Breaking News: Unlocked iPhone now being sold in Germany for €999

I had reported last week that T-Mobile will be selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany for around $1500, its no longer a rumor as Germans can now get their iPhones unlocked for €999 (around $1500).

The information that is available currently is that the iPhones will be sold in locked state and are not unlocked out of the box and in order to unlock the iPhone you will need to use iTunes.

The process of unlocking is also not real-time as when you buy the €999 iPhones, the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is recorded and sent to Apple. Then apparently after 24 hours you will get an e-mail confirmation. Once you receive the email confirmation all you need to do is connect your iPhone to iTunes and it does the magic which other unlocking methods have been doing so far.

If you are one of those who has already bought the iPhone and are interested in unlocking it then as of now there is not too much information available. I guess your only option would be to go back to the store and check if there would be arrangement for you to pay the difference to get your IMEI registered in order to unlock your iPhone.

[via Gizmodo]