Unlocked iPhone to cost £523 in France?

by Julian Prokaza
on Thu 18 Oct 2007 Comment

unlocked iPhone price€749 - that's the price of an unlocked iPhone, according one online handset retailer in France. Phone&Phone lists " Prices without subscription" for the 8Gb iPhone as "3x 252,€67, or €749 TTC (Includes €9 registration fee)".

That equates to around £523 at current exchange rates – rather more than a £269 iPhone locked to O2, but less than the £900 or so that the iPhone's 18 month contract will ultimately cost.

One interesting point is that (according to Google Translate), "The iPhone is unblocked and in the French language (it accepts any SIM card, released to work with all operators)."

Does that mean that there's no way to change the language on the iPhone to suit another European country? That would be a sneaky attempt by Apple to limit its distribution (and possibly an illegal one in Europe), so it's unlikely, but with just a couple of weeks to go before the launch, we'll find out soon enough.

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
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