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User Submitted Palm Centro Smartphone, Black (Sprint) Reviews (cont...)Date: 2007-12-19 Very Nice Phone Sprint can thank this phone for retaining me as a customer. The reception is excellent (my house gets flakey reception with all other models and carriers we've tried [Sprint,Cingular,Verizon] but I haven't had a single dropped call with this phone). Astheticly pleasing. I prefer less masculine looking gadgets and this filled the bill (I was lucky enough to find it in red. You can get plain or colorful cover cases for it from 3rd parties like ebay) as it is smaller and "cuter" than my husband's IPhone. Clear, easy to see screen. I was a little skeptical of whether I'd like Palm OS, I've always used Windows mobile on my PDA's. But it was easy to get used to and I love it now. Camera feature - 1.3 mp, I didn't really care to have high quality. I have a digital camera for that pics, I just wanted something to use on the go. Google Maps - I didn't want a turn by turn GPS and to be charged $3 every day I used it... but I DID want to be able to look and see how to get where I want to go. This fills does that nicely. I like the keypad. It's small, but the buttons are individual and rubberized. For me it's easier to deal with than the slideout keypads on other phones I have used. My husband hates this feature of my Centro. He has very large fingers and presses multiple buttons, but you can use fingernails or a pen even with large fingers. Date: 2007-12-18 Overall, a decent improvement over the 700p Pros: Price Smaller, lighter, nicer package Better call quality and reception Faster downloads Richer color screen Better camera Good speakerphone Will eventually support Google "My Location" GPS Uses the same cable and headset connections Cons: Plastic flimsy stylus Glitter in the black color Smaller screen size Smaller buttons - hard to use if you have big hands Battery is decent for the size, better than 680, not as good as 700p Mini SD - I have to buy a new card Date: 2007-12-16 Broke so soon. I just got this phone yesterday, my first palm. I was entering some text into a document when it started getting lines all over the place and the screen went white. I am going to try to fix it as it has been a nice phone, but it is way too soon to have problems already. Date: 2007-12-16 Neat All-In-One This little guy is great. It combines my cell phone & Palm in one...and for us gals who have to go fishing around in our purses for them, it can be frustrating. Well, the Centro helps eliminates that. (Hence, "smartphone".) I have my schedule, alarms, task list, phone, e-mail, IM, text, web at one place. (It has other features that is also useful, like the weather, e-books, camera, voice memo, music and Sprint TV though "Sprint Power Vision" where you can listen to the free radio there.) There is much more though! Anyway, the phone is just the right size for my pocket. It's not too small and not bulky either. (I AM using the clear hard case I bought at the Sprint store which is very sturdy and has a tight clip for securing it to your pocket.) And I can see how the letters are a bit cramped where it would be a small challenge for somebody with large fingers. But for me it is fine. The screen is very crisp, clear and bright. I find myself having to turn down the brightness at night. It can be seen very well in the sunlight/daytime. (Some of the pictures/wallpapers are very nice looking on it.) With the memory at hand, I only placed five (Classical music) songs for now until I get myself a memory card. And I've already uploaded lots of custom "wallpaper", e-books, and games onto it. The speaker is fairly loud and clear with the ringtones/alarms. I find myself having to turn the sound down too. Oh, I love the "mute" button on top. I can just walk into church and simply turn the sound off at the switch of a button. (And nobody would see or hear it either.) I chose black, as the red was a little to "bright" red for me. (I felt it would draw too much attention to me. But if that's what you want...) The Centro is light but not flimsy feeling. It does have weight so you won't miss it in your pocket too much. (Is that a good thing? Your call.) The camera is ok if your taking pictures bright lighting but there isn't any flash. The video is a bit choppy. But I guess if you want a decent camera, you shouldn't be looking for that here. Oh, and yeah it froze on me once in all the time I had it...but I had a complicated program running. (You just have to remove the battery for a few seconds. You won't lose your data.) Also, it does need to reset a few times on it's own...but I suspect it is only natural as it "upgrades" itself on it's own. It doesn't bother me or hinder my productivity. I like Sprint, I've been with them waaay over 10 years with the same phone number. I don't get the best service at my house but everywhere else the phone operates so much faster. Which is what you want to be productive. Date: 2007-12-12 must-have tool for physicians I'm a busy doctor, and I was getting tired of carrying a cell phone, Palm Pilot, and pager. All my medical programs and notes are on my Palm, so I didn't want to switch to Windows handheld. Treos were a little too big. After all, "dangit Jim, I'm a doctor not a Best Buy salesman!" Then the Palm Centro "for kids" came out, with full Treo features in a small spiffy package. Hmmm.... THEN it made the front of Consumer Reports magazine this month, and a good review there. AND, Sprint has a 30-day money back guarantee. WOW. My new Centro arrived Friday, and I've loaded up all my good old Palm medical programs and notes on various conditions, and calendar, etc. Up and running no sweat. Incredibly clear screen, easy to read even for my middle-aged eyes. Great reception and call quality in our rural area of Wisconsin, with only a few spots between hills when I'm driving from hospital to clinic where it loses parts of words, but doesn't drop the call. My pager will be turned off and in at the end of the month, and now instead of carrying 3 gadgets to work with, I only need one. My old cell phone is now in the truck for my wife, who always forgets to turn her ringer on.... Phone list on cell phone to Palm? I just exported from my Nokia onto the laptop, and imported in to Palm Desktop. No problem. Little keys on keyboard - yes. Do I have big hands (size 8 and 8-1/2 gloves)- yes. Works OK? - yep! I just use fingernails or stylus or tip of pen. Phone + pager functions, without having to be a programmer - it's built into Sprint's voicemail already. For the doctors out there - it runs Epocrates great- 'Nuff said. (And you can install onto the Centro without having to buy Epocrates again. Just re-download/install from Epocrates.com.) Will it hold programs, clinical pearls notes, texts? I bought a 1GB microSD card at Walmart for $27.84 while I had a mom in labor this weekend. I'll probably never fill it up. Durable - I already dropped it once (on to carpet), no loose shaky rattles or problems. And mo'ly insurance is only $7.84. MAJOR GOOD DEAL - BUY, BUY, BUY! The only downside - the cool looking red ones are already sold out. I had to settle for boring but professional black. But there are cool looking covers for Christmas wish list....
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