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European iPhone Deal To Be Confirmed By Friday

July 3, 2007

Last week I reported on a story by Newswireless.net about the upcoming partnership between Apple, Vodafone, T-Mobile Germany and the Carphonewarehouse regarding the European iPhone launch.

Well its seems Mr Kewney, has more details for us, and apparently Apple are waiting until they have sold over 1 million iPhones, before they will announce the European details. Will they announce a 3G iPhone for Europe ?

Interestingly enough, Vodafone reduced their price plans for their 3G data contracts on Monday.

With iPhone sales high, with over 500,000 sold in the first weekend, this information may reach us by the end of the week, according to Newswirless.net

Heres the Newswireless Article

‘It looks like it’s a triumph for Steve Jobs, after all: despite all the problems caused by a registration logjam for the iPhone, Apple reckons it will be able to announce a million sales by Thursday. That will probably be the moment to reveal the Euro iPhone deal, say sources.
Guy Kewney

Questions arose about just how popular the iPhone was, when the expected long tailbacks to buy last Friday night were cleared within an hour or so.

And then news started coming in about problems in getting online, if Cingular thought you were a business user, and sceptics began to suggest that there was no big demand for the toy.

However, actual registrations through AT&T - not sales, but completed “activation” of iPhone accounts - showed that by last night, more than 600,000 users were online. At this rate, the magic million will be reached some time tomorrow (Wednesday) - possibly even sooner, say sources, who think that the number of customers who have bought (but still can’t use) their iPhones is very high.

The deal announcing Vodafone, T-Mobile and Carphone Warehouse as European sales channels for the 3G iPhone has been held up, say German sources, by legal quibbles.

“What we’re hearing is that there was a contract drawn up in Germany; but that when Vodafone’s Newbury lawyers saw it, they said they weren’t signing a contract under German law, and it had to be re-drafted under UK legislation,” said one insider.

That means that the figures - a million sold - are still flexible. If the magic million isn’t reached by Thursday, or the legal wrangle isn’t sorted, then the company faces a choice - announce next week, or go this week with some form of words which looks at the number ordered.’

Is Mr Kewney to believed this time? as his previous story didn’t pan out, I hope so, it would be great news for iPhone fans (myself included), in the UK and Europe if this is true.

Source

Update:

It looks like this may pan out as the T-Mobile Germany deal has been confirmed by The Washington Post

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