It looks like bad news for any Spanish fans of customer service — Telefónica is set to be the sole network for the Palm Pre in Spain, where it will appear alongside the abused iPhone on the company’s Movistar mobile network "before summer". The Spanish telco will also have rights in Latin America (again under the Movistar brand) and even in the UK, although this time using its British subsidiary O2.
If true (and several sources concur) then the Pre will be going straight up against the iPhone. If you love Telefónica, this is great. But everybody actually hates the company, so expect to get screwed on contracts and data plans just like you did with the iPhone.
The UK outlook is, for once, brighter. O2 has one of the most liberal plans for the iPhone anywhere in the world, with decent data plans even on pay-as-you-go tariffs. One thing is sure. If Telefónica does get the rights, I won’t be queuing up to buy one on launch day like I did with the iPhone. I’ll save my anger and bile and just stay in bed.
Movistar ‘steals’ a Vodafone mobile’ anti iPhone Palm [Expansión — translated]
O2 wins UK Palm Pré exclusive? [Reg Hardware]
See Also:
- Spanish IPhone ‘Still Not Arrived’
- Telefonica in Great Customer Service Shocker
- O2 Triples Minutes on Cheapest UK iPhone Plan
- O2 Leaks its Own iPhone 3G Pre-Pay Pricing
- O2 Announces Free 3G IPhones and Pay As You Go
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