The iPhone's stiffest competition yet will hit in just over two weeks
By Lauren Aaronson Posted 05.19.2009 at 10:02 am 3 Comments

We've been waiting almost five months for the Palm Pre smartphone to hit stores. Now Sprint has finally announced the details: In two and a half weeks, you'll be able to get the Pre for $200 (after a $100 mail-in rebate) in stores around the country. If you don't have a Sprint retail outlet in your town, not to worry. Best Buy, RadioShack, Sprint's online store, and even some Wal-Marts will carry the phone, too.

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To start making calls on your brand-new ringer, you'll need to sign up for two years of service on a plan that starts at $70 a month (Sprint's Everything Data or Business Essential with Messaging and Data plans). You can also pick up an inductive charging dock, plus a case for the Pre that lets it grab power from the dock, for $70.

For more on the Pre's tech, check out our coverage of the original announcement and our article on its social-networking features. And before you head out to the store, check back for our hands-on impressions.

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woot903
05/26/09 at 5:40 pm

It looks cool and appears big competition for the iPhone. I just wonder if it has the music capibilites that the iPhone has used to outdo its competition.

-Woot903

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burak111
08/06/09 at 10:50 am

To start making calls on your brand-new ringer, you'll need to sign up for two years of service on a plan that starts at $70 a month (Sprint's Everything Data or Business Essential with Messaging and Data plans). You can also pick up an inductive charging dock, plus a case for the Pre that lets it grab power from the dock, for $70.

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somchai_yhai
12/10/09 at 12:39 am

I bought Palm Pre smartphon from O2 store and I found some problem I couldn't sync with Microsft Outlook.


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