Comments on: Sprint Giving Away a Couple of Palm Pres

Poor? Cheapskate? Or do you just like free stuff? Whatever the case, you'll be delighted to learn that Sprint are giving away two Palm Pre packages valued at $1800, including one year of Simply Everything service, a Touchstone charger and (of course) a Pre smartphone.

The sweepstakes begin tonight and will be open until May 18th, so eligible contestants (U.S. residents only, unfortunately) should get cracking and sign up here. The winners will be drawn on May 26 - a date which lends credence to the rumour that the Pre will be released shortly thereafter on June 7.

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I wonder..

trophyofgrace @ 5/14/2009 9:40:40 AM #

I wonder if after the year of service are you still on the hook to pay for the next year of service (assuming part of the deal is you sign up for a 2-year contract), or is the phone yours outright and the year of free service is a bonus?

I read the rules and it said nothing about a contract that I could see, so I'm assuming that after the year of free service the phone is yours, and you're free to sign up under your own contract or whatever.
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RE: I wonder..

timepilot84 @ 5/15/2009 3:17:55 PM #

If they say they're giving away a phone, I'd have to believe that they actually have to give it away, not give it to you for a year on a two year contract. The contract is to pay for the phone subsidy in the first place, so they would probably run into some trouble with the FTC if they "gave" the phone away, but recouped their cost by charging you for it (in the form of a contract).

They need to find out the real demand for the device

SeldomVisitor @ 5/14/2009 9:43:00 AM #

Sprint might be getting nervous - put out a contest with no other requirement than submitting an entry and see how many respond.

Or has someone got a better reason for an unannounced one week "contest" that simply requires entry?

RE: They need to find out the real demand for the device

vetdoctor @ 5/14/2009 10:53:04 AM #

So for $1,800 dollars thaty can make sure that all the Palm freaks have their emails registered with Sprint. Cheap.
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RE: They need to find out the real demand for the device

SeldomVisitor @ 5/14/2009 11:18:23 AM #

> So for [$3600] dollars thaty can make sure that all the Palm freaks have
> their emails registered with Sprint...

True, you CAN opt out of that, though.

RE: They need to find out the real demand for the device

twrock @ 5/14/2009 5:23:26 PM #

SeldomVisitor wrote:
Sprint might be getting nervous - put out a contest with no other requirement than submitting an entry and see how many respond.
Or has someone got a better reason for an unannounced one week "contest" that simply requires entry?

Sprint getting "nervous". Wow, that's quite the leap. I can't seem to find any evidence of nervousness in that announcement anywhere. But what I do notice here is "fear", as in "SV is looking for yet another opportunity to spread some FUD."

SSDD.

Sprint: "Enter to win and we'll notify you when this fully live phone hits the streets." and "Please send me information on other new products, services and special offers from Sprint."
So how about a simple and more obvious explanation like "companies do this stuff for marketing purposes all the time"?

(See also "Occam's razor".)

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Price

jptx @ 5/14/2009 9:52:02 AM #

So if a pre and a touchstone with a year of service are worth $1800. How would that break out
Service 1200
Touchstone 70
Pre with no contract =$530??
So do we know retail price yet? Maybe $199 with contract??

NEWS: Price is $199 with 2 year contract (etc.) w/Sprint

MaxLaw843 @ 5/19/2009 8:59:33 AM #

Now, all I need is a GSM! Come on, T-mobile!

RE: Price

hkklife @ 5/19/2009 9:27:00 AM #

The speculation on the full retail price of the Pre was fully covered last week here:

http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9777/speculation-on-the-full-palm-pre-retail-price/

So $450-$550 is seemingly right on the money (pun intended).
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