Since last Friday, the iPhone 4S is available in 29 countries. Comparing purchase prices, you will notice great differences. If you are traveling Europe and you are going to buy an iPhone 4S on your trip, you might want to buy it in Switzerland because this is where you will find the cheapest offers. Here is a short overview of iPhone 4S purchase prices in Europe.

iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users should get first is a micro SIM card of a German operator or mobile phone provider in order to avoid high roaming charges when using their Apple smart-phone for making phone calls, sending text messages (SMS) or accessing the Internet over GPRS or UMTS networks in Germany. Here is a short overview of recommended pay as you tariffs for iPhone users in Germany.

The new Apple smart-phones iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 8GB haven been launched. Apple and carriers in Germany are already accepting orders for the new Apple smart-phones. Here is a short overview of German carriers marketing the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 8GB and the iPhone 3G S and the purchase prices they are asking for.

Telekom (T-Mobile) is now selling the iPhone 4 16GB as prepaid smart-phone. The bundle includes the current Apple smart-phone model in black with 16 GB memory, a SIM card for the pay as you go price plan “Xtra Nonstop Special” and credit of € 30.00 for calls and SMS. It is available at Telekom shops for € 629.95.

Telefónica Germany (O2) will reduce the price for the iPhone 3G S drastically to sell off the older iPhone model before the new iPhone 5 will be launched – this could already happen in four weeks. As of tomorrow, the iPhone 3G S with 8 GB memory will cost just € 361.00 with or without plan at O2 shops.

If you buy a new iPhone 4 in Germany, you pay at least € 630.00 without plan (check my updated overview). But there is a way to save some money: At stores of the two German operators Telekom (T-Mobile) and O2 Germany you can buy arefurbished iPhone 4 which means the phone is not new, but supposedly as good as new. Compared to buying a new iPhone 4, you can save up to 20 percent when purchasing a refurbished one. On the other hand: There might be warranty and guarantee issues with a refurbished iPhone. Here is a short overview of how much refurbished iPhone 4 cost at Telekom and O2 stores.

From today on, the current model iPhone 4 is available not just in black, but also in white. It seems crazy that there has been such a hype about a white iPhone 4 for months since this is all just about color: The white iPhone offers the same features as the black one. Here is a short overview of where to buy the white iPhone 4 in Germany and how much it will cost.

From the end of April, Telekom will be offering customers the tablet PC Motorola Xoom with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system for € 699.95. The version featuring UMTS mobile telecommunications technology for mobile data transmission will be available exclusively through Deutsche Telekom for 90 days. But the Motorola Xoom is only one of the products, Telekom is presenting visitors at this year’s CeBIT fair in Hanover. Here is a short overview of what you get to see Telekom stand which is located in hall 4, stand 26.

Together with Simfy, German operator Telefónica O2 Germany will launch a new music streaming service for users users of PCs, laptops, tablets or smart-phones. Customers will get access to a musical repertoire that includes more than eight million songs – from pop to indie, and metal to electro – when booking a flat rate tariff that costs € 8.99 per month. The new music service will be available in April, new users can try it for free for the first month.

German operator Vodafone has the Apple iPhone 4 in stock again. The company writes on its web site that it will deliver the iPhone 4 within 48 hours to new buyers. In December, Vodafone had stopped taking orders for the iPhone 4 because of a supply bottleneck, interested users could only make reservations. However, with the resumption of marketing the Apple smart-phone in Germany, Vodafone has also raised purchase prices for the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 3G S again.