According to reports, Apple has agreed to sell unlocked iPhones in Italy without a mandatory two year contract. Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) will offer Apple’s upcoming 3G iPhone without a contract and will instead share revenue from the Apple’s Smartphone. Many Italians prefer prepaid cellular plans, so this will give consumers in the country another

The 3G iPhone launch has media outlets the world over buzzing over what the next-generation iPhone will look like and where it will be launched. The latest report comes from Italian language La Repubblica, and indicates that Apple and Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) have already signed a deal to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy.

In theory, everyone in the U.S. who has an iPhone is an AT&T customer, as this telecom has an exclusive contract with Apple. In reality, more than one-quarter of iPhones have been unlocked so that they can be used with other telecoms.

TechWeb - Telecom Italia Mobile's deal also allows it to offer Apple's upcoming 3G iPhone without the customary two-year mandatory service contract.

Apple seems to be ready to sell the iPhone as an unlocked device. All that is happening of course in other countries. Apple’s Hong Kong website is announcing its customers that they can purchase unlocked iPhones 3G and use it in any network. iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with

Italy's going to have some competitive iPhone sales later this year. With Vodafone already on-board to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy as part of a 10-country iPhone launch, the juggernaut wireless provider is an iPhone-force to be reckoned with. But, that's not going to stop smaller Italian carrier Telecom Italia Movil (TIM) from giving

Ok, so first we got reports that unlocked iPhones coming out of France's Orange network were actually only kind of unlocked. You see, the iTunes-based unlocking method for Orange iPhones still requires Apple's blessing to roam free on non-Apple-sanctioned networks. It looked like Orange and Apple had colluded to give unlocked-iPhone customers a semi-unlocked handset - one that could work on any no

Italy's going to have some competitive iPhone sales later this year. With Vodafone already on-board to bring the 3G iPhone to Italy as part of a 10-country iPhone launch, the juggernaut wireless provider is an iPhone-force to be reckoned with. But, that's not going to stop smaller Italian carrier Telecom Italia Movil (TIM) from giving it their best shot with an Italian iPhone offering of their ver

Here's a little update to our previous report (from iPhone Atlas) that iPhones unlocked by France's Orange may still be locked to carriers within French borders. iLounge has gotten word from Orange spokesperson Louis-Michel Aymard. We're going to go with the official claim and believe that unlocked iPhones are truly unlocked for use on any network around the world. Orange clarified the unlocking i

Despite the best efforts of AT&T and Apple, the iPhone 3G has been unlocked. Gizmodo reports that just four days after its launch, the iPhone 3G was unlocked using a special card that piggybacks to a SIM card. Gizmodo says that this method forges the International Mobile Subscriber Identity, making the phone believe it's working in the network in which it's supposed to work.  The unlocked version