Palm Pre slips to $80 on contract, makes the Pixi that much less attractive

Man, the Pixi has a tough life. For starters, it launches at a price point that simply makes no sense when you consider that the Pre could be had for the exact same price via third-party channels. Next, Palm's second-ever webOS device falls to just $25 on contract, making it worth a glance once more. Nary two days later, Amazon has chopped the price of the Pre to just $79.99 with a 2-year contract, and to boot the $36 activation fee is being waived. We always heard sibling rivalries were the worst -- guess mum wasn't kidding around.

[ByronGman Posted Nov 19th 2009 5:47PM]

@JXCgunrunna

I don't understand, if you were calling on the Sprint network you would still use your minutes anyway, so why does it matter that roaming deducts from them?

I really hope dropping prices indicate a new WebOS device in the near future. Pre seems pretty good, but an even more polished successor might get me on board.

[foxyNinja Posted Nov 19th 2009 6:37PM]

Sprint has terrible service where I'm at, but AT&T is pretty excellent here. I know this sounds pretty opposite for most, but it's the truth. I'm just waiting for the pre or another web os phone to come to AT&T.

[Jimbo Posted Nov 19th 2009 8:42PM]

Best Buy also has the Pre for $79.99 until 11/29 for Reward Zone Premier Silver members. They sent out an email about it yesterday. You still have to pay the activation fee though.

[AShogunNamedMarcus Posted Nov 19th 2009 9:03PM]

And by X-mas...$49.99...*sigh*