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Confirmed (again!) O2 PAYG 8GB=£349.99 16GB=£399.99
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Are you just chatting to your self in excitement in my thread?
Yes. Well its been a quiet news day on this thread today, no-one else to talk to! Plus its a good opportunity to get my post numbers up!
Mad murmurrings more like!
Correct. This whole waiting game over the last 3 months has driven me to the edge of insanity!
Believe me, the next week will feel like another three months!
I don't mind waiting the week... it's just the thought of the 3 month wait to get my PAYG 16GB iPhone 3G! (Yes... I know (well, I hope...) that I'm exaggerating and taking the pessimistic approach).
I don't mind waiting the week... it's just the thought of the 3 month wait to get my PAYG 16GB iPhone 3G! (Yes... I know (well, I hope...) that I'm exaggerating and taking the pessimistic approach).
Im the same. If it is a big wait for the PAYG im getting a blackburry! Or a 1st gen 16gb iphone.....not sure which, but im certainly not giving O2 any money if they play that game!
Seriously? I'd have thought that you'd give in and go contract... the amount of posts you have made in this forum... it seems like you really want an iPhone 3G!
Seriously? I'd have thought that you'd give in and go contract... the amount of posts you have made in this forum... it seems like you really want an iPhone 3G!
I was really excited about the 3g, religiously since march/april, but im getting so bored of the wait till the 11th and the possibility of no PAYG for a long time! Im now so bored im thinking of the blackberry as it will also do email on the move, but then i only do Mac at home so the syncing will be an ar*e im sure!
But as contracts go, i cant do them. I cant upgrade my phone till october, and in the new year im probably off to Oz so there's no reason to sign up for another 18 months, so unfortunatley PAYG is the only route.....and as i like shiny expensive
things to much (dam you steve jobs!) i have to have it now!I was really excited about the 3g, religiously since march/april, but im getting so bored of the wait till the 11th and the possibility of no PAYG for a long time! Im now so bored im thinking of the blackberry as it will also do email on the move, but then i only do Mac at home so the syncing will be an ar*e im sure!
But as contracts go, i cant do them. I cant upgrade my phone till october, and in the new year im probably off to Oz so there's no reason to sign up for another 18 months, so unfortunatley PAYG is the only route.....and as i like shiny expensive
Fair enough then. I don't want a contract, and have worked out that it would be cheaper for me not to have one, so I will probably just stick to my crappy Windows Smartphone (Don't laugh - I bought it way before I had a mac). If it's too long, then I will have to sign a £30 contract... but will wait a couple of weeks to see if people have hacked / unlocked a foreign iPhone or have found a way to buy the one over here without activating in store.
I'm not willing to sacrifice the space or colour though - If they don't have any 16GB Black ones, I'm not buying.
I've got my plan of a PAYG and putting my contract O2 sim in then adding unlimited web to the contract till it runs out in january, then decide what to do depending where in the world i am! But it's a good idea to let the mob/guinea pigs go after the new phone next friday and see what happens! And it does have to be 16gb white or black for me...i can see all those nice Apps really adding up and i already have 16gb of music cut down for my ipod touch.
I've just received an email from the carphone warehouse saying when the launch date is etc. etc. anyway in small writing it says "Please note, iPhone 3G is initially available on pay monthly contract only."
..... I hope that doesn't apply at the o2 stores..
..... I hope that doesn't apply at the o2 stores..
IMO that's clutching at straws. I think it's contract or wait a few weeks/months now.
I half expected it.. it's more money for them if they can get people on contracts.
I half expected it.. it's more money for them if they can get people on contracts.
I've just received an email from the carphone warehouse saying when the launch date is etc. etc. anyway in small writing it says "Please note, iPhone 3G is initially available on pay monthly contract only."
..... I hope that doesn't apply at the o2 stores..
Can you post a copy so that we can all see it?
I've just received an email from the carphone warehouse saying when the launch date is etc. etc. anyway in small writing it says "Please note, iPhone 3G is initially available on pay monthly contract only."
..... I hope that doesn't apply at the o2 stores..
I asked in the Hackney O2 store just over an hour ago and the attendant seemed very certain that there would be no chance of PAYG on the 11th.
I got the same email from carphone warehouse, however I also emailed O2 customer service the day before and got this reply;
I'm thinking maybe CPW won't have it but the O2 store will? It's a possibility.
I'm thinking maybe CPW won't have it but the O2 store will? It's a possibility.
For F***'s sake. This is just getting stupid now. I don't even mind waiting a couple of weeks, I just want to know what is going on.
I f***ing knew they'd pull this stunt!. Thats it, i've had enough!
Plus it shows how with it CPWH and O2 is as i've also signed up for info at both places for both iphone options and i havent received and email.
Plus it shows how with it CPWH and O2 is as i've also signed up for info at both places for both iphone options and i havent received and email.
The one thing that this whole ordeal has made clear is that O2 cannot be trusted and they care more about money than about their customers. If you ask at different stores you will get different replies (I have not actually tried, but from the posts on this forum) - There is no real reason why they cannot give you PAYG, except greed, and they have completely failed to organise this event... come on! talk to your staff and tell them what is going on!
The other problem of course is that the O2 store on the street isnt technically O2 and is different to the online O2, so know wonder they dont know their ar*e from their elbow!
Hold the front page! A company cares more about money than their customers!
No shi*, Sherlock!
This thread is ridiculous, certain people (no names mentioned, captain kaos) really need to get out a bit more, breathe the fresh air and enjoy the sunshine a bit while it lasts. O2 can do whatever they want and they will sell millions of these things, they're not going to lose any sales worth speaking about over this. Too many people are getting their knickers in a twist over what is probably a marketing stunt, or a mistake. Both are pretty normal human behaviour. If you are that wound up by this enough to go get a Blackberry, go ahead, I'm pretty sure you'll regret it though.
[posted in colour so as to confuse the aforementioned Captain]
Hold the front page! A company cares more about money than their customers!
No shi*, Sherlock!
This thread is ridiculous, certain people (no names mentioned, captain kaos) really need to get out a bit more, breathe the fresh air and enjoy the sunshine a bit while it lasts. O2 can do whatever they want and they will sell millions of these things, they're not going to lose any sales worth speaking about over this. Too many people are getting their knickers in a twist over what is probably a marketing stunt, or a mistake. Both are pretty normal human behaviour. If you are that wound up by this enough to go get a Blackberry, go ahead, I'm pretty sure you'll regret it though.
[posted in colour so as to confuse the aforementioned Captain]
I would say that was a productive post, but I'd be lying. Sure, there are some people who spend way too much time on this forum, but that doesn't actually matter to you.
So, let's get this straight, you're happy that you're being kept in the dark about how and when to give a company your money? I want to buy an iPhone 3G, but I don't see why the company to whom I am happy to give my £360 is refusing to tell me when I can give it to them.