German headquartered operator, T-Mobile agree to sell iPhone in unlocked condition due to court ruling in Germany. This comes shortly after a court granted an injunction requested by Vodafone mandating that T-Mobile either sell an unlocked version of the iPhone or withdraw the product from the market.

German Competition law is the sited cause, which prohibits an operator from selling a phone which is locked and with a two year contract. The unlocked version of the iPhone is €999 (US$1481), while a locked 8GB iPhone is sold for €399 including 19 percent value-added tax.

T-Mobile said users who opt for the unlocked version will miss out on some of the features that are exclusive to the company’s network, such as the iPhone’s Visual Voicemail.

Source: snapvoip

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 Print Posted by Amir Karimuddin on November 25th, 2007