If you go and visit the online Orange store, you will see that Orange seems to have already updated the prices and, included the worldwide cut announced by Apple. You then should have the choice between an 8 GB iPhone 3G for 99 or 199 for the high-end model featuring 16 GB of storage space.
If those prices are confirmed in the coming days, then it will not be cheaper to get a US model anymore, killing the market of unlocking definitely. One will have to wait for the subscription tariff offers to draw final conclusion.
for information, the iPhone 3G without any carrier's subvention is rather expensive accordi