Sprint Offering The Palm Pixi For Free With Contract

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Sprint is now offering the Palm Pixi 'free with a 2-year contract' through its online portal. Sprint retail stores may not be stocked with these free Pixi handsets and therefore the online option is the safest bet. The catch is that you’ll have to agree to a two-year contract, which is livable if you’re a long term Sprint customer anyways. Sprint's two year contracts range from $69.99 to $189.98 per month.

For a phone which features a full physical QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a removable battery, it's a pretty good deal. Speculations are rife that Palm might be planning to launch a new device - perhaps the C40 or Palm Pre 4G and hence it wants to clear out the Palm Pixi inventory. Another theory is that webOS might be soon replaced with Android. Lack of WiFi was always going to be a big issue in Palm Pixi and we highlighted this as early as November last year. The slow processor has further dampened Palm Pixi sales.

Going by Palm's dwindling fortunes and rumors about a possible acquisition by Lenovo, Palm needs a gigantic effort to clear-up its Palm Pixi inventory. I'd hardly be surprised if the Verizon’s Palm Pixi Plus starts selling for free in the not too distant future.

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