Comments on: Palm Pre to arrive June 6 for $200

Sprint will sell the smartphone for that price after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract for a data plan.

[DesignAware]

Palm Pre will be very very good.....
I currently have a Treo with Sprint. And as a customer for 9 years I can truthfully say Sprint used to really, really suck. Bad phones, and worse service. Plus they had a BS $40 data service plan for Blackberry. I can say hands down they now have the best plan. $99 was a brilliant move. Sprint only lacks the phones to pull customers. The Pre may change that. The iphone is a phenomenon. But as an Apple disciple myself I ask iphone users to be reasonable. The phone is a child's daydream. Apps. Apps. Apps. But the staple of programs that make business possible.....Word PP.....are not even an option.

Funny note, I have never witnessed someone actually using an app as a function rather than a bullet point to justify paying through the nose for the iphone :)

If the iphone had more functionality (iwork or MS suite...anything) I could stomach the ridiculous data charge. Maybe the new one will. But to leave Sprint's plan for AT&T, just not good business. Sprint woke up from the data plan hustle 2 yrs ago. And now there is the Pre. Might not be the iphone, but as an adult who has enough toys, my phone doesn't need to be one of them.

[struct210]

WHY DON'T WE WAIT 3 MONTHS BEFORE WE BUY THE PRE. AFTER ALL, SPRINT/PALM MADE US WAIT 6 MONTHS. WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK.

[Jivedaddy]

I've had a Palm OS device since 1997 and have loved them all (thousands of apps). I've also been a Sprint customer since 1998 and loved them too. Using the Palm Centro right now, before that the Treo 650, before that I think I had a Samsung w/ Palm OS. Guess it's odd to be content. But I'm now REALLY looking forward to the Pre, and will be giving it a shot.

The Pre WILL give iPhone a good run for it's money, if they don't they're sunk (and that's exactly why I think they'll hit a homerun). Let's face it, Palm has many of the engineers that helped create the iPhone working on the Pre. So it's a pretty good chance the Pre will soar, maybe not above the iPhone, but right beside it. :)

2cents...

As a long-time Palm user (back to the Pilot and Visor), I am excited to see this phone. I am UN-excited to see it on Sprint. The two biggest problems with the Pre and the iPhone are Sprint and AT&T. That said, I'm planning on giving the Pre a go. Sprint and T-Mobile are the only carriers that provide live service inside our high school. If the Pre is a winner, and if the signal level at my home is decent, I'll move the whole family there. T-Mobile is a big fat zero at my house. Note that I do like physical keyboards and am currently on Verizon. If the Pre doesn't make it for one reason or another, I'll be waiting for the new Omnia with keyboard, and may go to a Blackberry in the meanwhile. I'd hate to go to a Storm, but if the new one has wi-fi, I'll be there. Currently on a Samsung Saga. Verizon's lack of new Palm phones is awful - I've got a 700wx also, but I really dislike the small screen. I want my ringer switch back!

[ryork272]

I think its a good move. But why are you and all the other analysts always comparing the Pre to the iPhone? Whats up with that? I would compare it more closely to the Blackberry Curve (no, not the Storm). The reason: It has a REAL qwerty keyboard. I was a Storm customer for about 6 months. I absolutely could not stand it. I switched to the Curve and what a difference. I would never buy an iPhone for the same reason. Having a true qwerty keyboard rather than a virtual one is a HUGE advantage. Ever tried using the speed dial on a virtual keyboard? It sucks. A real keyboard also gives you lots of one touch short cuts. That's why I think the Pre will make it. It gives you the best of both worlds: a real keyboard and a large beautiful screen. The Sprint network is a downer though.

[miguelangelr_1991]

Well I need to know since I fell in love with the palm pre since it first was annouced a long time ago what can I do in my case to get it since both me and my sister want it and we have a family plan with four lines and only my sister and I will be getting the palm pre. I need some advise on what to do in order to get the pre. We pay around 169 for four lines unlimited texts and around I think 700 mins hat we share I don't want this to cost us a fortuen but I dont want to forget about getting the pre. Please help :(

[geneven]

I have an unlimited Sprint plan, but it's an earlier Sprint employee plan and I understand that it won't work with the new Palm, so I'll have to stick to my Centro and then ditch Sprint when the contract runs out or Sprint stops honoring the old plan.