French carrier Orange [1] has poured cold water on rumors circulating the blogosphere that its unlocked iPhones are actually country-locked to French carriers only. The carrier said its phones are truly unlocked and do not require a French SIM card to work. Orange announced in October that it would sell unlocked iPhones because of a French law that requires carriers to offer unlocked phones [2].
For more on Orange's unlocked iPhones:
- read this report [3] from Engadget
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/expected-orange-gets-iphone-france/2007-09-20
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/apple-sell-unlocked-iphone-france/2007-10-17
[3] http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/18/orange-says-unlocked-iphones-are-in-fact-unlocked/