14 DAY TRIAL // Apple's iPhone, the most popular handset currently available on the market, is getting ready to make an appearance on Orange's airwaves as soon as November 10 is here. The carrier has already been reported to plan launching the device on that date, one day after O2 loses exclusivity on the iPhone, and now all have gone official, along with the price tags the handset will have on different monthly plans with the carrier.
Both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS will become available for purchase from Orange on November 10, and the price tags they will feature seem to be as attractive as possible. The iPhone 3G will come with 8GB of internal storage and in a Black flavor and will be available for free on 24-month contracts with monthly plans that start at £29.36. On 18-month contracts, the iPhone 3G will be available for free with plans starting at £44.04, and will cost £96.50 on £29.36 and £34.26 monthly plans.
The iPhone 3GS will come both in Black and White flavors, and will sport either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage space. The 16GB variant will be free on 24-month contracts with plans starting at £44.04 per month, as well as on the £73.40 per month 18-month contract offering. The handset will cost £125 and £87 on 24-month contracts that go for £29.36 and £34.26 per month, respectively, and its price will range from £87 to £184.50 on 18-month contracts priced at £44.04 per month or lower.
Orange will have the iPhone 3GS 32GB available for free on 24-month contracts that go for £73.40 and £122.34 per month, or priced at £96.50, £175 or £225 for price plans of £44.04, £34.26 and £29.36 per month with the signing of a 24-month contract agreement. Those who would opt for an 18-month contract period will have to pay between £96.50 and £274 for the device, depending on the monthly plan they choose.
Those who have waited for Orange to pick up the Apple iPhone so that they can enjoy the device should know that the carrier is set to open its stores at 7am on November 10. The device will also be available for purchase from Orange HMV concessions, Apple Retail Stores, Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U and other partners. More details on the iPhone on Orange can be found on the carrier's website here.