Most Popular
| Top Stories | Commented | Featured |
ATI Radeon HD 5570 Review featured
AMD's six-core Thuban to have feature like Turbo Boost?
Google to launch Twitter-like service for Gmail
Intel unveils Itanium 9300 series enterprise processors
Intel Core i5-based MacBook Pros coming soon?
Netflix to roll out 1080p streaming later this year
China closes major hacker ring, arrests three members
Sharp and Samsung end LCD patent suits with cross-licensing agreement
TechSpot RSSIndustry News
T-Mobile offers iPhone without contract, charges €999
T-Mobile Germany announced this morning that it would begin selling iPhones without a contract to comply with a court injunction issued after Vodafone challenged its exclusive tie-up with the device.
The catch? An unlocked iPhone in Germany will set you back a whopping €999 (almost $1,500) – a ridiculous amount of money to pay for a phone in my opinion. Still, that’s less than the cost of ownership of the iPhone with a 2-year contract, which is around €1575 after hardware and monthly airtime costs.
The company will continue to offer the iPhone at €399 when purchased with a two-year commitment. In addition, those who have bought an iPhone can also request an unlock code for a fee.
The catch? An unlocked iPhone in Germany will set you back a whopping €999 (almost $1,500) – a ridiculous amount of money to pay for a phone in my opinion. Still, that’s less than the cost of ownership of the iPhone with a 2-year contract, which is around €1575 after hardware and monthly airtime costs.
The company will continue to offer the iPhone at €399 when purchased with a two-year commitment. In addition, those who have bought an iPhone can also request an unlock code for a fee.
Related Stories
User Comments (2)
Post a comment| phantasm66 on November 21, 2007 12:26 PM | Give it 18 months you will be able to get this phone on
probably most if not all networks for a bargain
price. Give it 36 months and you will be able to get this phone on probably most if not all networks for free. I've been with Vodaphone for several years now on a contract, I go into the store and they practically BEG me to take a new phone if I agree to stay with them for another 18 months. [Edited by phantasm66 on 2007-11-21 12:30:19]
|
| howzz1854 on November 24, 2007 6:06 PM | America's telecommunication business model is just way too
retarded, when are we gonna learn from the Europeans and
Asians.
|
