I don't think a UK price can be gleamed from Cingular's offerings.
The iPhone costs $499 on Cingular, and the Cingular 8525 (a rebranded HTC Hermes) costs $449, both on 2-Year contracts.
I just paid £129 for a T-Mobile MDA Vario II (also a rebanded Hermes) on a £25/month 1-Year contract.
I think Apple are going to have to revise the device for its European launch. 3G and MMS are big over here, and generate a lot of income for operators. They're not going to want to lose that, and Apple won't want to lose the market share of customers who want those features.
Originally Posted by hobbes79:
“And may I be so bold as to ask, how do you know the unit has ease of use? I'm assuming you are basing that assumption on I-Pods, which only have to carry out one purpose.”
From the
website, with numerous feature demonstrations, and from the keynote video yesterday where it was demonstrated?