Apple is boosting their iPhone retail efforts in both Germany and Italy to ensure sufficient availability of the iPhone 3G when it launches in July. Because Apple has few retail locations in these countries, they have chosen to make deals with other companies to sell the iPhone to make up for their own lack of retail presence in the countries.
Written by Edward Kirk on June 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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the Germans can now get their unlocked 999€ ($1473) iPhones. The big news is that they don’t come already unlocked. They are normal iPhones, and to unlock them you only need to use iTunes:
When you buy the $1473 iPhones, the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is recorded and sent to Apple, where 24 hours later customers will get an e-mail confirmation. After that it’s just a matter of hooking the iPhone up to iTunes, and it’s unlocked, using firmware version 1.1.2.
The move comes after all the legal wrangling and whining courts issued a temporary injunction against T-Mobile, and Apple began selling iTunes-unlockable iPhones in Germany. There’s no news about iPhones purchased before the injunction, but most probably it will just require you to go back to the store, pay the difference and get your IMEI registered.
According to T-Mobile, an unlocked phone in Germany is not going to do customers much good, because T-Mobile is the only provider that can crank out that EDGE network transmission across the country.
Written by unlocker on March 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Apple plans to nearly double production of its iPhone in the fourth quarter, TheStreet.com reported, citing people familiar with the company.
The report said Apple now plans to produce 2.7 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, nearly double the 1.5 million previously expected; that would make for total 2007 output of 4.8 million units, up from the previously stated goal of 3.6 million.
In related news, Apple announced on Wednesday that T-Mobile will be the official iPhone carrier in Germany.
The 8GB iPhone will cost about $557 when it goes on sale there on Nov. 9.
German iPhone owners will also be able to browse and purchase music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store; T-Mobile operates 8,600 Wi-Fi HotSpots in Germany.
Written by unlocker on January 29th, 2008 with no comments.
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