When we think of prepaid cell phones we rarely imagine purchasing a smartphone and having our way with the network of our choice, but Australian carrier Telstra is redefining the auroa of prepaid.  Telstra will be offering the Palm Centro with a no obligation fee of $299 AUD ($286 USD) to deliver a solid option for those looking to hop on the carriers prepaid plans without the commitment or credit check commonly assigned to cell phone use.  What is rather interesting is that Telstra has taken a page from At&t’s books by releasing the Palm Centro on prepaid in White, but thankfully they have killed off the green set of buttons (number keys) that we despised on At&t’s release.  Instead of green number keys you will find the much more subtle gray buttons, but other than that we are looking at an identical device to the Palm Centro we have grown to love stateside.  If you are need of a decent prepaid cell phone and going to be traveling through Australia, the Palm Centro is worth a look and at $286USD it’s a bargain.

[Source: Palm Infocenter]