Bell drops Pre by $50, now down to $149.95

Anyone in Canada who took a wait-and-see approach with the Pre can do a little dance of joy now that Bell's finally dropped the phone by CAD $50, which means you're now looking at CAD $149.95 (about $143) on a three-year deal. That's still a far cry from the $99.99 you can pay these days on Sprint, especially considering that you're talking about a two-year contract there, but who knows -- maybe Bell's not bothering to compete too hard on the CDMA arena as it starts putting some serious marketing force behind its HSPA spectrum in the next few months. At least this gives the Pixi some breathing room on pricing if Bell decides to launch it, we suppose.

[Via Palm Infocenter]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 23rd 2009 9:30AM]

I wish commentators would stop quoting a $99 Sprint availability - it's a lie. The Sprint website continues to list the Pre for $149 w/2-year contract and Sprint stores have them anywhere from $149 to *$199* (Sprint corporate service centers), so where exactly is that $99 Pre??

[shogunmaster Posted Oct 23rd 2009 6:03PM]

I can't wait for Bell to get the new network going. I'm heading off to Europe next year (for a year) and I'd love to have a 'world phone' that I sync'd with my computer before I head out there. I love my Touch Pro, but as CDMA, it's useless to me out there...