Orange announces UK iPhone deal!

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Orange has reached an agreement to sell Apple's popular iPhone in the UK.

The deal ends an exclusive arrangement between UK network operator O2 and the Californian phone maker, which has been in place since 2007.

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

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At last, a choice of two, and neither has a signal to speak of from my home.

[sem4u]

Once T-mobile is folded into Orange, Orange will be the largest potential supplier of iPhones in the UK; this must leave O2 slightly worried...

[swa66]

The real question is however: Do they have phones ?

I ordered an iPhone 3GS many months ago out here, still nothing, nada. I was 29th in queue at that time in that store (and apple dealer that's also a dealer of the operator that has the iPhone).
None of the shops in the country seem to have any supply at all. Most shops have signs saying the operator Mobistar (a subsidiary of Orange) doesn't supply them with phones at this point in time, or has problem supplying them or something along those lines.

Till I get my phone it all feels like vaporware to me.

No wonder the HTC are selling well.

[dreamcatcher]

Vodafone are also in the game:

Vodafone enters UK iPhone market
[news.bbc.co.uk...]

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Did you see that bit...

Vodafone says users can register an interest online, with the handsets becoming available to customers from early 2010.