France Telecom's Orange subsidiary plans to sell a little less than 100,000 iPhones in 2007 and also plans to offer an unlocked version of the handset for a price that is well below T-Mobile Germany's $1500, according to Orange CEO Didier Lombard. Analysts estimate that Orange has to move about 3,000 iPhones a day to make the goal of nearly 100,000 iPhones by year-end.
T-Mobile Germany rival Debitel also announced that it would provide a $890 rebate for iPhone users who buy an unlocked iPhone from T-Mobile Germany for $1500 and activate it on Debitel's network.
For more on the iPhone in Europe:
- read this article [1] about Orange's plans from AppleInsider
- read this article [2] from Gizmodo about Debitel
Links:
[1] http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/27/frances_orange_comments_on_iphone_sales_goal_unlocking_costs.html
[2] http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/debitel-offering-600-euro-sign-up-bonus-for-999-euro-iphone-in-g/