O2 confirmed as UK Palm Carrier

We were told last week that today, 7th July, would be the day we would find out everything we wanted to know about the Palm Pre in the UK.  It turns out this statement was half true, as a Palm announcement has indeed been made, but it has told us almost nothing in terms of concrete information!

What we do know is that O2 will be the network who will exclusively carry the Pre in the UK, a fact long rumoured, and that we will be able to buy the phone ‘in time for the holidays’, which  means before Christmas for those who don’t work in marketing.  O2 will also carry the Pre in Ireland and Germany, while O2’s Spanish equivalent Movistar will sell it in Spain.

So, we have no idea how much the Pre will cost or the exact launch date, although O2 Germany have stated October as the month they anticipate the phone to be on sale there.  Anyone who isn’t sure on the Pre’s spec list can take a read through today’s press release, which does a very good job of recapping them, in place of any actual facts.

Still, later this week we have the TG01 announcement to look forward to!