Apple announces iPhone in UK
MacNN reports that 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 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.