Dr. Phil giving away 300 Pixi phones to celebrate his birthday 26
by Derek Kessler Fri, 03 Sep 2010 7:59 am EDT
Most people celebrate their birthdays with gifts from people the people they know and love, but psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw of his self-titled Dr. Phil talk show wants to celebrate his 60th birthday by giving stuff to the people he loves. Specifically, the audiences that attend tapings of his show. And during the week of September 13th, Dr. Phil is planning to give away Palm Pixi phones to the tune of 300 units to his live studio audiences. No word on which carrier those Pixi phones will be on, but if we had to guess it’s probably the original Pixi from Sprint and not the Pixi Plus available on Verizon and AT&T. Of course, we’d love to be wrong (nothing against you Sprint Pixi, but we likes us some Wi-Fi).
Source: HP on Twitter
26 Comments
That guy is still around?
They tried to get rid of him but Oprah wouldn't let them do it.
So, Sprint gets 300 new (billable) plans activated, and HP/Palm takes the Pixi inventory down by 300 and gets (targeted demographic??) publicity to boot...
(100+ Pixi's coming soon to eBay... NIB) :)
+1
Pixi's make great bathroom tiles, especially if your AOL demo disks need to be regrouted anyway!
Nothing beats a high tech shower enclusure.
I just checked ebay. Sprint Pixi's are going for $50 more than Sprint Pre's. I think reliability is Pixi's strength. Although they are free with a contract, that contract is apparently worth $200 not to have.
Its a plus that it lacks the physical shortcomings. But its also a matter of supply and demand. There are a lot of Pre's out there and many over a year old where poeple have moved to another device and pushing them out to the secondary market.
Condition wise, Pre's age about as well as a fine French automobile. The Pixi is more of a Honda.
not everyone is eligible to sign a new contract...
Man, this guy buys in bulk! He should give out a free can of soup with every Pixi.
Are prepaid Pixis available from Verizon? If so, these must be it.
Well, I suppose it's not as good as a free car...
Aren't the Pixi's free on most carrier's anyway? LOL, hope he's giving away a year contract too! If it's the plus you could at least use it on the web even if you don't activate it!
As much as I know this is good for sales and ultimately good for Palm, but I really dislike our great OS being associated with such a douche.
why is H/Palm still even pushing these phones, time to accept it the Pre/Pixi run is over, I have never seen a Pixi in the wild and no one is buying a Pre now..esp a Sprint Pre. WebOS is good but these phones are becoming dated now compared to the competition. What is needed is new hardware asap. I'd hate for ppl to form there opinion of Palm based on a Pixi (a Sprint Pixi at that?!) H/Palm would be doing a great disservice to themselves. Why would someone buy there new phones based on a Pixi. The avg person isn't following smartphone news closely. They are gonna judge based on what they see now not the total picture, fair or not that's the way it is. I know HP can absorb the losses. Just use the leftover stock to replace broken phone & insurance claims and focus on new hardware to win ppl over.
DTone, not everyone is a nerd like you. I know a lot of people who watch Dr.Phil that wouldn't even know how to use 99% of the Pixi. Lets not give 40 something moms a Droid-X or iphone 4...that would be a complete waste.
99% of the people that win these phones will just text and read their email on it. Maybe facebook, if they figure out how to download apps.
All you "new hardware" whiners need to die in a fire. Slowly.
Why on earth would you give this guy promotional time on your site? Ive been a loyal WebOS owner since day 1 and have considered switching several time recently. Ive hung in there. This guy does not deserve any press coverage even if its promotion through the pixi and palm.
so hes 300 years old??
Free publicity for a webOS device. Would be a win if they put wifi in those 300 Pixi's if they're on Sprint that is. 300 more souls to be added to the webOS band wagon.
He's not a psychologist any more: he let his license expire and his show is not a psychological therapy program: it's entertainment, according to the California Medical Board, so he doesn't need a license for that.
So does that make him more, or less, qualified to hand out free wireless products? Perhaps somebody has VZ cost issues, Sprint self esteem pressures or Iphone receptions concerns, can he counsel on their troubles as long as he's entertaining?
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The Pixi could be a gateway device for the next-gen Pre. If WebOS is the draw. 300 new users could not hurt. This only works if they come with free plans though. Most folks are locked down by some type of phone or contract already.
Finally someone is doing what the carriers should have done months ago...just give these phones away because no one is buying them. Maybe the carriers should give these away instead of candy on Halloween.
HOW'S THAT WORKIN' FOR YA??
Oprah gives Car, and this guy gives Pixi... This is not going to win him anything..