Vodafone Ireland announces plan to offer iPhone

Vodafone Ireland today announced it will launch iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G in Ireland on March 25.

The iPhone 3G 8GB will be free for all qualifying upgrades and new customers on the Perfect Choice Access 500 and 700 plans (starting from €80 per month).

"We are thrilled to offer iPhone and showcase its outstanding features on the country’s number-one network," said Vodafone Ireland CEO Charles Butterworth.

"Vodafone’s 2.3 million Irish customers will enjoy great value with a range of compelling plans including free Vodafone-to-Vodafone calls and texts as well as 2GB of data per month across all plans."

Vodafone Ireland customers can pre-order the iPhone from March 22.