
Orange has launched a “connected” contract deal whereby a customer can pick up both the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 on the same monthly tariff.
The two year deal secures you a smartphone and tablet with 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of data allowance across both devices.
And the cost? For a 16GB iPhone 4 and 16GB 3G iPad 2, there’s an up-front fee of £149, with a monthly fee of £65. The total outlay comes in at £1709 which, as you’d hope, is cheaper than getting them on separate contracts with Orange.
If you want more storage on your devices, then the up-front cost rises to £349 for a 32GB smartphone and 64GB tablet. Existing Orange customers do get a slight price cut, though, and can knock £50 off the initial fee.
While this is a network first, we’re not sure that the spectre of £65 per month – on top of a considerable initial outlay – is going to tempt too many people. We may well be wrong, however.
It’ll be interesting to see if other operators follow suit with their own perhaps more competitive bundles. Or if the concept gets expanded from Apple to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S II and Tab.
Of course, you could always just wait for an Asus PadFone contract, the slate which comes with a smartphone tucked away on board.

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