PCMag’s Sascha Segan often has interesting details and now he reveals some information about the Pre. Unlike previous rumors, it seems that cool smart phone will not cost an arm and a leg, but $200 to $250 with a two-year Sprint contract. The plans it will run on will be similar to these of Instict. Other US carriers will get it no sooner than 90 days after Sprint does, so if you want to be cool, prepare to switch your carrier.

Sascha also says that Palm will approve all apps in the Catalog, but unlike Apple will test only if they work correctly, not if they are “good or bad”. Other “Pre” models are also said to be in the works, with rumor about a lower-cost candybar QWERTY-less phone coming. Let’s home February’s MWC trade show will reveal more information about the other Pre versions and hopefully new models.