Sprint EOL list reveals target Palm Pre launch, plenty more
Sprint customers, have you found yourself wondering what Hesse & Co. have in store for you this year beyond the illustrious Palm Pre? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. While we can’t post the list itself, one of our ninjas came through with a tasty internal document that may shed some light on things for you. It doesn’t cover all of the handsets Sprint has in store for 2009 but it does shed some light on a few handsets we’re all eagerly awaiting. Note that this is an End of Life (EOL) list so the replacement devices may add an element of confusion. Some of the handsets listed below are already released, such as the Motorola i365 and the Samsung M220, yet they are listed next to dates in the future. This simply means that these handsets will fill any gaps left by the corresponding EOL device. As for the handsets on the list that are not yet released, the EOL dates represent the target death of the EOL handset (in the warehouse, existing store inventory will still be sold) and the target in stock-date at Sprint’s warehouses for its replacement. In other words, these replacement devices are projected to be in stock by the dates specified so a release on or around said date is most likely a safe bet. So without further ado, hit the jump and soak up all that Sprint handset goodness we’ve extracted from the EOL document for you.
UPDATE: To clarify a bit of confusion, the sheet shows a target in-stock date of 3/15 for the Pre. It also shows that it will be replacing the Palm 755P which has a projected EOL in late May. For comparison sake, the Treo Pro shows a target in-stock date of 2/15, replacing the 800W which has a projected EOL in April. For the Treo Pro, we know that the target in-stock date corresponds with the launch of 2/15. This could indeed put the Pre launch on or around 3/15, but we wouldn’t bet on it. Sprint wants to move their stock of Treo 755Ps before they get to the Pre, and if we were a betting bunch, we’d peg the Pre release closer to May/Early June than Mid-March.
Device Name – Projected Warehouse EOL – Replacement (if available)
- Sierra Compass 597 USB – Early February – Sierra 598 USB
- Motorola ic602 – Early February
- LG 160 – Mid-February – Samsung M220
- LG Rumor (blue) – Mid February – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Motorola i325IS – Mid February – Motorola i365IS
- LG Rumor (green) – Mid March – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Franklin Wireless U680 USB – Early April
- Palm 800W – April – Palm Treo Pro (target in-stock 2/15)
- LG Rumor (black) – Mid April – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
- Motorola i615 – Mid April
- Samsung M520 Lumina – Mid April – LG LX370 (slider)
- RIM BlackBerry Pearl (red) – May
- LG LX400 – Late May
- Palm 755P (blue) – Late May – Palm Pre (target in-stock 3/15)
- Sanyo 6750 Eclipse (pink) – June
- Palm Centro (berry) – June
- Motorola Q9C – Mid June
- Sierra 597E – July – Sierra 2-in-1 Aircard
- Palm Centro (green) – July
- Palm Centro refresh (black) – July
- Motorola VE20 – July
- HTC Touch Diamond – July
- RIM BlackBerry 7100i – August – RIM BlackBerry 8350i
@DonLouie/ aka MrMultiLoginBitchBoy: You don’t like insults? Stop insulting the intelligence of readers and who knows what may come of it. I’m unconcerned whether you’re amused or not. You’re a Sprint-stooge, plain and simple, and no apologies are offered nor warranted.
Thanks for elevating the conversation to that of ‘knuckle-dragging’.
Idiot
Treo Pro by 2/15, Pre by 3/15, Moto i365IS this month, Rumor II this month, LG LX370 in April, an aircard this month and another in July. That’s not even the everything, some more clues on the rest of what’s coming would be nice. I am at a lose at to why the Diamond is on that list but the Touch isn’t.
^ …Said the self-serving Sprint-Goon, MrMultiLoginTroll who insists on talking to himself, assuming all the while that you, _the reader_, cannot read the article for themselves. Poor thang.
When the Android Instinct finally hits, I may forego my 2 week hold policy because it will get better w/updates like the original Instinct eventually did. The Pre is exempt from that rule because BM wants it, me too but I can’t tellher know. Wait for it….
^ … Said the extremely lonely, self-serving Sprint-Goon, MrMultiLoginTroll who insists on talking to himself, assuming all the while that you, _the reader_, cannot read the article for themselves. Poor thang.
Take your arguments to e-mail (and the kids’ table) please.
I like Sprint
^lol
Wow, first time here and backbeat is fucked in the head! What is with that thing named backbeat? Youre whats wrong with the world today. Why dont you just shut the fuck up and let people read instead of insulting everyone. You truly are the terd in everyones toilet!
^Try focusing. There is a subject on the table, Troll-Apologist … and the very first thing your pompous ass does is attack …
Fuck you.
One good phone, one great phone and 3 blahs, 2 new aircards though. Has me saying is that all?
True the Pro looks to be a great phone, but I wouldn’t call the Pre just a “good phone.” It is a great play as a Centro replacement for the entry level portion of the smartphone market. Not a power-business user phone, but up against the Centro and Instinct the Pre does look great.
Looks like you consider the Treo Pro to be a better phone than the Pre. I would put the Centro up against the Pro not the Pre.
The Pro has been pushed back so Pre is robbbly going to follow that same path, sucks
backbeat
As I read through this thread it doesn’t appear you have anything constructive to say regarding Sprint or Palm.
I am ready for a new phone and went into a Sprint store. I thought I wanted the high-end HTC that has Windows on it. The Sprint guy said we have Blackberry folks, Window folks, and Palm folks. You like Palm. Stay with it. Just wait for the new Palm to come out and you will be happy. The Pre won 3 awards at the show. That’s good enough for me!
This couldn’t come soon enough, a lot of Palm people want to upgrade
@SleepNumber: Accountability can give that false-impression. Sorry to hear that you haven’t the wherewithall to see beyond your selective rationale.
Sleep Number, the rep told you right because if you find a manufacturer you like then stick with them, same goes for carriers
Pre to replace Centro for entry level people.
Pro to replace 800w.
Good news.
If the Pre is replacing the Centro that would have make it super cheap then. I see the Pre hitting a new niche w/the Pro taking the place of the 800
Phone and Carrier needs, both personal and professional, change over time. There is no need to blindly drink the same koolade you were addicted to a decade ago, when the past has taught us so many lessons. That’s the very definition of insanity.
This article doesn’t mention the Cedar, kinda funny. Looks like the dates for the Pre was actually for the Pro
^What color is the sky in your disturbed little world, MrMultiLoginTroll?
This Pro better be bug free and need no updates for a long while with all these delays.
It’s the only thing that makes sense! their posts are all about the same time as the other. It’s a classic case of Multiple Poster-nality Syndrome.
Seriously though, if it weren’t for the company i work for blocking my internet and allowing only this site and one other, the backbeat situation would be enough to make me go somewhere else for my phone/gadget scoops.