Re: AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
Re: AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
- Subject: Re: AUGD: Supporting iPods/iPhones
- From: Kaiserslautern Macintosh Users Group <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:46:38 +0100
No one that I personally know has had an iPhone bricked or used an
unlocking code. The price in Germany for the unlocked phone (for us
Americans who suffer 1€ = $1.481) is extreme. It would be
interesting to see what would happen if a phone bought in the US was
registered here with T-mobile. I wonder what the issues might be?
David Stempnakowski
Kaiserslautern Apple User Group
Apple Ambassador
http://homepage.mac.com/kmug_de
http://web.mac.com/kmug_de/
On Nov 22, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Filipp Lepalaan wrote:
On 22.11.2007, at 12:57, Kaiserslautern Macintosh Users Group wrote:
On Nov 22, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Filipp Lepalaan wrote:
This was annonunced just recently. What did you do before Apple
started selling iPhones in Germany? For us, it's still a black
market which I think is inapropriate for a MUG environment.
First, we are all US citizens. No one I know bought an iPhone
until it was available in Germany, but I have a friend who bought
one in the States and brought it here. I agree that endorsing
"black market" practices is not appropriate.
OK. The situation is quite different for us. iPhones are sold here
through either private citizens who travel to the States or
"courier" companies who import goods that are either only available
in the States or are much cheaper there. There is no way to buy one
"legally" and Apple has made no comments on where the situation
might change.
Since our site was the largest Apple-related site in our country, it
attracted a large number of people offering to sell iPhones as well
as unlocking services. It also doesn't help that Apple has released
no concrete statement on what is and isn't allowed (that I know of).
Also, what do you tell a user who's just had their cracked iPhone
bricked by a software update etc. It's quite a mess. :)
What, exactly, are you implying?
Absolutely nothing. Just trying to make sense of the situation. We
sent mail to email@hidden in the hopes they may have some
guidelines.
Are there any UG leaders on this list who faces these same challanges?
Many thanks,
-filipp
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Filipp Lepalaan
Estonian Macintosh User Group
email@hidden
www.emug.ee
IRCWorld : #emug
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