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March 13th, 2010, 02:05
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Usually when we hear the phrase "contract-free developer phone" (http://www.engadget.com/tag/nexusone) the words "unlocked" and "GSM" (http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/05/sim-hardware-unlocked-android-dev-phone-1-surfaces-for-399/) follow shortly thereafter, but apparently Palm didn't get the memo -- it just announced discounted hardware prices for its devices, but they're carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint. Yeah, that's a big sad face out of us -- it's not like Verizon's going to give you a cheaper plan if you show up with a contract-free device. In fact, you might be better off picking up a $79 Pre on a Sprint contract from Amazon and just canceling after a year or so -- the ETF will have been prorated to $120 (http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/services/termination_fee/early_termination_fee.shtml) by then, putting you way ahead of Palm's $439 price tag. So much for that dream -- at least we still have our fantasy of driving to Mexico for an illicit Telcel Pre smuggling run.Palm offering discounted contract-free phones to developers -- too bad they're carrier locked (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Usually when we hear the phrase "contract-free developer phone" (http://www.engadget.com/tag/nexusone) the words "unlocked" and "GSM" (http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/12/05/sim-hardware-unlocked-android-dev-phone-1-surfaces-for-399/) follow shortly thereafter, but apparently Palm didn't get the memo -- it just announced discounted hardware prices for its devices, but they're carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint. Yeah, that's a big sad face out of us -- it's not like Verizon's going to give you a cheaper plan if you show up with a contract-free device. In fact, you might be better off picking up a $79 Pre on a Sprint contract from Amazon and just canceling after a year or so -- the ETF will have been prorated to $120 (http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/services/termination_fee/early_termination_fee.shtml) by then, putting you way ahead of Palm's $439 price tag. So much for that dream -- at least we still have our fantasy of driving to Mexico for an illicit Telcel Pre smuggling run.Palm offering discounted contract-free phones to developers -- too bad they're carrier locked (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/palm-offering-discounted-contract-free-phones-to-developers-t/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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