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iPhone Launched in the UK on O2 Network
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I got it for free on the first day of release, on a cheap monthly tariff, all you have to do is ask and you can get it cheaper. A friend also did this and got it for £10
Expensive, yes, but not particularly so compared to the US price for the iPhone. It goes for $400 without tax, that is about £200, add in the 20% VAT = £240. Don't forget Americans pay tax too, in New York it's over 8% so, let's see... add another £20 to the American version if you buy it in the US to count the base cost plus tax, $400 plus 8.25% tax is about £260, so the premium with the UK version is only £10.
I'll bet anything Steve Job's accountants are banking on the dollar falling against the Euro and the pound in the next week or two after the Fed drops the interest rate. When that happens, the cost may be almost exactly the same.
EDIT: I see several people already calculated this out.
Why is that so funny? 3UK USIMs will roam onto both Orange and O2 UK in a 2G device.
As for me, I'll be staying with the Nokia N95 8GB which quite frankly blows the iPhone out of the water feature-wise.
Well I tried every phone company online and in the high street and couldn't get it at a reasonable price anywhere so well done to you.
Luckily it did me a favour as a lot of people I know that purchased the N95 have since sold it on. Excellent features but not nice to look at and the battery life is BAD.
Stop making things up!!! How is the iPod touch a better iPod than the one in the iPhone? For all we know it is even worse, with a hosed screen.
If you have reduced the functionalities of the iPhone to 3G, a camera, and an MMS support then I don't know what else to tell you.
Three won't allow you to put a 3G SIM into a 2G phone (because it roams onto O2 or Orange, depending on the contract, which costs them money). If they detect you only using 2G in an area where you should be able to get 3G, they bar your SIM.
If EDGE worked everywhere I'm likely to to be then I'd be tempted. As it stands I can afford to wait. I think Apple might get a lot of negative PR out of this. Only time will tell.
just got the iphone for £35 a month with 600 mins 1000 texts unlimited dataThank you O2
Elaborate?
Remember that most properties in Kensington aren't houses, but 2 or 3 bed apartments.
However £500,000 average still seems a little low - my 3 bed flat in Edinburgh cost £310,000 - but there's no way that average prices rose by £500k! Maybe in a certain street in Kensington, but not in the borough as a whole.
It's also worth noting that owning an expensive property does not mean you have a large disposable income.
The iPhone will undoubtedly sell well, but I think it's a poor deal.
check this
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=437075&in_page_id=1770
Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that Apple want this to be an exclusive product, just the fact that they sold a million in the US when they were at the higher price shows that there are enough people willing to pay over the odds to be one of the first to own a groundbreaking product like the iPhone. Once it has got this "must have" status, out will come the upgrades/cheaper price plans and before you know it they will be evrywhere..
just got the iphone for £35 a month with 600 mins 1000 texts unlimited data
Come on then... spill the beans... how'd you manage that?
I got mine in london, quite a few shops i went into had it.
Agreed, its not the prettiest phone, my batt is good though, 3 days without a charge i normally get (on the newest firmware).
Can't decide weather or not to get an iPhone, i guess the biggest thing is being locked to an 18 month contract and definitely a newer iPhone coming out before it is up, i bet canceling the contract with be really difficult.
Also whats the deal with being able to unlock it, by law in the uk (i think) the Networks have to be able to unlock the phone for you, all be it with a small charge (normally about £20).
So you actually purchased it already? I dont see the option to buy in advance anywhere yet. Or is it a promise of that deal once it arrives?
I don't understand your maths: $400x1.0825 = $433 = ~GBP217. Steve Jobs' accountant don't bank on fluctuating exchange rates either. All corporations use forwards to lock in their exchange rate, interest rate, etc.
The reality is UK is a rip-off nation and iPhone is just another inevitability
. I'm not buying an iPhone until there is 3G and hopefully Blackberry Connect built in.
Now what about little ole Ireland? Were only across the water. We have the highest mobile phone usage in europe for our population. Were the EU HQ for Apple.
We also have the o2 network here. Hummm.....
We also have the o2 network here. Hummm.....
I don't understand your maths: $400x1.0825 = $433 = ~GBP217. Steve Jobs' accountant don't bank on fluctuating exchange rates either. All corporations use forwards to lock in their exchange rate, interest rate, etc.
The reality is UK is a rip-off nation and iPhone is just another inevitability
the iPhone is about evenly priced in the UK as it is in the States.
iPhone in the States without tax is $399.
iPhone in the UK without tax is £221.
A £20 premium, but as Jobs said it is more expensive to do business here (everything from EU tariffs, to rent in a London Apple store).
And do not forget that it is an 18 month contract here vs a 24 month contract in the States. For once, the UK didnt get pi$$ed on.
This thread is hilarious - basically "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame" over 12 pages.
So Apple releases a product with competent but not groundbreaking hardware, great ease of use and a funky OS, and at a fairly high price if you take into account feature set alone. Well, blow me down, I've never seen them do that before.
Nor have I ever seen them release subsequent iterations at a fairly rapid cycle, each one with slightly better hardware and a slightly lower price point.
For goodness' sake.
So Apple releases a product with competent but not groundbreaking hardware, great ease of use and a funky OS, and at a fairly high price if you take into account feature set alone. Well, blow me down, I've never seen them do that before.
Nor have I ever seen them release subsequent iterations at a fairly rapid cycle, each one with slightly better hardware and a slightly lower price point.
For goodness' sake.
since they opened.....offer made to existing customers nd i call bk on the 12th to purchase
No chance!
No 3G, no HSDPA and only average network coverage - No Chance!
I'm sticking to Sony Ericsson & Vodafone
No 3G, no HSDPA and only average network coverage - No Chance!
I'm sticking to Sony Ericsson & Vodafone