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The most expensive one on the planet. And I don't mean the hardware, I mean to actually use it as a phone.
To be honest those contract rates look like a normal pay monthly contract with The Cloud's unlimited plan rolled in.
e.g. Vodafone's 225/250 plan is £25. The Cloud's unlimited wifi is £10 per month. Add em up and you get £35 a month for unlimited wifi and 225/250. (I'd check O2's current plans but their site is crawling, so using Vodafone as a comparator)
The 'free' wifi is anything but- they've just rolled it into the O2 contract price...
e.g. Vodafone's 225/250 plan is £25. The Cloud's unlimited wifi is £10 per month. Add em up and you get £35 a month for unlimited wifi and 225/250. (I'd check O2's current plans but their site is crawling, so using Vodafone as a comparator)
The 'free' wifi is anything but- they've just rolled it into the O2 contract price...
Welcome to rip off Britain
Why does apple have to fuel the Rip Off culture.
Waste of morning and waste of time.
RIP iPhone in UK
Why does apple have to fuel the Rip Off culture.
Waste of morning and waste of time.
RIP iPhone in UK
its on the O2 website...
And with a different phone on O2 you can now (or will soon be able to get):
Online Leisure 15 - view details
1500 mins
500 texts
£15 a month
w/ unlimited data.
The iPhone tariff is a blatant rip off.
i thought you could only buy refurb products online.
Think you're right. Got a friend living there so he'll order to his DC address. The 4gb (new) for $299 also tempting...
Anyone know how long these "exclusive" carrier deals are going on? Or when the iPhone will be at a realistic price with contract?
I honestly can't see it selling well with the most uncompetitive tariff on the market.
I honestly can't see it selling well with the most uncompetitive tariff on the market.
The UK iPhone will be the SAME EXACT model as the US one. EDGE. No 3G. Makes me feel better about my unlocked iPhone
Sudden reduction in iPhone price which they must have known would cause a ruckus - could only really have been an "emergency" type measure
Crap screens (which also had to go into the iPhone to reduce costs)
Wording and tone when it was unveiled - "customers have been asking for it, so here you go"
Even at that moment when it was released, when all attention should've been on the new iPods, he made sure to point out that the iPhone is better.
OFCOM's (UK phone regulators) guidelines on SIM locking:
Current guidelines on SIM-locking
A3.6 The mobile operators SIM locking policies should conform to guidelines issued by the European Commission and by Oftel.
A3.7 The European Commission guidance (from 1996) is that:
end-users should be made aware at the time of purchase whether their handsets are locked;
network operators/service providers should tell end-users that unlocking is possible, or provide upon request the information necessary to unlock;
the existence and amount of the handset subsidy (and any conditions for repaying monies due under the contract) should be made clear to customers at the time of purchase; and
handsets need not be unlocked until the subsidy has been repaid.
A3.8 Oftels guidance (from 1998) is that:
SIM locking may be justified by objective reasons, including for handsets that are subsidised;
customers should be able to unlock their phones once the handset subsidy recovered, which should in general be by the end of 12 months, if not before; and
any administration fee charged for unlocking should be related to the costs associated with unlocking.
At this sale price, there cannot be much or a subsidy to repay?
Current guidelines on SIM-locking
A3.6 The mobile operators SIM locking policies should conform to guidelines issued by the European Commission and by Oftel.
A3.7 The European Commission guidance (from 1996) is that:
end-users should be made aware at the time of purchase whether their handsets are locked;
network operators/service providers should tell end-users that unlocking is possible, or provide upon request the information necessary to unlock;
the existence and amount of the handset subsidy (and any conditions for repaying monies due under the contract) should be made clear to customers at the time of purchase; and
handsets need not be unlocked until the subsidy has been repaid.
A3.8 Oftels guidance (from 1998) is that:
SIM locking may be justified by objective reasons, including for handsets that are subsidised;
customers should be able to unlock their phones once the handset subsidy recovered, which should in general be by the end of 12 months, if not before; and
any administration fee charged for unlocking should be related to the costs associated with unlocking.
At this sale price, there cannot be much or a subsidy to repay?
Heh, if they can reliably unlock the iPhone then with that £15 contract we are laughing.
I presume so, didn't have time to read all the terms and conditions before the site crashed (again), but I believe they include some 'peak' minutes... but! for an extra £5 you can get the same contract as the iPhone... well not exactly as you get more texts.
So really don't know why O2 think any one will pay the £35 willingly
No they have said in the past and again today, NO 3G SUPPORT.
The only light at end of a very long tunnel is that Jobo did say perhaps towards the end of next year (when more efficient chips are available).
argh!
oh well. that wasnt too super, was it?
35quid is what i pay at the minute monthly, and i get 1000 texts, 600 mins on o2. even at that, i still think 35pounds is a bit expensive for a contract phone. and my KRZR sucks ass. so for apple to decide that 35quid is the 'base' rate for the iphone, thats stupid.
how does this compare with AT&T tariffs for the iPhone in the states?
i think i'll go with my original plan, buy american iphone, unlock, and stick my sim into it
oh well. that wasnt too super, was it?
35quid is what i pay at the minute monthly, and i get 1000 texts, 600 mins on o2. even at that, i still think 35pounds is a bit expensive for a contract phone. and my KRZR sucks ass. so for apple to decide that 35quid is the 'base' rate for the iphone, thats stupid.
how does this compare with AT&T tariffs for the iPhone in the states?
i think i'll go with my original plan, buy american iphone, unlock, and stick my sim into it