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Orange pays people to line up for Apple iPhone launch in Poland
MacDailyNews — ... "'We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone,' a spokesman said," Borowski reports. MacDailyNews Take: A spokesman whose head, if it actually exists, Orange will soon serve up on a silver platter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Borowski continues, "As part of a marketing campaign ahead of the iPhone's Friday launch in Poland, the country's largest mobile operator Orange is paying dozens of actors to stand in queues." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: If Borowski's report is accurate, that spokesman is definitely ...

Poland Doesn't Care About iPhone; Stores Hire Actors to Line Up
Wired: Gadget Lab — The iPhone is finally arriving in Poland on Friday, and mobile carrier Orange has hired actors to line up at 20 of its stores to create the mirage of iPhone fever. (I imagine those of you in the United States who lined up for hours to buy an iPhone just banged your keyboards.) What's turning off the Polish about the iPhone? Most likely the ridiculously hefty monthly fees: For example, Orange's lowest rate runs for 49 euros ($72) and offers only two hours of talk time, two hours of late evening and weekend minutes and 50 SMS text messages. Yikes. Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland [Reuters] (Photo credit: ...

Orange paying actors to line up for the iPhone 3G in Poland
Engadget — Filed under: Cellphones The iPhone 3G hits 20 more countries tomorrow, and while we doubt the hype will match the craziness of launch day, that's not stopping Orange from trying to re-create the madness in Poland -- it's hiring "dozens" of actors to line up at 20 stores around the country to "drum up interest." Yeah, that's just sad -- ...

Orange Hires Hack Actors To Fill Queues In Poland for iPhone Launch
iPhone Savior — ... WARSAW - Orange, one of Poland's largest mobile operators is paying dozens of actors to queue up for Apple's iPhone launch taking place in Poland on August 22nd according to a Reuters report. ...

Actors Paid To Stand in iPhone Line by Orange in Poland [Iphone Line]
Gizmodo — ... stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone." An interesting technique to be sure, we're just wondering if these actors will give up their places when it comes time to actually buy the phone, or if they're going to actually go through and get an iPhone (maybe give them out for free after?). It's not something we would have done, and it would have probably worked had the spokespeople not acknowledged it so openly. "Why yes, that is a sock in my pants. Why do you ask? "[Reuters] ...

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BloggingStocks — ... ) is having some controversial news these days. It seems that Orange, Poland's largest mobile operator, paid people to line up in front of stores as it rolled out the iPhone there Friday. While at least it wasn't Apple that paid these "actors," it begs the question of how iPhone sales are faring outside the U.S. ...

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Digital Daily — QOTD We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone. – An Orange Poland spokesman lays the groundwork for a forthcoming Polish joke ...

Orange pays actors to stand in iPhone line
PhoneReport v2.0 - latest news, specs, reviews, interviews, and analysis — ... line are actually actors, and not real iPhone buyers: [Orange] “have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the iPhone.” Either this is bluff, or maybe it came from a recently fired employee of the company. There are rumours that Apple might have been involved in this. The cause of low interest from consumers is that there are hefty montly costs to be paid. [via Reuters via Gizmodo]

Orange pays Polish actors to line up for iPhone
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Reuters is reporting that Orange has hired actors to queue up at "...twenty stores" on Friday to spark in interest. Before you say, "That's crazy," consider that ...

Polish Actors Cast For TV Advert Right From iPhone 3G Queue
iPhone Savior — ... WARSAW - Reports surfaced on Reuters yesterday claiming that Orange Poland hired local actors to stand in queues outside of 20 Orange shops to generate interest in the launch of Apple's iPhone 3G. ...