Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Palm, Pre, Sprint, PCS, Wirefly | Themes: Smartphones, Digital Entertainment, Business, 3GSM
Looking for a new mobile phone without having to pay a hefty price? Wirefly has the Palm Pre up for sale, costing new Sprint PCS customers just $99.99 shipped. While that doesn't sound like a bad price on the surface, gimmicks of this nature always come with a ball and chain: a two-year contract. That may be fine and dandy for consumers wanting to jump teams, especially those sick of the iPhone hogs jamming up AT&T's airwaves.
To put this pricetag in perspective though, the Palm Pre, supposedly the next best thing to the iPhone (or better depending on who is asked), the phone costs $499.99 without a new account. Current Sprint PCS subscribers aren't necessarily bound to that pricetag: by agreeing to a two-year contract extension, that hefty pricetag can be reduced down to $139.99. That pricetag isn't too shabby either, but having another two years tacked onto the current subscription may scare off hopeful prospects.
Brighthand.com is reporting that the Palm Pre finally hits European shores tomorrow, September 15. PC World also adds that the Palm Pre's WebOS browser "matches up" with the iPhone's Safari browser, describing all its great features including adaptive zooming, multiple windows, its search function and more. Unfortunately, Apple decided to relock its iTunes doors to Palm Pre owners once again with the latest client release, so consumers will have to wait for another OS update in order to sync multimedia to the device.
Is purchasing a Palm Pre for $99.99 worth a two-year contract with Sprint PCS?
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Its a sexy phone, that is a par or better then the iPhone. I really like the full, real, keyboard
pre = small screen.
better? the rest of the web disagrees. "par" perhaps, but not better. as for sprint, not sure if I trust their service (yet). i know they've been working hard to fix things, but i don't hear about any progress from their CEO/Spokesman in any of those tv commercials.
Never! Nothing is worth a 2 year contract!
Especially in a time when no one is sure of their job,can lose it anytime, and when the phone can be stolen.
Another thing is that every couple of months, phones get better. Newer versions are available, and the old versions usually get sold for half their initial price.
So worth it? I don't think so!
For myself I use a phone to call, not to internet.
I have a wifi at home for that.
the phone being about $100 i think it would be worth it even with the 2 year contract. i could think of a lot worse cell providers than sprint.
I like how when MS does some shifty sandbox business (ie. bundling to kill the browser market, pun intended) it's shonky but when Apple bars people from synching with iTunes no one gives a fat rats a__.
People are in love with Apple, yes they create well (some would say over) engineered hardware, but it always comes at an over engineered price, and they are just as ruthless as the people over the fence when it comes to business and squashing the little man (ala they're forum antics of the past few years).
Yeah, well uh... Am I the only one here who thinks the minimum monthly fee for a dataphone plan is just a little bit more important than the price of the phone itself?
Didn't they just drop the pre from 199 to 150 less than a week ago?
Apple actually sets the bar for many of it's markets. MP3 players, phones, and laptops. They deserve to command a bar setting price.
Well I am unsure if you can say Apple sets the bar in the laptop market, sure the OS is good but really you are overpaying for a silver case and a reflection inducing screen that makes outside use almost impossible. As for the other products like the Iphone and Ipod... really do we need a world filled with Isheep?
Oh great another OS for sync.
i want this when it comes out for verizon!!!
I got a Pre, with 2-year contract, for $200 a couple of months ago. And I love it. And Sprint has given me no problems whatsoever.
But really, the savings isn't the price of the phone, it's the $30/month or more that I save over AT&T's subscription.
I got a Pre, with 2-year contract, for $200 a couple of months ago. And I love it. And Sprint has given me no problems whatsoever.But really, the savings isn't the price of the phone, it's the $30/month or more that I save over AT&T's subscription.
Its all relative. Where I live in South Florida, Sprint service sucks. ATT is the only service that has a signal strong enough to work in my building, so I gladly pay the extra $30 for ATT service here since it works flawlessly. From the Treasure Coast down to Miami, the only spot I cant get full service and 3G speeds is in the Data Center at work, I can usually only get EDGE service in there.
too bad its a GSM phone and not CDMA. i wouldn't get it anyway it looks just as bulky as the horrible HTC touch dual.
Palm Pre is great. It won't explode when you try to use it, unlike certain other highly expensive phones
*cough* ijob *cough*
$99 and 2 years isn't great but we would have to pay $200 and sign a 3 year deal in Canada. That's what happens when there is not enough competition in the marketplace . . . price gouging!
http://bell.ca/shopping/PalmPre/68346.details
BUT CAN IT PLAY CRYSIS????
Never! Nothing is worth a 2 year contract!Especially in a time when no one is sure of their job,can lose it anytime, and when the phone can be stolen.Another thing is that every couple of months, phones get better. Newer versions are available, and the old versions usually get sold for half their initial price.So worth it? I don't think so!For myself I use a phone to call, not to internet.I have a wifi at home for that.
I bought an instinct when it came out with a 2 yr contract...biggest mistake ever. I can't even get the Pre if I wanted to cuz I have a year left.