Palm: It's Official, Pre to Launch June 6 for $200

By Peter Ha

Finally! Sprint (S) has officially announced that the Palm Pre will be launching on June 6th for $200 after a $100 MIR and a two-year contract. You’ll be able to purchase a Pre from Sprint, Best Buy, Wal Mart, and Radio Shack.

When purchasing a Palm Pre you must add one of the following plans: Everything Data plan or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan, which start out at $70. Also available on launch day are the Palm Touchstone and Touchstone back cover for $50 and $20, respectively. There’s a Touchstone Kit available for $70 that, you know, includes the dock and back cover. That’s it for now.

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[Yagottabe K...:]

So $300 for the phone, $70 for the first Touchstone dock and back, then $50 for the Nth Touchstone dock and, how much?, for the charger to go with it, then the cost of an Everything calling plan and then add in the cost of their select data plans, and I think those Walmart customers are going to say "Oh, and how much for this other phone?" really fast.

May 19 09:23 AM

[Aryamehr:]

Yagottabe Kidding, Why misinform? The fact is that the Pre will be launched on June 6th for $200. The touchstone is an option, however the phone comes with a USB connection without the need of a touchstone charger. Initially the Pre will be sold out, hence why discount the phone any further, however I can see the Touchstone to also be a giveaway when you sign a two year contract.

May 19 09:46 AM

[Yagottabe K...:]

WHAT misinformation!!!?

$300 up-front-walk-out-the-... price for the phone - like it or not.

$70 for the first Touchstone and back - like it or not.

$50 for every extra Touchstone (major marketing point of the Touchstone was you could have one at home and at office) and an ADDITIONAL set of bucks for the CHARGER that the Touchstone uses (unless you want to carry around your Pre charger and plug each Touchstone into it as you arrive at the location!). An expensive Everything plan and an ADDITIONAL cost for that "select" unlimited data plan.

THAT'S what the buyer is confronted with at the store - like it or not.

"Misinformation" my ass - you're going to see massive "Ya gotta be kidding!" comments coming out of no-longer-potential buyers when they see THAT.

May 19 10:20 AM

[COCOViper:]

@Yagottabe Kidding

No it IS misinformation

Best Buy and Radio Shack don't do mail in rebates yet sell Sprint phones for the same price as their after rebate price so at those stores it will be $199 OUT THE DOOR.

And again the Touchstone dock is optional and not a required accessory. Why don't you just go ahead and tack on a leather case and a car charger to further spread FUD?

How about we talk about Att's iPhone plans vs. Sprint's? To match Sprint's $99 unlimited voice, data, text, and navigation plan requires spending almost $200 on Att. And the Pre also works on Sprint's $69 plan which still offers unlimited data, text, and navigation. How much is that on Att?

Misinformation indeed.

May 19 12:21 PM

[Geddy:]

And we haven't even BEGUN to talk about an inferior network you deal with at Sprint!


On May 19 10:20 AM Yagottabe Kidding wrote:

> WHAT misinformation!!!?
>
> $300 up-front-walk-out-the-... price for the phone - like it or not.
>
>
> $70 for the first Touchstone and back - like it or not.
>
> $50 for every extra Touchstone (major marketing point of the Touchstone
> was you could have one at home and at office) and an ADDITIONAL set
> of bucks for the CHARGER that the Touchstone uses (unless you want
> to carry around your Pre charger and plug each Touchstone into it
> as you arrive at the location!). An expensive Everything plan and
> an ADDITIONAL cost for that "select" unlimited data plan.
>
> THAT'S what the buyer is confronted with at the store - like it or
> not.
>
> "Misinformation" my ass - you're going to see massive "Ya gotta be
> kidding!" comments coming out of no-longer-potential buyers when
> they see THAT.
>

May 19 04:14 PM

[Mr. Ed, Jr.:]

Palm is getting its new whatever all dressed up, but it has nowhere to go. If there was ever a company that was boxed in ( by Apple and RIMM), this is it. I will really be shocked if this makes Palm a contender.

May 20 02:44 AM