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It’s Official: HP Pre 2 Comes To Verizon, $149.99 w/ Contract (P.S. It’s $99.99 on HP’s Site!)

By: , 2/15/2011 11:47 am | 30 comments

In an official press release today, Verizon indicated the HP Pre 2 will be available for sale in its stores and online on Feb. 17. No secret here – Pre-sale orders for the Pre 2 on Verizon went up on Feb. 10 through HP’s Wireless Central store for $99.99.

Pricing will start at $149.99 after a $50 rebate with a new two-year contract. If you want the webOS 2.0 experience now, the Pre 2 is the way to go.

It’s worth mentioning that the phone still sells for $99.99 on HP’s website.

Press Release is as follows:

02/15/2011

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Verizon Wireless, the company with the largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, announced today that the Pre 2 smartphone by HP will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com on Feb. 17. Pre 2 is the first device to run on HP webOS 2.0, allowing quick and easy multitasking of e-mail, games, music and more.

Key features:

  • 3.1-inch glass multi-touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color, 320 x 480 resolution HVGA display
  • Slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard
  • Support for Microsoft® Exchange e-mail, as well as personal e-mail support (Google Gmail™ push, Yahoo!®, POP3, IMAP)
  • Integrated IM, SMS and MMS
  • VZ Navigator® capable – Receive audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share the directions with others
  • TI OMAP 1GHz processor with 512 RAM
  • 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, extended depth of field, geo-tagging and video capture
  • Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11 b/g/)
  • Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1+ EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
  • 3G Mobile Hotspot capability
  • Dimensions: 2.34 inches (w) x 0.66 inches (d) x 3.96 inches (h)
  • Weight: 5.1 ounces

Lifestyle features:

  • Contact Integration via HP Synergy – Customers can keep contacts and calendars up to date automatically with built-in integration for Facebook®, Google, LinkedIn®, Yahoo! and Microsoft Exchange.
  • Customized Inbox – Customers can view all of their accounts together or separately to access work e-mail alone or combined in a favorites folder with personal e-mail from places like Gmail or Yahoo! Mail.
  • Full HTML Browsing – Customers have access to full websites just like on their Macs or PCs. They can play video, upload photos, access online banking and much more. webOS also now integrates a beta of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 in the browser, which provides access to rich, Flash-based Web content.
  • With Just Type in webOS, customers can start an e-mail, create a message, update their status and search their favorite websites – all before they even open an app.
  • Mobile Music Store – Customers can buy and download music right from their webOS smartphones using the Amazon MP3 app when on a Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • Skype mobile™ – webOS 2.0 supports Skype-to-Skype calls and messaging while in the United States to anywhere in the world, and low-rate calls to international landlines and cell phones.

Pricing and availability:

Pre 2 will be available from Verizon Wireless for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in Verizon Wireless rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Pre 2 customers will need to subscribe to a data plan. Unlimited data plans are available to customers starting at $29.99 monthly access. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

Source: Verizon Wireless

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  • Mikey

    Seems PRICEY!!

  • Blaze0023

    *yawn*

  • http://www.webosroundup.com/ DanR

    It was available for pre-order for a hundred bucks. I thought that was the sweet spot. Why the hell they changed it I don’t know. … It won’t stay $150 for very long.

    • Mikeyy

      Cuz its VERIZON!

  • Anonymous

    Skype. We could really use Skype. Like, woah.

  • Joseph Ziehm

    To much $$$$_ HP needs to scrap everyone of the Palm former marketing directors to have any chance. This is just the icing on the cake which proves it.

    • http://AToTheT.org/ Ajay

      I thought they already did?

      • Joseph Ziehm

        They hung onto Jon.

  • JDM

    Wheeeee! I know where I’ll be spending some time to play!

  • Raun

    At least this is a step in the right direction. I wonder how long it will take for someone to hack for use on Sprint?

  • wewter

    Wonder if it’ll include the all-important defunct agps that my pre plus still suffers from.

  • RICELDI

    Stop complaining VZ users, at least you have the option to get it. I wouldn’t mind paying that with Sprint!!!

    • art_sjc

      Really? You would lock yourself into a 2 year contract when the Pre 3 is coming out in about 6 months? There are also whispers coming out of MWC that it won’t be getting webOS 2.1…

      • Ty

        But there is no guarantee that those products are going to sprint. Unless I missed it, I haven’t heard any CONFIRMED talk of sprint.

  • Danar

    Pricey? What! Come on. I paid $200.00 after a $100.00 rebate last march for my pre plus. Seems reasonable to me.

    • Rob

      Also, there will be no more new every two upgrades.

      I know there will be no OTA 2.0 does this mean we can go in store for it?

      Like they said, what about the legacy users?

      I love my pre plus and am happy with it now :)

    • http://facebook.com/Duarte.Emmanuel 3DR

      I got my Pre Plus on Verizon for $50 +2 year contract a little less than a year ago :) still same ol’ Pre Plus. Wait, I thought people were grandfathered in(new every two) one last time? Sadness… Oh Well, hope HP’s special thing for us is a Pre4!!!! (in the coming months. Jk.)

      • Mikeyy

        Could be a Pre4G!

      • Rob

        You are grandfathered in one last time with the new every two

  • Micah R

    I hope the promise hp said regarding helping older device owners includes a voucher to buy the pre2 prior to contract renewal. My pre plus is already showing age with less than a year on it. I won’t hold my breath though.

  • JWalker

    Same here in Germany, i paid 361 € in august 2010 to get my Pre+, and after that i could choose the carrier that i wanted. 1 GB of traffic per month for about 13€, that’s enough for me. I’ll wait for the Pre3, IF it is ever available here at some point… :)

  • http://www.arthurthornton.net/ Arthur Thornton

    What’s with the Amazon MP3 part saying you can only download the songs if you’re connected to WiFi??

  • Joseph Ziehm

    I’d welcome the Pre3 even after market but I know better. The Pixi+ is useful for what I need it for. But, it lacked style and made up for it in a mild app store. Let’s hope that HP stops dropping balls on us!

  • JDM

    How demanding is everyone? I have a Sprint Pixi and there is nothing major to complain about. Could it be faster? Sure, but it’s not a (I like Apple) G5 desktop, it’s a phone! It calls, pulls up websites, kills it on emails, and whatever else is fun (“Zilch”!). Multi-tasking is very limited but I can definitely look at website to get name of place, look at it in maps, and then write email or text with the address or picture to a buddy, in thirty seconds or less. Pre 2 is probably better than my elegant phone, and Pre 3 even better. If people want entry now to the Preverse, let it be. I agree price will go down (it always does), and it’s a great phone. IF Pre 2 was all I had in December to choose from when my plan renews, I’d take it. Can I brag about it to other people? Probably not, but I dont brag to others about my cool phone. I enjoy it.

    • Rob

      / Like

    • DVB’

      We’re demanding bc we’re supposedly buying cutting edge technology that we’re stuck with for 2 years. I am not buying a cell phone, I’m buying a smart phone. I like my pre for sprint, but it’s slow and the hardware is breaking down. As soon as my contract is up, I’ll be switching to an evo or equivalent bc there’s nothing palm/hp has ofered me… And that’s a hit for hp.

  • Randolph

    Sad. Sooo sad. Old phone for new phone price. Yes, I said old phone. No one is releasing a 800 mhz phone now. Heck, you could pick up a Samsung gal for 50 at wal mart right now. The Pre 2 is a 50 dollar or less phone deal and only a fool would pay more. Pre users are not fools so let them sit on the shelves and collect dust. My contracts not up anyhow.

    • Joseph Ziehm

      I renewed my contract on Pixi+ with the promise of WebOS 2.0 which is yet another area where HP/Palm need to work on a new marketing and cost anaylisis system. There is no defending old technology prices at this point.

  • http://twitter.com/2254 Michael Marr

    Tell us the future and sell us the past. I’m just gonna abandon this board until something from the 2/9 show actually shows up retail.

  • Strife

    Nice phone but refuse to switch to verizon all the care for is $$$$ not that sprint doesn’t but they try to keep their customers happy with great plans and great customer service. Hp palm and sprint make the announcement asap before the weak jump ship..