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nice find. thanks for posting. some specific points i found interesting are listed below. BUT - I SEE THE "SPRINT EMPLOYEE" is repeating the same thing about the "50 Largest Cities in the US having launch parties". i know this to be FALSE since i'm the one that inadvertently created this RUMOR in this forum and it was picked up by all of the other PRE sites! which makes me wonder how much of what this guy says is correct. most of it sounds accurate though.
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DESKTOP CLIENT?
Kristikay: I am a little confused about they syncing now. I just read the post from the Mac user asking about syncing to a Mac. Does this mean that if you have Exchange Active Sync you will still have to sync with Google to get calendar and contact syncs?
If you already have sync set up with an Exchange Server then it doesn’t matter whether you’re using a Mac, a PC, or a solar powered calculator. The Palm Pre will get the information from the Exchange Server. What I was telling the Mac user and what I’m trying to tell everyone else is that there is no Desktop Sync client for ANY operating system. The Pre will get its information from cloud services like Google, FaceBook, Exchange Servers, etc. You will not sync to it traditionally, which would be by connecting it to your computer. So, no syncing directly with your computer, Mac or PC, except for a one-time only process which will help get all your information onto the Pre for the first time, and like I told the Mac user, instructions on that will come with your Pre..
Unofficially though, and this is unofficial, there are a couple of developers, I hear, working on desktop sync solutions for the Pre. When and were that stuff will be available is purely up to them.
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LAUNCH PARTIES?
nailchick77: Will the pre really be available 2 sprint premiere customers 1st and will it be available online or only in store?
1. As you might have heard by now, there will be special launch parties for select Sprint Premier customers on June 5th in the 50 largest cities in the United States (here). Those customers will be able to purchase the Pre at the party essentially giving them the phone before anyone else gets it. If you are one of those customers, you should have received an invitation to the event.
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VOICE + DATA AT SAME TIME = YES?
Fdezarra: How will the Pre handle voice and data? Will it be able to handle both simultaneously? If not, will it store emails and hold on to them to be sent as soon as possible once voice is over? Or will it not let you write an email at all unless you are NOT on the phone?
That is the beauty of a 3G EVDO network, it can handle data and voice at the same time so you can receive and send all you want while you are on the phone. Heck, even the Instinct does that now. Of course, the Pre takes it further with multi-tasking. The Instinct can’t do that.
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VISUAL VOICEMAIL?
Xyg: Does the Pre have visual voicemail?
No.
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TELESALES HOURS?
The telesales department is always open from 8am to 2am and it will be just like that on June 6th.
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MEMOS ON DESKTOP AND SYNC?
KalliKatMom: 1) How does the Pre handle the hundreds of Memos that I need to port over from the last 12 years of Palm use. I’ve always been able to port them to ne next device so I need to know how to make the jump now and transfer them to my Pre? 2) Many of these memos contain very confidential data and are currently password protected, is that a feature available on the Pre? 3) Because many of them are confidential, can they be backed up locally via the USB?
1. I can’t successfully answer this question because this situation is very unique to you and someone using the phone casually or test-driving it wouldn’t find themselves with hundreds of confidential memos. Sorry, wish I could help but I know nothing about this subject. However, read on…
2. Backing up memos/notes via USB would mean there is a desktop sync solution involved and we’ve already established there will be none for the webOS. Not from Palm anyway. Here’s where you might be saved though; you know there will be a Classic app on the Pre emulating your old PalmOS phone. There is no reason why you wouldn’t be able to drag and drop all your memos from your old Palm to your new Palm Pre inside the Classic app. And since Classic will run just like the old PalmOS, you can set it up the same way, with a password and all. Like I said before, there are a couple of developers, I hear, working on desktop sync solutions for the Pre’s webOS. When and were that stuff will be available is purely up to them. Until then, the Classic app can tide you over.
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Originally Posted by dkotoric1
