Unlocked iPhones: $471 in China, $625 in Turkey

I bought an Iphone today for 629 in Turkey. It’s unlocked and ready, of course without the EDGE network and w/o the AT&T Deal. Well, I wonder if Apple plans to sell Iphone in its retail stores in Turkey. It would be a great investment ’cause Turkey is the number 1 cellphone user in Europe and everyone in my entourage wants to buy an iphone. There are even many specialized technical service stores for iphone which is not legally introduced in the country.

I was in Turkey late last year and could not believe how much things cost.

$12 to $15 for Burger King Combo Meal in Izmir just blew me away.

So, I could see iPhones going for $625 in Turkey.

Since it is a slow news day and you have had to resort to the boring stories about unlocked iPhones again how about I help you out with a few ideas about things I’m interested in hearing about?

How about the new iPhone coming out? I heard a rumor that it might have video conferencing built in. That would be really cool. Do you know if there is any truth to those rumors?

I saw the video of the game Quake being played on the iPhone. I was expecting kind of cheesy games like Bejeweled and nothing as cool as Quake to run on it, so I am excited about that. Any more news on companies making games for the iPhone like EA Games?

3G is supposed to come out next. I have been hearing about the slowness of the edge forever it seems and that 3G is so much faster, but I have also read that 3G is only slightly faster than the edge, so I’m torn as to how much better 3G is. I have tried to do research to find out just how much faster it is without any success. Do you have any research as to what the actual difference is in speeds Phil?

great stuff I liked it, it was very interesting reading

thanks for posting it

I might have over exaggerated with the 90%. I’m just bored of that angle I guess.

“You’re right, except for that Morgan Keegan downgrade (of which the less said the better) it’s been a slow news day for Apple.”

I saw that report.

“McCourt’s call stood out from the overwhelmingly bullish sentiment that Apple carries on Wall Street. Out of 27 analysts covering the stock, 24 rate the shares as a buy while two others carry neutral ratings, according to data from FactSet Research.”

Which analyst is getting all the press today, the 24 guys saying buy or the one guy reporting the doom and gloom?

Like that needs an answer.

Uh, who cares if some mook in Eurasia is willing to pay out the nose for their black market unlocked iPhone? Why is this considered “news?”

actually its pretty interesting. is it news? kinda. so no problems from me and keep up the good work.

Wow! What an “i” opener Tantrum’s post was! (Sorry-couldn’t resist the pun)

Seriously, this third-world demand thing is mind-blowing! Has anyone done any serious thinking about what happens if Apple can’t keep up with the demand for third-world iPhones? Among other things, anyone who has one had better put some serious insurance on it. I suspect it’s a major hot item for theft.

And I noticed that Tantrum was talking about iPhones for use with wifi hotspots. Would the iTouch work just as well?

What’s with the fixation on unlocked iPhones? It seems like 90% of your Apple coverage is on unlocked iPhones. I suppose it’s a slow news day so you have to write about something. How about finding out how many people in Boogerslavia have unlocked iPhones and how much they are buying them for next? I’m sure the world is dying to know.

:)

ex ped: You’re right, except for that Morgan Keegan downgrade (of which the less said the better) it’s been a slow news day for Apple. But 90% seems high. The last time I wrote about unlocked iPhones, as I recall, was back in February.