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Vodafone enters UK iPhone war, sales to begin in 2010

by Megan Lavey (RSS feed) on Sep 29th, 2009

Vodafone has announced that they will start selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland in early 2010. This comes just one day after Orange UK revealed its plans to offer the iPhone. Up to this point, O2 has had exclusive rights to the iPhone in the UK. No information on pricing is available at this time.

[Via Engadget]

Tags: iPhone, o2, orange uk, OrangeUk, vodaphone

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Vodafone to sell iPhone in 10 countries

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on May 6th, 2008

Today Vodafone announced that it is partnering with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten countries:
  • Australia
  • the Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • India
  • Portugal
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • Turkey
The official announcement doesn't offer much in the way of details. We have no idea when the iPhone will be available in these countries, or if Vodafone will have a special iPhone plan. Also worth noting is the lack of any mention of exclusivity in these countries.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Tags: iphone, vodaphone

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Apple, iPhone

iPhone coming to India on Vodaphone in September?

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Apr 18th, 2008

Apple sources are telling the Business Standard that the iPhone is launching in India on carrier Vodafone, with an expected release date this September. The 8GB version is supposedly launching within the year for sure, with a 16GB version "based on buyer response" in 2009.

These "sources" seem to know quite a bit -- they also claimed that Vodaphone was being considered for an Australian release, and said that "multiple carriers" might even be likely. Of course, don't forget your grain of salt on this one -- Vodafone officials denied any knowledge of the deal. But it's very true that India is one of the biggest players in the "grey market" for iPhones, so a deal there, with Vodafone or another carrier, wouldn't be unexpected at all.

There is one catch -- apparently the price specified by Apple sources is around Rs 28,000, which is a whopping $700 US (for comparison, the price in the UK was £300 on release before the price drops, which comes to $599 US). So if these sources are legit, anyone wanting to take advantage of a Vodafone deal won't be doing so cheaply.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Tags: apple, business-standard, grey-market, india, pricing, rumors, sources, vodaphone

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