MobiChimp http://blog.mobichimp.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:26:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Palm & AT&T activity heating up…. http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=25 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=25#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:26:38 +0000 dhenderson http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=25

AT&T Pre and Pixi Spotted in Server Logs Running webOS 1.3.8

By Dieter Bohn | Monday, Jan 18, 2010 | 19 comments »

At CES, Palm decided to stay mum on the question of webOS devices hitting AT&T, but AT&T did cop to two devices arriving in the ‘first half’ of the year. Not convinced? We have received some server logs showing some visits from both the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi running on AT&T IP addresses sporting – get this – webOS version 1.3.8.  Naturally, we headed over to the logs at DSL Reports (note: link dynamically changes, you’ll need to page through to see it for yourself) and sure enough, you can see both the Pre and Pixi running on AT&T and sporting webOS 1.3.8.

We’re guessing that’s just an interim, internal version and that when webOS devices do land on AT&T, they’ll have the 1.4 update we’re all expecting in February. Meanwhile, we’re wondering just how long Verizon will have the webOS spotlight – no offense to The Network, but we’re hoping it’s not too long.

Thanks, Anonymous!

 
Filed Under: Rumors; Tags: AT&T pre, at&t pixi
]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=25 3 Verizon Plans Shaping Up for Palm and webOS! http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=22 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=22#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:13:05 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=22

Verizon tweaks plans, what to expect for Pre and Pixi Plus

By Derek Kessler | Friday, Jan 15, 2010 | 60 comments »

Verizon

Interested in hopping on board with that Palm Pre Plus or Palm Pixi Plus on Verizon later this month? Well, Big Red is looking out for you and with their brand new plans you can get away with sacrificing only a single limb instead of an arm and a leg. Boy Genius Report got the scoop on Verizon’s new plans, and not only have they been made less expensive, but made fewer as well through means of consolidation (from sixteen choices down to six). How it breaks down is all after the break.

The base of any Verizon plan will be a voice choice. The Unlimited Talk plan (with Verizon-to-Verizon and Friends & Family baked in) will run for $69.99 while upgrading to Unlimited Talk & Text (SMS and MMS) will hit you for an additional $20 a month. You can also grab 450 minutes for $39.99 or 900 minutes for $59.99, with the same $20 upgrade for unlimited texting (otherwise you can pay $1.99 per text). All plans are available as a pre-paid option, though it will cost $5 more and you loose Friends & Family.

Unlimited family plans will start at $119.99 for just voice and $149.99 a month if you want texting thrown in as well. Each line thereafter will run for $49.99. Don’t want unlimited chatting? You can also grab a family plan with 700 shared minutes for $69.99, 1400 minutes for $89.99, and 2000 minutes for $99.99. Upgrading to unlimited texting will cost an additional $30, but each additional line for the not-unlimited plans will run only $9.99 instead.

New data packages are also coming down the pike, with Verizon crafting a new 25-megabytes-a-month plan that will be mandatory on any “3G Multimedia phone,” such as the LG enV line, Chocolate Touch, Samsung Alias, and other feature phones. 25 MB is something that a webOS user could easily burn through in an hour, so we’ll be interested in the unlimited data plans, and the 3G Smartphone data plan with cost you $29.99 a month. Frighteningly, if you require access to corporate email (e.g. Exchange), Verizon is ready to charge you up to $49.99 for your data access (though given how webOS directly accesses the web, we’re not sure how Verizon will enforce this).

So how does this mean for the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus? The plans, which will go live on January 18th, will definitely be available to grab when webOS hits Verizon on January 25th. We still don’t know how the Mobile Hotspot will factor in, but we have to assume that the mandatory unlimited data plan won’t include it.

Here’s how it will work for your average Pre Plus or Pixi Plus owner:

A Verizon 450-minute plan packaged with unlimited texting and data will run $89.99 a month, while the same package on Sprint (Everything Data) is $69.99. On AT&T the same plan for an iPhone will cost the same $89.99.

If we bump it up to unlimited voice, text, and data, Verizon will hit at $119.99, Sprint at $99.99 (Simply Everything) and AT&T at a painful $149.99.

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=22 1 MobiChimp releases two applications to the Palm Catalog! http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=4 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=4#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:08:57 +0000 dhenderson http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=4

MobiChimp_icon_RGBMobiChimp is proud to announce the release of their first two Palm Pre application to the Plam catalog.

1. Bogus Call – With this application the user can set up his/her Palm Pre to call them at a predetermined time from anyone in their contact list.  Don’t worry it’s not an actual call, it just looks like one.  Once the phone rings, the user can either answer it or press the ignore button.  If you choose the ignore button, Bogus Call will call back in 15 seconds further stressing that this call may be important.  This application is getting rave reviews and is proving to be useful in all types of situations, meetings, dates, lame parties, family dinners, etc. etc.

2. My Loaned Items – With this application the user will be able to keep track of everything you’ve loaned to friends and family and send out automatic reminders to return your stuff.  From the reviews we are seeing, people really like the ability to log all stuff that they loan out as well as money that is owed to them from people.  The auto-reminder is a great way to remind the person that they need to return or pay back what they owe you.

MobiChimp has two more applications dropping into the Palm Catalog very soon and will keep on developing creative and useful applications for your smartphones.

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=4 2 If you have a Palm Pre, you ne… http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=15 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=15#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:39:04 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=15

If you have a Palm Pre, you need to check out the latest applications that they brought out.

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=15 3 If you are interested in new a… http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=16 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=16#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:39:02 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=16

If you are interested in new apps for your Palm Pre, check out all the new ones in catalog. Bogus Phone Calls is a good one.

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=16 1 New apps are in, and it looks … http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=17 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=17#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:52:34 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=17

New apps are in, and it looks like Bogus Phone call is the run away hit.

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=17 0 RT @tweetmeme New Apps rolling… http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=18 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=18#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:46:06 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=18

RT @tweetmeme New Apps rolling into Official App Catalog Again | PreCentral.net http://retwt.me/KwrW

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 0 Check out the latest app in th… http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=19 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=19#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:33:50 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=19

Check out the latest app in the Palm market place…”Bogus phone call”

]]> http://blog.mobichimp.com/?feed=rss2&p=19 1 COOL NEW PALM APP “Bogus Phon… http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=20 http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=20#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:25:03 +0000 admin http://blog.mobichimp.com/?p=20

COOL NEW PALM APP “Bogus Phone Call” Check it out in the Palm catalog.

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