IPhone 3GS to be avaliable on Orange UK, oh boo =[

Well, as of last month I became the proud owner of an iPhone 3GS on the O2UK network, and I love it.
Now, here's the problem. Before I bought my iPhone on pay as you go, I was using Orange UK as my network carrier, and just now I discovered that the iPhone 3GS would be avaliable on Orange. I'm just wondering if when it's released on Orange if I'd be able to use an Orange sim card in it. I have noticed before that when I select the carriers setting I have the option of using Orange as my carrier, so I tried my friends Orange sim in the phone, and surprise surprise it didn't work.
So my main question is, will I be able to use an Orange sim card in the iPhone after it's been made avaliable to Orange.
Many thanks,
Richard.

jules7819 wrote:
Hi sorry to crash your thread...but at the moment I'm in Oz (holidaying) and bought a new iphone 3gs (outright from the apple store)...I'm returning to the UK in a few weeks where I have a contract with 3... I'm actually just wondering if my new phone will work with 3? Cheers
As you bought the phone outright at an apple store in australia it is unlocked and will work with any carrier world wide.
Thats the beauty of an iphone in oz, it CAN be unlocked.

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