GPS phones are all the rage these days, especially when they’re purpose-built handsets with GPS functionality as a priority (rather than throwing in a GPS receiver just to say it has a GPS receiver). We’d gladly hock our souls for a really good GPS phone, like those from Pharos - they’re just so damned pricey. So, it’s a good thing T-Mobile has the good grace to save our souls from eternal damnation by offering a $200 discount on the Pharos GPS Phone 600 ($499.95) and 600e ($399.95).

The Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC Edition-powered line of GPS phones sport a WASS-enabled SiRFstarIII GPS chip with 20 channels - the Pharos GPS Phone 600 includes pre-loaded navigation software, whereas the 600e model cuts the nav software out of the feature list to shave a C-note off the asking price. And, to make up for the lack of Windows Mobile 6.0 goodness, Pharos saw fit to endow both the GPS Phone 600 and 600e with a speedy 400Mhz processor, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio with RDS, 2 megapixel camera, and WiFi b/g.

Pharos GPS Phone 600 and 600e offered aqt $200 off with T-Mobile subscription

Of course, all the grace in the world couldn’t bring T-Mobile to knock $200 off of Pharos’ asking price for free. Rather than sign your soul away, T-Mobile asks that you enter into a 2-year voice and data plan - but with the Pharos GPS Phone 600 commanding a hefty $699.95 and the GPS Phone 600e going for a slightly-less dizzying $599.95, a 2-year contract doesnt sound too bad.

With T-Mobile set to launch their high-speed 3G HSDPA network next month, you may want to hold off on the EDGE-only quad-band Pharos GPS Phone lineup. But, with the E-TEN Glofish X500 Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM upgrade already out in the wild, at least you won’t be stuck Windows Mobile 5.0 (if the ROM works on the Pharos-branded handset, that is).

[Via: Mobile Whack]

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