AT&T scheduling Palm Pixi Plus, Vu Plus, and others for early June launch?
By Chris Ziegler 
posted May 11th 2010 4:30PM
posted May 11th 2010 4:30PM
So we know the Pre Plus is hitting AT&T this coming Sunday -- but what about its little brother? We're hearing that AT&T has lined up the Pixi Plus for a June 6 launch for $49.99 on contract after rebate, $100 less than it'll be charging for the Pre Plus -- in other words, you'll be able to get a Verizon Pre Plus or an AT&T Pixi Plus for the same price, and the latter won't include free mobile hotspot service. Voodoo math aside, we've got a few more goodies in here for you: the aging LG Vu will apparently be replaced on June 6 with a Vu Plus model for $149.99 on contract with rebate, Samsung will re-up the rugged Rugby with the Rugby II for $129.99, and Pantech's Pursuit swings in for $49.99. It all makes for an exciting June, does it not?[Thanks, Kal]
No it does not make for an exciting June. An exciting June would be if they offered the Desire, Galaxy S or Streak. The Pre without mobile hotspot should make customer feel like they are being cheated.
@Doh
Beat me to it, my sentiments exactly.
Come on, AT&T! First you gave us a gimped out Android featurephone, then the Pre Plus for nearly 4x as much as it costs on Verizon. Where the hell are our promised HTC phones?
@Doh I agree;my C905 should have had wifi and at&t took it out! That's why I'm interested in getting the Xperia X2. The only problem I have with that is that the SE accessories I have have the "smart connection"plug,while they are going USB,which I'm not totally crazy about.
@frothe3
Debrand your phone, as in flash it with the original firmware. They didn't take the actual wifi radio out so with the stock firmware it works.
There is also talk that the N8 or N8 Qwerty will be on AT&T. I find that one more exciting than the phones listed. So are the Galaxy S or Evo. Guessing ATT will keep the spotlight for the new Iphone...
who cares about Nokia...it sucks.!
@karmeenpc
The entire company sucks? Or the new N8 sucks? Or it sucks that you could not find the reply button? Kidding.
@JFH
the whole company...
Forget these phones everyone is waiting on the new iPhone
It's not exciting until AT&T brings us some high-end Android love. I'm trying to hold out because I am pro GSM (T-Mobile in my area=bleh), but the EVO 4G plus lower pricing is looking better and better every day.
@emuneee and by high-end, Samsung Galaxy S, make it happen ATT!
@emuneee Galaxy S Pro please. I need my qwerty.
We finally get a decent Nokia (E71x), or an Android phone (Motorola Backflip -- "decent" would be a complement) and they're gimped like Verizon *used* to do. We finally get webOS devices at higher costs than they are on Verizon and likely weeks before a new iPhone. But hey, they're the exclusive US carrier of the iPhone and iPad, and that's all that matters, right? Right?!
@aoi tsuki
This is so true!
@aoi tsuki
unless you don't want a Iphone, which I do not! I remeber when HTC high end devices started on at&t, Moto's too...If it was not for GSM I would go to verizon...
Who knows the AT&T corporate store workers are clueless, they say there is no way they will be selling the Pre or the 3G Microcell on the 16th because they say "we haven't been trained on it yet".
@kangoljas They sell em thats all...Feed Em...& keep them in the dark..Mushroom salesmen..
@kangoljas Yeah I have some problems with them too! They are too busy surfing the web,playing with their crackberry's and crackphones to do REAL work,which means CHECK OUT SITES LIKE ENGADGET!!
Great/Fine/Wonderful/Outstanding for AT&T. But...
Dear Engadget,
Why No Mention of AT&T (apparently) having the most dropped calls?
http://gizmodo.com/5535410/att-takes-a-commanding-lead-in-dropped-calls
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/AT-T-customers-experience-the-highest-dropped-call-rates-article-a_11238.html