After a long waiting time we finally have turned what is said to be an Autum release date into a pinpointed day for the GSM version of the Pre. It looks like O2 will have the Pre exclusively available in the UK on October 16^th just in time for . . . . . Halloween?

Many business partners of O2 will be offering the pre including Phones4U, Carphone Warehouse and a few others. Germany will be getting the Pre via O2 on October 13^th with October 16^th set for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Many of the European population will be able to score themselves a Palm Pre for nothing, that’s right no throwing down a cent towards the device.

Those who live in the UK can pick up a free Pre (gotta love how that sounds) on either a 24 or 36 month contract starting at £30.91 ($51). There are 5 different tariffs ranging from £29.38 ($48) to £73.41 ($120), all of which include unlimited data and Wi-Fi access.

In Germany you’ll only have to put down €1 ($2) to walk away with the Pre but you’ll have to pay the rest over 24 months at €20 ($30) per month. Germany will be getting the Pre with the recommendation that you at least get the €10 ($15) data plan or suffer the building data charges. You can also get the unlocked Pre contract free if you wish.

Ireland is offering 5 different 18-month plans that range from €40 ($59) to €100 ($148) per month. In Ireland the Price of the Pre ranges from absolutely nothing to €99 ($146) depending on the agreement. The plan that the free Pre comes with is limited to just 700 minutes, 250 texts, 25 MMS, and 1 GB of data. For those who have got to get more data in their life you are also allowed unlimited access to O2’s Wi-Fi hotspots.