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Best Buy Mobile to offer Instant Rebate on Palm Pre 51

by Annie Latham Wed, 20 May 2009 12:05 pm EDT

Best Buy just announced that they will begin selling the Palm Pre phone June 6 WITHOUT the hassle of mail-in rebates. Customers who buy the Pre at Best Buy Mobile will receive an instant rebate savings at the point of purchase.  This has been a longstanding benefit of buying at Best Buy and we're elated to see the trend continue with the Pre.

Best Buy Mobile has 1067 locations around the U.S. including standalone stores and stores-within-a-store. They offer an array of services, such as "Upgrade Checker" and "Walk Out Working" aimed at improving the mobile phone buying experience.

According to Best Buy's website, there are Best Buy Mobile Specialty Stores in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.  On that same web page, you can find where there is a Best Buy Mobile location in a Best Buy store near you.

via Boy Genius Report

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51 Comments

Posted by bubbatex on Wed, 20 May 2009 12:36 pm EDT

Yes, all the same as buying from Sprint.

Posted by BAUERMUNDO on Wed, 20 May 2009 12:33 pm EDT

Soooooo only best buy mobile stores? or alll best buy stores.

Posted by bubbatex on Wed, 20 May 2009 12:37 pm EDT

Not sure why this is "news" - it has always been this way at Best Buy (or at least a long time). I typically get all of my phones there - unless Sprint is giving me one for free.

Posted by Bisquit on Wed, 20 May 2009 1:04 pm EDT

Hmm. i do have a BB gift card too. But, I think i'm going to try a sprint store first and maybe use the gift card to get the touchstone at BB.

Posted by bretthammer2000 on Wed, 20 May 2009 1:49 pm EDT

From what I have been told BB is unable to touch SERO accounts and that would include switching to the everything referral program.

Posted by Darknight on Wed, 20 May 2009 1:56 pm EDT

I've never bought from Best Buy before, either. I assume they can do the $150-off thing for people outside of their contract?

Posted by redbirdie on Thu, 21 May 2009 12:56 am EDT

Same here. I went to the store to ask. I wonder if I would have better luck at the Sprint store.

Posted by PhilR8 on Wed, 20 May 2009 3:39 pm EDT

This makes sense. Best Buy usually has better deals than the Sprint store - I upgraded to the Sprint Touch Pro back in December (two weeks before the Pre announcement - argh) and it cost $199 out the door. No mail-in rebates and I was able to keep my sweet plan that still has an employee discount attached to it from back when I worked at RadioShack three years ago.

So if that is any sort of indication, upgrading to the Pre shouldn't be that much of a hassle. Hopefully.

Posted by moush on Wed, 20 May 2009 4:08 pm EDT

Just go to RadioShack if you want to guarantee yourself a phone.