German iPhone hopefuls will beat UK fans to the iPhone-punch

Thanks to some interesting launch-day timings, iPhone hopefuls in Germany will get to play with their own, legit iPhones ahead of Brits. Both the UK and Germany are slated to launch the iPhone on O2 (NYSE: TEF) and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT), respectively, on November 9. However, the Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) store at Schildergasse in Cologne will open its doors to iPhone sales at 12:01am CET (1:01am GMT), while O2, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), and Carphone Warehouse stores across the UK will launch the iPhone at the cleverly devised time of 6:02pm – giving the German iPhone fanbase a head-start on the iPhone.

iPhone hopefuls in the UK can expect to be limited to two iPhones per customer and will be subject to a “first come, first served” policy. Deutsche Telekom expects a healthy line to form (a “queue,” for our UK readers) and will be providing food, water, and shelter from the nightly cold.

Germans will be looking at a 399 Euro price point with a two-year contract, while Brits can expect a £269 price point with an 18-month contract that will cost £35pm. O2 hopes to sell 200,000 iPhones through the holiday shopping season, while Carphone Warehouse is looking to hock 10,000 iPhones on launch day alone.