The Palm Pre will cost $199.99 after a $100 mail-in or instant rebate (from Best Buy). But if you’re not a fan of carrier lock-ins, there’s a good indication that Sprint will be offering the Palm Pre for $549.99 without contract. Of course, note that the phone will still be locked to Sprint, but you won’t have to worry about being locked to them for two years.

Shown above is an image of a chat session with what seemingly is a customer service representative from Sprint.

[via Tech Ticker]