Orange to sell unlocked iPhone for 649 euros
France Telecom just announced that the iPhone will go on sale tonight at 6:30pm (18.30) at a dozen of its Orange stores across France. It will charge between €49 ($72) and €119 ($175) per month in addition to the €399 cost of the iPhone itself. After 6 months, Orange customers can unlock their iPhone for another €100 euro. The iPhone will also be sold unlocked for €649 ($957) without an Orange contract or €549 ($809) with an Orange plan, but not one of the four “Orange for iPhone” plans.
So many choices for the French. Shame the same couldn’t have been done in other countries.
The German unlocked iPhone costs a whopping 999 euros. Worth a day trip to France if you want to get an unlocked version and save yourself 350 euros.
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An unlocked iPhone will cost 749€ in France.
An iPhone will also be sold :
- 399€ with an iPhone plan
- 549€ with any Orange plan
- 649€ with an Orange prepaid plan (no annual contract).
Only the sim-card sold into the iPhone will work with it. To unlock an iPhone, you have to pay 100€ (fees to unlock via iTunes). After unlocking, you will be able to upgrade your iPhone whenever you want.
After 6 months, Orange must unlock your phone for free.
Tomorrow, Orange will announce if they will or not unlock the iPhone non-purchased in their store. If you purchase a iPhone in their store, you can unlock from tonight 18h30 (it will take 24 hours to be active).