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T-Mobile has officially confirmed that they will be offering free phones, to all those who sign up for a family plan, on June 19th. The AP reports: “Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m., new customers will be able to get free handsets of their choice by signing up for a “family plan,” [...] Current T-Mobile customers can convert a single-user plan into a family plan by adding at least one user, or adding lines to a family plan they already have. You can get up to five free phones with a single family plan, though each will come with a two-year contract.” The deal includes all higher-end phones, including the BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC myTouch 3G Slide, and the new Android Garmifone; all usually retail for around $200 with a 2-year contract. T-Mobile did mention that some phones will require a mail-in-rebate in order to be free. Still, not a bad deal. Anyone going to take T-Mo up on their free offering?

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Usually when we hear the phrase "contract-free developer phone" the words "unlocked" and "GSM" follow shortly thereafter, but apparently Palm didn't get the memo -- it just announced discounted hardware prices for its devices, but they're carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint. Yeah, that's a big sad face out of us -- it's not like Verizon's going to give you a cheaper plan if you show up with a contract-free device. In fact, you might be better off picking up a $79 Pre on a Sprint contract from Amazon and just canceling after a year or so -- the ETF will have been prorated to $120 by then, putting you way ahead of Palm's $439 price tag. So much for that dream -- at least we still have our fantasy of driving to Mexico for an illicit Telcel Pre smuggling run.

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Those leaked Verizon prices for the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus were on the money, as Verizon's now announced official coinage for the scaled-up models. Both webOS phones will be under $150 after a mail-in rebate.

The Pre Plus will set you back $149.99 after a $100 rebate, and the Pixi Plus will be $99.99 after the same mail-in rebate is claimed. Contract length is two years, so comparable with Sprint's offer. But Sprint doesn't have the Plus models, which offer more internal storage, wireless charging cases as standard, and Wi-Fi for the Pixi Plus.

The buy-one-get-one-free offer sounded too good to be true last week, but Verizon is obviously feeling mighty generous as turns out, it was indeed based in fact. Anyone who buys a Pre Plus or Pixi Plus will get a Pixi Plus free—but that offer expires February 14th. Valentine's Day gift, anyone? [Verizon]

The official line is still that T-Mobile customers affected by Sidekick amnesia will be given a months' credit on their data plan, but that may not be the end of it (and considering the magnitude of the issue for affected folks, we'd certainly hope not). At this point, they're leaving the door open to more by saying that they're "considering additional measures" to help soothe the souls of those who lost contacts, notes, schedules, apps, and everything else, but exactly what those "measures" are remains to be seen. Free phones? Free service? A gift certificate to a day spa? The full (albeit brief) remarks can be found after the break.

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