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Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) to offer Apple iPhone in Italy

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 2:47 PM

Telecom italia Mobile TIM offering unlocked iPHoneItaly’s going to have some competitive iPhone sales later this year. With Vodafone already on-board to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy as part of a 10-country iPhone launch, the juggernaut wireless provider is an iPhone-force to be reckoned with. But, that’s not going to stop smaller Italian carrier Telecom Italia Movil (TIM) from giving it their best shot with an Italian iPhone offering of their very own.

TIM has announced that it “has signed a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Italy later this year.”  There’s no mention of whether TIM’s Apple iPhone will be the current-generation iPhone or the next-generation iPhone capable of 3G network data speeds. Previous speculation has hinted at TIM launching the 3G iPhone without contract or network-lock. We can’t wait to see if Apple will indeed let TIM launch an unlocked 3G iPhone alongside Vodafone’s offering…

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  • Helen Wall

    Dear Sir/madam
    I purchased a pre paid phone card from Tim in Rome a couple of weeks ago. I was informed that I could use this around the world. I purchased a 20 euro after paying the initial 5 euro.

    I do not receive calls and can not send sms or make phone calls from my Tim phone card. Can you please advise why I can not use this credit on my pre paid phone card. My Tim mobile phone number is 3341422549. I hope you can help. Regards Helen Wall

  • Glenn

    Hate to say this but if your phone is set up to receive/send data–you won’t be able to receive any MMS/SMS traffic. I learned that the hard way when I brought my GSM phone to Italy and put my TeleCom Italia Mobile SIM in it. Once I programmed it myself–I was able to receive picture messages and SMS.

  • Glenn

    Forgot to mention that many pre-paid phone cards will not actually work around the world unless you have a regular monthly plan. I tried using my quad-band GSM phone in the U.S but it didn’t work either.