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There is one good thing about the value of the US dollar going down...
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Not bloody likely. The first rule of Apple's Australian pricing is "don't mention the exchange rate" - we'll pat a fair bit more than $730 if it's US$699 over there.
damnit.
here i was getting my hopes up.
damn
sigh.
do you reckon' then it will be cheaper importing from US via eBay?
Possibly but you must remember, a US phone is going to be locked to AT&T meaning you'll need to hack it. Once you've hacked it in Apple's eyes it's no longer an iPhone and won't be supported in any way shape or form.
Best to wait and get the real Aussie iPhone. If you're too impatient and want one from ebay I think you need to examine your priorities because if that ebay iPhone dies you're on your own.
alrighty.
ill hold off then.
but, there are Australian services that offer to re-lock your phone.
wont that mean ill just send it back to apple in the US?
ahhhh. the eBay people lied to me.
thanks Chundles
Of course they did - eBay exists solely to scam people. Buy it legit or don't buy it at all - it's rule of mine that hasn't failed yet.
Judging by the fact there are already 2 providers signed up here in Aus, and probably a third soon, you can expect the price to fall not long after the release.
To be honest, there is never really any correlation between the value of the US dollar and apple prices abroad.
Hear hear, couldn't have said it much better, except Paypal could have been listed alongside eBay in that statement. So many people are topping using eBay, but still so many use it. Amazon Marketplace is apparently getting a lot more trade and deserved that is too.