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appleinsider.com - 2/25/2009

SoftBank now giving away iPhones in Japan

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In a bid to possibly clear inventory, combat slumping sales, or both, SoftBank Mobile's new "iPhone for Everybody Campaign" is offering customers in Japan a free iPhone 3G with a two-year contract through May.

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iphonebuzz.com - 3/2/2009

Softbank offers 8GB iPhone free under a 2 year contract

— iphonebuzz.com — Japanese iPhone carrier Softbank Mobile will introduce a new program giving customers free 8GB iPhones under a two year contract. Disappointment looms for those who just handed over $235 (or about 22,782 Yen) with the plan starting on Friday.  ... (more) Softbank offers 8GB iPhone free under a 2 year contract

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Japan’s SoftBank offers free 8GB iPhone 3G with a two-year contract
MacDailyNews — ... ($119.11)," Spear reports. "SoftBank is adding even further incentive for customers to buy. The company's typical data plan is being discounted from the normal ¥ 5985 per month to a maximum of ¥ 4410. In U.S. dollars, that's a cut from $61.88 to $45.59 per month. When the carrier first partnered with Apple to start selling iPhones back in July, the 8GB model was available for the equivalent of $238.21 while its 16GB cousin was $357.32," Spear reports. More info in the full article here .

‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Feb. 25
Macsimum News — ... “SoftBank now giving away iPhones in Japan: In a bid to possibly clear inventory, combat slumping sales, or both, SoftBank Mobile’s new “iPhone for Everybody Campaign” is offering customers in Japan a free iPhone 3G with a two-year contract through May.”— AppleInsider “US cable companies: Web TV coming to the cloud this summer: ast week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast and Timer Warner were negotiating with cable networks such as USA, MTV and TNT in an attempt to put broadcast shows from those channels online. The shows will not be delivered for free to the ...

Free iPhones Offered To Japanese SoftBank Mobile Customers
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... Worldwide Developer Conference which is seen as a launch pad for new versions of the device. Analysts are predicting that this quarter will see the fewest iPhone 3G sales since its introduction last summer.  This might have retailers worried about meeting sales quotas tied to the contracts that they signed with Apple. While those quotas were more easily met just a few months ago, the global economic downturn and the expectation for a new model have made consumers more hesitant. Via AppleInsider ...