Did the Verizon Palm Pixi/Pre Plus Actually Do Pretty Well?

I just ran across an analysis at asymco.com intended to compare Verizon’s smartphone sales overall (and primarily Android) to AT&T’s iPhone sales. I don’t care about that so much, but what I did find interesting in the analysis (if the numbers are at all accurate) is just how many Palm webOS devices seem to have been sold: Yes, it’s not the consistent sales experienced by Motorola, HTC, and RIM on...

Pre-Paid Palm Phones on Verizon? Maybe

According to Engadget, a document is circulating that allegedly shows a variety of smartphones, including the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, available with pre-paid plans at Verizon. No pricing is available, and the document’s veracity hasn’t been confirmed, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Update: Twitter user @Nergal2 points out that the “3G Smartphone” row header doesn’t actually indicate...

Verizon Phasing Out the Pre Plus?

According to Engadget, the Pre Plus is being phased out by Verizon, which could mean a replacement is coming soon: Judging from some documents we’ve received, Big Red is looking to clear out a lot of inventory right about now — presumably to make room for some upcoming models, some of which we’ve already heard about through the grapevine. Specifically, the Pre Plus along with the BlackBerry Storm2...

Comparing the Palm Pre Plus to the Palm Pre

The Pre Plus is the upgraded version of the original Pre that shipped on Sprint in June of 2009. Available in the US on Verizon and AT&T, the Pre differs from the Pre in the following ways: More RAM: The Plus version has 512MB RAM to the original Pre’s 256MB. More storage space: The Plus doubles the Pre’s 8GB for a total of 16GB storage space. Slightly modified keyboard: By all accounts, the keyboard has...

Is Verizon Giving Palm Users Free Mobile Hotspot Service?

According to this post at the ZDNet blog, Verizon is allowing Palm Pre and Pixi owners to turn on the mobile hotspot feature for free. If true, then that along with their new pricing of $49 for the Pre Plus and $29 for the Pixi Plus should seriously increase sales. From the blog: I don’t play the April Fool’s games so this is a true and honest post with no trickery included. The Palm webOS devices have not done...