The 3G iPhone was released this week in 20 new countries including Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Italy, Portugal and Spain. And guess what? Straight away we see better deals on offer than we can get in the USA or Canada. In Australia, for example, they can get the iPhone without any contract!!
This image is straight off the Optus site. And yes, “pre-paid” means no contract!
And that’s not all! There is no “exculsive dealing” deals in Oz. All of the service providers are operating in the iPhone market with pre-paid iPhone deals and shorter contracts than are available in the US.
So we are left wondering why US and Canadian buyers are not being given the same options?