AT&T has today officially provided details surrounding their launch of the Palm Pre Plus, and it isn’t pretty: $149.99 after two-year contract and a rebate.
Though AT&T will include the $49.99 MSRP Touchstone inductive charger in the $150 bill (for a limited time), the price is still a fair sight higher than Verizon, which will sell you a Palm Pre Plus and the charger for $79.99 out the door with contract. Verizon will even throw in a second Pre Plus for free if you want to activate a second line.
There’s also no word as to whether or not AT&T will include the Mobile HotSpot app, which Verizon recently included for free with their Pre Plus. The Mobile HotSpot app configures the Pre Plus as a tethered connection for a PC, as well as a WiFi router for up to four devices. Comparable functionality runs $50 or $60 with a tethered data plan or Verizon’s MiFi, respectively.
By any stretch of the imagination, Verizon’s Pre Plus is the better deal, but at least Palm HP finally has another carrier in its corner.
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