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Following on the legal kerfuffle in France that forced Apple and Orange (France’s once-exclusive iPhone 3G carrier) to stop selling iPhones locked to Orange’s network, French retailer FNAC is now selling unlocked and contract-less iPhone 3GS in France. The French Competition Council recently ordered Orange to temporarily cease its exclusive partnership with Apple, forcing Apple’s hand in allowing third-party vendors, like FNAC, to sell the iPhone 3G in France.
But, as with all things in the mobile world that involved the terms “unlocked” and “contract-free,” the FNAC iPhone 3G will cost a pretty penny. FNAC is asking would-be iPhone 3G owners to fork over €799 ($1,123) and €899 ($1,263)for the 8GB iPhone 3G and 16GB iPhone 3G, respectively.
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
