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T-Mobile Germany Mails Papercraft iPhone 3G Templates Instead of Actual Phones
Posted by John Mahoney at 1:20 AM on July 29, 2008
Oh, the cruelty--German pre-order customers still waiting for their iPhone 3Gs to be delivered apparently received this sick little joke in the mail instead, obviously inspired by reader Matt's original papercraft iPhone he made to quell the anticipation for the first launch. My German is, well, I don't speak it, but Google does, and it seems as if the full flyer after the jump is labelled "As a small passtime/tinkering project" at the top. Just plain sick.
[iPhone-ticker.de (translated), Thanks, Nicolas!]
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sharnaff
Posted 2:15 AM 29/7/08
My Iphone comes in tomorrow, provided FedEx doesn't screw up. Woo hoo.
sharnaff
waterwizard
Posted 2:10 AM 29/7/08
@mattxcorePOP: seconded
waterwizard
SlinkyDink
Posted 2:07 AM 29/7/08
I bet it gets better 3G reception than the real iPhone.
SlinkyDink
DeadWriter
Posted 1:54 AM 29/7/08
So, Loan Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb, [and dumb wants an iPhone].
Sent from my iPhone. (Which crached 3 times while posting this.)
DeadWriter
LiquidGravity
Posted 1:48 AM 29/7/08
Sounds like an ebay scam. Enclosed is the paper iPhone 3G that you purchased from me for $599.98
LiquidGravity
med
Posted 1:47 AM 29/7/08
lol
that's hilarious
med
mattxcorePOP
Posted 1:46 AM 29/7/08
@venomous_duck41: yeah, you retard
mattxcorePOP
wardrip
Posted 1:37 AM 29/7/08
i live in Germany. i only had to wait a week for my pre-order and i pre-ordered it on the day it came out.
wardrip
strobefx
Posted 1:36 AM 29/7/08
I think it's really cool.
I just wouldn't want to ever get one in the place of actual electronics.
strobefx
venomous_duck41
Posted 1:33 AM 29/7/08
@bpapa9013: stupid FIRST comments arent appreciated any way and they are even less so if its done after the fact when its not actually first you retard.
venomous_duck41
bpapa9013
Posted 1:27 AM 29/7/08
oh, sorry I forgot to say "FIRST!!!!!!!11!!1!!1"
bpapa9013
theshortguy
Posted 1:27 AM 29/7/08
Question is: Did it come a in a box?
theshortguy
bpapa9013
Posted 1:26 AM 29/7/08
I bet it's lighter than a real iPhone, and you don't have to worry about breaking the screen...
bpapa9013
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
Posted 2:51 AM 29/7/08
@oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo:AND, may he burn there for an eternity.
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
Posted 2:50 AM 29/7/08
@waterwizard: actually, I thought it added a fun irrelevance and originality that is a fresh air in this- a cold blogging error. Very cute.
Oh, and also I hope he gets banhammered to retard hell.
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
twilight-arc
Posted 2:49 AM 29/7/08
Is this compatible with Paper Mario?
twilight-arc
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
Posted 2:55 AM 29/7/08
@bpapa9013: Damn IT! Do you see what you did? I forgot what I was gonna say and to say it. Now, here I am posting 3 times in a row like an ass.
I think that even though this is cruel, I would like to get an official Apple papercraft iPhone or 2 in the mail.
Sorry to others who may want to send me to Banhalla now.
oo0EveryoneElseWasDoingIt0oo
lpc
Posted 4:32 AM 29/7/08
This sounds pretty in line with my experience with German 'humor'. This is typically schadenfreude.
schadenfreude (n.) - enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
[www.merriam-webster.com]
lpc
lpc
Posted 4:35 AM 29/7/08
With my experience with Zee Germans, this definitely seems in line with their sense of 'humor'.
ever heard of schadenfreude?
Main Entry:
scha·den·freu·de
Pronunciation:
\ˈshä-dən-ˌfrȯi-də\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often capitalized
Etymology:
German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy
Date:
1895
: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
[www.merriam-webster.com]
lpc
mcradge
Posted 5:06 AM 29/7/08
And the worst thing is that they have to pay the monthly fee anyway. T-Mobile's 1justification: They can insert the SIM card into any other phone and use it! What a scam!
G-translation: [66.102.9.104]
mcradge
FiveLiters
Posted 8:28 AM 29/7/08
They did the same promo for the MacBook Air,until people realized it was the actual laptop!
FiveLiters
DaSmith
Posted 2:47 AM 30/7/08
I think the one who did this deserves his throat to be paper-slit with this!
DaSmith
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 1:37 AM 29/7/08
is it already jailbroken?
User Formerly known as Arelar