Vodafone Germany to snag Hermes, Star Trek

Looks like Cingular customers aren't the only ones expected to get an HTC windfall this summer; according to The Unwired, come July and August it appears that the Hermes and Star Trek will be launched on German Vodafone as the Vodafone VPA Compact III and Qtek 8500, respectively. Apparently the VPA Compact III will set you back as much as €900 ($1,150 US) without contract, or €409 ($522 US) with a two-year, whereas the 8500 will go for €600 ($766 US) and €170 ($217 US) the same ways -- something tells us they want their customers to snag these subsidized.

[smokeyb111 Posted Jul 10th 2006 12:14AM]

I hope these prices gives us a glimpse of what's to come with Cingular. I know when the 8125 released it was almost 800 unsubsidized. A Wizard with a few upgrades (cpu, 3G) makes the price kind of realistic. (JMO)

And being that it's a 3G phone, buying it subsidized (locked) doesn't bother me much seeing as it's a 3G phone. The price is cheaper and I'm to lazy to put the settings in for data and stuff.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 10th 2006 10:32AM]

That keypad looks a lot like my old 9300. Man, that was a blessing and a PITA at the same time.