While those over in Europe await the arrival of the GSM version of the Palm Pre (rumored to arrive October 30th), UK-based mobile phone specialist Handtec and London-based online store m-Phone are both offering a SIM-free version of the Pre for pre-order. Handtec is asking £517.49 and e-tailer m-Phone wants £450. A Palm Pre under contract with O2 (when available) will likely be much less than these prices, but if you can’t bear to wait or are not an O2 customer and don’t plan to be, then take a look at Handtec and m-Phone and pre-order your Pre!

source: mypre