Achtung! Motorola Milestone now free on contract in Germany, sort of
By Donald Melanson 
posted Nov 17th 2009 5:03PM
posted Nov 17th 2009 5:03PM
Already jealous of the multitouch functionality afforded by Motorola Droids (or Milestones, as it were) sold outside the United States? Well, you might just want to look away for this one -- it seems that O2 is now practically giving away the phone in Germany. Specifically, it's selling it for a mere €1 with a 2 year-contract, which itself can be had for as little as €20 per month. As with other non-US carries, however, you'll have to make do without Google's own free navigation service, but you will at least get a 60-day Motorola's MotoNAV service in its place, and the endless joy that comes from telling your American friends that you got a free Droid.
[Via MobileTechWorld; thanks Bob]
Update: As some commenters have helpfully pointed out, that €20 a month for two years is actually on top of a standard contract, which certainly makes the deal a tad less attractive -- although you can technically still walk away with a Droid for just a handful of Euros.
[Via MobileTechWorld; thanks Bob]
Update: As some commenters have helpfully pointed out, that €20 a month for two years is actually on top of a standard contract, which certainly makes the deal a tad less attractive -- although you can technically still walk away with a Droid for just a handful of Euros.
Although O2 was announced to be the only official vendor you can get the "Milestone" for less (463€) at amazon.de and even less (451€) at simyo.de.
A Multi Touch user interface will be available in January. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te9O8HavQpQ
Ich vermisse mein altes RAZR
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