HP Pre 3
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- Teody
- 7X1
- 27 Aug 2012
I got this phone off ebay some 3 months ago. I sold it, and felt that ill have problem with the keyboard flex in the future so i went back to using Android - HTC Incredible - then i sold it again, and tried WP Lumia 800. It felt short of all important tasks such as multi tasking, simplicity, etc. I traded off with my friend whom i sold the HP Pre 3! haahah. I got it again, he got the Lumia. It feels so good again to be back with WebOS. Its incomparable.
Hope there will be WebOS phone in the future. IT is definitely the BEST OS.
Teody (Globe-philippines)
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- bubbah
- nRf
- 11 Aug 2012
Mish, 02 Apr 2012No 850MhZ UMTS/HSPA?!? Who are they trying to kid, North Am... moreyou bought the wrong version...d'oh !!
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- creepingmee
- AUW
- 04 Aug 2012
Best Phone EVER! Went from my iphone4 to the pre3, LOVE it!! WebOS is cool, install preware on this baby, crank up govnah and off you fly!! Fast and smooth. The only thing thats not all that wonderful is the camera software. It doesnt have good exposure and color correction or white balance. It works, but others are better. Video quality though is very good. Not as much compression noise as my iphone. Of course not as many apps for webOS as ios, but if you don't need a ton of apps, just the basics, you'll be happy with the pre3. GREAT phone!!
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- george
- 0Vh
- 16 Jun 2012
Got it from Berlin last year in October for 200 euro new.
Currently using it in Greece.
Some problems: A.Loosing GSM signal periodically so people call me on my other phone to ask me why I am off the air...
B.) The ringer-off button on top of the phone is accidentally pushed to off position when putting the phone in its holster. Had to hold it with a tape to avoid accidents. This button could have been placed on the side rather than on the top of the phone.
C.) Camera functions and possibilites not the best on the market....
For what I want and what I paid, it is ok...
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- AnonD-56354
- qi4
- 26 May 2012
I was lucky enough to buy my HP Pre 3 from eBay and I couldn't be happier. After Sprint abandoned Palm handsets after the original Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, I had to start considering finding another carrier. After much research, I decided on Straight Talk, bought the SIM online from their website, ported my existing Sprint phone number (only took 10 minutes after I talked to Straight Talk rep on the phone for 20 minutes to give all my information), popped it in my Pre 3, and I've been happily swimming in the warm, soothing waters of webOS 2.2.4, ever since.
I have an iPhone 4 as my backup line, in case I can no longer carry on my devotion to the elegant and intuitive webOS. The iPhone and iOS are great, but the webOS uses 'cards' allowing you to actively switch between Contacts and say, an active Phone call, quickly and easily, without having to navigate to the main home screen and selecting the Phone app, like I do with the iPhone.
I hope HP gets it financial house in order, so they come closer to realizing the potential of the webOS, if they just stop being fickle and commit to the platform 100%. Come on HP, wake up!
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- Anonymous
- ut3
- 14 May 2012
please review this mobile!!!
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- Mize
- kB7
- 14 May 2012
I have the 16 GB AT&T version which includes the 850 MHz band. Great phone.
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- Projjer
- mcK
- 14 May 2012
Had this phone for 10 months now. I really like both WebOS and the form factor, great for text and emails.
A crying shame that HP ditched it, but there is a very active group of developers out there - who get my sincere thanks. Not many apps lacking from the store, in fact none that I feel an urgent need for.
Battery life is marginal for a full day, but the bigger (2800)Mugen battery solved that one.
Now thinking about a replacement in the next six months but will be sorry to part with this super handset.
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- Mish
- qbe
- 02 Apr 2012
No 850MhZ UMTS/HSPA?!? Who are they trying to kid, North America runs on 850. They throw in 1900MhZ which is useless, I think there is like one rouge 1900 tower in Ontario, c'mon!
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- RIO 69
- M3s
- 27 Mar 2012
Yes man very good phone,no update since september tho qaulity catologue,theres some good news and there some bad news HP stop making phone good news phone can be bought for $49,yeah upgrade man
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- Anonymous
- my3
- 23 Mar 2012
thinking about buying this phone when my contract ends. a good idea or shall I find another option?
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- Anonymous
- 0ph
- 04 Mar 2012
Taimur, 22 Feb 2012Dear Friends, My Pre3 crashed and reboots again n again,... moreTry contacting HP or use webOS Doctor.
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- Darth_Luigi
- PId
- 27 Feb 2012
Taimur, 22 Feb 2012Dear Friends, My Pre3 crashed and reboots again n again,... moreYou need to download the WebOS Doctor on to your PC and use that to flash your phone's OS. http://www.hpwebos.com/us/support/downloads/pre/recoverytool/deviceselector_en.html
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- Taimur
- PAm
- 22 Feb 2012
Dear Friends,
My Pre3 crashed and reboots again n again, can some body tell me how to restore it, or its troubleshooting software, its IOS backup????
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- g papas
- 0VY
- 25 Jan 2012
Dmoney5989, 03 Jan 2012Actually no offense but your wrong. you can get an app with... moreNo matter what you do, the sliding keyboard will alwasys be there! It is part of this phone and its concept.
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- Anonymous
- 4Ue
- 11 Jan 2012
papa g, 15 Dec 2011A few answers to some readers Yes it supports video call... moreif they want a virtual keyboard, its doable with some tweaking. (webOS actually has a virtual keyboard hidden in the code)
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- Dmoney5989
- qNx
- 03 Jan 2012
papa g, 15 Dec 2011A few answers to some readers Yes it supports video call... moreActually no offense but your wrong. you can get an app without needing to buy another phone.
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- papa g
- i8k
- 15 Dec 2011
A few answers to some readers
Yes it supports video calls on skype
For those in need of a touchscreen (letters) instead of the sliding keyboard, I am afraid they have to buy another phone!!!
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- AnonD-32475
- ndN
- 01 Dec 2011
Hp why o why, this is by far the best OS. when my brother asked me to buy a palm pre in 2009 I blew him off & stuck to my iphone. He bought on for me and now theres no going back. the interface is just out of this world, the multimail simplicity, beauty of the OS.
What the hell is wrong with HP? they´ve had the best OS for the past 3 years and have done nothing. The users are actually doing the selling for them. They better not shut this down.
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- Anonymous
- 3J6
- 19 Nov 2011
Its the Qualcomm MSM8655T (which also supports CDMA bands on the same chip) not the older MSM8255 (GSM only). Wrong info.