Palm Pre Coming to Canada on August 27
Here's some excellent news for Canadians webOS fans. After weeks of rumors, it has finally been announced that the Palm Pre will land in Canada on August 27. It will be available from $199 with a 3-year contract.
Consumers from Canada can also choose to go off-contract but the price will be $599 with a minimum 500 MB data plan. Pre-orders for the webOS device are now available from Bell Mobility.
Future Shop has also announced that they is currently accepting in-store pre-orders for the Pre.
To end this post, here's a statement from Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility and Chief Brand Officer for Bell.
“We’re very excited to bring the revolutionary Palm Pre and the Palm webOS mobile platform to Canadians exclusively on Bell’s national wireless network – the largest high-speed 3G network in Canada.Considering the highly successful US introduction of the Palm Pre by Sprint in June and fast-growing Palm Pre buzz among Canadian mobile users, Bell and our retail partners are preparing for high demand for this breakthrough phone.”
