Orange iPhone 3GS Release Date Confirmed One Day After O2 UK Apple Exclusivity Expires, November 10th

Although it was long known that O2 s exclusivity agreement with Apple is
going to drop November 9th and that another carrirer will get the new
iPhone 3GS in their stores before the end of the year, we caught wind
that things have gone official and that the smartphone, which was know
to be set for an Orange release, ย is now set for a November 10 release
date on Orange UK.

With 20million customers and counting, O2 UK has managed to sell more
than 1 million iPhones in the two years of exclusive contract with
Apple, but now that they have some 200,000 people interested in the
handset already,ย it's time for Orange to come up with an unbeatable
offer for their clients. And considering that the holiday season is just
around the corner, we'll be getting two large carriers in the UK
fighting to get more subscribers, which only means lower costs.

Although Orange UK haven't leaked anything regarding prices, company
execs have said that they're after value , which means that their
version of the iPhone 3GS might come preloaded with applications and
could include all sorts of accessories in the box.

And did we mention Vodafone UK will get the right to sell the iPhone in
early 2010? Things are looking good for the Brits, don't you think?