iPhone 3G on Orange

jarrod1

on the 11th of July the iPhone 3G was launched on the Orange network in France, Switzerland etc..www.orange.ch

I am with Orange and have been for 9 years, my contract is up for renewal and i want to change to o2 just to get the iPhone 3G and because most of my friends are now on o2 also.
I rang Orange to get my pak code so i could transfer my mobile number over to o2 and Orange customer services were not very willing to give it to me as they said they could give me a better deal than o2.
I was basically offered the same £45 package that o2 offer (1200mins and 500texts) but for £35 from Orange plus an unlimited data and free calls to U.K. numbers starting 01 and 02 package for free, I was told if i waited until the start of September that i could get a free 8gb iPhone 3G with this agreed deal.

I dont know if i can wait that long....Why wasn't the iPhone 3G released on Orange in the U.K. the same time as it was in France or Switzerland ?

Should i wait or should i try and get a better deal from o2 as i would be a new customer for them ?

davetrousers

It's only a phone !!!!!!

wait 6 weeks and save a tenner a month!

£45 a month is £540 a year. That's a holiday that is.

jarrod1

davetrousers wrote: »

It's only a phone !!!!!!

thanks for your helpful input

lee634

well if they are saying that it'll be released on orange in the UK I think thats a first,

Haven't heard a sniff of a rumour like that until now, how much do you believe them or were they just trying to keep you hanging on orange.

Encantador

I thought O2 had a 5 year exclusive deal with Apple.

lee634

They have which is why I thought it strange

Simon_Wallace

Take note, the Orange unlimited web usage is 30 MB per month.

Vodafone is 500MB, 3 & T-Mobile are 1GB per month.

Cheers
Simon

eco21

Unlimited Bundle for Orange is 500MB

Unlimited Bundles

1. These Offers are available to new and existing customers connecting or upgrading to an Eligible Talkplan (as defined below) between 1 March 2007 and 31 July 2007 (an 'Eligible Customer') and are subject to the additional Our Customers First terms.
2. The Offers are subject at all times to a fair usage policy of 3000 minutes or texts (as appropriate) each month or 500MB data per month (See Mobile Internet Bundles). Usage above this amount will constitute abuse and Orange may monitor usage and withdraw the Offer from your account if the fair usage policy is abused.
3. Text Messages are standard person to person texts within the UK.
4. Fixed Line Calls are calls in the UK to standard UK landlines (beginning 01/02).
5. Orange to Orange Calls are for calls made to other Orange phones and Orange answerphone whilst in the UK.
6. Calls or texts to 08 and 09 numbers and whilst abroad are not included and will be charged at your standard Talkplan rates. Calls to 07744 and 07755 numbers are not included in bundle and will be charged at a flat rate of 20p/min.
7. Once the Offer is applied to your account you will continue to receive the Bundle for the life of your contract. If your account is terminated for any reason or you migrate to a different talkplan the Offer will be removed from your account.
8. Orange reserves the right to amend, vary, or cancel these terms and conditions or to withdraw the Offers, or any of them, on providing reasonable notice to you.
9. Service is subject to the Standard Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Orange Network Services, a copy of which can be found at the back of your Orange phone User Guide. Where there is any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions, and the Standard Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Orange Network Services, the latter will prevail.

roguebrogue

I've heard nothing about Orange getting the iPhone.

It does sound like the may just be trying to keep you with them.

I would try and check if it's true, but then I wouldn't have a clue where to call/write to to check! Maybe email apple?

littleorangelobster

Just to back up OP: T'internet grapevine in recent days has suggested that Orange may indeed be getting the iPhone in the Autumn. Something about O2 not meeting required T&Cs of the exclusivity deal and Apple thus having the right to terminate the deal and offer to a second carrier, or along those lines anyway.

OP - let us know how you get on Although I agree with everybody else - if you can get the iPhone in 6 weeks' time on Orange for a discounted rate, that's infinitely better than losing any loyalty bonus to get it sooner.

MUHAMID

O2 is going to sell PAYG iphones in near future,atleast before xmas.i think the Orange CS is telling about that.