Only days after the Palm Pre was announced, we knew that the Pre would likely make it north of the border. Palm announced today that the Pre will be available on the Bell Mobility network in the second half of the year. This will be an exclusive offer, indicating that TELUS may be out of luck at least for a certain amount of time.
“We’re excited to bring Pre to Canada with Bell Mobility,” said Brodie Keast, senior vice president of marketing for Palm, Inc. “We’ve seen enormous interest from mobile operators worldwide and fully expect to continue to expand distribution for Pre, putting it within reach of more and more customers.”
The Bell Mobility exclusive also suggests that we’re also not going to see a GSM-based version of the Pre in Canada for a while.
Specific availability and pricing details have not been revealed yet.