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In Germany, the iPhone is free -- for $1,465
T-Mobile will sell you an iPhone to use on a cell carrier of your choice -- that's because there are, you know, consumer protection regulations in Germany.
By Farhad Manjoo [2007-11-21]

  • Just throw money at them.

    In the UK, O2 will sell you an unlocked iPhone for the cost of your remaining contract with them:

    £35 @ 18 months = £630

    Plus the original cost of the phone, £399 ...

    The question that hasn't been answered as yet - does Apple still provide warranty coverage when the phone is unlocked ?

    So as far as I was concerned it was cheaper, and was actually easier to unlock a US phone than to deal with these 'legal' but possibly un-warrantied European iPhones.

    Because of course as far as we know now, they all come with that great Apple non-warranty service for only a few extra dollars.

    -- rhenley
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    Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:12 AM
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