http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:22:25 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365938 Joeles Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:19:33 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365938 Haha - I couldn't resist. Well in normal cases i'd say: depends on the chick, but seriously: A friend of mine works at t-mobile and so I had even access to the friends & family - but really: i'd never ever sign a contract with t-mobile ;-) Haha – I couldn’t resist.
Well in normal cases i’d say: depends on the chick, but seriously: A friend of mine works at t-mobile and so I had even access to the friends & family – but really: i’d never ever sign a contract with t-mobile ;-)

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365937 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:30:27 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365937 That last remark just makes you whole comment unreliable. You would sign up even if they would include only 1 blond chick. Don't lie now! ;-) That last remark just makes you whole comment unreliable. You would sign up even if they would include only 1 blond chick. Don’t lie now! ;-)

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365936 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:46:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365936 About how it was sold, see: http://thenextweb.org/2008/07/11/iphone-activation-causes-problems-6-hours-wait-in-amsterdam/ or search on Bright. It was just plain horrifying :-) About how it was sold, see: http://thenextweb.org/2008/07/11/iphone-activation-causes-problems-6-hours-wait-in-amsterdam/
or search on Bright. It was just plain horrifying :-)

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365935 Joeles Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:30:48 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365935 @Boris: T-Mobile is known in germany as the "AT&T of Europe", since it is a subsidiary of German Telekom (which not only wiretaps it's customers, but it's employees and exceutives, too). T-Mobile offers the most crapiest voice & data plans in the whole market, the customerservice sucks so hard, that every time you call them and ask the same question, you get a completely different answer - i really dont know where to start and where to stop. personally i would never ever sign a contract with t-mobile, even if they sold a device which is able to cook coffee, gets me a new job and 10 blonde chicks. @Boris:
T-Mobile is known in germany as the “AT&T of Europe”, since it is a subsidiary of German Telekom (which not only wiretaps it’s customers, but it’s employees and exceutives, too). T-Mobile offers the most crapiest voice & data plans in the whole market, the customerservice sucks so hard, that every time you call them and ask the same question, you get a completely different answer – i really dont know where to start and where to stop. personally i would never ever sign a contract with t-mobile, even if they sold a device which is able to cook coffee, gets me a new job and 10 blonde chicks.

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365934 Roy Tomeij Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:19:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365934 The Dutch complained about what exactly? The phone, or the way it was sold (queues, etc)? The Dutch complained about what exactly? The phone, or the way it was sold (queues, etc)?

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365933 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:15:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365933 Only 59 million people in Germany own a phone right now. That's nearly 72 percent of the population which is below the European average of 77 percent. Germany, in general, is fairly conservative so I wouldn't have been surprised at lower numbers there at first. Also, T-Mobile is one of 4 players (formerly state owned) so they are probably the biggest player (are they?) but that would also limit uptake. Only 59 million people in Germany own a phone right now. That’s nearly 72 percent of the population which is below the European average of 77 percent. Germany, in general, is fairly conservative so I wouldn’t have been surprised at lower numbers there at first. Also, T-Mobile is one of 4 players (formerly state owned) so they are probably the biggest player (are they?) but that would also limit uptake.

]]> http://thenextweb.com/2008/08/26/t-mobile-sold-only-120000-iphones-in-germany-holland-and-austria/#comment-365932 Joeles Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:11:46 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=3646#comment-365932 Yes - and guess what: It's because carrier lock in sucks. Although there is massive demand for the iPhone, customers elected by not buying the iPhone (or at least -not buying locked ones- currently legally unlocked iPhones without any contracts are availiable in belgium, italy and greece). Yes – and guess what: It’s because carrier lock in sucks.
Although there is massive demand for the iPhone, customers elected by not buying the iPhone (or at least -not buying locked ones- currently legally unlocked iPhones without any contracts are availiable in belgium, italy and greece).

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