Not only is it Verizon exclusive (or was, up until recently), it is not considered a primary phone, so you have to have a separate, regular phone on a normal line just to use it.
You can use it with any old SIM but you’ll want to adb uninstall Verizon apps.
I think they wanted the Verizon exclusivity money but know that the tinkerer type is more of their market.
I did try this phone for a while and it was far too much of a toy. Even for the intended purpose the battery life isn’t enough to take away dead phone anxiety.
The screen was sharp and surprisingly readable. Text was very, very hard to input.
It’d truly be a good device if it was literally the size of the iPhone 4 instead of something smaller.
At the time I couldn’t find any sort of convenient way to root the phone.
Unlocked Palm is a standalone device that works as a normal phone with supported carriers.
However, Palm is also enjoyed by many users as a secondary device.Instead, just use italics, perhaps with ">" prefixes:
> Unlocked Palm is a standalone device that works as a normal phone with supported carriers.
> However, Palm is also enjoyed by many users as a secondary device.