Palm Pre to Launch June 6th Priced at $199.99
Sprint today announced pricing and nationwide availability for the highly anticipated Palm Pre phone, offered exclusively from Sprint. Palm Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 in Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, select Wal-Mart stores and online at Sprint.com for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate.
Announced in January, the Palm Pre has been hyped as the most significant near-term threat to the iPhone's market share due to the inclusion of a number of new features, including Palm's new "webOS" operating system, a multi-touch interface, and a faster processor than that found in the iPhone 3G.Sprint and Palm are also promoting the Pre's ability to integrate data across applications via a feature known as "Palm Synergy":
"The Pre's dynamic 'activity cards' approach to handling and navigating multiple applications is a great advance, but the core breakthrough is the integration of information across multiple applications on and off the phone," said Andy Castonguay, director of Mobile & Access Devices Research, Yankee Group. "With social networking and messaging being so important to consumers, the device's new 'Palm Synergy' functionality -- which gives Pre the ability to automatically pull friends' contact details, messaging addresses and personal calendars from different applications online and on the phone -- will greatly simplify people's ability to communicate with their friends and colleagues the way they want."
The Palm Pre will utilize Sprint's "Everything Data" plan, which offers unlimited data and messaging, unlimited mobile-to-mobile, night and weekend calling, and a choice of either 450 or 900 anytime minutes. The plans are currently priced at $69.99 and $89.99 respectively.Palm will also introduce its new Touchstone induction charging system on the Pre, which includes both a dock and an additional back cover for the handset to allow for wireless charging. The Touchstone system will be priced at $69.99.
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Much like when the iPhone and G1 were released, I will reserve judgment until I can actually use the OS and test out the device.
I was never really impressed by the G1, well compared to the iPhone OS, so it will be interesting to try out the Palm OS.
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I'm also wondering how well the battery life will be considering it has background processes. I guess only time will tell.
What's the point of rebates? I never hear of them in my country yet I hear of them a lot in the states. What's the difference between selling it for €299 with a rebate and just selling it for €199?
Some people never mail in the rebate to claim their money back. This way they can say they sell it for less, but often pocket the difference. Kind of smart.
What's the point of rebates? I never hear of them in my country yet I hear of them a lot in the states. What's the difference between selling it for $299 with a rebate and just selling it for $199?
I'm not exactly sure, so don't quote me on this. I believe the reason for rebates is so that the retailer makes the same amount of money. Basically, you would buy the Palm Pre from Best Buy for $299. Then you would fill out a rebate form, mail it in and Palm would send you a check for $100.
Some people never mail in the rebate to claim their money back. This way they can say they sell it for less, but often pocket the difference. Kind of smart.
That probably has something to do with it too.
http://gizmodo.com/5260704/its-official-palm-pre-coming-june-6th-for-200
Will be carried at sprint stores, bestbuy, radioshack and walmart
$200 after $100 rebate. Plan started at $69
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