Comments on: So Where’s My Palm Pre Info From Sprint?

By: brdgirl

brdgirl — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:49:47 +0000

I GOT MINE! loving it. having fun playing. How about the rest of you?? Did you get it??

By: brdgirl

brdgirl — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:08:50 +0000

OK so I did find out that my area in central MN Best buy store is only going to have THREE Pres. WTF Batman? I’m NOT going to camp out or stand in line.

I have also heard that the ‘rest” of the pre’s are not coming out until August… is that true? anyone heard?

I do hope that we will be able to buy before the day before, like the say, but it also says, “first come first serve”….. ug. I’m loosing energy on getting one of these.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:47:50 +0000

PS: I won’t hurt to be the only Palm Pre owner I would know. I’m tired of everyone in the world having an iPhone. You can’t be unique when everyone has the same iPhone with the same color black or white. :)

By: Derrick

Derrick — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:46:33 +0000

SHHHHHHH! Those of us who plan on getting one on launch day know when the phone is set to release.

I’m happy they’re not advertising too much. This means I hopefully will have one in my hands on launch day.

Besides…they’re playing it smart/conservative. They don’t have the funds for an all out marketing campaign. They’ve already generated enough buzz online and in the blogsphere to generate interest from hardcore phone lovers.

They’re going to let the early adopters do the advertising for them (although it could backfire if the device is a disappointment). They’ll let us spread the word, blog, and newspapers will pick up on it. Then they’ll probably wait until the Macworld (whatever they call it) iPhone 3.0 releases dies down then start hitting heavy with the marketing.

By: Yardboy

Yardboy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:45:18 +0000

According to this article on BGR…

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/21/sprint-to-sell-palm-pre-to-a-lucky-few-one-day-early/

…if you registered you will get an email invite to purchase the night before the official launch, June 5th.

However, I’ve not seen any further confirmation of this and have only had one email show up from Sprint.

By: BaDZeD

BaDZeD — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:32:54 +0000

I got a notification, but it came from Palm and not Sprint.

By: King James FAIL

King James FAIL — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:45:07 +0000

Could get it at Sprint store and call Sprint and say hey bestbuy is offering it for $199 out the door I just paid $299 I do not want to wait 6-8 weeks for rebate and see if they ill credit you with a $100 credit(they have done this for people before including me on other phones) You can always take it back and get it from BestBuy and let them know that. Ten if you get the credit,Send off the rebate also and 9 times out of 10 you wil get that also as the rebates are handled by someone else and they don’t communicate with each other.. On my $99 Motorola Q I got not only $325 in rebates but also a $100 credit to my accound right after I got it =) another $50 service creit with one of the codes a couple months later and then a $10 discount on the monthly charged for the next year.

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:59:30 +0000

Not that I could get a Pre anyway. Best Buy in Washington State doesn’t even sell Sprint. There’s only two Wal-Marts in the area, and a handful of Sprint stores. So I figure what…50 to 100 Pre’s might be in the Seattle area (2 million) for sale. For gods sake…what the f**k is wrong with these companies. You can’t make a business selling 50 cell phones to the entire metro Seattle base. Maybe they’ll sell 500 in NY….but at $199 each…that’s not a big revenue stream.

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:57:02 +0000

I agree, Palm and Sprint seem determined to keep this phone secret. I’m a geek and read all the blogs and know about this phone. But not one person I know outside of the tech field has ever heard of the Pre. I’ve SEEN it flashed on a Sprint commercial, but they didn’t even say “Pre” much like talk about it. Everyone I know uses iPhones because they KNOW about them. Apple actually advertises…I’ve seen countless ads with their “there’s an app for that” line. How many Pre commercials? None. I know there’s this BIG build up to the ONE ad they’re going to release…but come on! It’s hard to sell a product when you’re keeping it secret! No ads, no commercials. Are these companies TRYING to go out of business?

By: brdgirl

brdgirl — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:56:51 +0000

hi. I actually went into the sprint store to get an instinct, and the sales associate told me about the new Pre coming out. I decided to hold out and wait until it came out on the 6th. Trying to be a good consumer, I did do some research on the phone and whatnot before deciding to buy it. Had I not been in the sprint store to buy the instinct, I would have never heard a word about it. I’m not a big techno-geek and my phone is the old katana 2. …2 years, time for my free upgrade. My friend has the iphone and think its super cool, but I am a devoted Sprint customer and have no intensions on leaving. I am however disappointed, as are all of you about the lack of information we’ve been getting. I had to call around to sprint, sprint store and best buy to see if I had really indeed, “pre registerd” and what that meant… was I entitled to a pre before someone who wasn’t ‘pre registered’ or what. I”ve gotten some confusing answers on that as well. The sprint store person told me that I might be able to get one on the 5th, a day early, and to just keep a watchful eye on my email. So far I’ve not seen a thing come through. I also contacted best buy, and they said that a “VERY LIMITED” quantity would be released. (i’ve heard that like 5 per store) but am not certain about that… I also know that Best Buy will offer the phone for the $199 and you don’t have to do the mail in rebates, whereas the sprint store, you have to do the $100 mail in rebates. So, now I don’t know where to go….Best Buy or Sprint store. Ive gotten so caught up in all this hype, I’m super stoked about getting the phone on the 5 or 6th and will be bummed if I don’t end up getting one!! arg!!! stop the madness!

By: David

David — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:44:42 +0000

Call your local Sprint store. The one I called here in Indiana said that they will begin selling the Pre at 6 PM June 5th. Of course, with the mail in rebate.

I have received two emails and probably the same flyer that Zatz mentioned. Thanks to you guys and Engadget the emails were useless since I already knew the info from them ;-)

By: informed

informed — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:33:35 +0000

I recall the day before the soft launch for the Samsung Instinct is when I got notification of the launch. As for marketing, WE are doing it for Sprint and Palm, I remember some folks saying the same thing about the Instinct. I’m embarrassed to admit I waited over an hour in line for the Instinct. The buzz for the Instinct was NO WHERE near the buzz is for the Pre. Also, Sprint usually launches their AD campaigns after they launch devices, Instinct is a perfect example, it sold pretty well.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:46:13 +0000

I have a Sprint aircard, and as a customer (I assume) I got a little brochure in the mail a few days ago which prominently featured the Pre.

By: PJ

PJ — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:16:58 +0000

I guess what you are saying makes perfect sense and lack of information about the Pre from Sprint store and Radio Shack is no surprise since it seems they are really dragging this tight-lip-mega-ultra-super-secret marketing strategy for Pre. I guess waiting for another 5 more days wouldn’t hurt since I’ve been doing exactly that for past 6 months since they announced it. But would this phone really live up to its hype enough for me to switch over to Sprint? hmm.. dilemma.. wait another 6 months until other carriers join in on this Pre party?? dilemma, dilemma..

By: Carl Zulauf

Carl Zulauf — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:45:25 +0000

@PJ the employees at the sprint store next to where I work (in Omaha, NE) are very aware of the impending Pre launch, are obviously being deliberately tight lipped about availability, and said their store has seen a lot of interest and they expect a long line at launch. I planned to start contacting local Best Buys and Radioshacks this week, but I fully expect most of their employees to be totally clueless. Surprised to hear you got response from a Sprint employee.

By: PJ

PJ — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:23:47 +0000

It’s funny you mention it because I signed up with 2 differen e-mail addresses just to make sure I get the notification and I haven’t got a single notice. I visitied my local Sprint Store and sales associate didn’t really know much of the device, which really surprised me since the phone is well withing its launch date. Radio Shack didn’t have ANY clue at all as to when the device is even launching and I ended up educating the sales associte about the official launch date, few device specs, and $100 rebate with 2 year contract. Seriously, is Pre really coming out on the 6th of June??