Apple Türkiye has offered all its products for sale in Turkey since yesterday He made a significant raise. Naturally, the iPhone series was also affected by this price increase. Users who wanted to replace their phones with a new iPhone therefore had to reconsider their wishes.
Apple introduces one of the new iPhone models every year, especially in America. with a price tag of $999 for years offers for sale. Unfortunately, this model is not sold at a fixed price in Turkey due to the exchange rate difference and Apple’s pricing policy. If this is the case, users can take advantage of the products offered by GSM operators and sales channels. request campaigns.
Abroad it is exactly the other way around. For example, if you want to buy an iPhone 15 in the Netherlands, you will pay about 1000 TL per month with the current exchange rate. How works?

For the 128 GB model of the iPhone 15 on Apple’s Dutch site With a price of 969 euros we are confronted. This is with the current exchange rate It corresponds to approximately 33,275 TL. Instead of paying upfront, users can With terms of up to 36 months can buy this iPhone for a cash price.
However, many mobile phone operators abroad promote new iPhones with the campaigns they offer. almost for free they give. Yes, almost free!
One of these is T-Mobile, which started operations in Germany in 1999 and is one of the established GSM operators.

An X user shared a post about a week before Apple’s price increases in Turkey. In this message iPhone 15 in the Netherlands He almost said it would be free.
While in Turkey there are only three time limits for mobile phones above 12,000 TL, it is quite depressing that this is how it works in the Netherlands.
User gets the iPhone 15 from his friend from the T-Mobile GSM operator for 34 euros per month He says he bought it. Companies like T-Mobile offer users the opportunity to stay loyal to them. at such a cheap price They sell phones.
The post where he explains the truth of the matter is below.
Public service: When we translate the information in the screenshot into Turkish T-Mobile (official name Odido in the Netherlands) offers 22.50 euros internet and 2.5 euros internet in the Onbp rate especially offered to new users. unlimited minutes and texting rights We see that this is so. The prices they offer as a device package are 14 euros.
Moreover, the company does its customers a favor and offers a discount of 5 euros. Of course, to take advantage of this rate Required to stay with T-Mobile for 2 years.
Before we wipe our tears, let’s take a look at what Verizon, another GSM operator, is offering for the iPhone 15: 0 dollars!

Yes, as you will see when you find out how much T-Mobile sells the iPhone 15 in the Netherlands We had a little shock. But when we look at Verizon, the impact of this shock is even greater. Verizon offers new customers 36 months provided you use the same line The 128 GB iPhone 15 is being given away for free. Yes, it’s free…
If you are an existing and actively using Verizon user If you want to increase the rate on the line, Verizon will only charge you $23.05 per month for 36 months.

If you think there’s something wrong with this, let’s explain right away.
Operators give users these phones at such a cheap price with only one condition: SIM lock.

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile GSM operators, such as the phones they offer for sale in addition to their rates He sells it with SIM locked. So if you commit to staying with Verizon for 36 months, you’ll get the iPhone 15 for free.
On the iPhone 15 you purchased in this process You cannot use another SIM card. Just like in Turkey Passport registration of phones purchased abroad In addition, the passport and line holder must use a single SIM card and may not use another SIM card on their active phone for 2 years. The only difference is These phones are free abroad…
According to the decision of the Banking Regulation and Supervisory Board (BRSA) on January 5, 2023 12 months for mobile phones worth TL 12,000 and less, For more expensive phones Installments can only be made for 3 months. Looking at current phone prices, phones that are durable and can be used for many years are generally above this price, which is why many people have to buy phones in just 3 installments. (or can’t get it).
GSM operators abroad offering such tasty options, It doesn’t break our hearts. What do you think about it?
Source: XVerizon, T-Mobile, BDDK
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