German operator T-Mobile now offers the smartphone Apple iPhone 3G 8GB for 449.95 euros in a prepaid package. In addition to the iPhone 3G the prepaid starter package includes a T-Mobile SIM card with “Xtra Nonstop” price plan and 30 euros credit. There are neither additional costs for delivery nor a one-time set-up fee. However, T-Mobile charges 1.49 euros for the preset tariff option Xtra Nonstop Plus with which users can make phone calls to other T-Mobile customers and to home phones in Germany for 29 cents per call. Xtra Nonstop Plus also includes a package of 100 SMS messages for sending to other T-Mobile customers in Germany for just 29 cents.

Xtra Nonstop Plus can be cancelled within one day. Without the tariff option Xtra Nonstop users pay 29 cents per minute for all mobile phone calls to home phones and mobile phones within Germany. For sending SMS messages to other German mobile phones Xtra Nonstop users are charged 19 cents each by T-Mobile.

The iPhone 3G 8GB in the prepaid starter package of T-Mobile comes with a SIM lock and can only be used with a T-Mobile SIM card. The iPhone can be unlocked after twelve months for an one-time of 49.95 euros. The Apple iPhone 3G 8GB without contract is available for prices beginning at 515 euros at other German online stores.

The Apple iPhone 3G 8GB features a 3.5-inch widescreen multitouch display with 480 x 320 pixels resolution, a 2-megapixel camera with video playback, an MP3 player with a 3.5-millimeter stereo headphone jack, bluetooth, an USB 2.0 port and an 8 GB flash drive. The iPhone 3G 8GB supports quadband-GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA 3.6 mbps as well as WiFi and assisted GPS. According to Apple the iPhone 3G offers a talk time of up to five hours on GSM or of up to ten hours on UMTS, internet use for up to five hours on 3G, video playback of up to seven hours or audio playback of up to 24 hours. The built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery cannot be replaced.