GSM Palm Pre bound for Mexico, coming to Telcel on November 27th

Remember that FCC filing for a GSM-loving North American Palm Pre? Looks like the mystery's been solved, Encyclopedia Brown, and our culprit is just south of the border. As previously rumored, Mexico's Telcel will get the Pre, SIM card slot and all. Launch date is November 27th, just in time for the US to be thankful for an online community ready to unlock and import this stateside.

[Thanks, Andres]

[Mister Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:32PM]

We weren't interested because it's exclusive to Sprint. If Palm released it Verizon the story would have been different. That ship has sailed though with the advent of the Droid. Goodbye Palm.

[DrDr Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:22PM]

It wont do 3G on TMobile.

Of course, TMobile has crappy 3G coverage anyway so it doesn't matter.

And so does AT&T, for that matter.

[Suspiro Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:50PM]

Feliz Navidad Mexico

[Ryan Deen Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:02PM]

Olé!

[Jean Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:04PM]

maybe by then, the GSM version will be shipping with at least 1.2... unacceptable that we still have 1.1.3 here in the U.K.

[Boh Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:10PM]

Ay dios mio

[DrDr Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:20PM]

Palm is going to roll out 1.3.1 to all phones by the end of the month, apparently.

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:59PM]

Anyone know if these units will be 3G capable? The QWERTZ-keyboard Pres you can import from Germany (for a cool $710, mind you) are only Edge.

Regardless, I'll be checking eBay pretty soon after the launch.

[Ridgecity Posted Nov 12th 2009 8:15PM]

Pretty sure it will be 3G since Telcel doesn't have EDGE.

[Ridgecity Posted Nov 12th 2009 8:21PM]

my mistake, telcel has edge also but they been promoting 3G plans on everything for years, so it' wouldn't surprise me this will run on 3g only.

[Zeroexe43 Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:51PM]

what about the pixi? little late mexico

[Zac89 Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:52PM]

First they take our phones, next it's our jobs!!

Oh wait....

[traceroute Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:57PM]

lol, comment of the day!

[todds Posted Nov 12th 2009 7:00PM]

they took our jerwbbs

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:44PM]

What jobs?

[nicolasgoddone Posted Nov 13th 2009 6:41AM]

MUAHAHAHAHAH ...next all your base are belong to them!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:53PM]

¡Viva La Revolución!

[Mmmm Donuts Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:13PM]

¡Viva los panqueques del estómago!

[NAME Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:58PM]

Tengo gusto del sexo

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:33PM]

!!yo tengo mi paleo in la boca de tu madre!!

[BlazeBlaster Posted Nov 12th 2009 7:33PM]

¡Viva La Countér-revolución!

[CaramelZappa Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:56PM]

I really just want it to come to T-mobile.

[NAME Posted Nov 12th 2009 3:59PM]

Well, when you are surrounded by rediculously Lucious and hot Mexican women, you dont really have interest in standing in 12 hour lines to get the latest Mac or i7...

[Ultramo Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:02PM]

Anyone know what fequency they run on TELCEL? Really been waiting for this to happen so i can get it for canada GSM.

[shogunmaster Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:36PM]

That's what I was looking at. Bell and Telus finally have HSPA up and running and I need a GSM phone in the near future as I'm taking off to Europe. Wouldn't mind travelling with one of these...

[ToniCipriani Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:22PM]

850/1900 UMTS
850/900/1800/1900 GSM

[ToniCipriani Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:23PM]

850/1900 UMTS 3G (Bands 2 and 5)
850/900/1800/1900 GSM

[ToniCipriani Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:24PM]

Damn comment system.

[Dafrety Posted Nov 12th 2009 11:44PM]

Toni, you should call your ma.

[anebg Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:04PM]

I'm going home(Mexico) for Christmas.. accepting PayPal orders starting in 3..2...1

[TankerZ Posted Nov 12th 2009 11:59PM]

If you are serious and won't gouge me too badly, I'm in for one. Be gentle.

[anebg Posted Nov 13th 2009 12:46AM]

Let me get there first.. I have to make sure Telcel wont tie me down to a contract or something like that..

[TankerZ Posted Nov 13th 2009 2:18AM]

How would we contact each other? Do they (Telus) typically offer full price phones (out of contract) like they do here in the US?

[Tooonces Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:10PM]

...Mexican Oreos anyone?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:13PM]

Ignorant comment of the day, specially when lots of US software gets done there...

[tenshisan Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:13PM]

I think Telcel runs 850 Mhz 3G, 1900 Mhz for EDGE, I clocked in about 2.5 mbps this last July I went.
BTW WebOS sounds like huevos = balls, testes, nads :)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 9:16PM]

UR DUMB U NEED 2 WASH DAT MOUTH WIT SOAP

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:35PM]

no h is silent in spanish j is the h sound and its juevos, or eggs in english. juevos in slang for testicles

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:37PM]

oh and v is pronounced as a soft b in spanish too.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 8:51PM]

damn comment system...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 13th 2009 11:14AM]

koala, you should call your ma

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:16PM]

ok so now it will be americans crossing the borders to get a GSM pre lol

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:46PM]

Damn straight. If it weren't for Palm signing that f*%&ing exclusivity agreement with Sprint . . .

[Verythrax Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:17PM]

GSM Palm Pre bound for Brazil, coming when the hell freezes over :(

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:20PM]

Found this online - isn't that the same as AT&T? If so, would I be stuck with telephono 'en espanol or could I change the language?

Mexico

Telcel 850/1900(HSPA)
Movistar 850/1900(HSPA)
Iusacell 850(CDMA)

[DrDr Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:23PM]

The american version lets you choose spanish/english on first boot.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:55PM]

you would have a enyeh key:)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2009 4:32PM]

seeing as how the 3rd most richest person in the world lives there and he got rich though the telecom industry, I'm guessing they do!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim_Helu

[matthew2 Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:17PM]

someone create a "is the water safe to drink" app, STAT!

[smartmouth Posted Nov 12th 2009 6:33PM]

Sorry, but in mexico there aren't idiots, so it's not necessary.You on the other hand...