Germany Iphone ( noob question)

[majinoo]

Hi ,
since the Germany Iphones with the tmobile contract are so low ( ~155 $ usd) , could I buy one , get it from a mail forwarding service , unlock it ( via Ziphone ) and use it without paying any cancellation fee for the 2 year contract service that i wont use ?

Just a question like that

thanks

 

[skubish]

Aren't you saying you have to sign a contract with T-Mobile to get that price?

 

[SFStateStudent]

Are you automatically set-up with T-Mobile at ~$155 USD? B/C AT&T has $79 USD iPhone and data plan.

 

[Fatum]

Hi ,
since the Germany Iphones with the tmobile contract are so low ( ~155 $ usd) , could I buy one , get it from a mail forwarding service , unlock it ( via Ziphone ) and use it without paying any cancellation fee for the 2 year contract service that i wont use ?

Just a question like that

thanks

You got some really faulty prices! The 8GB iPhone is 399.- Euro. The 16GB costs 499.- Euro. Add an average 50% and you get an approximate US$ price.

Of course, the is no iPhone in Germany without contract. You will not get an iPhone nor a contract without proof of german residence, income, proper credit back-check and a german bank account.

The once, on MR, posted subsidized iPhone prices and revamped contract models, did not arrive yet, and (from my understanding) never do.

Regards
Fatum

 

[aethelbert]

You got some really faulty prices! The 8GB iPhone is 399.- Euro. The 16GB costs 499.- Euro. Add an average 50% and you get an approximate US$ price.

Actually, they are subsidizing them right now. Go into a store and see. But you're not gonna order one online, OP. It's not only illegal by breaking the contract, but it won't work.

You don't just pay €99 for the phone and say "I promise that I'll get the XL plan." You actually have to sign the contract when you get the phone.

 

[Fatum]

Actually, they are subsidizing them right now. Go into a store and see.

Nope, not in Berlin. Just passed a store, and nope, still the old 3 plans with the old 8GB model. 16GB still only by online or phone order.

Regards
Fatum


Edit:

I went to the store and had a chat with the clerk, and yes, they do subsidize them. On my question, why they still display the old plans in the shop window, she said:

"Oh, I don't think we knew that they were still on display."

Wickedly, the shop manager joined at this moment and remarked:

"Oh, well, you know, it is not like we would see the iPhone as a serious product. At the end of the day, it is all just a PR thing."

Oh well, at least I was right on the fact that the 16GB version is online/phone order only, and the store manager believed that only the 8GB one is subsidized.

T-mobile, what can you say?

 

[Red-Biff]

German iPhone now 99 euros??

Hey guys,

i was reading today in the guardian that you can get an iPhone in germany for 99 Euros (£80). Does any body know if you can get one shipped to the UK?

x

 

[voi666]

ok, for everyone who wants to buy the subsidized iphones from t-mobile germany:

- they will only sell you a phone with a two year contract (doesn't matter if you order online or in a store)
- they will not ship it outside of germany
- they will not sell a phone to non-german residents