Palm Centro drops to $69.99 on AT&T
For some reason, Palm and AT&T have conspired to lower the price of their Centro handheld by a full $30. The diminutive little bugger is now on sale via all retail channels for the bargain basement price of $69.99. Sure, it will cost you in the form of a 2-year contract, but if the $199 iPhone 3G is a bit too expensive for your taste, the Centro might suffice as a suitable stand-in…that is, of course, if you’re completely blind. Sure, the Centro sports a likeable, if outdated, interface, and a number of useful features, but at the end of the day we think you’d have to be crazy to spend good money on a device that runs off the 2.5G EDGE network, and has a keyboard designed for babies and people with abnormally small fingers. That said, if $69.99 seems like too good of a deal to pass up, head on over to your local AT&T store, bypass the lines of crying iPhone customers, and pick one up for yourself. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.
On Jul 11, 2008 @ 7:07 pm, Gauntlet Down Said:
The article was posted more than a half hour ago and there are no comments (er…); that pretty much says it all, doesn’t it?
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 7:07 pm, Pom Said:
Though it may still run the outdated Palm OS, and yes, the buttons are a bit small…
This is still a powerful device. The Palm OS is easier to sync and easier to operate than Windows Mobile.
The Centro is a perfect fit in your hands - not big and bulky.
The Centro really does make a nice device to enter into the realm of PDA phones if you’re looking to do that. Especially for those that don’t want too much of a learning curve! The icon format (just like the iPhone) makes operating this phone quick and easy to pick up.
I wouldn’t slam it too hard.
Though - yes, I am still wishing I had waited for the iphone!!! (3 months into a contract on a Moto Q.)
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 7:12 pm, cool j Said:
the AT&T Tilt is on sale for $199.99 a much better deal.
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 7:15 pm, cobald75 Said:
Something for all the people out there who didn’t get their hands on an IPHONE!!!
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 7:23 pm, cool j Said:
Price War!!!!
The AT&T Tilt is on sale for $199.99 reduced $100 from yesterday
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 8:26 pm, KingPhil513 Said:
This really isn’t that big of a deal.. We sell the AT&T Centro for $49.99 here at Best Buy Mobile..
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 8:47 pm, g Said:
it fits in your palm comfortably but once you try using it? a completly different story
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 9:03 pm, The Outside Said:
cant wait to get this!!!!!!!!!… not
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On Jul 11, 2008 @ 10:17 pm, secretasianman Said:
I’d pick up the Tilt… if HTC didn’t screw the pooch on video.
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 12:34 am, kuyachris Said:
@KingPhil513
Heh, I was waiting for someone from Best Buy to mention that.
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 1:27 am, Pom Said:
Yes, the Tilt is a better overall device and is on sale right now for $199 (no rebates in the business channel!) Obviously it is to coincide with the iphone…
And yes, Best Buy does offer these (and many others from time to time) for a lower price. it’s a buying deal from AT&T I imagine. Heck, for awhile - Walmart had the BlackBerry pearl for $18.88! and that was IN STORE. (not the online third party dealer that they contract with….)
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 2:55 am, Jeff B. Said:
Really? They dropped $100 off the Tilt? Shit, what idiot would buy an iPhone now?
Anyway, the thought of crying iPhone customers makes me smile…there goes me winning the iPhone 3G giveaway!!! (awwww, damn)
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 8:46 am, khambie Said:
Ohhhhh if the iphone had a real keypad, I’d drop tmobile in a min..better yet, a mili second…
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 9:11 am, speaker80 Said:
Please provide more iPhone coverage. Thx.
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 9:31 am, HokiePS7 Said:
This thing looks like it should have a Fisher Price label on it instead of Palm. “Baby’s First Smart Phone”
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 9:55 am, john j Said:
It is not very appealing, is thin and not very wide, but keyboard is way to small and hard to type on
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 10:26 am, Jesus Christ Said:
We can 1-up that here @ Radioshack.. 29.99 in store–no MIR or anything.
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On Jul 12, 2008 @ 1:54 pm, Christian Said:
you act like its a terrible device. the palm centro might have a crapping keyboard and an aging os, but it is a very reliable device and the os isn’t that bad. its easy to use and its pretty powerful. in fact its so easy that i gave one to my mother as a present and she got use to it in a week. it was her first smartphone. i think this is a very great deal.
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On Jul 13, 2008 @ 12:59 am, sh0N Said:
LOL @ more iPhone coverage pls…. it’s theee sheeeeeit mannn, what else do u need to know. GPS is great,(walt m. is an idiot) data is smokin fast and white gets the females eyes… battery sucks balls but I will live. I dont understand how ppl can drop money on lame phones like the featured.
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On Jul 13, 2008 @ 1:49 am, drew Said:
I’m on my new palm centro that I got for 70 bucks at at&t today! the interface may be old but its easy to use and has no learning curve… and the keyboared is small but u get used to it really quick! lol so don’t be hatin!
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On Jul 13, 2008 @ 2:24 am, eric Said:
The Centro is what the treo should have turned into years ago. Thats sad since if you pay list for one (about $200) its still more functional and easier to use then any other phone at that price except for maybe the new Iphone. But then again list may be in the $200 range but through Sprint/Verizon/At&t you can get it for between 39 and 59 bucks. Almost forgot I am typing this on a Centro, pardon the typos I did not go back and fix.
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On Jul 13, 2008 @ 1:28 pm, sidekick addict Said:
i love the color …. the size … but the not the keypad ….
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On Jul 14, 2008 @ 11:03 pm, BlackberrybydayIphonebynight Said:
I use to work for Palm so let me sum this up for you: the company, the product roadmap, Ed Colligan and the Centro: A BIG FAT JOKE
they couldn’t make a smartphone if their life depended on it!
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On Jul 16, 2008 @ 10:29 pm, eric Said:
There life (the companies) does depend on it.
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