Unlocked iPhone - out of the box?

[koffiejunkie]

I read this, or something like this, some time ago:

http://google.com/translate?u=http:/...ec/4631726.htm

OK, the translation is a bit screwy, but the message is pretty clear. No unlocked iPhone for France then.

But then I saw this (look in the bottom left corner):

http://www.apple.com/fr/

So it is coming then. Not sure about the details - my french doesn't cover any of the polite language in this article

I also read this:

http://www.pmptoday.com/2007/10/16/i...nch-399-euros/

Now, I'm willing to pay a slight premium to get a network-agnostic iPhone, but that's a bit steep. But either ways this is good. It might just be the beginning of the end of the tie-in. It's only a matter of time before someone figures out how to copy the firmware on the unlocked iPhone and stick it on a locked one...

[mancombseepgood]

Have seen quite a few going for R3k or less on ebay lately
8Gig unlocked

[fxit_man]

i want one....im goin overseas during december...but not near france...what should i do!?
buy one overseas for about 4k and then unlock it?
i dont trust ebay

[koffiejunkie]

The problem with the ones on eBay are when you update the firmware, you make a brick out of your phone. The unlocked ones to be sold in france are unlocked by Apple, so they'll survive the software upgrades.

[bwana]

Is there confirmation from Apple that they'll be selling an unlocked model in France? I wonder how they're going to explain that to their domestic market?

[koffiejunkie]

No, I'm still looking. I tried to read the stuff on www.apple.com/fr but my French isn't sufficient.

[fxit_man]

http://images.apple.com/fr/home/2007...ne20070919.jpg

dont think they need any more confirmation than that do we?

now my french isnt great, but im pretty sure i can make out "29 november" ....

[fxit_man]

lol but then why is the iPhone jpg filename "20070919.jpg"

[koffiejunkie]

Yeah but the question is, is the part about the unlocked version confirmed or rumor? From what I can make out, the one advertised will still have to be activated with a contract, if not locked.

[bwana]

Originally Posted by mxit_fan

http://images.apple.com/fr/home/2007...ne20070919.jpg

dont think they need any more confirmation than that do we?

now my french isnt great, but im pretty sure i can make out "29 november" ....

We've known about Orange getting the iPhone for a while now - the query is wrt the unlocked model

Originally Posted by mxit_fan

lol but then why is the iPhone jpg filename "20070919.jpg"

o0 maybe they planning it on 19th and not the 29th

Or maybe they took the picture on the 19th of September.

[fxit_man]

i was never good with dates

sorry

[PeterCH]

So who here is getting the Apple Newton I mean Apple iPhone?

[fxit_man]

me dec.

[koffiejunkie]

If I can get it unlocked directly from Apple, I'll buy it RIGHT NOW

[koffiejunkie]

Coming to think of it, I think I want a MacBook first. Hmmm - decisions decisions...