http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/ Engadget Comments for Palm Pre to run $549 off-contract http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
IE: That's what makes my $350 Nokia substantially cheaper than a $200 iPhone 3G.]]>May 19th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
450 mins $69.99
900 mins $89.99
all unlim $99.99]]>May 19th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
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No. You didn't. Go away.]]>May 19th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 20th 2009 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 20th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 20th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
I thought this thing was just going to pwn the iPhone utterly in all aspects?

I'm actually excited to play with one, competition is good and it'll hopefully up Apple and Blackberry's game, but I feel like we've been hyped just as much as Apple does.]]>May 19th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
1. http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/21/t-mobile-responds-to-vodafone-iphone-injunction/ - November 2007 - Unlocked iPhone from Europe 999 Euros. Quite a bit more than $550.
2. http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/26/apple-now-selling-iphone-3g-unlocked-in-hong-kong/ - September 2008 - As Apple does not sell the iPhone in the U.S. unlocked, here is your next option to get one officially from Apple. $694/$797. Still quite a bit more than $550.

The Pre is $550, at LAUNCH, and it can only go down from here. Let me know if the iPhone hits $500 unlocked next year, when the Pre will most likely be under $450.
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You just bought the Pre for less than $400.]]>May 20th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 21st 2009 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
We all know it came out on the 6th, but you and your conspiracy of Engadget bloggers are hiding them for a month so you can buy them all before anyone else!

... I'm ON to yooooou....]]>May 20th 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/But it's pointless to talk about an off contract Pre when there is no sign of a GSM version, yet.]]>May 19th 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
And in the case of the iPhone, $475 is less than $600.

I have to be missing something (other than the hassle).]]>May 19th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/May 19th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-pre-to-run-549-off-contract/
For the record, I haven't done this and don't plan to in the future, but I always wondered how a carrier could charge more than $175 over the subsidized price.]]>May 19th 2009 7:59PM