O2 UK, the exclusive carrier of the Palm Pre in the UK, has announced that the iPhone rival will go on sale on 16 October, reports The Telegraph. Monthly tariffs for the Pre start at £29.38 per month on an 18-month contract. Customers signing up for this tariff will need to pay £96.89 for the Pre – exactly the same tariff and handset price they would pay for the iPhone 3G.