Confirmed: O2 is getting updated to the Pre Plus 23
It seems like O2 loves dropping the sweet information to us in tweets doesn't it? Well, they've done it again. @Mechanical_Mind gave us a heads up that UK O2 users will see the Pre Plus (Pre+ to its friends) that Verizon users have known and loved since January. No other details are being given by O2 beyond "It's coming", so don't look around for dates and pricing just yet. The interesting thing about this is that O2 was one of the first carriers to carry the Palm Pre device in Europe and they aren't waiting for the successor; They are going to do up UK like they did in Germany. It's doubtful they will still carry the original for much longer with the latest and greatest around; Now we wonder if Sprint is going to jump on the same thing here in the US or hold out for the mythical creature known as the C40.
[via @Mechanical_Mind, source @O2]
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Would love to see it on sprint now.
Or both, bump to the Plus AND sell the C40. That would make the most sense.
Agreed. Pre plus a mid range phone for $99 while the new C40 for $199. There's absolutely room for both phones on one network.
I agree a Pixi+/Pre+/C40 offering would be best, but I think HP's display of only 3 form factors at their investor meeting kind of puts the kibosh on that happening.
...unless the C40 is a tablet.
Why would they spill the beans on Palm's roadmap before the merger is even finalized? HP and Palm are now in a state where they can't really do a whole lot until the deal is finalized. Has to deal with the legalities of merging businesses (went through one of these when the company I worked for was bought by another well known company).
Wow, this C40 sounds great, I was going to buy a Pre or Pre Plus on Sprint for my wife, but I'm not going to buy it with the C40 so close to releasing.
I was also ready to tell my brother and father that Palm is safe now and I recommend they upgrade to the Pre from the blackberries, but I'll hold off and let those old useless units sit at the store so they can get C40's too.
Everybody else, forget about Pre Plus at Sprint, wait for the C40. If we don't buy the units they've already made, it will force them to announce, build and sell the C40 sooner. That's how it works, right?
I never knew how bad the Pre was until I read the glowing reviews on the C40 by fellow Pre owners. They might as well toss their inventory in the dumpster today.
Hahahahahahaha... What? Did no one else get it?
Hopefully sprint just gets updated to the Pre 2!
I think and hope they are also getting the Pixi Plus?
I think international users are more appreciative getting the + variants of the Pre and Pixi. Americans (aka Sprint users) care very little or nothing at all for those versions. They want something new. I'm on Sprint and I've had the Pre since the beginning and love evrything about. It's not perfect...but it is the best out there for all that is capable of. If the + version came to Sprint I'd be stoked...but I wouldn't get it. I can't wait for something new...but I can wait. I'm not one of those who complain about this and that. When Palm (and now HP) are ready to release...we'll be rewarded.
Go Palm, webOS, and HP =)
I wouldn't spend an upgrade on a Pre+ if a Pre2 was imminent. Of course, it depends on how soon the Pre2 will be coming. For me if the wait for the Pre2 is longer than 6 monts after my next available upgrade, I'd rather have the Pre+. If it's shorter, I'd rather wait for the Pre2.
$0.02.
I wonder of they'll bother with some decent advertising this time? How about putting them pride of place in some stores instead of that iphone thingy?
aint no way im wasting an upgrade for something thats basically the same phone as I have now it would be a complete and total waste of an upgrade now pre 2 aka c40 something thats complete new with more hardware features than the pre+ and webos 2.0 now that I would upgrade to in a heartbeat :)
It doesn't make me any different. Love the pre/plus.
pre + is a waste of $ f you want to upgrade get preware.....16Gb instead of 8 and a memory card...wow! I've had the Pre since day 1 and have downloaded music and apps everyday and I just used up 2Gb this week, not to mention you can transfer everything over the air back and forth to your pc...whats the point of getting a pre+? Oh that's right it has a smooth slit instead of a round bumb on the gesture area....def worth it, ha! And booo HP!
I have talked to palm reps and sprint reps that say they cant deny that it will eventually be on sprint... I would expect it to be around June. That would make since if Verizon locked Exclusivity on the pre plus on cdma....
I think this confirms Sprint is getting something entirely new this summer. They would already have the Pluses if they weren't.
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Obviously this is good news. However like everyone else i wouldn't waste upgrading to the plus. Hoepfully O2 will actually advertise it
o2 uk must have a load of Pre's hanging around which they've not sold slowing the release of Pre+. Was it worth going exclusive with a carrier that just puts up a few ads in some bus shelters? The [rare] tv ads were dubbed versions of the creepy girl but without all the talk about jugglers. There is almost too many phones to choose from in o2 stores - it's hard to spot the Pre (with screen off and 8 iphones in middle of store). The one I looked at was running 1.1.3?!
Waiting to get a Pixi as I like the form factor. Hopefully it'll appear on some networks other than o2. Virgin mobile and t-mobile have some good tariffs at the moment.
This is what sprints going to Do as well. Don't expect a new and crazy palm phone for sprint this year cuz there focus is on android right now. Sprint will get the pre plus and pixi plus so etime this year.
Any news of this coming to O2 Ireland?
Keep me posted with the latest information on O2. I love it.
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