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Well, that title is a bit misleading. In reality, I trashed Sprint for AT&T. I’ve heard many people trash AT&T’s service in the NYC area (only about 30 minutes north of me) but I’ve had exceptional coverage in NJ. So that’s that; I’m back to AT&T and done with Sprint for good.

 As far as phones go, I loved the Palm Pre, even more than the iPhone. However, even aside from the service issues, the phone had a few glaring setbacks:
*Even after numerous updates, the Palm Pre would still have substantial lag when performing even basic tasks like scrolling through the contact list.
*The hardware was great to hold in hand but just didn’t feel like it would last the test of time or a single drop. Actually, after the only time I’ve dropped the phone, it would restart randomly without notice or cause.
*I made more mistakes on the Palm Pre keyboard than I did when I was first getting accustomed to my iPhone keyboard. The Palm Pre keyboard is just too damn small and its error recovery is pathetic.

 Even with the above in mind, I was very (and still am) optimistic about the WebOS platform and can’t wait to see the future. But for now, service is king and the phone comes second. I just wish I could have experienced the Palm Pre on a more competent network.

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