We know you keyboard lovers have been holding your breath waiting for the HTC Touch Pro2 to be back in stock at Verizon.. The last time this well-reviewed reasonably-priced, keyboard-tastic smartphone came back in stock, it sold-out in a day.
Today, we checked at the Verizon online store below the rumble of the Droid invasion there it was the smartphone many have been drooling over: The HTC Touch Pro2 without that ugly "Out-of-Stock" hovering over it.
The HTC Touch Pro went on sale at Verizon on September 11. Reviewers of the HTC Touch Pro2 called it the the King of Windows Mobile smartphones
and the best high-end smartphone. The world phone has a 3.6 WGA tilting
touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth and up to 5.2 hours of
battery life. It sold-out quickly. Came back in-stock and then sold-out again.
The Verizon spokeswoman told us that
more would be in stock by the end of October. It came in stock for a very brief time. The advantage the HTC Touch Pro2 has over the Droid is that it is world phone and will work in other parts of the world. It also has one of the best keyboards known to texters.
The HTC Touch Pro2 is priced lower than the other carriers who carry
the phone, T-Mobile and Sprint price is $349.99 after rebates. The
Verizon price for the HTC Touch Pro2 is $199 after mail-in rebates.
Wireless and Mobile News' readers who were able to nab the HTC Touch
Pro2 used the Mobile News' Verizon online coupon-link to get the rebate instantly with an online purchase.
The HTC Touch Pro2 currently comes loaded with Windows Mobile 6.1 but you will be able to update it to Windows Mobile 6.5. The HTC Touch Pro2 was voted CTIA Hot for the Holidays in the smarpthone category.
"The HTC Touch Pro2 is the kind of Windows experience that people have been wanting to see," remarked IDC analyst Ramon Llamas regarding the surge in smartphone sales.
An added bonus is that when you use the Wireless and Mobile News' Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase you don't have to wait for a rebate.