08.07.2008 07:50 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

The iPhone hacker still has some good times ahead

In order to plug the wound of the iPhone V1 seeping into the grey market, Apple has re-examined the mode of marketing its new model everywhere in the world. From now on, it will be impossible to buy an iPhone without having first subscribed to a subscription plan, or to pay a much higher price which exempts it of any subscription. This is even the case in the United States where AT& T will sell it "naked" at $599 for the 8 GB and $699 for 16 GB. However even in this case, it will be impossible to have the freedom of using it with another operator. Apple has avoided rejecting those who do not want to sign a contract of distribution, however he will irritate those who want to change operators, and also the people who travel and who, to save money, use prepaid cards in the countries where they go. For these reasons, the market of the desimlockage of the iPhones has little chance to disappear even though the device is available everywhere. The hackers await July 11 impatiently, the day when the fin

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