T-Mobile USA Inc. said it would begin pre-sales of the Motorola Inc. Cliq smartphone Nov. 19, pricing the handset at $200 for qualified subscribers with a two-year contract.
The handset is set to be sold in stores and online Nov. 2, T-Mobile said. However, customers who want first dibs on the smartphone can register here and will receive the phone as soon as the order can be filled. In addition, those customers will receive a free car charger. The $200 price tag is in line with other smartphones at initial launch. However, other carriers have been lowering costs of their “halo” handsets to make room for new inventory expected before the all-important holiday shopping season. For instance, Verizon Wireless cut its BlackBerry Storm to $50, and Sprint Nextel Corp. dropped the price of its Palm Pre handset to $150.
“T-Mobile customers text message and access social messaging on mobile devices more than those of any other carrier,” said Wendy Pi
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