Orange and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to Austria,France,Portugal and Switzerland on July 11

Orange and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to more countries as Austria, France, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11,Orange and Apple® today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G will be available in Austria, France, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11, and in additional markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.

“At Orange we believe in making the Internet more personal—giving our customers fast access to the information and entertainment that they want, wherever they are,” said Olaf Swantee, head of Orange’s Global Mobile Operations. “iPhone 3G takes advantage of our widespread 3G networks and together we are making the mobile experience for our customers even better.”

“We’re excited to extend our relationship with Orange to bring iPhone 3G to more than 12 markets across the globe,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO. “We can’t wait to get this revolutionary phone in the hands of even more people around the world.”

Orange’s mobile networks use the fastest available technologies with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. The combination of widespread EDGE, Wi-Fi, 3G and HSDPA networks mean customers can fully enjoy the mobile Internet almost wherever they go. In addition, Orange will offer a range of new services, tariffs and benefits for iPhone customers. Orange will begin taking pre-orders for iPhone 3G later this month.

iPhone 3G will launch in Austria, France, Portugal and Switzerland on July 11. Orange customers in the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Orange’s African markets can purchase iPhone 3G later this year. Customers will be able to pre-order from their local Orange websites and iPhone 3G will be available through many of Orange’s 6,500 direct retail stores.

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France's Orange announces iPhone 3G pricing and plan

France's Orange pricing and plan Apple's 3G iPhone, some are more believable than others.France's Orange is now in the spotlight when it comes to the iPhone 3G launch. France's Orange was talk of the carrier offering a discounted upgrade to the new model for iPhone 3G, but such a program was never confirmed. Now, French paper Les Echos and AppleInsider are reporting on Orange's release of the full set of iPhone 3G pricing information.

iPhone 3G launches on July 11 in France, Orange will be offering the iPhone 3G at a variety of prices. The base prices for the 8GB and 16GB models will be €149 and €199, respectively. To get these discounts, customers will want to sign up for an iPhone-specific plan, certain Origami Star plans, or a First or Jet plan. iPhone plans with unlimited data cost between €49 and €149 per month, depending on the number of minutes and SMS messages included, but the other types of plans are a bit cheaper.

If choosing a non-qualifying plan, iPhone 3G prices will go up by €50, to €199 and €249 respectively.For Orange current iPhone customers, since anyone who bought an iPhone before June 12 can get the iPhone 3G for €99 thanks to a €100 rebate. This €100 rebate may have been where the €49 whisperings came from,current Orange customers looking to upgrade will also pay these prices, although hopefully changing your plan will get you a cheaper one.

Enjoy iPhone 3G at France !