T-Mobile is Apple's iPhone Service Partner in Germany starting November 9

Apple's iPhone will also debut November 9 in Germany as well as in the UK. The 8GB iPhone will sell for $558 when converted from 399 euros, slightly more than the $537 converted from 269 UK pounds sterling.

Like O2 via Cloud in the UK, T-Mobile will provide free Wi-Fi access to iPhone owners at its 8600 hot spots in Germany. T-Mobile has 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots world wide, including U.S. locations. We use T-Mobile at airports that do not provide free Wi-Fi access and most we visit don't.

T-Mobile will be the only German cell phone network to have EDGE throughout its GSM network. T-Mobile claims its EDGE network has a transfer rate of 220 Kbps, roughly 4X ISDN. Remember ISDN? It was the expensive and faster alternative to dial-up used by businesses before cable and DSL networks were available. No monthly service plan rates were posted with Apple's press release.

Apple's French partner may be divulged today. [Bill Fox]