According to Gizmodo, the Pre feature Sprint’s Everything price plans, which break down as follows:
· Individuals can choose from 450-minute ($69.99), 900-minute ($89.99) or unlimited plans ($99.99).
· Families can choose from 1500 minutes ($129.99), 3000 minutes ($169.99) or unlimited plans ($189.99).
· Business customers will be able to pool their minutes using 5 (or so) plans.
At first glance, the Pre’s plans appear competitive, and the unlimited-use options should prove popular with heavy web users. Sprint has been very aggressive lately with its all-you-can-use deals; its Boost Mobile subsidiary even offers a $50 plan with unlimited voice, messaging, and text.
Unfortunately, beyond the price-plan specifics, the Sprint/Palm webcast was mostly a big tease. In addition to the murky ship date, the world wants to know what the handset will cost, and whether the Pre will live up to its pre-release hype. If Sprint and Palm stick to their original ship date, we should know soon enough.