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| Orange wows with unik  Launching first in France where it will be available from 5th October 2006, unik is a telephone that, as well as offering standard mobile communication, offers unlimited calls to fixed lines and Orange mobiles when you are near a Livebox at home or at work. The unik phone will be rolled out across other Orange European markets including the Netherlands, UK, Spain and Poland. Each market will tailor its proposition to meet specific customer and market needs.unik brings together the best of the fixed and mobile worlds in a single handset: a single phone, a single number (starting 06), a single address book, the best network and the best price. - At home or in the office, the mobile handset connects to the Livebox by WiFi and all communication transits through the Internet network, offering good cover, at home or in the office, and allows unlimited calls 7/24 to all fixed lines in Metropolitan France and Orange mobiles. * Outside, unik operates as a standard mobile. Calls are charged according to the customer's usual Orange plan. A call started with unik via the Livebox automatically switches over to the Orange mobile network, as soon as you leave the house, without cutting you off (handover). Screen icons keep customers constantly informed of the network connection. A call that you started at home remains included in your unlimited offer, even when you step out of the house. It is also possible to connect several unik telephones to the Livebox and make up to three simultaneous outgoing calls in unlimited mode, confirming unik's status as a new-generation personal telephone. With new Orange, France T?l?com consolidates its integrated operator strategy and marks a fundamental stage in its promise of simplicity and convergence making live easier for customers in mobility, at home or in the office. In France, unik will initially be a limited edition, reserved for the first 100.000 customers and will be available with a mobile plan in 2 options: - Unlimited calls 24/7 from the mobile connected to the Livebox to fixed lines in France: EUR10/month - Unlimited calls 24/7 from the mobile connected to the Livebox to Orange mobiles and fixed lines in France: EUR 22/month unik needs an Orange broadband subscription, a Livebox and one of the three specific handsets in the unik range from EUR 99: - Nokia 6136 - Samsung P200 - Motorola A910. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |