I cannot imagine the Pre is any more special than my iPhone 3G is/was. I can use it off network with wifi only all the time. I have TMO on it and no data plan on the SIM without issue. It's just another wifi device when you take out the 3G radio. On Feb 16, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Chuck Cole wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >> [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Mike Miller >> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:37 AM >> To: TCLUG Mailing List >> Subject: [tclug-list] what to do with a Palm Pre? >> >> On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Jeremy MountainJohnson wrote: >> >> >> I do have a question: Suppose I drop my plan. What can I >> then do with this Palm Pre? It does have Linux inside and >> I've been able to use that to copy files out of the device. >> It has WiFi. > > Sell the Pre. Don't hang onto technology that is obsolete for you. Should > be a way to "politely" shut it down so another Sprint subscriber could > easily activate it without getting your data. I bought several early 3G > smartphones off ebay that way. Had no trouble at all getting Sprint to > enter the changed hardware code for my account to activate one. Did that > when I'd break one. > > >> But what exactly stops working if I drop my >> plan? Do apps fail even if I'm using WiFi instead of Sprint >> networking? Do any of you have any experience with this? > > Dunno. My old Samsung I330 wasn't that smart or that well-connected. It > just goes to a stand-alone Palm mode. > > Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list