Scoop: Palm's 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Thursday, 04 September 2008 09:27

Opinion and Analysis

Of course, as a WM device, it has all the usual organiser, email, web and other productivity features, while as a Telstra device, it has all of Telstra’s services, from an upcoming “Whereis Navigator” for GPS turn-by-turn mapping, through to Sensis search, those 33 Foxtel TV channels and more.

So, what will it sell for?

The “outright” price is AUD $929, and unlike the iPhone there is no sign of any (ahem) “additional unlock fee” needed to be paid to make this “outright” purchase a true “outright purchase”.

But if outright purchases (whatever definition applies) is not for you, then Telstra’s $80 business phone plan (over 24 months) comes to the rescue, giving you the phone at $0 upfront.

Available “exclusively” on Next G, it’s coming “mid September” from Telstra stores.

From my relatively brief exposure to the Palm Treo Pro thus far, it’s definitely a worthy successor to the older Palm Treo devices.

That said, it will be interesting to see how it competes against models from the HTC Touch series, the i-mate Ultimates and WM phones from Samsung and others, and how soon a Palm Treo Pro 2 comes to market with video calling and a higher-res screen, for those that might want those features from a future Palm Treo Pro model.