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 Originally Posted by Jason2004
1. You have to carry the 3.5mm adapter around so you can listen to music on an headset, and you have to unplug the headset first before you remove the adapter so the Veer will switch the audio output to the speaker. This is just inconvenient. Not to mention I lost my adapter a few months later and could not found a replacement. And I'm not sure if this is common, but the audio quality isn't good.
I must disagree with that. I never had an issue with just removing the magnetic connector from the Veer. In fact I always left the magnetic connector connected to my favorite headphones. That made the magnetic connector feel much nicer than a common 3.5mm jack to connect the headset to. 
 Originally Posted by Jason2004
2. Not after long, the magnetic connector started to malfunction, and I could not connect the Veer to the PC via USB anymore. The only way I could transfer files with PC is using WIFI Media Sync. Very inconvenient.
For me it helps to reattach the magnetic connector multiple times while it is plugged in in USB. What I saw from an external battery pack (the ones with USB outlet) is that the magnetic adapter constantly drains energy from the USB Port, even if the phone is not attached. So I think it is quite important to first connect USB and then the magnetic part. That's what worked for me till now.
To the Pre3 <=> Veer comparison: I bought both of them when they were "released" in Europe. I switched a bit between them: first Veer, because it was released earlier => Pre3 when I got it => Veer, because webos 2.2.0 that came with the Pre3 was SO bad => Pre3 a few months later, because 2.2.4 was released and memory issues where said to be "fixed" by people in the forums => Veer, because Pre3 was breaking apart.
The Pre3 was used for about a year as daily driver... the Veer for the rest of the time (a little longer than a year now, all cumulated). The "other" phone always had a dummy profile activated and was played with from time to time and compared to the first phone. So I think I can compare them quite well.
Today I am lucky with my Veer and think it is the better phone. Reasons for that:
1. More memory for webOs (~400MB compared to ~370MB on the Pre3. It sounds like not much, but really makes a difference. Pre3 people tend to disagree here, but you can definitively see the Pre3 struggling much earlier than the Veer, if you have them both in your hands and let them do exactly the same things... for me that is "too early" on the Pre3. If you are into multitasking, keep that issue in mind. From that Point of view a Pre2 or Pre+ would be the best choice, but I can't stand their keyboard anymore, but that's another story)
2. Better to use with one hand. The smaller screen is easier to use, obviously... you can easily reach the most extreme positions with your thumb while the phone rests in your palm. With the Pre3 that sometimes hurts for me... but the more important thing is that it is much easier to slide the Veer open with one hand, using your thumb, than the Pre3. With the Pre3 that is close to impossible, because the slider is much harder to slide
3. More durable. Maybe that's just me. But my Pre3 broke apart, my Veer did not. The pattern of use is the very same (I don't handle them very carefully, they drop quite often). Pre3 started with a breaking back cover and ended with screen bezel and rest of the cover breaking apart. I stopped using it as daily phone when the power button did break out. As I said: Maybe that was just my Pre3. My wife's Pre3 still is fine... but she is much carefuller with it (I think she never dropped it, till today).
4. Memory issue of the Pre3 (yes, I need to mention that again )
5. More save when dropping. Yes, Jason disagrees... but this is pure physics. Pre3 is heavier => more energy to consume when dropped. Sure, you can have bad luck and the Veer breaks earlier. But probability is against the Pre3.
Actually, I can't see a difference in the keyboard apart from the size. Both devices have a much better keyboard than the Pre-/+/2. It is actually similar to the Pixi keyboard with it much better buttons.
Issues with the Veer are:
1. No official 2.2.4 doctor. That means you either use 2.1.2 (or 2.1.1 in US) and use the overclocking kernels or you do the inofficial 2.2.4 doctor and keep the stock kernel. I must say that I am happy with 2.2.4 and the stock kernel. In my opinion CPU speed is not the main issue with webos but more the memory. Be sure to look for the system optimization and swap patches from rmau no matter what phone you get.
2. Hardware deficiencies like no flash (i.e. no flash light ), magnetic connector, smaller screen (I can live with it and am happy. Can you? It is even that little bit smaller than the Pre, has the same size and resolution like the Pixi), only one mic => slide it open when you do a call!
3. Battery (officially) not replaceable. You can open the back cover and get to the battery. That might void your warranty (I think that's not a show stopper any more, is it? ). The bigger issue is that the back cover is not made to be opened a lot. You see that. You should avoid that as much as possible or expect the back cover to break apart. (In my opinion similar is true for the Pre3... because my back cover broke and you can read in the forums quite a bit about that... so this might actually be a plus for the Veer: you can remove/switch the SIM without opening the back cover. Yeah. )
4. Pre3 receives more love in the community. Look at the activity in the boards. Maybe Phoenix Devices will do an ACL for the Pre3... they never mentioned the Veer. If ACL for Pre3 really happens (they said MAYBE ), then this would be a strong argument for the Pre3 and actually made me looking for a replacement Pre3 on ebay already... 
So.. that's all that comes to my mind at this moment. It is a hard decision to make.
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