When will Apple release the iPhone in UK

[no1Joeno1]

When will Apple announce what company they will use in UK? I heard it could be Orange or Vodafone. I hope it is Orange as you get free internet on contract.

Thanks.

 

[soloudinhere]

I'd expect not closer until the early 2008 european launch. I expect they're a)using the american market as a test market to examine the functionality of the iPhone, since american users are not as accustomed to having the best new phones available constantly, b) they are probably still arranging distribution channels through their various european divisions, and c) if I had to guess, I would guess Orange for the carrier, based on how popular it tends to be in my experience. But I base that on absolutely nothing useful.

 

[wjp09]

I heard it could be Tmobile also.

 

[no1Joeno1]

Thanks for the replies. On google news I found an article saying 7m people in UK want the iPhone, so I don't think they should mess with us, that is nearly there taraget from one country!