T-Mobile Relocks iPhone in Germany

T-Mobile also said they would unlock the iPhone after the two year contract expires, free of charge.

That's too bad they had to relock it. they probably wouldn't have sold many anyway.

I live in hope that one day, Apple will release an uh-tethered iPhone platform open to developers without any catches.

I think that that day just moved slightly more forwards into the future.

SL

So if you paid the 999 Euro and got an unlocked iPhone, is T-Mobile going to give you the price difference back?

So if you paid the 999 Euro and got an unlocked iPhone, is T-Mobile going to give you the price difference back?

Why should they? :confused:
SL

I'll be buying my legitimately unlocked iPhone from France then I guess. Not like I was actually considering paying €999 for a phone though.

I know this is the wrong thread, but can anyone explain the price equation in France. From what I've read, I can buy an iPhone for €399 and pay €100 to unlock it. Simple. €499. So where are people pulling €649/€749 from ?

So if you paid the 999 Euro and got an unlocked iPhone, is T-Mobile going to give you the price difference back?

There'll be so few compared to the amount on plans that it wont matter. I can't see them turning around and saying that those customers now need to go back on a plan, it's not an issue to them. Plus it'd cause more hassle that they really don't need.

I'll be buying my legitimately unlocked iPhone from France then I guess. Not like I was actually considering paying €999 for a phone though.

I know this is the wrong thread, but can anyone explain the price equation in France. From what I've read, I can buy an iPhone for €399 and pay €100 to unlock it. Simple. €499. So where are people pulling €649/€749 from ?

the 399 is only in combination with a subscription

ah good news (though i expect i stand alone here).

A German court overturned the temporary injunction issued against T-Mobile requiring it to sell unlocked iPhones in Germany.

Due to the injunction, T-Mobile had been required to offer an unlocked version of the Apple iPhone in Germany. The unlocked iPhone was priced at 999 euro, well above the standard 399 euro price for an iPhone with a two-year T-Mobile contract.

With this reversal, the unlocked iPhone will no longer be available in Germany, though officially unlocked iPhones will still remain available in France.

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Oh I wish T-Mobile could sell the iPhone in the U.S. Anyway I don't think anyone is going to buy at the un-locked price so, don't think it really matters.

ah good news (though i expect i stand alone here).

No, you're not alone. There are plenty of others like you on my list...