Centro Now Available on AT&T
After many rumors and much anticipation the Palm Centro is now on the AT&T Wireless website and available!
As described by AT&T:
Overview
The Palm Centro is a compact QWERTY smartphone offering a full range of features. Transfer data or go hands-free with USB, Bluetooth® and infrared connectivity. Keep up with work and friends via email, Instant Messenger and Push-To-Talk. Enjoy the sounds of AT&T Music and XM Radio. Snap pictures and record video with the 1.3 MP camera, and store it all comfortably with up to 4 GB microSD¿ expansion memory.
Included Features
- 1.3 MP Camera with video capture
- Picture and video messaging
- EDGE class 10 for rapid data transfers
- Bluetooth v1.2 and Infrared connectivity
- Supports MicroSD(TM) expansion memory - up to 4 GB
- Full QWERTY keyboard and 2.2″ touchscreen display
- AIM®, Yahoo!®, and Windows Live® Messengers
- Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync email support
- Support for Good Mobile Messaging
- XM Radio, AT&T Music and MusicID
- Support for Xpress Mail
- Push-To-Talk
AT&T has a two-year contract price of $199.99 with a $100 mail-in rebate making the effective price $99.99. The list price with no commitment is $349.99.
The initial color offered is glacier white with a version in black available in a month.
Other than the obvious difference in radio network technologies (this version is GSM as opposed to CDMA) this Centro is almost identical to the Sprint offering.
The other differentiators appear to be network based; for example: AT&T is offering push-to-talk, XM Radio, AT&T Music. These are all subscription based offerings thru the network.
This additional choice of a Centro on AT&T now makes the Palm experience available to even more of America - stay tuned…