Apple iPhone to be available from Orange on November 10th

by Parm Mann on 26 October 2009, 12:52

Tags: iPhone 3GS, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Orange (NYSE:FTE)

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Back in September, UK mobile operator Orange announced that it would bring an end to O2's exclusivity over Apple's hugely-popular iPhone handset by offering the device later this year.

Details were thin on the ground, but The Guardian has today revealed that Orange will start selling the iPhone on November 10th - a day after O2's exclusive deal with Apple expires.

Information regarding pricing and tariffs remains unknown, but with O2 and Orange locking horns in the run up to Christmas, a price war could be in the offing. Although Orange is yet to confirm the launch date itself, it currently offers customers the opportunity to register their interest at interest.orange.co.uk.

Following the expiry of O2's exclusive deal, Orange will become the first UK operator to offer Apple-branded mobile phones. Meanwhile, rival operator Vodafone is expected to offer Apple's iPhone early in 2010 and will hope to cash in over the Christmas period will an exclusive of its own; the BlackBerry Storm 2.



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Good news, hopefully O2 will lower prices and there will be some competition. Anyone know when Vodafone launch the iPhone. Last I heard was beginning of next year.
what about t mobile?
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what about t mobile?

Are they waiting for the merger with Orange…
I don't mind paying £45 per month to O2, but their coverage is awful and something I wish they would improve.

There is no way I would move to Orange as I enjoy the dirt cheap and highly reliable broadband I get from O2 based on the Be* infrastructure.

I am one of those strange people who wouldn't mind paying more for a better service. The only gripe I have with O2 at the moment is that they don't do an option for cheap bundled line rental. I am also highly interested in IPTV as an alternative to Sky which the quality in my area is poor.
Think vodafone is early next year (the management layer have already started rumblings that their current phones on the contract just aren't quite up to what they need)