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From Times Online

O2 has beaten its rivals to win the exclusive UK rights to offer Apple’s iPhone. The tie-up, the mobile phone industry’s most sought-after deal in years, marks a major coup for the 18 million-customer group. The final contract is expected to be signed imminently.

The phone, which should be on sale in time for Christmas, is expected to prove a key weapon in enabling O2 to win and retain customers in one of Europe’s fiercest mobile markets.

It is understood that negotiations are continuing with mobile phone retailers including Carphone Warehouse over an agreement to sell the iPhone in their stores after a period of exclusivity with O2.

Shares of O2 ’s owner, Telefónica, of Spain, are expected to surge today on the back of the news.

More here:

http://business.timesonline.c[....]rs/telecoms/article2028678.ece

edit: moved to rumours and added ?? to title

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[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2007-07-05 19:42 ]
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:04:46
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Lol all we need now is for a story telling us Orange has got it then we have a story for every network! lol
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:07:33
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i hate o2

edit: wrapped the dissapointment so as not to make the page to wide!

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[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2007-07-05 08:22 ]
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:14:24
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:31:51
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i get 30mb for £8 on orange!

GRRRR
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:34:12
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Wanted Voda to win this battle

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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:35:20
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Nah, I'd be put off somewhat IF the iPhone was to have all that horrid Vodafone (or Orange,T-Mobile, etc ) internal and external branding.

That woulda been heresy, I tell ye!
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:45:04
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At least that's decided - no iphone for me! I'm voda through and through...
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:45:25
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This is gonna be one of the worst decisions in the Mobile Industry EVER!

O2 are not reknowned for their smooth running 3G network and definitely not for their love of high data consumers.

I can only surmise that O2 are hoping iPhone customers will take to browsing the internet so much it will make dataplans the biggest money earner for them.

Their data plans are pure rip-off! Big thumbs down from me.
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:46:44
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Hopefully if O2 get it they will change their data plans. You never know it may not be locked either!
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Posted: 2007-07-05 09:47:54
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