T-Mobile Germany pushes 70K iPhones since launch

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rav97 @ Jan 27th 2008 9:07AM

@Rick
OK, let's do a little math.
The iPhone is $399 in US. That corresponds to approx. �270 (as I'm writing this). You cannot import something without paying VAT. VAT in Germany is 19%, so the new total is approx �320. They won't ship it for free; shipping it insured won't cost you less than �30 (the shipping company has to take care of all the paperwork to get it through customs, so it isn't cheap). Your final total is �350. For a device that has no warranty (good luck sending it back to the US, having Apple service it there and ship it back to you in Europe).
The iPhone sold by T-Mobile costs �399, and, like all consumer products sold in EU, enjoys a 24 months warranty.
You have to decide if a 2 yr. warranty is worth �49 to you. To me, it is.

For the rest, they're both equal. Unlocking an iPhone bought from T-Mobile is no more difficult than unlocking a US-imported one.

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