If you couldn’t wait to get a GSM version of the Palm Pre and picked up yourself a locked handset have no fear. The Rebel Simcard II had just been updated to be compatible with the Palm Pre. If you picked up your Pre from O2 in Germany you have nothing to worry about to begin with.

For those that are unfamiliar with the Rebel Simcards the idea is basically to trick your phone into thinking that your SIM card is indeed the required type. The Rebel Simcard fits between your SIM card and the phone so there is no need to modify any hardware or software to enable this trick in the end voiding no warranties.

If I were to pick myself up a non-QWERTZ GSM Pre I would pick up one of these Rebel Simcards in a heartbeat. Every experience I have had with these cards has been a great one. They work flawlessly and are well worth the time and money spent getting one.