they usually do by crippling it, limiting it, changing the hardware so its either less aesthetically pleasing and/or not as usable..etc..hence my question about taking the phone, GOOD as it is right now on Sprint, to try to use on Verizon. Or does anyone think Sprint beats Verizon on customer service, coverage, and customer satisfaction? I will give them that the sales person I talked to was really good, answered all my questions, and persuaded me to seriously considering switching.. What I think I can tell is you get better phones on Sprint, you get a lot more for a lot less (everything including 3000 minutes for 3 phones for $189..compared to paying around $300 for the same thing MINUS data MINUS tv streaming on Verizon), close to the same coverage as Verizon, and free roaming on Verizon towers. Can anyone confirm this? The things that held me back were the horror show customer service reports besides stories about coverage..but this has supposedly improved a lot the last 3 years..?
Sprint's coverage has been totally acceptable, with one exception: due to the difference in the portion of the radio spectrum occupied by Sprint and Verizon, Verizon's signal is much, much better than Sprint's in penetrating building walls. Some Sprint customers, such as one of my kids, cannot use their cell phones in their apartments without a booster device (the Air Rave, sold by Sprint for $129).
Customer service at Sprint has changed enormously over the last couple of years. It is now truly excellent. They are polite and very, very helpful. They actually seem to care.
We got my daughter's for free, although it took a little more than asking... they kept charging us, and then deleting the charge when we complained, and then charging... and deleting... they finally gave up and let her have it for free.
Sprint's coverage has been totally acceptable, with one exception: due to the difference in the portion of the radio spectrum occupied by Sprint and Verizon, Verizon's signal is much, much better than Sprint's in penetrating building walls. Some Sprint customers, such as one of my kids, cannot use their cell phones in their apartments without a booster device (the Air Rave, sold by Sprint for $129).
Customer service at Sprint has changed enormously over the last couple of years. It is now truly excellent. They are polite and very, very helpful. They actually seem to care.
Hmm he said he had no problems with it in doors, nor do his family who had Verizon, though, he WAS a sales man so.. Sounds good otherwise though. Thanks for your input. A FREE Air Rave sounds very good. What is it..a clamp antenna to use by the window or something?
Our long awaited review of the Pre. It will be up on Sunday (sometime in the afternoon). We’ve been playing around with the device for some time now and finally have a verdict. Our review will be based on Version 1.0.3 of webOS.
Just to let people know..at mobile files dot com they've figured out how to get the Palm Pre working on Verizon contrary to the negative dismissals of it being done.
Customer service at Sprint has changed enormously over the last couple of years. It is now truly excellent. They are polite and very, very helpful. They actually seem to care.
Having switched from VZW to Sprint a couple of years ago, that has been my experience exactly.
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