A number of papers have reported that Vodafone will offer UK punters the chance to purchase the iPhone. This comes only a few weeks after Orange announced that it would be making iPhone available, with an expected release date in November.
This should boost competition and may even bring the price down for service plans. We say bring it on.
LONDON (Dow Jones)–France Telecom SA’s (FTE) Orange mobile business said Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone in the U.K. later this year, bringing to an end a two year exclusive contract held by rival Telefonica SA’s (TEF) O2 mobile network.
O2′s exclusive deal with Apple has helped the company to boost sales and average revenue per user, extending its lead as the largest U.K. mobile network in the U.K. despite the recession.
Seems that O2 will be launching the Palm Pre on Oct 16 to UK punters wishing that had a super duper smart phone but don’t want an iPhone. And the prices is going to be the same as the Apple phone.
O2 has the exclusive UK contract for the Pre.
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