UK mobile provider Orange has launched its 3G service today, not long after rivals 3 and Vodafone launched their own multimedia-centric cellular networks. There are five 3G phones announced for the network, including this Motorola C975 (announced, yet not shipping) which bears a certain resemblance to Cingular’s Motorola A845 UTMS handset.
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-wirelesss-first-umts-3g-handsets-17995
The best bit? All Orange handsets can be used as modems to connect to the internet via Bluetooth or other link-ups. It’s not unlimited—the standard plan allows 50MB of traffic a month—but it’s a no-brainer to me if these 3G operators want to get a user base rolling before WiMAX and the like try to eat their (bland, tasteless, grey) mobile data lunch.
Orange picks C975 Motorola [TheInquirer]
