T-Mobile offers unlocked phone in Germany
Apparently things move just a little bit faster in Europe than they do here in the US. Responding to yesterday’s injunction (at the behest of rival provider Vodafone), mobile operator T-Mobile has announced that it will sell an unlocked version of the iPhone alongside its standard offerings. The catch? The unlocked version of the iPhone will cost €999 (~$1464).
Yowch. You may remember that when news was first announced that an unlocked version of the iPhone would be available in neighboring France the price estimates went as high as €999—seems there may have been some rationale for that.
High cost isn’t the only thing that might hold some back; according to T-Mobile, the unlocked version of the phone will lack at least one feature that is reliant on the network, the revolutionary Visual Voicemail functionality. We’re still expecting to see an unlocked version of the phone in France next week, but it will be interesting to see how the unlocked phones vary in other ways, if they do.
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Comments (3)
My thinking here is that if you want an unlocked phone so that you can use it on your service of choice, then paying more $$$ for such a product should be the customer decision.
Posted by Mike Erickson | November 21, 2007 1:41 PM
What did everyone expect, the iPhone is the most advanced phone out there. It should cost a lot more if its unlocked.
Posted by Brian White | November 21, 2007 9:20 PM
i'm in london right now and there are stores here advertising iphone unlocking. i went into an O2 store here and asked if i could switch the sim while i'm here and pay as I go. they told me i'd just have to unlock it and told me where the nearest spot was. The smart phones are a lot sleeker and smarter than they are in the states, but the iphone still tends to be popular. they just have waaaaay more fun choices here so i'm not sure it's making such a big impact as it did in the states. that and the price. it's around 400 pounds i think.
Posted by Jim | November 22, 2007 12:47 PM