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Apple to announce a 3G iPhone for Europe on Monday?

Categories: Apple, Devices, iPhone, Rumors
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, June 29th, 2007 at 9:18 AM

Apple iPhoneSounds quite improbable, but what the heck — I’m going to cover it nevertheless. Apparently, Apple will be announcing a 3G iPhone on Monday that will be sold in Europe. According to NewsWireless, Jobs&Co will partner with T-mobile and Vodafone, as well as Carphone Warehouse to distribute the fancy device.

The unlikely moment here is that with this move Apple would instantly mock all the people waiting in line to grab their 2.5G iPhone. I could imagine their frustration once they realize that their counterparts across the pond surf the Web with the full speed of 3G. Nah, we’ll have to wait for at least a couple of months for the 3G version.

[Via: Engadget]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • KPO’M

    I’d LOVE for Apple to announce the 3G iPhone in Europe on Monday to shut up all the Apple apologists flooding the message boards on Macworld and elsewhere about how “EDGE isn’t that bad” and “3G uses too much power.” Since they need a 6 month lead time, anyway (to clear regulatory hurdles), the timing is about right for a “2007 launch” of iPhone in Europe, just in time for Christmas. That phone will easily cost in Euros what it costs here in dollars (higher taxes, etc.). Don’t think for a minute that Europeans are going to drop $750-1000 on a phone that doesn’t support 3G.

  • leon

    Well, not that crazy really given that 3G coverage is better over here also as consumers we want more functions for our money…