Apple Stores

[Mr R]

Hi folks,

Can anyone confirm whether the demo iPhones in Apple stores are fully functional, i.e. should you be able to browse over EDGE or only WIFI? Had a quick play with one at lunchtime and turned off the wifi and it did say O2 UK and has the blue square with an E inside it, but browsing or email didn't seem to be working....? Does this sound right?

 

[alFR]

I suspect they have dummy/partially functional sim cards in them, or you'd get loads of people using them to make calls with....

 

[merlinmagician]

The ones I saw in CPW were connected to the wi-fi network not the mobile network so you couldn't make phone calls with them.

Alot of the CPW places have the iPhones bolted down to stop them trying to walk away.

 

[jamestemroot]

I've tried the iPhones out in Apple store regent st.

Managed to make calls, browse and watch you tube on them with wifi OFF.

So from this I presume they are on activated O2 tarrifs

 

[Mr R]

The ones I saw in CPW were connected to the wi-fi network not the mobile network so you couldn't make phone calls with them.

Did they say O2-UK on them at the top left conrner of the screen?

 

[Small White Car]

I know it doesn't mean anything for other countries, but for the record I was able to make calls from an iPhone in a U.S. Apple store. Didn't try turning off the wi-fi, though. I assume EDGE would work if the phone did.

 

[Mr R]

Does anybody know what discount Apple Store employees get on the iPhone... just curious!

 

[sneeks]

People were making calls using the demo iPhones in the Glasgow store when I was there last week.

 

[RossoA]

Something tells me their tariffs are a little more reasonable than ours, imagine the cost of all the calls!