Orange in UK is going to sell finally the iPhone

After being the partner of Apple in France, Orange will sell the iPhone later this year in UK.

That’s very good news for customers, who were quite disappointed about the upgrade from iPhone 3G to iPhone 3GS for existing customers with O2.

The competition on prices could finally start!!!

iPhone and Roland Garros Tennis

If you want to follow the 2 weeks of Tennis on your iPhone, Orange France gives you the answer:

The iPhone in new countries

Orange has just announced that they will provide the iPhone is new countries such as: Austria, Belgium, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland. Vodafone has announced back on the 6th of May that they will deliver the iPhone in those countries: South Africa, Australia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, New Zealand, Portugal, Turkey and Czech Republic.

Apparently we’re going to see some competition in several countries around the iPhone, let’s see if it makes the price going down…

Orange in France is successful

Orange has announced that they sold 70,000 iPhones in only 1 month, despite high prices on the call plans. The iPhone’s customers are for 48% of them new customers.

Orange sold 30,000 iPhones in 5 days in France

Huge start for France with the sell of the iPhone, I think Orange will hit their target, 100.000 iPhones until Christmas… Here is the Press Release.

iPhone officially unlocked for 649 Euros in France!

You can buy officially an unlocked iPhone for 649 Euros in France with Orange, it’s much less than the equivalent in Germany (999 Euros). The conversion is $958 or £463.

Official, the iPhone in France in November

Finally after a trip to Apple headquarters, the French director of Orange, Didier Lombard (photo) agreed the deal for the iPhone in France.

More info in french here, and the official press release from Apple here.

Apple and Orange in trouble

The iPhone in France might be delayed according to problems between Apple and Orange France. The problem seems to be around the percentage of the monthly fee that Apple get back from an iPhone mobile contract and the iPhone price itself. According to the french newspaper NouvelObs, Apple is asking for having back around 30% of the monthly contract!!!

iPhone with Orange in France and UK?

According to a french blogger, the iPhone might come to France with Orange rather than SFR (Vodafone partner). And good news for french people, it could be in september the 7th at 10pm…