While the iPhone 3G has just been launched in France (we reported here), in Germany T-Mobile must be quite content, because iPhones over here are completely sold out. Currently it is not clear, when new iPhones can be delivered by Apple. T-Mobile needed to set some thousand customer orders pending.
T-Mobile said they already sold 15,000 devices on german launch day last week. It is reported AT&T in the U.S. seems also be running out of 3G iPhones soon.
It is rumored in german media, that T-Mobile is about to bar Sipgate’s application, that allows the iPhone to use Sipgate’s Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) services. T-Mobile argues Sipgate’s makes use of unfair business practices (like requiring to jailbreak in order to install Sipgate’s client) to pull customers from T-Mobile to Sipgate.
T-Mobile will subsidize the iPhone 3G. They just announced to sell the new UMTS 3G iPhone for just 1€, if bought with a two year lasting contract for 89€. With a contract for 29€/month the price for the iPhone will be 169€.
As a loyalty bonus to clients who bought the “old” iPhone, the new iPhone will be offered at a special discount. Exact prices are being worked on currently, said T-Mobile. Moreover the iPhone will be sold not only in T-Com shops or via T-Mobile’s online shop, but thru reseller channels aswell.
The delivery bottleneck is over here in Germany. The 16GB version of the iPhone is available again, but can just be bought online. It is not deliverable in T-Mobile shops. No matter which subscription plan you prefer, the price is €499 (~ $790). Isn’t this a real bargain?
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Das 16GB Modell des iPhones ist seit gestern in Deutschland wieder lieferbar, erklärte T-Mobile. Obgleich die 16GB Variante noch immer nicht in den T-Com Shops käuflich zu erwerben ist, kann es mittlerweile online bestellt werden. Vormals ging die Bestellung nur telefonisch. Der Preis beträgt – egal welchen Vertrag man wählt – €499. Also ein echtes Schnäppchen!
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