According to Reuters, T-Mobile stated on Wednesday that will offer the iPhone without a T-Mobile contract for just 999 euros ($1,478) and that will also allow the customers who bought an iPhone since November 19 to unlock the device free of charge.
As we well know, T-Mobile has an exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in Germany, after they have signed an exclusive contract with Apple. This deal was in Apple’s advantage because they don’t have stores in Germany. Until now, customers had to sign up to a 24-month T-Mobile contract costing a minimum of 1,176 euros in order to buy the 399-euro phone.
As we’ve told you yesterday, a German court granted Vodafone a preliminary injunction this week preventing T-Mobile from locking the iPhone’s SIM card to T-Mobile when making a sale. T-Mobile declared that will comply with the injunction until the situation will be clarified by the court.
Vodafone faught to win exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in Europe, but they’ve lost the battles with T-Mobile in Germany, Telefonica’s O2 in Britain and France Telecom’s Orange in France.
November 21st, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Why “shame on Vodafone”? That’s ridiculous blackmail on the part of T-Mobile to force iPhone users into a restrictive, overpriced contract. Kudos to Vodafone for fighting against expensive monopolies.
November 23rd, 2007 at 11:03 am
iPhone is far far too expensive for what it can do. Just use a damn smartphone. It can do pretty much the same things.