Orange to offer iPhone in UK? (Rumour)

[LightFantastic]

I spoke to an Orange customer services on the phone a couple of weeks ago. They have been given the iPhone settings.....

What do you think this means...?

 

[ParishYoung]

I spoke to an Orange customer services on the phone a couple of weeks ago. They have been given the iPhone settings.....

What do you think this means...?

This means absolutely nothing for two reasons:

1) The UK is the "iPhone Unlock Capitol of the World". Anyone using the iPhone on Orange UK would require the following settings

APN= orangeinternet
Username = "blank"
Password = "blank"

2) There are a number of Orange employee's (such as myself) using the iPhone unlocked on Orange UK. They would just be sharing the settings with their colleagues.

Orange have not officially given staff members the settings for use with the iPhone. But the generic settings above are required for iPhone internet access.

At this stage I would not anticipate either the original or the 3G to be released on Orange UK.

On a side note I think Apple should have continued selling they stock of the original iPhone as SIM Free through their website only.

 

[sparkyms]

On a side note I think Apple should have continued selling they stock of the original iPhone as SIM Free through their website only.

I agree, they could have made an absolute bundle!! I'm in the market for an unlocked iPhone at the moment but it's so hard to find a decent one at a decent price on eBay.
I guess it would have caused issues with warranty replacements for those who had issues with their first gen, but it would be nice to at least be able to buy the refurbs from their online store!

 

[Kintyre]

Settings?

So does anyone have the settings for Orange on the iPhone?

I assume I just need to fill in the 'Cellular Data' info and not the VPN?

Thanks!

 

[ParishYoung]

So does anyone have the settings for Orange on the iPhone?

I assume I just need to fill in the 'Cellular Data' info and not the VPN?

Thanks!

Hi,

As long as you're using an unlocked iPhone you can use the settings in my post above.

You need to follow this path to put them in the right place
(this assumes you are using Software version 2.1 as I am)

1. Tap Settings
2. Tap General
3. Tap Network
4. Tap Cellular Data Network
5. Input the settings repeated below:

APN = orangeinternet
(all as one word, no space, and no capital letters)
Username = leave empty
Password = leave empty

The VPN access settings are for something different and for normal useage you can ignore them.

Hope this helps

PS
I just heard today that Orange UK has the exclusive on the HTC Touch HD, so definately wouldn't expect the iPhone to be added to the current range of handsets we offer.