Report Has Apple's 3G iPhone Available in Mid-June - Blizzard Sector

**NewsDude** · 05-20-2008, 10:10 PM

Apple's 3G iPhone will be available immediately after CEO Steve Jobs announces it at the WorldWide Developers Conference on June 9, a confidential source has told the popular Web site Gizmodo.
"Someone very, very close to the launch" informed the site that availability of the new phone won't be delayed until year's end, as some rumors had speculated. The new phone will be available for purchase worldwide by mid-June, Gizmodo reported.
The site says the Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica will sell the phone at the launch of its new megastore in a historic building in Madrid's Gran Via. The 3G iPhone will be available throughout Spain within a day of the opening.
New Pricing Policies
Other European countries will see similar launches of the new iPhone in the mid-June time frame. If the report is accurate, American consumers should be able to buy the phone within that period, if not before.
Compatibility with 3G networks isn't the only thing new about the new iPhones, Gizmodo said. According to the Web site, carriers in some countries will no longer be selling the phone at a fixed price. Gizmodo said the change is a "logical step" because carriers in the highly competitive European market need to use the popular iPhone to attract customers.
The new iPhone will be integrated into carriers' usual pricing policies, with point-based trade-ups, discounts for carrier switchers and other service-based packages, Gizmodo said.
3G 'Essential' for Europe
Delivering a 3G version of the phone is important for Apple in Europe but the company still faces an uphill climb, said Greg Sterling, principal analyst with Sterling Market Research, in a telephone interview. "It's an essential competitive feature, but they've had tougher going in Europe in part because of the entrenchment of Nokia in Europe," he said. "In contrast to the U.S., people are fairly happy with...

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NewsDude Status: *** Elder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: News Office Posts: 1,884** Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0 Spent time on board: 0:05:24 Hours Rep Power: 4	Apple's 3G iPhone will be available immediately after CEO Steve Jobs announces it at the WorldWide Developers Conference on June 9, a confidential source has told the popular Web site Gizmodo. "Someone very, very close to the launch" informed the site that availability of the new phone won't be delayed until year's end, as some rumors had speculated. The new phone will be available for purchase worldwide by mid-June, Gizmodo reported. The site says the Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica will sell the phone at the launch of its new megastore in a historic building in Madrid's Gran Via. The 3G iPhone will be available throughout Spain within a day of the opening. New Pricing Policies Other European countries will see similar launches of the new iPhone in the mid-June time frame. If the report is accurate, American consumers should be able to buy the phone within that period, if not before. Compatibility with 3G networks isn't the only thing new about the new iPhones, Gizmodo said. According to the Web site, carriers in some countries will no longer be selling the phone at a fixed price. Gizmodo said the change is a "logical step" because carriers in the highly competitive European market need to use the popular iPhone to attract customers. The new iPhone will be integrated into carriers' usual pricing policies, with point-based trade-ups, discounts for carrier switchers and other service-based packages, Gizmodo said. 3G 'Essential' for Europe Delivering a 3G version of the phone is important for Apple in Europe but the company still faces an uphill climb, said Greg Sterling, principal analyst with Sterling Market Research, in a telephone interview. "It's an essential competitive feature, but they've had tougher going in Europe in part because of the entrenchment of Nokia in Europe," he said. "In contrast to the U.S., people are fairly happy with... More...