Poll Results: PalmOS, Sprint Lovers Switching to Pre

As a current Verizon customer, my contract is what will hold me back. I won't be a free agent again until November of 2010. Big bummer. With all of my family (parents, siblings, kids) on Verizon, moving to a new carrier is a big deal. I'm hoping the Pre or an even greater WebOS phone will be on Verizon by then.

Sorry Sprint

I'm also on VZW with a family plan but I do plan on switching to Sprint. I'll go first now and will keep the others on VZW until the contract ends next year. I'm looking at around $115 to get out of VZW but cant justify also terminating the others.

I am a verizon blackberry customer and have been with big red for about 8 years. I bought the storm in November returnded it a few weeks later and was orriginally going to wait for the Niagara (tour) but everything changed in January. Mine and my wifes contracts ended by May and i am pumped for the Pre. I just hope Sprint lives up to the task.

What I read from the survey is that there are many existing Palm users who will upgrade to the Pre. Makes sense.

But what about a Palm Desktop to Palm Pre sync? Many existing Palm users, like me, use Palm Desktop.

This is one solution I found.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWwQhS1OhNw

Are there any others?

I'm coming from verizon. I will be breaking contract on our family plan. It will cost us $285 on 4 lines (1 is out of contract).

Why? Well, I need 2 phones to replace two broken ones. I've already spent a bit on some out of contract (ebay) phones, and the hinges keep breaking. I'm not spending anymore. None are eligible for discount pricing straight from VZW.

Those will be normal phones, and we will get 2 pre's. The cost of data with Verizon, assuming they even had the pre, is crazy vs. Sprint.

So breaking contract hurts, but not so much in the long run.

If you combine all carriers other than sprint customers, Sprint will still get a significant boost. Looks like half of the current sprint customers. Pretty big boost IMO.

It's widely reported that Sprint is currently losing subscribers. So every customer they keep is a good thing.

As someone who switched from Verizon to Sprint I don't get why more people aren't switching. The cost difference is huge and the coverage is good (with free roaming it is the same). Sprint has a much better data network. I am going keep my blackberry and wait to hear from early adopters about the this product...

I love my iPhone, but the Pre is like a iPhone for the power user, with settings easily available, and multitasking... And, I am DONE with AT&T's sh***y network. I drop more calls in one day than my friends on Sprint drop in a year. In Austin, Sprint just works well. I didn't want a CDMA phone, but am DONE with AT&T.

I dropped my call twice just now while talking to my friend about the Pre. That's it...

A chart comparing Sprint to non-Sprint would illustrate longster's point. While we are on the subject of charts, I see some value in separating WM Treo from other WM users (Palm loyalty perhaps), I don't understand why Centro users are a seperate category from PalmOS Treos. Physically they may be smaller but on the software side they are identical.

I've been a Verizon "free agent" for a year or two. I haven't wanted to give up my plan for one of the more expensive new ones. With the new 10MB/$24.99 data option they have I am able to use some web apps on my Treo 700p, but that doesn't last long. I'll be looking forward to paying the same price on Sprint and getting unlimited data and texts (currently have 100). Plus, I can get a discount on the plan and phone via my credit union - assuming they are eligible.

I will be upgrading two lines on my account to the Pre.
Non Sprint users should really compare their current carriers plan with Sprint's Everything plan. Sprint is by far a better value. Sprint includes **UNLIMITED** Web browsing, Text Messages, Multi-media email (photo, video etc), even includes Blackberry service, turn-by-turn GPS Navigation and TV to name a few. All the other carriers usually charge alacarte for Text Message, Nav and Blackberry service.
I personally have the Family Unlimited plan. My kids have unlimited usage within our 1500 minutes. We've never gone over. I even added Family Locator Service that I can check from my Treo 700p or any PC for only $5.00 per month to track all 4 phones on my account. Other carriers charge $5.00 per line for the same service. Add to all this my 18% corporate discount that Sprint offers. What a bargain!!
One last thing I want to mention - Sprint Customer Service. I've RARELY had to deal with them. But when I do, its been great. No problems. To me they are no different than any utilities Customer Service. I RARELY have to call my gas, electric, garbage, water, cable TV companies customer service. Everything seems to be humming right along. So Sprint is right in line. Hopefully it would be true for you too. So, no problems for me as far as Sprint Customer Service.
Hope this helps.
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Interesting poll but, as you allude to, it is not scientific since it is a self-selected voluntary survey (scientific ones must be done randomly with a representative sample).

Still, it is interesting and good news - a lot of motivated, first-movers (many of them Palm loyalists) currently on Sprint intend to stay on Sprint. Many first adopters on other carriers are ok with switching as well. Given Everything plans are profitable for Sprint and getting positive buzz from first adopters is a good thing (assuming Sprint/Palm deliver the goods), this is good news for Sprint/Palm.

I'd be curious to know whether owners of non-Palm phones were previous owners of Palm phones/devices - I bet the percentage of folks with prior Palm ownership is over 90%. My bet is that early adopters of the Pre will come mainly from this group - folks raised on WinMo, RIMM, or Apple products (iPod/iPhone/Blackberry) will come over as a second wave if Palm stays competitive and early buzz/reviews/referrals for Pre are positive. Switching costs for most phones other than Apple are still relatively low (Apple switching costs are higher given that users are investing in software on the platform - WinMo and Blackberry users don't typically install 3rd party software) so conquests from RIMM/WinMo there should be higher.

I don't understand why anyone pays Verizon's outrageous data charges.

There is a marginalized group of SERO cry babies over at slickdeals lamenting the fact that you need to upgrade your data plan in order to get use the pre.

Dear editors - when you update your article - can you get some numbers on folks that want the PRE but can't get it because they're on SERO?

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=1356525

Switching from VZW myself first. Then the girlfriend in a few months when my contract for her phone ends. Can't wait to save money and have a Pre. Plus Sprint roams to VZW for free. Same coverage.