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    <title>Phone Scoop - Palm Centro 690 (CDMA) Info</title> 
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      <title>User Review: Handy little device</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:19:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;HealthyCoffeeBrew submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This phone has been pretty good over the last year I've owned it. Minimal freezes (maybe 1 I can recall?). But to get down to it, here is the list:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt; - small&lt;br /&gt; - fast UI&lt;br /&gt; - organized well&lt;br /&gt; - good call quality&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Negs:&lt;br /&gt; - Browser can't load some sites&lt;br /&gt; - Screen isn't too amazing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neutral:&lt;br /&gt; - Keys were small to me at first but I got used to them&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suggest this phone if you want a small pda phone and don't need a lot of bells and whistles. This has bluetooth which is nice but it sucks the battery out of any phone. I got the green version.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I use it as part of my business at www.healthycoffeebrew.com. It has an email app that works well enough. No real security feature if you lose your phone, though.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: I wonder???</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;narn3049 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I got this phone right when it came out, I like getting them when they first cokme out on first software upgrade, and seeing how the phone behaves. Well I don't know if anyone else had this problem, but mine would always have a spot different areas each time, next to messages logo that wouldnt respond to start. That happened like 6 months after I got this phone, and it wasn't that much of a problem, because, there's a cursor pad. Used that until the phone behaved as the 700P did when you go out of the messages or when the V (check) appears then the phone will freeze, battery removals. Supposed to be better then the 700p, which i had only 1 problem with. The msg freezing. I wonder if this is a downgrade or upgrade. it has  a trackpad (upgrade) but the freezing is either the same, or a downgrade, as it was supposed to be better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This phone lasted a total of 8 months and worked ok except for the lagging and freezing. This phone ended up getting wet, and I got an insurance replacememnt to see if the features were different, or if I got a phone that was fluky. So I used this phone until it had the same issues with the touchscreen but was every other time I used it, so I kept in wait for my contract to go up. Theres a button on the side thats supposed to go to your camera, but it locked the phone somehow and the qwerty couldn't function. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ended up upgrading to a different phone (BB 8830) and I was glad I did. However the trackball went out on that, and I decided, I'm going to stay with simple feature phones.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Centro Great Phone!!!</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:46:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Iggc1 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Well I've had the Centro for about 2 weeks now and here is my take.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes I would recommend this phone to someone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PROS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Great Battery Life&lt;br /&gt;- Real Pocket Office&lt;br /&gt;- Navigation &amp;amp; Google Earth&lt;br /&gt;- Very Easy to navigate&lt;br /&gt;- Charge time is very fast&lt;br /&gt;- Great MP3/4 Player&lt;br /&gt;- Excellent Graphics&lt;br /&gt;- Dozens of Apps, Better than I-Phone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Keypad and screen are abit too small&lt;br /&gt;- Speaker does tend to cracker both loud and ear speakers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other than that it truly is a great phone, palm really out did themselves here. Unfortunately I am a big guy and my thumb overlaps four keys very easy so I have to use my finger nail to touch any key that I want. I also admire the case from Body Glove for it, perfect fit feels sporty, rugged and doesn't slip from your hand. I would recommend this phone to anyone just understand the screen and keypad is smaller than the traditional Treo which I love very much. I would like to have another Treo 700P but for now I am happy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: OK Phone</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;jordan147744 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall I am pretty happy with this phone&lt;br /&gt;Pro's&lt;br /&gt;IM style texting&lt;br /&gt;small&lt;br /&gt;light&lt;br /&gt;cheap&lt;br /&gt;easy to use&lt;br /&gt;full keyboard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Con's&lt;br /&gt;small keyboard&lt;br /&gt;need to remove whole battery cover for mini sd card&lt;br /&gt;weak vibration&lt;br /&gt;no flash on camera&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: centro is a decent entry level smartphone</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;pretsel99 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have used the Centro for almost a year.  Here's what i think...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apps you NEED:&lt;br /&gt;TOUCHLAUNCHER-makes interface as simple as iPhone launcher&lt;br /&gt;POWERHERO-allows you to make the most of your battery&lt;br /&gt;SOFTICK AUDIO GATEWAY-stream stereo bluetooth music(A2DP)&lt;br /&gt;pTUNES PRO-pay for this app and you can sync iTunes&lt;br /&gt;DATASHIELD-save all your passwords &amp;amp; such&lt;br /&gt;4CAST-always know weather&lt;br /&gt;MCPHLING-start apps faster&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the details...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt;-lightup keypad is small and great&lt;br /&gt;-touchscreen works great&lt;br /&gt;-threaded texting&lt;br /&gt;-camera takes decent pix&lt;br /&gt;-TASKS totally keeps my chores done on time, would be lost without&lt;br /&gt;-small&lt;br /&gt;-Google Maps is amazing, seriously&lt;br /&gt;-microSD slot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons&lt;br /&gt;-Battery is garbage&lt;br /&gt;-Unstable, crashes daily&lt;br /&gt;-Charger port makes poor contact with cable&lt;br /&gt;-websites are not displayed well&lt;br /&gt;-microSD slot is hidden, doesn't support SDHC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Final words...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This phone is fine for most people.  However, it is very incapable compared to today's standards (OS, wifi, gps, syncing).  Verizon's network is fantastic, I have tested it vastly.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Great Phone</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:58:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;strnoliver submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Great phone I like it  is so easy&lt;br /&gt;to use &amp;amp; fast no drops calls I have the sero paln with sprint it is $30&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Bad Phone - Bluetooth Not Stable</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:18:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;BigJoe6101 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;Phone reboots.&lt;br /&gt;I own 4 of these phones and all show the problem. &lt;br /&gt;My carrier is sprint.&lt;br /&gt;The Problem is when you connect to a bluetooth device in a car or GPS. I have tested with Garmin and TomTom.&lt;br /&gt;The phone will Pair and may connect once or twice. After that the phone will start rebooting. The problem seems to be in the Device asking for the phonebook. if you have a speed dial set with extra digits (for Password) the Centro cannot handle the extra digits and the phone reboots.&lt;br /&gt;The Bad part of this is once this happens the phone will reboot at random. (during pix transfer to another phone via bluetooth, Txt messaging Etc) and only solution is to do a hard reset. Doing a hotsync Will only bring your problem back.&lt;br /&gt;If you have a rebooting problem and or want to prove this send me an email. and ill give you the steps to prove this.&lt;br /&gt;Joe&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Probably the best</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Disrespect submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This phone is probably the best cellular device I've ever owned. It has it all. I use my phone for everything. I save quick notes in the notepad. I save poems that I type on my phone, and I'm talking about a lot of document and long documents. The calendar is perfect. I love the web browser.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the hidden shortcuts that a lot of people don't know about about because they don't read!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a good phone with a difficult learning curve but once you master it, its a great phone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Best of the Palms - Not for Power Users</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;SentryAgent submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was a Palm PDA user for many years before they came out with phones.  The OS is perfect for me in terms of the functionality of the contact management, calendar, etc.  That said, I have been through 4 different versions of Palm phones (Treos and Centro).  I am currently on Centro number 5, in just over a year.  As a phone it does function better than the Treos I owned - to a degree.  I am a fairly heavy phone user - not necessarily in terms of total minutes used, but in the number of calls per day.  This phone crashes constantly when ending one call and goint back to contacts to initiate another, or when switching from one of the PIM apps - email, SMS, calendar - to telephone mode. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt;Nice pocket-size phone.&lt;br /&gt;Pairs readily w/BT and works better than previous Palm phones. &lt;br /&gt;Good PIM for someone who needs contacts, calendar, To do at their fingertips w/quick access.&lt;br /&gt;Touch screen convenient for certain steps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;Keyboard just a little too small.  Keys cramped.&lt;br /&gt;Phone crashes WAY too often.&lt;br /&gt;Slow web browser.&lt;br /&gt;Just so-so camera, although better than I expected for the low resolution.&lt;br /&gt;No flash.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: THIS FONE IS THE BEST FONE IN THE WORLD!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;fonefreak15 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So I went to the sprint store the other day to look at the Palm Pre and I was telling the salesmen that my Samsung Rant how I'm having so many problems (freezing up e.t.c). So then the salesman said oh I can sell you my palm centro its alittle scratched up butI can just order you a new one without scrathes. So I bought It it was everything I thought that it would be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great keyboard to text on&lt;br /&gt;like the touchscreen&lt;br /&gt;threaded messaging&lt;br /&gt;microsoft word, excel, powerpoint&lt;br /&gt;THERE IS MANY MORE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THIS FONE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the problem I don't like about the fone is its battery life but that's okay because the other features over power the battery issue.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: The Review: Palm Centro! </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:32:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;LilTmac2003 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tryin' to keep it Plain and Simple... Let's Begin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PRO'S&lt;br /&gt;-----&lt;br /&gt;+ Touch Screen.&lt;br /&gt;+ Small and Durable.&lt;br /&gt;+ Threaded TXT messaging.&lt;br /&gt;+ Easily switch the phone to 'vibrate'.&lt;br /&gt;+ MicroSD slot.&lt;br /&gt;+ Bluetooth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CON'S&lt;br /&gt;-----&lt;br /&gt;- Battery life is decent.&lt;br /&gt;- QWERTY keyboard is a pain.&lt;br /&gt;- The OS takes time to get used to.&lt;br /&gt;- No flash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The phone is nothing special, but is a decent phone to get if you want to enter the smartphone market. It has nothing extraordinary, just an average phone.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: ooohhhhhh!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:43:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;CHoff95 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;idk why people always go on and on about how this phone's battery sucks, and it hard-resets itself. This is the second day I've had it, and it's just amazing. It also solves my problem of having to carry around a phone AND a pocket PC. Here are some pros/ cons&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt;*Touch screen&lt;br /&gt;*QWERTY keyboard&lt;br /&gt;*manage different apps at same time&lt;br /&gt;*cool ring tones&lt;br /&gt;*Mega-fast internet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;*the stylus feels like it will break in two seconds of use. &lt;br /&gt;*Weird charger.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, idk what people are saying about how you have to take off the battery cover to get to the memory card, cuz right below the IR beam thing on the right of the phone, there's a tab that you can pull out to get to the memory card. so..... yeah, thats about it. great phone!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: No data plan required....</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:07:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;mellowlen62 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt;Small size, nice appearance (not a brick)&lt;br /&gt;Keypad is tiny but surprisingly accurate&lt;br /&gt;Threaded Text Messaging&lt;br /&gt;Customizable&lt;br /&gt;Palm just makes sense (user friendly)&lt;br /&gt;Verizon network (sounds like a landline)&lt;br /&gt;No data plan necessary&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;Camera could be better&lt;br /&gt;Battery life just Ok, but that's typical with this type of phone, so not a major con&lt;br /&gt;Bottom Line:&lt;br /&gt;Just does exactly what I need it to when I need it to. I need more than a phone but less than a laptop and this meets my needs and expectations. The internet is there if I need it without being forced to pay $30 for data I don't often use.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Looks great..Works terrible..beware!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;hookershoes submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;1&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After 4 months of use and 3 car chargers the phone is toast.  Can't get the software to load on the computer to back up everything so I lost it all.  am waiting the wonderful refurbished replacement..in the meantime my phone works but it constantly says that a charger is plugged in..draining my battery. a hard reset and a new battery did nothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pros:&lt;br /&gt;looks&lt;br /&gt;size&lt;br /&gt;can check email&lt;br /&gt;speakerphone loud and clear&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;cons:&lt;br /&gt;call sound poor&lt;br /&gt;internet freezes&lt;br /&gt;camera has slow response&lt;br /&gt;touch screen too sensitive(hang up call if you move wrong or if you accept an incoming call during a call it will switch between callers with no warning)&lt;br /&gt;no alarm clock&lt;br /&gt;car charger sucks..burns up..after the fact was recommend that i use the pin adapter instead of car charger made for the phone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wouldn't recommend..not worth the hassles or money&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Glad I waited...</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:07:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;mlovesem submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This phone is perfect. I wanted a phone with more capabilities but not something huge like a Blackberry.  I also wanted to get in before Verizon makes all PDA purchases require the data plans. The Pearl is a great size, but the suretype is horrible (and that data is required). This keypad is so tiny it should be a pain, and yet surprisingly it is almost hard to hit the wrong key. I can use my fingerpads, not my nails, and still hit the correct key 99.9% of the time. Call quality is superb, it does everything and for me, it does it well. Palm OS is user-friendly, and despite the chorus that it's outdated, I don't feel like throwing this phone against a brick wall. Threaded text messaging is another plus; it's customizable, gets service everywhere, and I am thrilled with this little workhorse. For all this does, I expected the battery to be awful, but it isn't. I can charge it every other day, which was better than my simple, no-nonsense flip phone. No regrets here.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: help!!</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;angelinekeene2009 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;i absolutely love this phone, and when i figure it out i will even more!! but i need some help with it...i cannot figure out how to get pictures sent &amp;amp;&amp;amp; how to set a wallpaper. plz help me somebody!!!=) email me...sexytakenmamma20@yahoo.com if u are willing to help me figure this phone out.=) thanks alot!!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: why me?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:50:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Car2njunky submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;2.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;i believe i am being generous with the rating. why? i have had this phone since april 08 and in the last few months it has started to soft reset when ever it feels like it. i also wish the camera was better.i tried to customize this phone by getting an new pen/stylus combo.... it stopped reading my sd card. i have never been able to complete a hard rest. did i mention the getting the battery cover off would test the patience of a Jedi? ( not anikin of course)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: just read the review not the name</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;nuggetfan94 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;3&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Okay first off i got this phone about 3 days ago... 2 days ago it broke. The boot loader would leave the screen and the phone wouldn't take me to the main menu. I then went to verizon and they gave me a new one. that same night my new one broke. &lt;br /&gt;It is a very cool phone i must say though&lt;br /&gt;within the 3 days i had it it was exciting. the performance was great, the Internet not so much. &lt;br /&gt;now to the pros and cons&lt;br /&gt;Pros&lt;br /&gt;hot-sync- you can send applications to your smart phone&lt;br /&gt;Great performance&lt;br /&gt;cool touch interface&lt;br /&gt;qwerty keyboard&lt;br /&gt;customizable interface&lt;br /&gt;camera&lt;br /&gt;Cons&lt;br /&gt;terrible Internet&lt;br /&gt;short battery life&lt;br /&gt;doesn't fully charge when it should&lt;br /&gt;squished in keyboard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so if you want to take your chances with this phone... GOOD LUCK! it is a very fun phone and has a great efficiency so you can get what you want done. if not try other fun phones out and they might just be better than this one(might-will)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: Updated Version of Palm Centro for Sprint in Green</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;MissSLM07 submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did my 30 day exchange yesterday and I switched from the Pink Katana Eclipse X to the Centro and I love it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pro:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The color...I love the green.  They call it Olive green but its more like a Spring green.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its compact size.  Its still a little thick but still fits in my pocket with no prob.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Palm OS is very easy to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MMS capable unlike the BB Curve I originally wanted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I like that you can change the theme colors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Takes nice pix.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love how text messages are threaded like IM messages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I read a lot of complaints about the construction of the phone.  They said that the plastic feels flimsy and cheap???  I don't think so.  It has a pretty solid build. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The battery life is ok but wish it was more around 5.5 hours on a single charge instead of about 4.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is my first PDA and Im glad Palm made a PDA for beginners like me.  Kudos to Palm.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>User Review: most useful phone</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:46:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;thegreatmrrico submitted this review of the Palm Centro 690 (CDMA):&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall rating: &lt;b&gt;4.5&lt;/b&gt; (out of 5)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Personally, I've always had a palm.  I love their OS, style, and how simple it is to do anything you would want to do on your phone.  I have had the Centro for about 6 months now.  Before that I had the 755.  Don't see too much of a difference between the two other than size.  The thing I love most about palm's is the millions of freeware out there.  There hasn't been anything I wanted to do with it that I couldn't find.  Even random things like reading the bible and even a contraction labor timer can all be done with free applications.  Plus the built in kinoma player makes it possible for me to watch movies, listen to music, even watch tv through my computer at home.  who needs 8g memory with free features like that?  Install Orb on your computer at home and that's all you need to do.  Orb is free.  Anyways, great phone.  Too bad with the announcement of the Palm Pre, I know I'll be switching soon.  The Pre looks amazing.  Hopefully soon people will realize palm's superiority.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Follow link to rate this review or report it to us as inappropriate.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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