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| Palm Centro White Smartphone (AT&T) | 
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| Brand: Palm
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $0.01
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1972
Color: White
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: Centro
UPC: 805931028792
ASIN: B0013KMQNU
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 My issues July 9, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just returned this pretty little phone after 29 days...the things I did not like...1. Palm OS instead of the Windows Mobile I was used to, although I have never paid for or used the internet options, my prior phone was one of the first Smart Phones....when I pick up a phone with Windows it just feels comfortable. 2. No back key...arghhh I found myself having to head back to square one which I found very frustrating...when I returned it I was told if I hit DONE that served as a back key...who knew??? ...did not have the opportunity to play with the done key. 3. Very small battery life it needed to be charged most every night and I am NOT a big cell phone user...old one went 3 or more days by comparison. 4. GPS set up required additional hardware that the sales person knew nothing about. On the plus side it is pretty, mine was white and I smiled whenever I looked at it...Although I don't text and the keyboard being Quirty was "different" I liked the feel of the keys...they are nicely rounded and I felt easy to use. It was 3 weeks before I went back to the manual and learned the vibrate switch was a simple push on the slider at one end of the phone...I went through SO many menus looking for that option..I mean when you need it you need it...so that is a very cool application. I read somewhere I could organize the order of the buttons on the screen but never learned how...would have prefered to have the ones I used regularly on the first screen...I actually liked the voice dial feature since my prior phone which also did not allow it to be done through Bluetooth had the option hidden under several keys...this one is very simple to use...bottom line is I know I am going to miss it and the iPhone I am going to try next has negatives also...such as NO voice dial at all as I understand it, and again a different OS than I am used to...
 Wow. July 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros:
Touch Screen
EVERY KEY IS FULLY PROGRAMMABLE
Lightweight
Full keyboard
Attractive design
Friendly User Interface
Crystal Clear Speaker phone
IR Port
Decent camera (for a cell phone)
Silent on/off switch on the top
Cons:
Fairly weak battery life
Cheap feeling battery cover
Finicky hold key
Spare Styluses are difficult to find
This phone is phenomenal. I purchase a new cell phone every 3 months, and this is the best phone I have had in almost three years. Don't let the reviews of the "small keyboard" turn you off. With this phone you just have to dive in. I was surprised that now I actually make fewer mistakes with this phone than I made on my KRZR, Shine, RAZR, ROKR, Sony Ericsson W580i, and even on the Iphones that I have played with. Not only does this phone have a FULL keyboard, but it is also touch screen. I HIGHLY recommend this phone to anyone, from the fashionista, to the new cell phone user.
Good buying!
Great phone with small issues June 14, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
First off...I really love this phone. The features are great and I am not planning on returning it. But there are 2 issues that people should be aware of before they buy:
1.) You cannot voice dial with your blue tooth. You must use the phone for voice dial.
2.) Downloaded ring tones only ring once and do not repeat. This can be a problem if you do not hear the ring the first time. You have to download a particularly long ring tone if you plan on using music tones.
Love it! June 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have never ever fallen in love with a phone, I hate to say it but this is the first time ever that I am!
I was a skeptic (and a novice) on smartphones. Hmmmppph...how can a phone be smart? You need a cell phone to keep in touch with your contacts, maybe text a little and thats it right? That was me before I bought this phone.
Eversince I bought this phone and one other smartphone (not this brand) for my husband, my whole family is going to town with texting and IMs (we have unlimited texting for the entire family).
The color of this phone is funky. Some says its kiddy but I love the green accent on the keyboard. Its not white but pearly white which makes it unique. At least I will not see scratches on this phone should it has any in future.
The QWERTY keyboard is awesome. At first I thought it was ridiculously too small for my fingers but it works like a charm. Maybe thats why God created fingernails. Texting has nvr been fast and effortless.
The calendar had saved my very very forgetful memory. Instead of putting reminders on my Outlook calendar at work, I just put them in my phone. In fact, I tend to add more and more dates, appointments and reminders when I get home to remind me on what I need to do and which client to contact the next day. (I am a mother of 2 teenagers and a toddler and am a busy insurance agent).
Shopping has nvr been easier. Just use the memo, or voice memo, no need pen and paper.
Lastly, the 'off ringer' slide on the top part of the phone makes it so much easy to turn the ringer off when I have clients at my desk. Less than a second and the ringer is off unlike some phones where you have to push some buttons in order to do that.
Like I said, I was a smartphone skeptic. I do not use the Media stuff or the web with this phone (cant afford the plan) but the texting, IMing, calendaring and all the good stuff is enough to make this phone work for me. I can use the laptop and my home PC if I need to check my corporate email and surf the net. I have not gotten the chance to use the other functions on this phone yet but my teenager has used the 'Documents' software a few times to edit pictures and other stuff.
I do not miss my old best friend, the Motorola Razr...I am too in love with this one.
Great DEVICE just MISSING 3G and some other SMALL MINOR QUINKS April 1, 2008
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I tried 2 do a video review but unfortunately my video was in a format Amazon doesnt accept. This is a really great device but its not without its flaws. The Palm's name has been kicked around in the dirt for so many years and with every new Palm Treo that's been released theres good reason why. The Palm Centro is the GSM version of the Palm Centro for Sprint which debuted holiday 2008. It does have a touch screen on it and the call volume quality is really good as well. Its also a quad band world phone so you get 2 use it over seas in international waters. The only problem is PALM really hasnt updated its software at all and this is where all the negative press comes from. When you get 2 the main menu screen its the generic same old icons that was on the Palm PDAs back in the 90's and it hasnt changed at all. Its also the exact same menu icons on all the Palm Treos that have every been released in the cellular world. You cant customize the menu screen either so your stuck with it. What You can do is add a wall paper to the phone calling screen which is nice. The Palm Centro is pretty much a better priced version of their Treo's. The Treo's are heavily over priced and practically unaffordable. Aside from the outdated menu i still found the UI to be ok. If it aint broke dont fix it so kudos to Palm for sticking 2 their guns. Unlike Verizon who shoves their DUMB UI on every cell phone they produce. Overall its a nice phone for 49.99 at Best Buy, do not get this at the AT&T store because its 200.00 plus tax with a decent rebate but with tax and all it feels like a waste as your already shelling out over 200.00 to begin with. There was no rebate at Best Buy at all just the base price. You get 2 sync your email accounts 2 the device, IM , text, and picture message. You get all the perks that are currently on all smart phones that are out right now. The down fall besides the somewhat same old software is the lack of 3G speeds when using the internet. Data plans on AT&T are not cheap, they cost 30.00 and you only get EDGE speeds on the Palm Centro which is annoying, theres no 3G to be found on this device which i found 2 be really ODD! AT&T data plans dont include text message even though they just recently revised the data plan it still isnt unlimited use in certain aspects like IM and text. Overall im pleased with my purchase except 4 its minor flaws. I've also posted pictures on so you can check those out 2. Enjoy =)
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