Basking Ridge (ip-192.com): Palm smartphones are getting cheaper at Verizon Wireless. Prices for the Palm Pre Plus have been slashed from $150 to $50, and Palm’s Pixi Plus is now available for $30 instead of the previous $50 price tag. A buy one, get one free option is also available.
Wal-Mart is currently topping the offer for the Palm Pixi Plus with a price of $0 (as in free), plus a $50 mail-in rebate online. The Palm Pre Plus smartphone is simply free. Both offers require a 2-year contract with the carrier.
Verizon Wireless is also offering a free Mobile Hotspot application that previously sold for $40 for the two phones. The application will convert the Palm devices into Wi-Fi hotspots, allowing up to five other devices including laptops to connect. Users can now download up to 5 gigabytes of data per billing cycle without additional charge.
Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards are standard on Pre Plus and Pixi Plus devices. The smartphones run on Palm’s new WebOS.
With approximately 91 million U.S. subscribers, Verizon Wireless owns and operates the largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States.
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