AT&T Palm Centro unboxing!
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Filed in AT&T, EDGE, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, Handsets, Palm, Palm OS, Unboxing
We’re not really sure where to begin…It’s the Palm Centro on AT&T. You know the Centro, right? Outdated OS, tiny, miniscule puke-lime-green keyboard, EDGE, camera, and phone. We didn’t get a solid feel for pricing when it launches on February 19th, but we’ve heard $99 and $149 for a 2-year agreement. We’d wager it being $99 (how could it be more than Sprint’s?). If you want more Garnet madness, we suggest you don your favorite sunglasses and grab one of those airline-style puke bags. You’re going to need it!
On Feb 14, 2008 @ 6:01 pm, sam Said:
what a waste of shelf space and microchips
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 6:12 pm, Kevin® Said:
Wow what an ugly device!! Doesnt Sprints version have “Sprint Speed”? Why would att put this out with Edge? Not only is it ugly but its slow!
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 6:52 pm, DaTechnologyKing Said:
Hey Boy Genius, the gallery isn’t showing anymore… What happened?
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 6:59 pm, IHateMyTreo Said:
Wow. Ugly. Slow. AND it’s from Palm. Bet it crashes on start-up.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 7:27 pm, bigbmc26 Said:
@Kevin
Palm put it out, AT&T didn’t. Palm OS can’t multi-task so they can’t make it UMTS.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 7:42 pm, bill Said:
Nice work on the HTML guys. The link is broken.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 7:44 pm, nitesmoke Said:
10 bucks says palm won’t make it to 2010 with a mobile devision
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:21 pm, Wifiguy Said:
Will the boogerboard have wifi?
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:25 pm, geinge82 Said:
Palm sucks. I had Palm for years from the the Treo 650 to the Treo 700. Overall great hardware but the software was very unreliable. God Bless to Palm in the near future.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:40 pm, AJ Said:
i was actually really interested in this phone. but the ugly green throwup colors threw it off..
id rather go to verizon for i760.
i have pearl now with tmo which sucks.. tmo horrible reception in my area.
and att has no pdas i like.
anyways,
*looks like a great phone but the green throws it off
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:40 pm, Dan B Said:
Imagine that this is all part of an elaborate scheme to find out who BG is by AT&T? That would be pretty crazy. I hope the gallery’s not 404ing because AT&T contacted you after posting this weird green phone!
; )
Hehe, anyway… yeah that’s a damn weird color for them to go with…
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 8:47 pm, JohnJ Said:
box it back up,PLEASE!!!
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 9:03 pm, tritan Said:
link still broke for the pics in the gallery.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 9:13 pm, Jeff B. Said:
Link’s not working but from that picture, what a waste of RAZR bound plastic…well…yea I would’ve liked to see RAZR’s made out of that plastic than Centro’s.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 9:14 pm, sean76 Said:
Eww, what an ugly duckling that thing is!!! Who ever at Palm designed that, really needs a good beat down, there stuff gets worse and worse!!!
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 9:49 pm, Omega Said:
I’ll take a Curve instead.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 10:08 pm, andthatsalright Said:
lol wut. i have the centro on sprint… it’s not terrible. but i am jealous of my dad’s Q9. So ya its pretty bad. The only upside to all of this is I get to play NES on my phone and web browsing is nice and quick.
and mine isn’t horrendous and weird looking, like this is.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 10:25 pm, 754boy Said:
I think its ridiculous that you guys are saying this thing looks ugly. Most of you are just saying this because other people are saying it. While I agree that the green sucks, the overall appearance of the phone looks nice. I’ve owned a 700p and a 680 and I will be getting this one too. You guys really need to lay off Palm. The device isn’t nearly as bad as people are whining about.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 10:27 pm, The Boy Genius Said:
Working on the gallery, guys! You’re not missing much, believe me.
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 10:50 pm, Eddie Dollaz Said:
I used to drink that Slimer green Hi-C back in the day
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On Feb 14, 2008 @ 11:41 pm, jetfxr27 Said:
Looks like I’m the only sucker who cares. For reasons I will not go into this is perfect timing for me. This is the only way to move my wife into , I hate to say it, smartphone.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:16 am, Sean Said:
Who’s idea was it to take a cool little smartphone and morph it into this monstrosity? Clearly somebody in the design department doesn’t like AT&T customers.
BTW, I used to drink Slimer green Hi-C too!
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:42 am, Luis Said:
lol the centro on sprints is ugly the phone is just plain ugly, at&t just messed it up with the lime-puke keyboard haha
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:51 am, RacerX Said:
My guess, which no one has addressed, is that the the color choice of green is for contrast. On the other Centros, the dialpad keys are white while the other qwerty keys are color keyed to the phone color, either black, red or pink. Obviously, white on white wouldnt work great for that. As for green as the choice…whatever.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 2:02 am, Mike Said:
I don’t care about the white color, I’ll get a skin or cover like at http://www.treoden.com/paceac.html (silicon pink ! Yippie !)
- Mike
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 8:00 am, Eddie Dollaz Said:
I just remembered the official name of the Slimer green Hi-C!!! ECTO COOLER!!!!! BRING IT BACK, ME WANT SOME!!!
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 8:02 am, Eddie Dollaz Said:
AT&T Press Release:
The much anticipated Limited Edition Palm Centro Ecto Cooler Edition; In stores February 19th, 2008. Don’t rush, there’s no line at the store (ha ha ha ha ha)
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 8:59 am, jetfxr27 Said:
So where in the Hell do you get one? No premier No Att.com.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 10:00 am, Justin Said:
It looks like someone sneezed on it and said “Well I like this keypad…”
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 10:40 am, Back in Black Said:
What happened to black? I want black.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 10:51 am, Alan Said:
Palm inc polluting the planet with yet another piece of junk. It’s tradition i guess.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 11:43 am, Randy Said:
Great phone but I hope they make it with different key colors!
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 11:45 am, Randy Said:
The best part is boygenius rags on the phone and they get even get a link to work….. hahahah
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 1:31 pm, FyreStarrter Said:
I actually love this colour configuration!! Its really cute & nice to see Palm continuing with the fashion line that started with the red & Pink Centros. Not EVERYBODY wants an ugly black phone guys. Some of us do like different colours & styles.
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On Feb 15, 2008 @ 3:11 pm, Kevin® Said:
Sorry its just ugly. White is fine, but ECTO gren keys? Why not black keys? Red, blue? I dont think the phone is that bad, I looked at one of the Sprint versions and thought that maybe this phone will help Palm a little in sales. Lets face it, its a chick phone! My gf might like it to replace her Pearl! ha
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On Feb 16, 2008 @ 3:17 am, Tom R. Said:
Very similar specs as my Treo 680. I think that the people at Palm had better wake up soon. I am trying to be loyal to Palm OS but it has become increasingly difficult. I need a GSM, WiFi, 3G, LARGE HiRes touch screen, QWERTY, smartphone. I could care less what color it is!
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On Feb 17, 2008 @ 3:57 am, 50 State Said:
According to Palm CEO Ed Colligan , the Centro has been appealing to women, teens, and other customers new to smartphones. If you or other customers want grey, black, or dark blue , there are already plenty Palm included) to choose from. I think they went different/odd (even ugly to some) to appeal to the folks who are buying them over at their rivals’ shop. I also think they’ll sell the hell out of these for $99. I’ll get one just as a standby until the next Palm on AT&T comes out next year.
I wonder if the new design guy that came over from Apple had anything to do with the green keypad…
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On Feb 18, 2008 @ 11:52 am, Maggie Said:
I was at AT&T yesterday to exchange my Samsung Blackjack II for a Palm 750 despite the windows mobile os. (I previously had Sprint’s Palm 755p- which I loved!) So moving to AT&T was very hard and then to find the poor reviews on the 750 broke my heart. So I purchased the BLJK II. It’s nice, but I just don’t like the windows mobile os. I know, I’m crazy…I just love the Palm OS. So when the rep at the store told me about the Centro on Tuesday…First thought that came to mind was…Well, I hope it’s 3G - I hope. I like the look, but am weary over the small screen. I don’t mind the small keypad, I love the white and green mix, however, I will have to hold it and play with it before my last trade in. I am a Palm OS Fan and love it. I hope Centro is just as nice or better than the Treo.
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On Feb 18, 2008 @ 2:54 pm, Whitney Said:
Can you get ringtones on it?? through att website? i had and hated the 680 and it really pissed me off that you couldnt get ringtones on it through their website. and the 680 didnt have an alarm clock. will this be worth spending the “buy out right” price??
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On Feb 18, 2008 @ 8:46 pm, movol77 Said:
The navigation is very quick. So quick that many Palm OS users are going to be very surprised! Don’t know what Palm did here but it’s quick. Brilliant screen (even though it’s small). Small, light and comfortable in the pocket. This is a lot of phone for the money. It’s a winner! They will sell tons of them. With Centros in U.S. and Europe, this is a nice consumer market piece for Palm until Nova OS releases next year.
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On Feb 18, 2008 @ 11:01 pm, Maggie Said:
I called ahead for mine at my local At&t store…and the rep said the keys are white, not green. So in my neck of the woods, I will have an all white one. I have researched all day, and will be there tomorrow to determine if infact I will be leaving with a Centro or a crummy Windows Based Treo. Either way, I can’t wait for a Palm to be in my palm!
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On Feb 19, 2008 @ 11:20 am, lovethisphone Said:
I actually got this phone on feb 15th at at&t and I love it! It’s probably not the phone for someone who really needs to have a computer with them at all times but it’s great for someone who only needs it to plan and text. Also, the green keys look really nice with the phone (my taste I guess). And the glacier white is pretty feminine so probably not the color for some of you guys out there! I traded in my blackberry curve for this phone and it is the best decision I’ve made in a long time…I love this phone!
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On Apr 4, 2008 @ 12:00 pm, DJ Said:
wow a million dummies out there huh…ill take palm’s aging os over wmob n e day multitask my butt..wifi when i got unlim data…and america isnt a wifi country people keep it real.
holla
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On May 19, 2008 @ 3:11 pm, joline Said:
uh actually many people like this phone, its not ugly. & sprint says they have sprint speed but i had it until i switched over because of how slow my rumor was. its not a slow device either, internet & downloading is pretty fast compared to other devices.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 5:00 pm, clarice Said:
hey guys do not no about yous but phone because imsure that there is like other phone covers in the world and who cares about the green on the key boared i dont like come on if you not have a phone you would want obe and if you got this phone you wuld be gratful i no i would be and im sure that you could buy another keyboard covers i brout one for my phone and my phone is like so cool and i have a phone and im only ten so i would be greatful no matter wat phone i have oh yer i for got you have to have all these prety phones so you can get boy fruends seriesly com on i like who dosent like yeah
ok have to go bye hope you lik my message
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