As promised the Garmin Nuvifone G60 is up for sale on the official AT&T site. After 2 year contract this device will set you back $399 less a $100 mail-in-rebate. Just think how happy you’ll be to use the built-in Wi-Fi, 3.2 MP camera, voice-guided GPS and touchscreen. Fast forward a week and imagine how pissed you’ll be as you realize that pretty much any modern phone on the market offers this (plus apps) for less. Caveat emptor – or at least have some dignity and wait for Amazon to change their “currently unavailable” status and post a reasonable price (like free) for this. It’s worth noting that users of the Nuvifone will also be hit up for a $5.99 monthly added service fee so they can view traffic, access white pages info. More after the jump.
Exactly who is the target market for AT&T’s Garmin Nuvifone G60? It’s easily double the nearest competitor (Palm Pre is $149 at Sprint and iPhone 3GS is $100 cheaper at $199). Sure you get turn by turn navigation (which by the way you’d get with a $100 GPS from Costco). So who is paying $5.99 per month for premium connected services – traffic updates for the PND app, weather reports, movie and local events listings and fuel prices, together with white pages access. You know, the sort of stuff you can find online. If you’re into “premium connected services” get a Palm Pre which includes the great Sprint Navigation App (FREE) plus all the Google email, contacts and calendar you can eat also included in Sprint’s monthly service.
