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Contract-Free webOS phones available from Palm

By Alan Friedman

Published: Jan 28, 2010, 10:19 AM

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Contract-Free webOS phones available from Palm

Now that Verizon is selling the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, Palm has updated its online store and is now offering the same two webOS devices directly to you. Being sold by Palm without a contract or credit check,. the Sprint version of the phones is being offered for $549 (Pre) and $399 (Pixi). The Plus size versions of the Pre and Pixi are offered for $599 and $399 respectively. And there are third party tools to skip the usual activation process.Meta Doctor from webOS Internals will allow you to bypass the "First Use" application and activate the phone without going to a cellular network. Besides purchasing the phones directly from Palm, the pages now show other retailers like Amazon, that are offering the duo and Palm will even provide a link to their site. So if its a webOS handset you want, there are many different ways to get hooked up.

Palm Pre Plus Specifications | Review
Palm Pixi Plus Specifications | Review

source: Palm via Palminfocenter

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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