Orange's unlocked iPhone to cost "well below" 1,000 euros
By Donald Melanson 
posted Nov 27th 2007 12:46PM
posted Nov 27th 2007 12:46PM
While Orange seems to be holding out until the last minute to announce exactly how much its unlocked iPhone will cost, France Telecom CEO Didier Lombard has apparently dropped a few less-than-specific details on the matter in a recent interview, saying that it'll cost "over 500 euros, but well below 1,000 euros." Or, in US dollars, roughly somewhere between $740 and $1,500, but apparently closer to the former. A bit pricey to be sure, but it would certainly be cheaper than the €999 unlocked iPhone that T-Mobile is selling in Germany. As previously announced, a locked iPhone on Orange (complete with a two-year contract) will set you back €399. Look for things to get fleshed out further when Orange gets official with its iPhone offerings on Thursday.[Thanks, Holger]
Why does the iPhone cost more in Europe? Isn't 399 Euro like 600 USD?
because they can...
We don't know for sure, but I'm willing to guess the unlocked iPhone won't be quadband. It'll be Europe bands only.
There is no way Apple would make different hardware for Europe at this point. If they were going to do something like that they would have done a 3G version.
Yeah, I don't think it would just have the European bands...why reduce the amount of possible roaming charges a company could get?
who said apple is feally trying to market the unlocked version. i would think they want it to be not worth the overprice to encourage people to get the locked version. i wouldn't be surprised if more exclusive features for locked phones come out later, other than visual voicemail
French unlocked iHone is 749€ (1100 USD).
This is not because europeans can spend more money but this is apple policy and taxes