Comments on: Unlocked iPhones: Over a Million of Them?

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:53:43 +0000

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080211_152894.htm

BusinessWeek sources confirm analyst reports that 800,000 to 1 million iPhones, or about one-fourth of the total sold, are “unlocked”�that is, altered to be able to run on networks other than those of Apple’s exclusive partners (BusinessWeek.com, 1/28/08).

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:28:05 +0000

How there has never been any Government investigation into the anti-competitive nature of Canadian data rates, how our politicians and regulatory agencies are not utterly humiliated by the worse-than-third-world communication standards puked over Canadians, and how each and every user doesn�t raise bloody murder online, in writing, and in statement to the CRTC (or whomever has regulatory authority) is beyond me.

(Not even mentioning how much money Rogers would make if they really did offer a $20 (or whatever competitively priced) unlimited internet access package � have they never heard of volume pricing or economy of scale? 100 desperate corp Crackberry accounts @$200 is far, far less than thousands upon thousands of regular consumers @$20. Is everybody chasing the prosumer market but Rogers??)

/vent

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:42:46 +0000

Or not. They frakked me again:

Update: Unfortunately, Rogers' new $20 Communication Value Pack is presently limited to just web browsing on cell phones with only those browsers authorized by Rogers for the plan. Browsing through other means, as well as use of email clients over the network, will continue to incur a 5 cents/kb charge.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:26:08 +0000

Roger's giving a huge push to Canadian iPhone unlockers:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/05/rogersunlimiteddataplananinroadforiphonein_canada.html

By: Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:08:25 +0000

I can't link two stories to the same thread, sorry about that. but my reaction to these numbers is up:

http://phonedifferent.com/2008/02/whythemissingiphonesreally.html

By: Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:26:54 +0000

engadget was right!

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:29:12 +0000

Engadget rumor-mongering a 16GB iPhone as imminent:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/05/apple-store-is-down-16gb-iphone-imminent/

Sales booster?

By: Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:44:09 +0000

sweet. Front-paging this thread tomorrow.

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By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:32:33 +0000

What's also interesting is that, at least for the latter part of the quarter, those numbers should include the more restrictive selling terms Apple imposed (no cash, limit between 2-5 iPhones per buyer).

I wonder if removing those restrictions would have resulted in even more sales for unlocked phones?