3 posts tagged “iphone”
Damon Poeter writes: "6.7 Billion Say 'No Thanks' To Apple's 3G IPhone". Just a million iPhones got sold this weekend.
Right on. Funny.
The AP writes "Quirk in Belgian law drives iPhones near $1,000". The article compares it to the AT&T locked in price of $299, which isn't fair though. They should compare it to the unlocked price of about $550. Still a big difference, and 21% VAT/GST doesn't help either. The thing is, in Belgium it is not allowed to sell one service or device only linked to another service or device. Both services or devices need to be available separatly. But the difference with other European countries, which offer similar consumer protection, is then that they can sell a device (at $1) linked to a service while also offering the device and service separatly at full price. The full price of an unlocked 16GB iPhone in Australia would also be about $900 AUD.
So when, who?
Vodafone had a low key announcement this morning:
But I also read Optus would introduce the iPhone later this month...Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey will be able to purchase the iPhone for use on the Vodafone network. Read.
Who, when?
More in SMH, SMH.
