Comments on: Palm Pre Versus iPhone for Real Estate, Because You Asked

By: D. Patrick Lewis

D. Patrick Lewis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:23:00 +0000

I have owned my Palm Pre for almost a month now and I would buy it again. The ease of use and the ability to live in the cloud as well as the multitasking is awesome. Need I also mention the touchstone charger?

By: Matthew Hardy

Matthew Hardy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:15:45 +0000

A device that many overlook is the iPod Touch, which in my opinion is one of best portable computers money can buy (second only to the iPhone). We have many customers who, for various reasons can’t or don’t want to buy and iPhone. The iPod Touch has wi-fi connectivity, Safari browser and Mail, etc. and runs the high-end relational database program “FM Touch”, a product we enthusiastically support.

By: John Michailidis

John Michailidis — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:47:49 +0000

I love my new Pre in a way that should not be applicable to an inanimate object

By: Alan May

Alan May — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:28:30 +0000

still using it… and have decided I’ll probably keep it. I love the “touchstone” technology and have ordered another one for home.

i’m having a bit of a problem with my ham-sized fingers, and I end up hanging up on incoming calls, more often than answering them.

give me a couple of weeks.

By: Matt Stigliano

Matt Stigliano — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:10:40 +0000

Benn – Nice breakdown. I’m using the iPhone and love it. I’ve never used any of the Palm phones, but did use the Pilot back in the day. I think Palm will perform nicely with this phone, but I do worry about the plastic and moving parts. Phones break down too easy these days (just ask my Blackberry). Of course, one good drop with my iPhone and I’m off to the store credit card in hand.

I’ve never been for any of the exclusive nature of phones. I think it’s a bad move on the manufacturer’s part. Imagine the market share Apple could have built if it wasn’t just AT&T when they first came out. I think just based on buzz they could have put themselves in a position that would be hard to beat. I knew plenty of people who wanted one, but couldn’t get one because they were still locked into a contract with someone else.

Speaking of which, do you ever think we’ll see the day when phone companies will pay you to dump your carrier much like we did in the long distance wars in the past? I think the first company to really bring this to the mass market and advertise it can crush the competition. I know some people have received special deals from some companies, but someone needs to just come right and say “we’ll buy you out of your old contract.” I think it would be a cell phone game changer.

By: Dale Chumbley

Dale Chumbley — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:53:58 +0000

I’ve been a 700wx user for the last 2+ years. Yesterday I became a iPhone 3GS user. I initially thought I was going to prefer the Pre over the iPhone. Once I held, typed, used each of them I knew that the iPhone was the way to go.

A couple of the show stoppers for me on the Pre were: I hated the rubberized keys (which bummed me out since I was really hoping to like the keyboard), I opened and closed the thing more than a dozen times and I felt like this was just asking for trouble, NO VIDEO, smaller screen, HAVING to type in portrait mode only since that is the only way the keyboard orients.

The deal makers for me as an agent on the iPhone 3GS were: 3MB photos (these things really rock!), VIDEO that equals my FlipUltra that can be instantly uploaded to YouTube, apps that will allow me to build on the fly virtual tours of homes I’m showing, homes I’m previewing for a listing, apps, more apps… ;?)

I’ve been with Verizon for longer than I can remember. I’ve held out switching up until now. This new 3GS pushed me over the edge and so far I’m quite happy. (Interesting note: My new AT&T plan is $50 per month cheaper than my old Verizon plan & I added two new lines to this one)

By: Jacob Clayton

Jacob Clayton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:46:14 +0000

Hey Joe – I don’t use qik.com but your comment got me curious so I checked out their site. Turns out you’re not the only one wondering – http://getsatisfaction.com/qik....._new_webos.

And I’ll always have a place in my heart for the 755p but when that anniversary day comes around your whole world is gonna change my friend!