02 Pay & Go iPhone

[Nipz]

This is what i found on the 02 website.

iPhone is coming soon for Pay & Go

Customers will soon be able to enjoy all the great features of iPhone without a monthly contract with the iPhone for Pay & Go.

Just register your interest opposite and we'll drop you a line in early July to tell you what you need to do to be one of the first to get your hands on the new 3G iPhone.

More information on the new iPhone will be available shortly so come back in a few days or visit www.apple.com

Be interesting to what they bring out for them. Surely they will have to pay more for the phone etc.

Sorry if it has already been posted. But i couldnt see it.

Found more.

Existing O2 Pay & Go customers upgrade to iPhone

If you're an existing O2 Pay & Go customer and want to upgrade to iPhone, you can do so at anytime and may also be eligible for an upgrade reward. You can choose to take your upgrade reward as either call time or as a discount off the price of the iPhone if you buy in one of our O2 stores*.

You'll be able to upgrade to iPhone in one of our high street stores or by calling one of our upgrade advisors.

This is interesting as well

To purchase an iPhone with a Pay & Go tariff you need to be over 16 or over 18 if you want to purchase online.

Thought they werent going to let you buy over the internet? Only in store activation?

 

[philgilder]

Thought they werent going to let you buy over the internet? Only in store activation?

this appears to only be true in the US

 

[The Phazer]

Thought they werent going to let you buy over the internet? Only in store activation?

That wouldn't really be neccessary on a Pay As You Go phone, as O2 won't be subsidising it and are thus in no danger of losing any money.

Phazer

 

[Nipz]

o yea i forgot about that!

the pay & go must be normal iPhone v1 prices then!

 

[PowerFullMac]

Looks great to me, I also am a o2 Pay & Go customer now, so I get a discount! Thing is, I used ot top up all the time but I havent recently, but I guess I will get a discount still as it says top-ups over 18 months.

 

[03sho]

I plan to get the 3G iphone on PAYG and i'm 16 so can i just go instore and get one?

 

[Nipz]

Yea thats what it says on 02

 

[03sho]

Cheers mate!

 

[Nipz]

no probs

 

[PowerFullMac]

Nipz, you gonna get one?

 

[Nipz]

Of course i am!

16GB white prob

 

[PowerFullMac]

Of course i am!

16GB white prob

Same here, as long as its not too expensive on Pay & Go!

 

[N10248]

YAY, I can finally get rid of my Razr, i dont use a mobile enough to warrant a contract phone, so this is ideal.

Hope they don't take the p on the price though. £199 is my limit.

 

[Nipz]

Im afraid the price will prob be £250 because you are not in a contract so can leave anytime so they will want more money from you!

 

[reclusivemonkey]

I will be sorely tempted. Didn't Steve Jobs say a maximum $199 global price for the 8GB model? Surely you aren't going to be able to buy a £100 pay as you go iPhone in rip off Britain, that would be outrageous. He would sell his projected 10 million in the UK alone!

 

[PowerFullMac]

Im afraid the price will prob be £250 because you are not in a contract so can leave anytime so they will want more money from you!

This is the sad sad truth.

 

[Draythor]

I will be sorely tempted. Didn't Steve Jobs say a maximum $199 global price for the 8GB model? Surely you aren't going to be able to buy a £100 pay as you go iPhone in rip off Britain, that would be outrageous. He would sell his projected 10 million in the UK alone!

Yes but the PAYG phone most likely won't have all the free web browsing features. Making more people opt for the contract.

 

[arkitect]

I will be sorely tempted. Didn't Steve Jobs say a maximum $199 global price for the 8GB model? Surely you aren't going to be able to buy a £100 pay as you go iPhone in rip off Britain, that would be outrageous. He would sell his projected 10 million in the UK alone!

I think SJ was talking about the "subsidised" price…
Of course there will be regional variations with VAT, GST or import duties etc…

 

[Nipz]

I dont see apple selling it for less than what the normal iPhone prices will be!

Why would they? Else everyone would go Pay & Go and apple would get no money.

 

[PowerFullMac]

Yes but the PAYG phone most likely won't have all the free web browsing features. Making more people opt for the contract.

Pay & Go with the £7.50 a month data bolt on is a way better deal then a £35 a month contract.

 

[The Phazer]

I will be sorely tempted. Didn't Steve Jobs say a maximum $199 global price for the 8GB model?

Only with a contract. I'd put money on the pay as you go model costing the same as the original 2G handset price - £269 for the 8Gig.

Phazer

 

[03sho]

I'm just hoping for the 8GB PAYG to be no more than £250. Am i being silly?

 

[Nipz]

I'm just hoping for the 8GB PAYG to be no more than £250. Am i being silly?

i think so!

 

[03sho]

Damn! So how much do you think it'll be?

 

[davem7]

Only with a contract. I'd put money on the pay as you go model costing the same as the original 2G handset price - £269 for the 8Gig.

Phazer

I was going to post something very similar, but just had the thought that since Apple is reportedly no longer receiving a monthly cut of the contract, that cost may be passed on to the networks in the form of a higher initial price. So it's not unfeasible that the price could go up from this. £269 would be the lower threshold for the price imo.