well, bad news guys: according to several posts on German forums O2 won't be selling this one without a payment plan. Apparently they didn't like the fact that some people (like me :-) paid for the Pre in cash, thus evading their 24-month sell-your-soul-to-the-devil plans.

I guess I'll wait for the Digitec version. However, for 999 CHF I definitely won't get it. That's a major rip-off. In Germany, it costs about 750 Fr.

Also, since Vodafone Germany carries the phone, chances are, Swisscom will very soon get it as well (they have most, if not all, of Vodafone DE's handsets).

Peter