France Gets The iPhone!
11.28.07 - 03:29pm
Three weeks after Germany and the UK got the iPhone, France finally is able to join the confederation with the launch of the iPhone via Orange.
Orange rolled out the iPhone to hundreds of enthusiastic buyers who had lined up outside of stores in 12 cities across the country that were authorized to sell the iPhone in a sort of pre-sale. The iPhone goes on sale nationwide throughout France tomorrow.
Orange is expecting their users to grow due to the iPhone’s popularity by half a million in the first year. They are hoping to sell 100,000 units by years end. Orange is offering the iPhone locked for $593 and unlocked for $965. They must sell the phone unlocked in order to comply with French law.
Orange said that approximately 63,000 people had asked for information on the iPhone via e-mail.
Users who don’t wish to pay the extra charge for the unlocked iPhone can have Orange unlock the phone for free after 6 months or they can pay $147 to get it unlocked before six months time is up. They would however still have the pay the two-year contract with Orange that they were required to get upon obtaining a locked iPhone.
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