You might have heard rumors, but it’s official now: Palm webOS is coming to AT&T.
AT&T’s customers -- all 80 million of them -- will soon have the chance to get their hands on Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively (with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate).
AT&T’s network supports simultaneous voice and data, which means Pre Plus and Pixi Plus users can talk on the phone while surfing the web. Customers with an unlimited data plan will also get AT&T Wi-Fi access at U.S. hotspots (more than 20,000 nationwide). The phones will transparently connect to Wi-Fi when in range of an AT&T hotspot, for fast and seamless access to music, email, video and the web.
Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will be available in AT&T stores and online at www.wireless.att.com in the coming months. Palm will be showing off the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus from AT&T at the CTIA conference this week in Las Vegas. For the full story, see the press release here.
Paul Araquistain, Palm PR
This is the GSM I guess.
Please Palm bring the thing to the Netherlands !
Posted by: Marc Aussems | March 22, 2010 at 06:54 AM
I am very glad to see this news. But I also have to add--It is about time!
Posted by: aviduser | March 22, 2010 at 07:53 AM
Congratulations!
"Go Team" :)
Next: Pre plus for Europe, please
Posted by: kulf | March 22, 2010 at 08:00 AM
OMG.. Finally.. the zen of palm will be availble to AT&T customers. I can only hope that it will not be crippled in any way by AT&T!
Posted by: Lou | March 22, 2010 at 08:20 AM
Congratulations! Looking forward to getting more users on WebOS phones - it's really a joy to use!
Posted by: Greg | March 22, 2010 at 08:31 AM
Too little too late?
Posted by: Keith S. | March 22, 2010 at 08:59 AM
Why not come to Asia？WHy not come to unlock？
Posted by: len | March 22, 2010 at 09:02 AM
Finally!!
Posted by: Nelson | March 22, 2010 at 10:35 AM
OMG, Finally!!! YES!!!!! been waiting for over a year.
Posted by: Maria | March 22, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Great news for our client PALM and for cell phone users.
Posted by: Tjdono | March 22, 2010 at 11:48 AM
This is going to be HUGE!
Posted by: Gary | March 22, 2010 at 02:14 PM
A couple months? Sigh...
Posted by: Ricky | March 22, 2010 at 02:59 PM
Pre plus for china, please!!
Posted by: Anson | March 22, 2010 at 07:41 PM
Rebrand the next phone "Palm Pilot". Don't let this once powerful moniker get lost in somewhat forgettable names like Pre and Pixi. Bringing back the Pilot brand will be part of returning the magic to the Palm brand.
Posted by: Freddy | March 22, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Is this really news? The relationship with AT&T was revealed (albeit without a launch date) several months ago. I hope this is a serious commitment to getting the phones out in the stores now by no later than May 1 and launching it *properly* (as in strong advertising, and appropriate training and evangelism campaigns in the stores).
Posted by: joez | March 22, 2010 at 11:34 PM
Please start selling the Pre to the whole WORLD
Posted by: Chris | March 23, 2010 at 03:07 AM
The Pre+ and Pixi+ better be released on AT&T within a months time. It needs to be released a couple of months before the next IPhone. It needs time to mature on AT&T. I am sure that AT&T will have the agreement for the next IPhone and will push that harder than the Pre+ and Pixi+. We do not want Apple to steal Palms thunder. YOU HEAR THAT PALM!!! This needs to be released ASAP!!! We are true supporters of your great product, and we want to see it grow.
Posted by: TRIPOD | March 23, 2010 at 04:42 AM
congrats on "phone news" website calling Palm Pre Plus the phone of the year. Great review at:
http://www.phonenews.com/calling-the-2010-phone-of-the-year-palm-pre-plus-10589/
Posted by: Palm Fan | March 23, 2010 at 07:21 AM
And the chances of PALM going bankrupt? Then what? I can't decide whether to go iphone or continue to wait?!?!?
Posted by: HeavyRedBoots | March 23, 2010 at 07:29 AM
Well... It would be great if I could get some here in Portugal/Europe too.
Trying to get to start developing for a smartphone and this seems the best bet as I have web dev background.
Probably will go Android way.
Pitty... it seems a good phone
Posted by: João P Carvalhinho | March 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM
good luck to the palm pre.i am very happy that you are still fighting.i wish you good luck and hope to see you soon in Israel.
Posted by: Daniel | March 23, 2010 at 02:39 PM
Hey LOYAL PRE and PALM user. Why have you guys bailed on Sprint with the Pre Plus. I still can't get double the ram and double the memory, but I pay the same amount for version 1. Also when are you guys coming out with a new faster and bigger phone. Basically when is the Pre 2 coming out?
Posted by: Sleman Abu Salim or http://twitter.com/friendlyaccting | March 24, 2010 at 12:30 AM
I hope it available in my country.
Posted by: crony | March 24, 2010 at 08:43 AM
Please give us a new form factor like the HTC Hero or the iPhone. ....and call it the "Pilot" so you don't have to waste precious dollars rebranding......
Posted by: OAK | March 24, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Palm's website shows two GSM mnodels for the Pre and Pixi
Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900 MHz) for the US and
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) for the rest of the world
I have to wonder if AT&T will take the US only version (should be cheaper) leaving the quad-band version with too small of a market to be viable for mass production.
Too bad that pile of 552 thousand Verizon phones won't work with the other carriers or outside the US. :>(
Posted by: SmurtPhoner | March 24, 2010 at 12:36 PM