I couldn't resist: Recently I added an iPhone 3G to my increasing list of Apple devices I own and fall in love with. My "old" 1st generation iPhone now solely serves as a development and test device for the development activities which continue to grow very successfully.

I've purchased my iPhone 3G in Italy for some 400,00 Euros. Italy is one of those European countries where Net- and Simlocks are prohibited by law. Therefore they ship Apple iPhones which require no crack, no unlock and no jailbreak but still work with all carriers and providers world wide. So I could activate the iPhone 3G via iTunes and do all the regular updates without losing the freedom of choosing carrier and tariff I like most.

Here in Germany I do prefer Vodafone over T-Mobile. While the latter is the official and only iPhone carrier in Germany, Vodafone offers a true voice flat rate (unlimited calls to all networks) and a true 3G flat rate for iPhone users. It's quite funny that Vodafone even not being the official iPhone reseller offers a special tariff for iPhone users which is way better than the one you can get from T-Mobile.

While my iPhone 3G no longer requires me to use PwnageTool and others I'll continue to blog on these as the two other iPhones in my house will remain jailbroken and unlocked.