Over on the other side of the pond, things are getting interesting. Wireless carrier and exclusive German iPhone provider T-Mobile has issued a statement regarding the injunction brought against the company by rival carrier T-Mobile.

According to Pocket-lint, Vodafone received the order through a court in Hamburg citing that the terms under which the iPhone was being sold in Germany (wherein customers are pushed to sign up for a two year contract) was illegal.

German Vodafone chief executive Friedrich Joussen offered the following statement, citing that he wanted consumers to be able to buy the iPhone without having to enter into an extended contract:

"We want it to be available to buyers without a mandatory calling plan", he said. "If I had wanted to halt sales, I could have, but I didn't."

T-Mobile, which currently has two weeks to respond to the court and file an appeal, has defended its sales of the popular handset. The company is continuing to offer the iPhone, but it's been reported that the company will also offer an unlocked iPhone for a price of 999 Euros (about US$1,478.97).

For that price, you better like your iPhone.

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