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 Jul 30 2008, 14:10
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 5 Joined: 7th June 2007 Member No.: 264,294 Device(s): SPVE650  |
Hello All
I have doen a quick search of this forum and cant find a topic regarding this, but after loking around on the net I am lead to think Orange UK are getting the IPhone around Oct 08 time? is this right ? etc anyone got any extra news on this ?? TIA |
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Jul 30 2008, 20:28
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 |_-_-_-_-_-_-_|  Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,634 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Moved to Apple section
I did hear about Orange having the iPhone, but I can't find any other information. -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 30 2008, 20:36
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|_-_-_-_-_-_-_| Group: Moderator Team Posts: 1,634 Joined: 31st December 2004 From: Near Norwich, UK Member No.: 104,092 Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Vario III |
Have been searching around on Orange website and came across this on Orange France website:
QUOTE Paris, May 16, 2008 Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets later this year. Seems it's being released to limited market in Europe. And it's not very clear if it's just iPhone or the new iPhone 3G, however I would imagine it's iPhone 3G. Edit http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/26/or...ices_3g_iphone/ Interesting... -------------------- - Tony Sutton
- My Ford Focus ST170 car - Using MDA Vario III with 6GB MicroSD card - Got Phone, GPS and WiFi together? Sign up & Make Money with Navizon! |
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Jul 31 2008, 08:03
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 397 Joined: 25th August 2004 Member No.: 54,173 |
QUOTE(tsutton @ Jul 30 2008, 21:36)  Have been searching around on Orange website and came across this on Orange France website: Seems it's being released to limited market in Europe. And it's not very clear if it's just iPhone or the new iPhone 3G, however I would imagine it's iPhone 3G. Edit http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/26/or...ices_3g_iphone/ Interesting... I read O2 and Orange quashed rumours about Orange UK selling the iPhone. See here: Orange Rumours quaashed -------------------- |
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Aug 1 2008, 08:31
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 195 Joined: 31st December 2002 From: Wimbledon, UK Member No.: 1,503 Device(s): Orange SPV M500 |
I walked by the Kingston Orange store this morning, and they had a big poster up in the window saying "iPhone - free on £35 contracts". I'm sure it wasn't there yesterday...
-------------------- "This is going to the most significant televisual event since Quantum Leap. And I do not say that lightly." |
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Aug 1 2008, 10:41
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Enthusiast Group: Moderator Team Posts: 170 Joined: 25th November 2002 From: Devon Member No.: 69 Device(s): HTC Touch Diamond |
QUOTE(bosshogg @ Aug 1 2008, 09:31) I walked by the Kingston Orange store this morning, and they had a big poster up in the window saying "iPhone - free on £35 contracts". I'm sure it wasn't there yesterday... It isn't listed on the website... I feel this must be a wind up... Maybe they are using the poster to get people in then show them the Diamond? -------------------- Mark
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Aug 1 2008, 10:43
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 195 Joined: 31st December 2002 From: Wimbledon, UK Member No.: 1,503 Device(s): Orange SPV M500 |
QUOTE(Mark @ Aug 1 2008, 11:41) It isn't listed on the website... I feel this must be a wind up... Maybe they are using the poster to get people in then show them the Diamond? actually, I wonder if I misread it and it was actually an iTouch and O are giving them away with contracts. I will swing by again at lunchtime and see. -------------------- "This is going to the most significant televisual event since Quantum Leap. And I do not say that lightly." |
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Aug 1 2008, 12:38
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 195 Joined: 31st December 2002 From: Wimbledon, UK Member No.: 1,503 Device(s): Orange SPV M500 |
doh, it is an iTouch and not an iPhone.
Should have gone to specsavers... -------------------- "This is going to the most significant televisual event since Quantum Leap. And I do not say that lightly." |
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Aug 2 2008, 09:31
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 Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,171 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
-------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Aug 6 2008, 08:21
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 1 Joined: 27th October 2004 Member No.: 62,270 |
According to T3 Orange may offfer it from October. Check out the link below
http://www.t3.com/news/breaking-news-orang...r-maybe-?=36253 |
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Aug 6 2008, 11:10
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Enthusiast Group: Moderator Team Posts: 170 Joined: 25th November 2002 From: Devon Member No.: 69 Device(s): HTC Touch Diamond |
QUOTE(johnnyde @ Aug 6 2008, 09:21) According to T3 Orange may offfer it from October. Check out the link below http://www.t3.com/news/breaking-news-orang...r-maybe-?=36253 I love the way it states that o2 have failed to meet the high sales targets... They haven't had the stock! lol It would work much better on Orange, but I really wouldn't hold your breath, o2 have a sealed deal with apple for the uk... -------------------- Mark
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Aug 6 2008, 11:36
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,171 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
France Telecom have announced that it will be on Orange in some markets but the UK isn't one of them.
Mark, T3 seem to be suggesting the deal isn't that watertight - do you know better? One of the reasons I'm interested is that our company contract for Blackberrys is with O2 but we are thinking of moving to Orange. O2 have said they will be able to supply iPhones cheaper than the Blackberrys but if O could do that as well..... -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Aug 6 2008, 12:08
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Enthusiast Group: Moderator Team Posts: 170 Joined: 25th November 2002 From: Devon Member No.: 69 Device(s): HTC Touch Diamond |
I don't know for sure, Just what I read at mobile news said that o2 have a water-tight contract with apple that is ongoing so no other operator could supply the iphone in the uk.
-------------------- Mark
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Aug 7 2008, 07:56
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 8 Joined: 11th November 2005 From: London Member No.: 158,007 Device(s): Orange SPV C550 |
If Apple want to flush their sales in the UK down the toilet . They could not make a better decision than let Orange get anywhere near. I would rather have an iPhone with 5 minute battery life that dropped every other call on o2 rather than go with orange.
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Aug 7 2008, 08:23
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,171 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
Do I gather you're not a fan of Orange MarkP?
-------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Aug 7 2008, 09:01
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 Come on you Horns! Group: News Team Posts: 399 Joined: 22nd May 2004 From: Wheathampstead Member No.: 44,098 Device(s): T-Mobile Vario 3 |
Just out of interest, I wonder if they could do something like HSBC do with bank accounts in that if you were to move countries you can take your phone/contract with you over to that country should your operator have a network there.
So for instance, if I were to go to Orange in France, take out a contract for the iphone there and then say I am moving to the UK, it would be legal right? In Euroland I have no idea, I mean I always thought that bananas were supposed to be bendy but euroland says otherwise!!! Just a thought though! Cheers Phill -------------------- www.watfordfc.com
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Aug 7 2008, 10:26
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Enthusiast Group: Moderator Team Posts: 170 Joined: 25th November 2002 From: Devon Member No.: 69 Device(s): HTC Touch Diamond |
QUOTE(MarkP @ Aug 7 2008, 08:56) If Apple want to flush their sales in the UK down the toilet . They could not make a better decision than let Orange get anywhere near. I would rather have an iPhone with 5 minute battery life that dropped every other call on o2 rather than go with orange. Somebody has obviously had a bad experience.... lol. If it did appear on another uk network it would probably be orange seeing as they have it on every single other network run by France Telecom. Mind you, I think it's available on Tmob in some other countries. -------------------- Mark
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Aug 9 2008, 09:38
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 6,171 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
-------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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Aug 9 2008, 18:39
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 397 Joined: 25th August 2004 Member No.: 54,173 |
QUOTE(paholman @ Jul 31 2008, 09:03) I read O2 and Orange quashed rumours about Orange UK selling the iPhone. See here: Orange Rumours quaashed Hi Confucious, Similarly, I posted another link over a week ago, that confirmed these are just rumours about Orange, and both providers have admitted there's no truth in it. Orange always had a better signal in my area, but their 3G/HSPDA coverage is non-existent where I live. O2 seem to have the better HSPDA coverage anyway in the UK, so if I had the choice, I go with O2. Any bit of gossip about the iPhone in Google is repeated globally by every Tom, Dick and Harry, whether it's true or not. The same about Apple's ability to remotely remove Apps on the iPhone. It's everywhere, but it turns out it's just not true, and someone got the wrong end of the stick. It just happens to spread like wild fire. This post has been edited by paholman: Aug 11 2008, 07:19 -------------------- |
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