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    Palm Announces Expanded Treo Pro AvailabilityPosted By: Kris Keilhack on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:19:55 AM
Palm has also just announced that the Treo Pro is now available in Latin America from carriers in seven countries.
The Pro's Latin American current availability is as follows:
In the US, the Treo Pro is currently available only as an unlocked handset, as the device remains a no-show in subsidized form on either AT&T or T-Mobile. A CDMA version for Sprint remains in rumorville. The Treo Pro is Palm's new Quad-Band GSM phone (850/900/1800/1900MHz) with Tri-Band 3G HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz) support. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition on a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201 processor with a 320x320 pixel flush touchscreen, 256MB memory (100MB user available), microSD expansion (up to 32GB supported), built in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, and 801.1x authentication), Bluetooth 2.0, GPS and a 2.0 megapixel camera. You can find our detailed Treo Pro review here and also watch our initial unboxing video.
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5 total comments The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. PIC is not responsible for them in any way. login or register for free in order to post comments.  RE: Do 'available' mean 'sold by' or 'sold via'?
My guess? Someone (Best Buy, perhaps? Amazon?) is looking to make a splash with selling higher-end (and thus, higher margin) unlocked smartphones and needs all of the "exotic" handsets they can get. After all, the Pro DOES stack up quite well spec-wise with the other small-screened WM handsets on the market. . Maybe Palm's going to announce a formal SRP drop soon and we'll be able to stroll into a BB soon and pick up an unlocked Treo Pro for $450ish and AT&T will then follow suit with a subsidized $200 Pro? T-Mobile has not officially carried any Palm device since the Treo 600. They've been the only domestic carrier to pass on the 650 as well as the Centro (not to mention the GSM-exclusive 680). RE: Do 'available' mean 'sold by' or 'sold via'?SeldomVisitor @ 11/25/2008 11:18:19 AM #
Actually, I'm sure about the T-Mobile reference. They had a device, probably the 600 (or 650?), on their web page but when you clicked on something like "Ruy" ti redirected you to a Palm web page...that is, T-Mobile-the-company didn't actually have any of the devices suggesting they didn't actually buy any from Palm. RE: Do 'available' mean 'sold by' or 'sold via'?
Here in Costa Rica it might mean none, since the phone company (ICE) as far as I know doesnīt sell the phones, only provide the service. Nevertheless, this might mean that they have tested the phone and their service supports it. Since you can buy any unlocked gsm phone and use it here, I donīt exactly undertsand what it means. Anyway, good to read about it here at PIC! RE: Do 'available' mean 'sold by' or 'sold via'?SeldomVisitor @ 11/26/2008 2:33:20 AM #
Thanks for the feedback - I tried to access a Mexican carrier to check things out there but didn't find the Treo Pro on their site yet (found the Centro at what appears to be an unlocked price).
[aside - some web sites take WAY too many clicks to drill down to where ya want to go...] 
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So are the Big Guys actually buying massive amounts of Treo Pros from Palm and reselling them or are they pulling a T-Mobile?