Verizon conducts training centered on the Palm and webOS?

posted by PhoneArena Team

Dec 16, 2009, 11:50 AM

This article contains unofficial information.

Verizon conducts training centered on the Palm and webOS?

Currently, Sprint is the only US carrier that offers Palm´s webOS-based handsets the Pre and Pixi. A rumor that appeared at the beginning of this fall had it there was a pretty good chance that Verizon would release the Palm Pre in 2010. Yesterday, FCC approved the CDMA version of the Palm Pixi equipped with Wi-Fi, the Palm 121 EWW that would allegedly roll out through Big Red. Until now, there wasn´t any proof about the intentions of the carrier and everything that we knew was, more or less, based on rumors. Fortunately, one of our trusted tipsters has just sent us a document that makes us hope the rumors about Verizon´s webOS range might be true indeed. According to the information, Verizon has embarked on a 20-minute long training to re-introduce Palm and webOS to its personnel that will be ongoing until January 4, 2010. Fingers crossed the information gets confirmed soon.

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17 Comments

17. BrokenImaege

Posts: 173; Member since: Jul 27, 2009

Just took the training..... Blah.......

posted on Dec 17, 2009, 11:15 AM 0

16. rjt185

Posts: 257; Member since: Jun 11, 2009

I'm more attracted to the Pixi than the Pre for some odd reason, I can't quite put my finger on it.

posted on Dec 17, 2009, 7:19 AM 0

15. DonLouie

Posts: 594; Member since: Dec 22, 2008

Web OS has 800 apps now with there being speculation of 1K by the end of the year because of fast they are coming in. I'm hoping something hot comes at the CES

posted on Dec 17, 2009, 7:09 AM 0

9. TheEclectic

Posts: 77; Member since: Sep 23, 2009

"Palm is dead." - The Future

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 4:16 PM 0

11. deschats

Posts: 193; Member since: Jun 09, 2009

"Palm is dead." -The Past

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 5:48 PM 0

12. phonatik

Posts: 21; Member since: Nov 09, 2009

I feel that Palm has a good chance of making a come back if Verizon does what it did with Motorola. Originally Sprint, would be Palm savior but being the third largest carrier and with "poor" promotion, beautiful webos hasn't live up to it's hype! Don't mess it up Verizon, make no mistake webos will bring you thousands, and thousands of new customers...

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 7:07 PM 0

13. TheEclectic

I think that Palm shot itself in the foot when they took forever to open up their app store. Everyone was hyped on Pre, including myself, but the lackluster amount of apps just turned me away. They took too long to open their doors and now all the developers have flocked to Android.

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 7:46 PM 0

5. ajac09

Posts: 1482; Member since: Sep 30, 2009

and still to expenisve... if they were the price of sprint id jump ship but not worth it.

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 3:28 PM 0

8. rjt185

$99 dollars is too expensive?? For WebOs it's a pretty flipping sweet deal, the only caveat the lack of WiFi which with VZW isn't really a big deal.

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 4:02 PM 0

10. builder1

Posts: 1; Member since: Dec 16, 2009

VZ version will have wifi

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 5:01 PM 0

14. rjt185

Oh yeah, sorry I missed that, I was reading through the Pixi review, lol so I Was still on Sprint mode. hahaha

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 7:48 PM 0

4. rjt185

Another interesting turn of events. :-) Things ARE heating up for Big Red.

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 3:15 PM 0

1. vzwman

Posts: 385; Member since: Oct 26, 2009

You go Verizon

posted on Oct 20, 2010, 1:44 AM 0

2. mr. anderson

Posts: 92; Member since: Apr 16, 2009

yeah, way to bring us a phone six months later!

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 2:09 PM 0

3. bubbasixx

Posts: 30; Member since: Apr 09, 2008

And who would you be blaming the six month wait on?? Maybe you haven't heard of the exclusivity contract Palm has with Sprint? Think before you post please.

posted on Dec 16, 2009, 2:47 PM 0

6. phonatik

What the f?!@ r u talking about getting a phone six months later. They might be getting the webos, but no the Pixi. Dude, the Pixi just came out recently!!! Get your info right before posting comments...!