Tag Archives // "Orange"

22/08/2008

iPhone

Seriously, this one is bizarre. Looks like a Polish mobile operator (Orange) has admitted that they hired actors to stand in line to buy the iPhone when it went on sale for the first time. The company commented that it hired the fake customers as a way to stimulate interest in the device. There wasn’t enough interest in the first place, was there? Strange!

Very, very, very strange… Yet if this happened in Poland, there has to be other providers and retail stores that at least considered the same move. I wonder…

At any rate, shame on Orange for doing something like this. Not cool.

Note: Thanks to Ryan for sending this in.

[via WinnipegFreePress]

27/05/2008

Rumors, iPhone

Trade in your old 2G iPhones at OrangeIn France, Orange is apparently giving iPhone customers hefty incentives to trade up to the new model when it arrives. Orange has been calling their customers to offer a deal on upgrading to the new 3G iPhone.

One offer would allow the user to trade in their old 2G iPhone for the new 3G version, as well as paying €50.

A second offer would let the user keep the older 2G model, but they would have the option to buy the new 3G iPhone with a ‘generous’ subsidy from the carrier.

The rumors started when quite a few readers of PCInpact reported the claims.

Orange hasn’t responded to any requests for confirmation… so file it under rumor for now. I would expect this to be somewhat true, although the finer details are probably a bit different.

Should also be interesting to see if the older 2G models will indeed be discontinued… or if they will still be offered by certain carriers. There are going to be so many countries, and so many carriers on board here, it’s really hard to tell.

Site Note: What about the millions around the world with jailbreaked and unlocked 2G iPhones? Can we trade those in to the respective carriers!? :)

[via electronista]