It's official, iPhone will come to Hong Kong via Hutchison Telecom. I used its 3 Hong Kong network before, when it was the first company to offer 3G. Back then (2003-2004) 3G was expensive, and rarely anyone used it. After my contract ended, I switched back to 2G from another company.
But even my current contract has long expired, and I just sold my unlocked iPhone, all in anticipation for the arrival of the 3G iPhone. Now I can switch back to 3 HK without hassle or penalty, and buy an authorized iPhone when it comes to Hong Kong. With the HK$3,000 I got from my old iPhone, I might not have to add a lot of money to buy a 3G iPhone with contract.
[Update, 02 June 2008] Just noticed in my iCal that I renewed a one-year contract with PCCW set to expire November, 2008. If I remember the terms correctly, I only have to pay the remaining months of the contract should I decide to cancel early, which is at most 5 months at less than HK$100 a month. Not a problem.
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