Orange to launch iPhone on 10 November

Orange will be launching the iPhone on 10 November, reatailing across Orange shops and Orange online and at other outlests including Orange HMV concessions, Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U.

Orange will be offering the 3G iPhone free with their pay monthly plans from £30 and the 16GB 3GS iPhone free on £45 plans.

The iPhone will be available to

• Orange Pay as you Go customers – these give you inclusive benefits just for topping up. If you top up £50 in your first month, you’ll get £10 off your iPhone
• Orange Pay Monthly customers – giving you a mix of minutes, text and data to suit your needs
• Orange Business customers – a range of iPhone plans for one person with inclusive minutes, texts and unlimited mobile internet on the Orange network and at Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK, will be available to buy online for up to 5 phones.

Full details on pricing and plans are on the Orange website.

The launch of the iPhone on Orange is generating massive interest, as Tom Alexander, CEO of Orange UK, said ‘The excitement for the iPhone is immense, and this is a great day for our customers, our company and our employees.

Since we announced the iPhone on Orange we have already seen more than a quarter of a million customers register their interest on our website.’

He added ‘Earlier this year we stated our ambition to become the destination brand of choice for high end mobile users in the UK.

With the launch fo the iPhone on Novemebr 10 we’re please to be fulfilling that ambition.’

Orange is the key brand of the France Telecom Group.

With 123 million customers, 17 million of whom are in the UK, Orange covers internet, television and mobile services.

Orange is the number 3 mobile operator and the number 1 provider of broadband internet services in Europe.