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Orange sells 30,000 Apple iPhones in France in first 5 days
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 08:44 AM EST

Just 5 days after the full commercial launch, France Telecom's Orange has announced that they've already sold 30,000 Apple iPhones which debuted at 6:30pm on November 29th in France.

France Telecom reports that:
• 48% of iPhone sales led to a new Orange line subscription
• 80% of customers signed up for a dedicated “Orange for iPhone” plan at the same time

In addition to the 30,000 sales, the enthusiasm shown for the dedicated “Orange for iPhone” plans demonstrates the appeal of the offer, says France Telecom. As well as Internet services, customers have unlimited e-mail and Visual Voicemail, WiFi access, and a range of talk time and SMS tariffs designed for various needs.

“This is a very good score, especially as one in two iPhone purchases is accompanied by a new Orange line subscription”, said Louis-Pierre Wenes, Executive Director in charge of France operations, in the press release. “This confirms that the iPhone will make an active contribution to the acquisition of new customers”, he added.

Source: France Telecom
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Mike in Helsinki'" for the heads up.]


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Dec 05, 07 - 08:51 am Comment from: hmmmm

i wish i was in Paris right now....

Dec 05, 07 - 09:00 am Comment from: MCCFR

And, if Vivendi and Vodafone would have had any imagination between them, their SFR subsidiary could have been protected from this.

Of course, that might have taken some intelligent pragmatism: Vivendi might have had to tell Doug Morris at UMG to get back in his box. And Vodafone might have had to confront the awful prospect of giving a cellphone manufacturer an ongoing commission.

But at least they'd still have all those subscribers generating a monthly income.

Oh well, I'm sure they know what they're doing.

Dec 05, 07 - 09:43 am Comment from: TowerTone

Hey! Apples from America
The French Orange
Sour grapes from Germany...
Makes me want to grab a banana and whip up a fruit salad!
Hmmm, we'll need some cool whips,er, Cool Whip, and a spoon
And maybe an Egyptian date......

Dec 05, 07 - 10:01 am Comment from: Paul Zune's Bone Machine

I wish I was in Lyon, eating an andouillette and rinsing it down with a bottle of Morgon.

Dec 05, 07 - 10:19 am Comment from: Ampar

"i wish i was in Paris right now...."

Pretty risky. But if you do, I'd double bag it and get a shot of penicillin the next day just to be safe.

Dec 05, 07 - 12:44 pm Comment from: bond co. stooge

Ampar! You get in this house right this minute!! Talking about Paris and the clap--That's not right!!!

Dec 05, 07 - 01:09 pm Comment from: Denny

@TowerTone:

Do you eat your dates? They're very nutritious.

Dec 05, 07 - 01:37 pm Comment from: Ampar

"Do you eat your dates?"

I used to eat them with reckless abandon until the restraining order kicked in.

Go fig.

Dec 05, 07 - 01:51 pm Comment from: Denny

@Ampar

Were these date young and green or old and ripe?

Dec 05, 07 - 02:10 pm Comment from: Ampar

Punctual.

Dec 05, 07 - 07:04 pm Comment from: LorD1776

Nothing better than fruit humor. Are there any more witty quips Looming on the horizon?

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