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iPhone launches in Germany, UK stores prepared
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Friday, November 9, 2007
News Category: iPhone
The iPhone was released in Germany at 12:01 a.m. local time today, and our friends at iFun.de were on hand to provide picures and video from the event. Along with the iPhone, T-Mobile stores were also stocked with iPhone Stereo Headsets, Dock Connector to USB cables, and a handful of iAcc accessories including cases and car chargers. More photos from the event can be found in iFun’s Flickr set, and you can also find videos from the event, along with further details of the launch, in this article (Babel Fish translation).
The iPhone is also set to launch in the UK today, at 6:02 p.m. local time — the “02” is a reference to the iPhone’s exclusive UK carrier, O2. Apple’s Regent Street retail store has received a large shipment of the devices in preparation for the event, according to ifoAppleStore. O2 CEO Matthew Key has predicted that sales of the phone from Apple, O2, and Carphone Warehouse stores will total 200,000 by the end of the year. Previously, Carphone Warhouse said that it expects to sell 10,000 iPhones in the first 24 hours the handset is available.
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Hmmm.. I wonder what would happen if I bought the iPod in Germany and then brought it back over to the US? Would I be able to switch it over to T-Mobile’s usa network without Jailbreaking it?
Or what about the other way around? If I buy an iPhone in the US and take it to the UK or Germany can I stick an O2 or T-Mo sim card in it? Think of it this way, with the drop in the dollar, why would I pay $550-600 for the 8GB iPhone in Europe,if I could easily buy one in the states for $399, and then bring it back over and put my O2 or T-Mo sim card in it.
Posted by Yonah on November 9, 2007 at 11:35 AM (PDT)
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I’m skeeved by the smiley German in the accompanying picture.
Posted by alexarch in Dallas, TX on November 9, 2007 at 11:54 AM (PDT)