Best Buy has begun listing the Sprint HTC Touch Pro online, with stores also sporadically confirming limited availability during the official third-party release this week leading to a full national launch on November 2nd.
The device is priced at $749.99 retail, $200 above Sprint SRP for non-contract purchases and reflects the deeper discount power that Best Buy usually exercises with contract renewals and new accounts.
In related news a PPCGeeks member is also reporting that the Verizon version of the Pro will in fact be identical to the Sprint version with the same 7501A ASIC powering the device with identical ROM/RAM numbers and clockspeed, correcting the leaked Sprint internal comparison sheet from earlier this year.
The delay was also explained in detail, with the engineer confirming issues found before shipment regarding TouchFLO 3D, camera and GPS lag, a missing camera software update, speaker volume issues, directional pad malfunctions, and total system performance being addressed with a processor firmware patch across the initial shipment of over 20,000 devices, causing the launch to be postponed by Sprint and HTC during the original launch week of October 19th in order for the devices to be prepared before arriving to retailers for sale. Â
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I don’t see it yet?? atleast after I type my zip in and all that
Picked mine up on Friday, once my Best Buy told me that they had them in-stock and were OK with selling it on Friday.
Main reason I wanted it ASAP was that I could get a 20% off discount from the post-rebate pricing being a Reward Zone member, from the MyRewardZone.com website. The price had to be changed manually in the computer, though it was $239.99 + tax OTD. Said discount ends on Nov 1st.
Got mine Sunday at Best Buy for $239.99 + tax also. The 20% off expires Nov 1 (or maybe Oct 31…)
do you have to have be a rewards zone member to get the discount?
Skip, yes, but membership is free. More details at CheapenGadget.com:
http://www.cheapengadget.com/sprint-htc-touch-pro-23999-with-contract-61/
Supplies are limited, so act fast on this one. I have been waiting and watching for the best deal on this phone, and this by far is the best deal. I had my order through Sprint’s EVP website, but I would have paid $399 each and had to wait months for the $100 mail in rebate. Best Buy eliminated all main in rebates, so the discount was instant. I joined the Rewards Zone program yesterday and was able to use it on two of these phones.
My local Best Buy only got three of them, and yesterday afternoon, they had all been spoken for. I called another Best Buy about 72 miles south of where I am at and they only had 4 of them. I put them on hold, and drove down to get them. $513 OTD!!! SWEET!!!