Apple Canada offering Unlocked iPhones, 8GB iPhone 3G S now up for pre-order

It’s no surprise that Bell, Rogers, and Telus will be offering up the iPhone 4 in Canada, but what did catch us a bit off guard though was Apple joining in on the action and giving Canadians the option to get an iPhone direct from them minus the whole contract obligation. In fact, they now have the 8GB iPhone 3G S, the new entry level iPhone, up for pre-order for $549 and will be ready to ship out by June 24. The iPhone 4, meanwhile, isn’t available yet for pre-order and is listed as coming soon, but we hear that the 16GB version is priced at $649 while the 32GB variant will retail for $749. To find out more about Apple Canada’s iPhone offerings, you can check it out here. The iPhone 4 is scheduled to arrive in Canada in July, and apart from the big three, Virgin Mobile Canada has also confirmed they too will have the iPhone 4 as part of their line-up. However, if you don’t want to be tied down by a particular carrier, getting it direct from Apple is definitely the way to go. Unless, of course, you’re willing to wait for an iPhone 4 unlock to be released, but God only knows when that will happen. [source]