Palm Pre Now On-Sale In North America

Update: The article below is a total f-up by me. That’s what I get for reading and writing stories when I first roll out of bed. As commentors  have said the Pro was released today. My bad.

The highly anticipated Palm Pre is now available in North America. Let me be a little more specific, the Palm Pre is available in Canada. Palm announced today the Pre is available via the Canadian carrier Bell Mobility. The Pre is not a GSM phone so don’t expect a hacked version for T-Mobile or AT&T. The phone runs on CDMA networks such as Sprint.

If you live in Canada and want the Pre it will only cost you $99.99, but the twist is that you’ll have to sign a 3 year contract. 2 year contracts are bad, but 3 is ridiculous. To save a few hundred dollars on the phone isn’t worth the extra year you have to pay in monthly fees. Regardless of the price I’m sure the Pre is going to be a HUGE hit. Hopefully the phone makes its way south of the boarder sooner than later.