iPhone 3G Sold Unlocked in Hong Kong
Apple has finally decided to sell unlocked iPhone 3Gs, in Hong Kong. This has given consumers there the freedom to choose whatever carrier they would like to use.
The decision was totally in contrast to the exclusivity policy practiced by Apple in many countries. We all know that unlocked iPhones are openly sold in every part of the world. But surprisingly, the Cupertino-based company didn’t even make a move to even stop it.
Being unlocked comes with a price, a hefty price that is. The 8GB version is available for about $695 (5,400 Hong Kong dollars), while the 16GB iPhone costs about $798 (6,200 HK dollars), according to Apple’s site.
The “iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier,” the site states. “Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation.”
I wish the same scenario happens here in the UAE. Since the government here and Etisalat, the national carrier, are against to so called anti-competitive practices (as if Etisalat has a competition here. Du, which is supposed to be a “competition”, turns out to be majority owned by Etisalat…) and does not agree to Apple’s one carrier policy.
