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Wanna USA’s cheap 8 Gb iPhone? Obey the rules first ……..

Is that a joke? For every body who lived outside Germany the answer is Yes! But for German, no it isn’t. That number on that tittle equal with $155. Thanks for T-Mobile which become the first operator in the world who dare to subsidized the glamour iPhone.

However, just as usual. There are no free lunch here. Neither in America nor German, users still have to obey the rules. Customers who want to catch this iPhone have to pay somewhat called The Complete XL contract with its 1000 minutes and 300 SMS, which costs €89 (about $139) per month for as long as two years, that’s the most expensive one. Compared with the cheapest, The Complete S which only cost €29 (about $45) per month but with iPhone’s casual price; €249 (about $391). Folks in Germany surely need to be hurry since this offering will be open up only from April 7 to June 30.

Now, let’s ask a question here? What about Asia? Is there any operator who want to mimick T-Mobile here? Hmmmm, based in my own experience who lived in Indonesia, the answer might be: No!

The subsidized mobile phone is perhaps good for the low end handsets like Huawei C2601 and Co’s. But for the Apple’s iPhone, I won’t dare to say Yes.

Source: MacWorld and Tuaw

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