iPhone (Germany) to be Announced Next Week?
Reuters reports that Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) has "clinched" the exclusive deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in Germany.
According to Reuters source, the deal will be announced next week. This would coincide with Apple's "Mum is no longer the word" Media event to be held in London on September 18th.
The initial price of the German iPhone is expected to be 399 euros ($554). T-Mobile as reportedly agreed to the both voice and data revenue sharing with Apple.
ThinkSecret states that the iPhone will not be available in Europe until the first half of November and will not support 3G networking to start, however, could introduce 3G iPhones in Europe as early as February 2008.
According to Reuters source, the deal will be announced next week. This would coincide with Apple's "Mum is no longer the word" Media event to be held in London on September 18th.
The initial price of the German iPhone is expected to be 399 euros ($554). T-Mobile as reportedly agreed to the both voice and data revenue sharing with Apple.
ThinkSecret states that the iPhone will not be available in Europe until the first half of November and will not support 3G networking to start, however, could introduce 3G iPhones in Europe as early as February 2008.
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58 months ago
Any word yet on it being sold unlocked? Isn't that mandatory in certain European countries?
58 months ago
could apples hook-up with t-mobile help US t-mobile costumers get visual viocemail that are using unlocked iphones?
58 months ago
could apples hook-up with t-mobile help US t-mobile costumers get visual viocemail that are using unlocked iphones?
I can't imagine....no way...
58 months ago
could apples hook-up with t-mobile help US t-mobile costumers get visual viocemail that are using unlocked iphones?
No.
58 months ago
Yay for Germany. :)
Canada......next? never? help???
Well, it will take longer for Canada because it's not a major market. Germany is the 2nd or 3rd largest consumer market behind the US. Japan is also up there. If Apple is going by a "large markets first" policy, then I'd say you're going to be waiting a bit longer.
58 months ago
400 Euros for a non-3G phone? Do they actually plan on selling any?
The phone has to be a 3G phone. No way around it. Thinksecret is wrong on this.
The phone has to be a 3G phone. No way around it. Thinksecret is wrong on this.
58 months ago
399€ sounds a bit dodgy.. That's quite a lot of a price difference from the US version. If the EU version doesn't have any different hardware, then why spend some 150USD more on it?
58 months ago
399€ sounds a bit dodgy.. That's quite a lot of a price difference from the US version. If the EU version doesn't have any different hardware, then why spend some 150USD more on it?
Apple's costs of currency exchange and higher costs in Europe (taxes for example) mean that there is going to be a higher price when compared to USD.
58 months ago
No 3G in iPhone would subject Apple to mockery from Europeans. anything other than 3G in Europe is worthless.
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