We all know the saying – with more competition comes better pricing for consumers. That principle may not be true for all markets, but that’s definitely what’s happening right now in France with the iPhone. Orange, the once exclusive carrier of iPhone in France, has been forced to lower their prices due to competition from other carriers since the Competition Council has ruled that SFR and Bouygues Telecom should be allowed to sell the iPhone as well in the country. From a high of €149 ($213USD), their 16GB iPhone 3G S is now retailing for just €59 ($48). The 8GB iPhone 3G and 32GB iPhone 3G S are now priced much than lower before at €19 ($27) and €169 ($242) respectively. SFR, for their part, is selling the 8GB iPhone 3G for €29 ($48), the 16B iPhone 3G S for €99 ($141), and last but certainly not the least, the 32GB iPhone 3G S for €199 ($284). SFR’s prices certainly aren’t the cheapest, but they sure helped a lot in driving Orange’s iPhone pricing to go down significantly. Do note though that these are all on-contract prices.
Be that as it may, we still can’t help but feel envious of the French as they can now get their fill iPhone goodness at a more reasonable price. Here’s to hoping the same will also be true in 2010 for other countries across the globe where the iPhone is available.
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December 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 am
Hi Guy’s,
I’m glad to have visited your blog and good to know you! I find it interesting and informative.
December 24th, 2009 at 7:06 am
I think Iphone is dropping their prices in alot of country to get more market share
Also a lot of Telco, is providing special price bundle package