Palm has announced that the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus are coming to AT&T in "the coming months." Pricing will be what you’d pretty much guess for the Palm Pre Plus: $149.99 for the Palm Pre Plus. The Palm Pixi Plus on AT&T will clock in at a refreshing $49.99. Naturally, both prices are after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract.
Both phones will be on the 850/1900 3G bands and so are not identical to the European Palm Pre Plus (p101ueu) expected soon for SFR France. In terms of software, both phones will feature
- AT&T Navigation (based on Telenav) for an additional monthly fee
- AT&T Address book integrated with Palm’s Synergy feature
- Yellow Pages from AT&T
- AT&T Whisper Service, which will automatically log the phones into AT&T WiFi hotspots when they are available.
Not available on either phone is Mobile Hotspot for tethering, as that is a Verizon-exclusive service. Both phones, like their European predecessors, are capable of Bluetooth tethering but AT&T has not as of this writing revealed whether they’ll offer a tethering option.
Quoth Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein:
AT&T and Palm have a history of smartphone leadership, and today’s announcement is a significant milestone for us,” said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and chief executive officer. “With Palm webOS phones coming to AT&T, Palm can help most anyone in the United States stay connected so they never miss a thing.
We’ll add that once these phones hit AT&T Palm will be on the three largest US carriers. We’re bummed that we don’t have a firm release date. Previous rumors have pointed to May as a possibility, but those FCC documents were for the (presumably scrapped) regular Palm Pre P100UNA. Additionally, Palm’s Q4 earnings outlook is small enough that a late-quarter launch is looking more likely.
In addition to the standard, black back cover, the Pixi Plus will also be available with a blue back cover. Aftermarket and artist-series Pixi back covers will of course also work with the Pixi Plus.
We’re on the scene at CTIA and hope to have live hands-on in the coming days! Full press release after the break