O2 has confirmed the Palm Pre, which has had mixed reviews in the US, will be go on sale on 16 October.
The network, which has the handset on an exclusive basis, will offer the phone for free on an 18 month tariff of £44.05 per month. On lower tariffs the handset will cost £96.89.
O2 say all the tariffs include unlimited data built in including Wi-Fi access to more than 7,500 hotspots around the UK.
In an announcement on their corporate blog O2 says more details of their offers will be released in the build up the October 16th launch.