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Rotten rats! Not yet in Japan! Dirty bastards!!!

around the world they go... picking up steam!

Vodafone????????? S**T ......
will that mean that when I turn on my iphone i will get the nusty
vf logo??????
Or maybe even worse.. the vodafone logo on the back of the iphone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if i find out that vodafone will be mentioned in just anyplace other than the carrier signal name I am going for an unlocked ver....

so much for the waining.....

Thank God Telstra didnt get it!!

May 06, 08 - 08:50 am Comment from: Connor MacBook

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone ... oi oi oi!

And Sweden will get it when?

May 06, 08 - 08:59 am Comment from: LukeinOz

@ Luke

I agree mate.

Been a Vodafone customer in Oz for years, and VERY happy about this.

@ Tassadar I do not believe that Apple will allow Vodafone logos on the iPhone.

And even if they do - just go to an Apple store (or online) and buy a phone from Apple directly!

my 2 cents

Luke

May 06, 08 - 08:59 am Comment from: Lurker_PC

Too bad they couldn't go around the world in 80 days.

Peace.

May 06, 08 - 09:00 am Comment from: Ampar

Calling Mac+, calling Mac+.

May 06, 08 - 09:01 am Comment from: MizuInOz

@ Luke and Connor!!!! Mates!

Optus too!!

We can only hope that Telstra is left out in the cold - since thy said it was only a toy and would not last....

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone... oi oi oi !!!!

@ Emil - never!

May 06, 08 - 09:02 am Comment from: Famous Grouse

@Rip0ff

Needs 3G for it to work in Japan. I'm holding out in hopes of getting an iPhone that will roam in Japan, which my current phone will not do.

Yes... it was just the beggening!

the only question is: what took apple so long?

May 06, 08 - 09:19 am Comment from: MacSheikh

Great news! Now how about coming down here to Singapore and the rest of the Asian countries real quick, eh Steve?

WTF?

Where is Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark?
Does Steve suggest that we bring iPhone home from these when we are on holiday??

@ Emil

It kood bee dat Telia iss waiting får dö 3G verschon, vitsch vill bee intrudjused in dJune, befår they sej jess to Äpple's dil. So, we cud gett itt in dö fåll. Hävv feith!

@ Ampar

I'm receiving your call, with great satisfaction !!! This is the kind of news we want to hear more from Apple.

May 06, 08 - 10:16 am Comment from: dd

Awesome news. What little stock I have will be worth much. C'mon 5 figures. lol

Wow! That is a great expansion. Now people won't have to go nearly as far to buy their gray market iPhones!

Did anyone notice India? That one country is HUGE! India is almost as important as China as far as the enormous market potential.
The other BIG market would be Russia.

Without a doubt, this will be Apple's biggest year ever.

May 06, 08 - 10:25 am Comment from: DogGone

@Synthmeister

Next year will be even bigger. By then Apple will have close to 20-30 countries selling the iPhone.

May 06, 08 - 10:57 am Comment from: Macintosh

@tassadar:

There is no way there will be a Vodafone logo on the phone. Just the carrier signal.

May 06, 08 - 11:05 am Comment from: Lanzarote

And what about Spain?

May 06, 08 - 11:42 am Comment from: Ampar

That's great as long as sales in Egypt isn't just a pyramid scheme.

The phone part won't work in Japan - Different system

Wait for the plans....

That ought to send a strong message to Morris Iemma's arse, that cancelling the free public wi-fi is a death sentence.

I'll be scratching my head if he attends the opening of the apple store wanting an iPhone, where by we're charge extra for using the 3G network for internet rather than free public wi-fi as per every other developed city.

Especially when Sydney CBD isn't actually considered that large, ie, I can walk from one side of the city to the other side in less than two hours.

Just those countries combined could be 10 million iPhone sales once the ball gets rolling.
Japan should be number one priority and then China Mobile. China is a cell phone haven, even at that price, but not sure of the restrictions there.
Allowing finger-based Chinese symbol text says alot about Apple's plans. 1.6 billion people is an extremely desirable market, regardless of the annual income.

May 06, 08 - 01:36 pm Comment from: Micro Me

In New Zealand, Vodafone's competitor, Telecom, has recently hinted that they'll have the 3G iPhone on their network around the end of this year. I wonder if this means we'll get multiple carriers also. Great if we did.

How about The Netherlands?

Published speculation reports that Sweden will get the iPhone via Telia, and from what I have read Telia would rather wait until a 3G version is available, hopefully with dual cameras and videoconferencing.