What Would You Do for a Palm Pre?
OHHH BOY. This could get interesting. Remember the craziness that was the What Would You Do for a BlackBerry Storm? contest??
At our sister site PreCentral.net, they're hyped for the upcoming launch of the Palm Pre and are following our lead by today announcing the What Would You Do for a Palm Pre? contest. The prizes are awesome... they're going to give away FIVE Palm Pre prize packs to five lucky (& crazy) winners:
- A Palm Pre Smartphone on Sprint
- A $100 Amazon Gift Card to fill your Pre up with music
- A Touchstone Charging Station & Battery Cover
- Any case from the PreCentral.net Accessory Store
- A Set of Motorola S9-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones (A $99 value) to rock out with your Pre
You can click the graphic above for all the contest details and to submit your entry. They've even thrown out the challenge to try and top the winning entries in our contest.
And in case you're thinking Why would would a BlackBerry site post about a Palm Pre contest? the answer is simple... if you win you can always sell it and buy yourself a nice new BlackBerry 9630 or Curve 8900 or Bold or Storm!!
Mike SP Apr 24, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I'll tell you what I would not do:
... switch to Sprint
PaliMan88 Apr 24, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I would give it to my friend who is on the sprint network
because I would never switch from VZW
its the best coverage at least where I live and work at...
plus my whole family got VZW 60+lines
Or
I can sell it and get me another nice BlackBerry... maybe the Bold.
shaydakiss23 Apr 24, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Good luck sister site...the Palm Pre is nowhere near as relevant as the Storm was leading up to arrival. Don't think ur gonna see anything TOO wild...
ManUnitedFan Apr 24, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Eat a Klondike bar
fenrirulfr Apr 24, 2009 at 12:54 pm
no thanx......... im a blackberry user
BBBandit Apr 24, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Would not do anything. I would not want one. Sticking with my trusty BB.
Ntario Apr 24, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Not a thing
Mathrin Apr 24, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Most of the comments over there just say, "I'll wait for it to come out and just buy it."
Pretty funny.
ZacharyFarmer Apr 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I would actually get rid of my Blackberry for a Pre.
BByourBB Apr 24, 2009 at 2:17 pm
break a piece of my kit-kat bar. Wait, let me sleep on it first. This is just a maybe...
BBnormous Apr 24, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I would put it up for auction and give the money to a childrens hostpital that treat kids with cancer.
Maybe that would be useful since no one has posted anything good yet.
mzava40 Apr 24, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Very simple give it to a Good Friend for her B'Day in May.. She is on the sprint Network and has a old beat up Palm since 2005 She would be beside herself with a new phone.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO IF I WIN... MAKE SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY.. CUZ I LUV MY BB
vx1 Apr 24, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I would go right back to sleep :) zzzzzzzz
BB4Casey Apr 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm
OH Yeah....I have a Storm but I would love me a Pre. From everything I have seen it would beat the Storm hands down.
I was a long time Palm user and got the Storm through work. I am in a Love hate relationship with my Storm. I love it on M-W-F Hate it on T-Th-S and Sunday is a toss up.
I am not a sold out to a brand guy I want a functional device that meets my needs. Blackberry is great at email, but honestly the Palms that I have had in the past were just as good with email and much better with calendar. I cannot even pull up contacts within my company with my Storm
From an overall standpoint palm is a better made device, and can do more out of the box than a BB with $100 worth of apps. Blackberry is no slouch but I think that I started with the wrong device to have the best opinion.
BestBuyMobileBBUser Apr 24, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I would actually open a new sprint account, just to see what the Pre is all about. There has been so much hype surrounding this device that my curiosity has been piqued.
I can't imagine that it would come even close to the super-duper awesomeness that is the BlackBerry Bold though.
312 Apr 24, 2009 at 2:43 pm
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGLLLLYYYYYYY
Alyssa_Face Apr 24, 2009 at 2:47 pm
KEEP MY BB!!!! DUH
1jaxstate1 Apr 24, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I really want to get my hands on one of these. If it lives up to be what Palm says, then I may think about switching.
samsams Apr 24, 2009 at 3:04 pm
For a WHAT?
Ash_786 Apr 24, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Get my BB Storm and :
- Electrocute it
- Slam it again a brick wall
- Drill a hole through it
- Drive over it with my car
- and drown the s.o.b.
Now ...... Can I have one now ?
racinwarrior Apr 24, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I would downgrade my storm back to .75
rarebreed1134 Apr 24, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I would kill an ant...
No but really, people like palm that much???
must have never had a 'berry...lol
chuckh0308 Apr 24, 2009 at 3:27 pm
I'm just not sure they could have made it anymore physically unattractive? Nah, I'll wait and see what else is coming. Honestly, I think it's going to be a flop and Palm and Sprint are done by the end of the year. They could have produced the greatest OS ever (though we don't even know that yet), but something that unfriendly to look at on Sprint just spells disaster.
palmberry Apr 24, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Well if I wanted a palm pre I would go out and buy it...but that's just me
If Verizon had it I would give it a spin.
jnn457 Apr 24, 2009 at 4:12 pm
PLEASE LET ME WIN 1........... ILL GIVE IT THE OLD TIRE TEST! ILL PUT IT UNDER THE TIRE OF MY CAR AND SEE HOW IT HOLDS UP, VIDEO WILL BE PUT ON YOUTUBE!
HAS TO BE 1 OF THE UGLIEST PHONES IVE SEEN IN A BIT.
will fried Apr 24, 2009 at 4:33 pm
truly the best giveaway yet even though I am a blackberry addict.
sgt50 Apr 24, 2009 at 4:39 pm
TRADE IT FOR A BB STORM, BOLD OR TOUR
hahahaxp Apr 24, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Hey hey,
I love Palm Pre and BB both.
What is wrong with me ???
Hey hey hey.
Cheers.
2face-MazE Apr 24, 2009 at 5:31 pm
or is the palm pre just about the ugliest thing ever? EVER? like holy cow, it must be the most unattractive contraption ever for me to lay my eyes on. EVER!!!!
i think i'd rather stare at nude photos of Susan Boyle for crying out loud.
Chuck Q Apr 24, 2009 at 6:52 pm
ugh i agree i think its gross
vandebe Apr 24, 2009 at 6:07 pm
i would violate a blow-up sheep doll with a louisville slugger and upload the video to youtube...
just kidding, thats kinda creepy, but if i win one... you might see such a video...
mahootzki#CB Apr 24, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I would take a big hammer and use it to bang my Curve senseless. I couldn't take it from the minute i got it after my Treo 755p broke down and everyone said Blackberry, Blackberry, Blackberry.... well Blackberry is faaaaar from perfect.
BTW, i will probably do that even if not to win, after i get the Pre
JamieD... Apr 24, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I would beat my AT&T Tilt with a hammer until it is dust. First, I would snap the screen. Then, I would smash up the keyboard, then I would drill a couple holes into the screen. Then I would hammer and hammer until it's nothing. And I would (maybe) bring it to my local AT&T store to try and get a new one. Then, I would sell my Pre for some more Crackberry! Probably a Bold or a 8900 since I'm an AT&T user.
Yandar Apr 24, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Whats the point. Yet another US only contest as per...
dmevis Apr 24, 2009 at 7:48 pm
The Blackberry Operating System is getting more outdated and more unwieldy by the day.
RIM should buy Palm to get this new Operating System, and then port its email and other applications to it.
Jaguarr40 Apr 24, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I would give up my BB Curve 8330 which I dearly love to have a shot at a Palm Pre. I think it is a very cool phone and organizer smartphone and would love to win one and this includes paying my early termination fee to have one.
Jbairdjr Apr 24, 2009 at 8:29 pm
What would I do?
Not much really. I think Palm will still be junk, but I would take one for free.
ashantiblack Apr 24, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Now tell me when the Niagara is coming out for Sprint, and you talking sense.. anything else besides that im not hearing..
scurvydlicious Apr 24, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I would accept a check of $1,000,000 from Sprint and/or Palm to get a Pre... Other than paying me to take one, I'm not willing to do anything else to get one.
cmorty72 Apr 24, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Usually don't win don't win these things, but might as well give it a shot *shrugs*.
Who knows.... I might just win something. ;)
gmpblack Apr 24, 2009 at 11:03 pm
well I entered the contest mainly cause my daughter is on Sprint, I have an old 8310 and I put that I would cut my Curve in half with my sawz-all to win....lets see if that'll entice them...lol
saab93 Apr 25, 2009 at 12:01 am
preheat the oven and play sudoku
saab93 Apr 25, 2009 at 12:02 am
preheat the oven and play sudoku
DemonKnight Apr 25, 2009 at 12:09 am
being a loyal yet new BB user now I would make a youtube video of me smashing the thing if I win one and kissing my BB :P but keep the stereo head set :)
Amine AREZKI Apr 25, 2009 at 3:57 am
Nice designe
MikeSuede Apr 25, 2009 at 4:31 am
I was palm head long before blackberry. And if it wasn't for Verizon I might still be (they're always behind). Now since I'm not going to leave blackberry or the crackberry fiends (of which I am one now), I guess I would have to turn a second phone on.
jbdale Apr 25, 2009 at 6:48 am
Former Palm user, loved the Treos. The reason I swicthed to BB was because of Palm discontinuing the Treo design. Saw the phone at a show in Denver. Cheaply made, like all other slider keyboards, buttons are to small. I would give it away. Definitely a step backwards for Palm.
hagosrush Apr 25, 2009 at 8:36 am
nothing
mvoss3 Apr 25, 2009 at 9:55 am
Although I'm BB Curve user, I'd be curious about the Palm Pre, it's format is a bit odd. Son has a Centro, it's okay for a teenager. Best of luck to everyone.
mvoss3 Apr 25, 2009 at 9:56 am
Although I'm BB Curve user, I'd be curious about the Palm Pre, it's format is a bit odd. Son has a Centro, it's okay for a teenager. Best of luck to everyone.
highbury.hooligan Apr 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I would use the Pre to record me proposing to my ex-wife and post the video on YouTube.
surflax155 Apr 25, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I would Garfunkel your mother!
wakefield Apr 27, 2009 at 9:34 am
just looks like crap no thanks ill keep my storm, dont like the whole slide out keyboard thing eaither
mariadee Apr 27, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I'd take the Pre and start my own Round Robin :)
SOUJAH345 Apr 28, 2009 at 6:34 pm
No question I would give it to me sister in law who graduates from college in May she needs a new phone who better to give a sprint "smart" phone to then to a college grad who is already with sprint.:)
SOUJAH345 Apr 28, 2009 at 6:35 pm
No question I would give it to my sister-in-law who graduates from college in May she needs a new phone who better to give a sprint "smart" phone to then to a college grad who is already with sprint.:)
sonnyblack May 3, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I'LL TELL U WHAT I'LL DO FOR IT.,, I'LLLEAVE THIS THE BIPOLAR RELATIONSHIP I'M IN ,,(HELP!)CUZ I'M STILL IN IT BCUZ SHE GAVE ME HER STORM BUT NOW IT FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO DEAL WIT THE BIPOLARNESS CUZ SHE'LL TAKE IT BACK!!! HELP B4 I COMMIT MYSLE!!!
Rocii May 15, 2009 at 10:42 am
I'm sure I'll love this phone. I would not watch a movie for an entire year if I could get a Palm Pre. But if I dont get it for free I can get the GSM version unlocked from http://www.puremobile.com/Palm/Palm-Pre-Black-GSM-Phone/ as soon as they release it. LOL
rubyblood May 30, 2009 at 4:29 pm
i would do nothing for any palm device! they suck im trying to get rid of the old palm i had in the first place i never even used it.