Rumor has it that Cosmote will keep the tradition of decoded phones and offer iPhone 4 factory unlocked through its own network of stores. At the moment, Apple allows mobile phone operators to market decoded terminals, so it would not be unusual for Apple, but for Romania. Vodafone and Orange code their terminals to force customers to stay on the network, but Cosmote does not do the same and in the case of the iPhone 4 it could prove to be a "non-winning" policy. It is well-known that Orange has had a lot of "hits" given by people who bought iPhone 4 terminals at a subsidized price, decoded them, then sold them and gave up paying the subscription in the future.
If Cosmote would sell iPhone 4 factory unlocked, then it would fully encourage such practices and the "obsession" with iPhone 4 in Romania will reach new "maximum" limits. It is possible to see the iPhone 4 factory unlocked at Cosmote, I do not deny this, but it is equally possible that Cosmote will surprise everyone and code them.
