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http://m1.2mdn.net/1447899/infosyncw...ws/n/8379.html
Aiming to attract traditional high-end feature phone users; Palm introduces the compact, yet full-featured $100 Palm Centro.
Designed for individuals and traditional mobile users looking for a better way to manage their professional and social lives, Palm and Sprint today introduced the Palm Centro. With voice, text, IM, e-mail, web, contact and calendar capabilities, a full-color touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, Centro brings Palm simplicity and organization to customers who want to stay connected with co-workers, friends and family.
With a new compact design, Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date. Centro has a modern, stylish look that feels comfortable in the hand, pocket or evening purse.
"Palm Centro has the power of a broadband smartphone at the price of a standard 12-key phone," said Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm. "People looking to have all their contacts and calendar at the touch of a button, plus YouTube streaming videos and the Internet can now get it in a small, cool design with the trademark Palm ease of use. If you're thinking about stepping up to a smartphone, the Palm Centro should be your choice."
Centro will be exclusive through Sprint in the United States for 90 days and is available in onyx black or ruby red. Sprint services such as Sprint TV, Picture Mail, Mobile e-mail and IM will all be incorporated. The latter gives access to Yahoo! Messenger, AOL's AIM service and MSN Messenger.
Additional features include Microsoft Direct Push Technology for delivery of Outlook e-mail as well as personal e-mail, such as Gmail, AOL and Yahoo. Sporting EV-DO, web browsing should go like a breeze and the built-in Google Maps application offers fast access to directions, traffic updates and local search.
Centro is the first Palm phone to include PocketTunes Deluxe, worth $40, and will also come with Sprint Music Manager. Furthermore, the Palm Centro sports a 65K colors touch screen with a resolution of 320x320 pixels, Palm OS 5.4.9, Bluetooth 1.2, microSD slot and a 1.3-megapixel camera.
We've tested all the handsets the Palm Centro will be competing against in Sprint's portfolio, and we think it may do well. In our recent round-up of QWERTY phones for consumers, we also noted that Sprint still didn't offer their customers such a phone; now they do. As the price point for such phones is crucial, we think the $100 Palm Centro will take one of the top spots of this chart.
Measuring 4.22 by 2.11 by 0.73 inches and weighing 4.2 oz, the Palm Centro will be available in mid-October on Sprint, selling for $100 with a two-year contract.
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It's using the Palm OS right? Damn I may have to get one of those.
Gotdamnit (@ myself).
Yes, it's Palm OS.
Here's the Centro PDF brochure.
http://www.palm.com/us/products/smar...o_brochure.pdf
How much memory can that thing hold? I know it has a micro SD slot.
It says it will hold a 4GB microSD card.
that's not bad..
4gb is not bad at all. I get a pretty nice discount because of my job. $100 bucks is not bad for that thing.
Hmmm ... my $150 credit kicks in mid-October, too. Nice.
I normally really love Sprint, but this week has just been with me trying to give them more money.
Are you out of contract yet?Hmmm ... my $150 credit kicks in mid-October, too. Nice.
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No, not until next August....I'll just have had my current Treo for 2 years. I was planning on accidently dropping it in the toilet this weekend and turning it in for the $50 insurance upgrade, since they don't offer the 650 anymore and I can get a 700.
What I've been reading is that's hit-and-miss.No, not until next August....I'll just have had my current Treo for 2 years. I was planning on accidently dropping it in the toilet this weekend and turning it in for the $50 insurance upgrade, since they don't offer the 650 anymore and I can get a 755.
Apparently, there were so many 650s sold that a lot of people are getting refurbs.
I'll have had my 650 for two years in November, but I'm trying to sign up with the Employee Referral Offer and I don't think I'll be able to get both, so I'll just sell my phone on Craigslist.
But I'm going to get a 755p and a mobile broadband card. The SERO plan kicks so much ass. If you're out of contract and not on this plan, do it now.
http://delivery.sprint.com/m/p/sprin...epclanding.asp
Unlimited text through tomorrow (but I've got a note on my account to give it to me when I sign up because I couldn't today as they're migrating my account to a new system and there's no access to it).
This plan includes
* Unlimited Nights & Weekends starting at 7pm!
* Domestic long distance
* Unlimited Mobile to Mobile
* Unlimited Web/Data Access
* Unlimited Picture Mail (with compatible devices)
JB...how can I get a Sprint employee email account to sign up for this? Should I just go to a Sprint store and ask an employee for their email?
Do you know if this offer is going to expire anytime soon?
Thanks for the help.
AFAIK, the unlimited text expires tomorrow, but the rep told me they've extended it before. I don't know when the SERO plan goes out, but there's a lot better info over at the SprintUsers.com forums.
And as far as employee e-mails go, you can do that or search for one online. And don't be a goober and choose the CEO's e-mail... go lower-level non-corporate.
OK thanks..I'll check it out.
I might be getting my Treo 750WX back ... honestly though, I'd rather attempt to upgrade to the 755p than go with the Centro, but it does look nice. Anything that has SprintMusic on it though will you, meaning, you won't be able to use MP3s as ringtones.
when is Sprint getting the new Q?
I wonder when that HTC Touch is coming out for Sprint
Doubtful ... they won't even let people upgrade the current Q to WM6. Honestly, I had the Q and was not satisfied ...
As for the Touch, good question - I had quit tracking when it was coming out for Sprint, but the Mogul was just released so I don't think they'll release the Touch for a few more months or so.
This has always pissed me off. I have Treo 600 and razr V3 and Ive been trying to set a mp3 as a ringtone. Is Sprint the only carrier that does this? Does anyone know a way around it?
This new Sprint Palm Centro doesn't have wi-fo correct?
AFAIK a lot of carriers do. The way around it is to convert to whatever the recorder file extension is - though honestly, not quite sure ... I just never took the time because it wasn't worth it for me to figure out vs. the cost of a ringtone.
with a razr you can download the motorola phone tools and create your own.
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