Apple Picks O2 as UK iPhone Carrier
At the special press event in London, Apple CEO Steve Jobs early Tuesday announced that mobile carrier O2 would begin selling the immensely popular iPhone in the UK starting November 9th, confirming circulating reports about signed Europe deals. The device will be available for £269 without any rebates or subsidy and will be offered with three separate plans: £35, £45 and £55 per month. Each of the three iphone plans will offer free data traffic along with access to a network of 7,500 WiFi hotspots, while users will billed for their calls and messages. “We are coming to the UK and wanted to pick the best carrier and that is O2,” Apple’s Jobs said at the news conference. Other reports indicate that T-mobile will sell the device in Germany and Orange will sell the device in France.
O2’s iphone page is online.