3G iPhone headed to Vodafone in Q1 2008?
By Will Park on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 at 2:24 PM PST In Apple, Devices, Rumors, Vodafone, iPhone
Here we go again. The latest 3G iPhone rumor points to Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) as the exclusive carrier for the next-gen iPhone with high-speed wireless data. Italian website Morse.IT claims to have spoken with high-level Vodafone sources that seems to indicate that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Vodafone have signed an exclusive iPhone deal. Seeing as how Vodafone is currently backing a German court’s decision to force T-Mobile to give up iPhone exclusivity in Germany, we’re betting that the Vodafone iPhone deal doesn’t concern the EDGE-only iPhone. Could Vodafone’s move to force T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) to give up iPhone exclusivity have been a negotiation tactic to secure the UMTS-addled iPhone for Vodafone’s networks all over Europe?
The 3G iPhone is rumored to be hitting Vodafone’s network in Q1 2008, which is pretty much in line with rumors that a 3G iPhone could hit Europe by May of 2008. We’re hearing that the 3G iPhone will launch simultaneously in all countries where Vodafone has a carrier-presence, but the announcement won’t be made until after the holidays - in order to prevent cannibalizing current iPhone holiday-sales. Could we see Apple and Vodafone bow the 3G iPhone at MacWorld Expo 2008? We’re crossing our fingers.
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Certainly makes it a lot more tempting but you’ll still be lumbered with the ghastly contracts and be restricted to use it how Jobs wants you to. I’ll wait for Nokia touch-screen.