In Germany they are around $1500 in France about $1100 - there is some discussion if the french one is still “country locked” to french carriers only.
I don’t believe you can activate the phones in the stores, you need to activate them and sign up online, otherwise you can’t use ANY of it’s functions ... you just have an expensive ibrick.
“I don’t believe you can activate the phones in the stores, you need to activate them and sign up online, otherwise you can’t use ANY of it’s functions ... you just have an expensive ibrick.”
I’m not sure I follow that, but if that’s the case then why not make it so they have to activate them at the store - I’m sure they have internet available at the stores.