Comments on: Still time to find Coal for Christmas? the Palm Centro http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/ Covering The Great Wireless North Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:35:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Phil Barrett http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1865 Phil Barrett Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:51:00 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1865 The Centro was never meant to compete with the top smartphones - it was primarily a cheaper alternative. The Pre looks interesting... and could save their bacon in 09 The Centro was never meant to compete with the top smartphones – it was primarily a cheaper alternative. The Pre looks interesting… and could save their bacon in 09

]]> By: Phil Barrett http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Phil Barrett Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:51:00 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1291 The Centro was never meant to compete with the top smartphones - it was primarily a cheaper alternative. The Pre looks interesting... and could save their bacon in 09 The Centro was never meant to compete with the top smartphones – it was primarily a cheaper alternative. The Pre looks interesting… and could save their bacon in 09

]]> By: heri http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 heri Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:52:12 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1279 one positive point (compared to the iPhone or pearl): it has a qwerty keyboard one positive point (compared to the iPhone or pearl): it has a qwerty keyboard

]]> By: Ron http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Ron Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:46:07 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1278 bold can be found for $99 bold can be found for $99

]]> By: Terry http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 Terry Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:38:59 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1277 "If you or your company is still standardized on Palm, clearly you must have worse problems than a stray 399 is likely going to fix."<br><br>100% true! “If you or your company is still standardized on Palm, clearly you must have worse problems than a stray 399 is likely going to fix.”

100% true!

]]> By: Ploni_Almoni http://wirelessnorth.ca/2008/12/23/still-time-to-find-coal-for-christmas-the-palm-centro/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Ploni_Almoni Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:27:19 +0000 http://wirelessnorth.ca/?p=503#comment-1276 In the US, the Palm Centro is marketed as a bargain-priced smartphone. It is $79 here with a 2 year contract, or free (with a 2 year contract) if you get the previous generation Centro. (Which, considering the picture, is what is being offered by Rogers.) In other words, Canadians are getting a budget phone at luxury-item prices. At the price of free or $79US, the Centro is actually a very nice smart phone. At $299, more than the price of a US Palm Treo or a US (or Canadian) iPhone, it is hard to understand what Rogers is doing; besides ripping both their customers and Palm Inc. off. In the US, the Palm Centro is marketed as a bargain-priced smartphone. It is $79 here with a 2 year contract, or free (with a 2 year contract) if you get the previous generation Centro. (Which, considering the picture, is what is being offered by Rogers.) In other words, Canadians are getting a budget phone at luxury-item prices. At the price of free or $79US, the Centro is actually a very nice smart phone. At $299, more than the price of a US Palm Treo or a US (or Canadian) iPhone, it is hard to understand what Rogers is doing; besides ripping both their customers and Palm Inc. off.

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