Apparently its not going to be so out of the question to buy a new and officially unlocked iphone in the US.
“Apple’s popular iPhone can be yours, no contract required. But there’s a catch — and a pricey one at that.
AT&T yesterday announced that it will offer the smartphone to people who want to use another carrier, starting at $599.
The iPhone 3G, scheduled for a July 11 release, will be available for $199 to new AT&T customers or existing customers eligible for an upgrade — under a two-year contract. The larger-capacity 16-gigabyte model will cost $299 under the same conditions.
For those looking to use another carrier, the 16-gigabyte version will cost $699.”
Ouch! $699 instead of $299 just to buy it without the AT&T contract!?
Thanks rejoys.
Yeah.. I read about that..
What about resellers in Europe? Will they be offering iPhones without contracts?
OMG $699 ?
u pay more on food, why not on sumthin u can actually get a use of and will last for more than one bite?
way3a!!!
min 9eeejchoom !!!! yabeela wa7eed bas unlock!!! bas ween el emyanan ely yeftee7oon el iphone el ‘3adeem ???
The Archer I’m gonna ask them that.
technogal yeah :\
blasha lol believe me I have never EVER paid $699 on a meal 😛
loco mafahamtik tara 😀
I think that it’s still unclear yet if it’s unlocked or not. At&t says that “no contract required” it doesn’t mention if it’s unlocked. I was reading some blogs- they say that if you pay $599( for 8GB iPhone) or $699( for 16 GB iPhone) you don’t need to sign a 2year contract;BUT it does not mean that it is unlocked. You will still have to use an AT&T sim card; the difference is that you don’t have to sign for a 2 year contract..
BUT i really hope that it’s unlocked
that is just cruel 🙁
chena mayeswa !!
Come on, 600$ is a decent price. We even pay much more for other mobiles in Kuwait. 600$ = 158kd..This is much more cheeper than what you pay for SEVERAL nokia models, let alone 350kd for the 8800!
For what you’r getting with the iphone (gps-wifi-ipod-3g-8gb-…etc) This could be the cheapest phone u can get in q8 with those features!
Go do ur homework b4 posting!
fah good point i totally missed it.
randomq80ya agreed.
bo9ale7 ee ma7ib ilbog ashkara.
Fawaz I did my homework, I read the article. The article states that you’re going to pay $699 for a $299 mobile phone, and that sums it up. No matter how pricey other phones are and no matter what great amazing unavailable-elsewhere features this mobile has, it does not justify the big difference in price. It got nothing to do with how much I’m already paying for mobiles in Kuwait.