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iPhone Launched in the UK on O2 Network
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Agree - I have been waiting too... ONCE the iPhone was announced so I could decide if it was cost effective or not. Now I find it IS, they've got my custom.
Dude, join a different network. How about voicemail minutes that a inclusive?
What are you anyway? £10 a month? I get the odd voicemail from my mum every now and then...
I think w'all (we all) can say that this tariff is backwards. 3 offer unlimited data and at a much better rate. Unlock the iphone people. Do not go with O2.
I just won't be buying one anyway.
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One thing many people seem to have forgotten is that this is an iPod - personally for me (who wants to get a nano-type ipod soon anyway) this is the clincher - both not having to take around two devices, and having the ipod included in the (admittedly high) price.
My only reservation is the 18 month contract - and the less than excellent EDGE coverage. On the flip-side the free wi-fi is good partial compensation.
My only reservation is the 18 month contract - and the less than excellent EDGE coverage. On the flip-side the free wi-fi is good partial compensation.
Samsung F700 is looking more and more attractive, yes its a lil bigger than the iphone but my god does it have better features!
I happily used it on T-Mob for 3 months when I moved and was waiting for BT to get off their proverbials and connect me up. No problems whatsoever and 384K was fine for general use.
3g or not to 3g?
I have to say that I am a little disappointed that there is no 3g BUT I wanted to add my $0.02 on the issue.
I have a physics degree and recently (within the last 6 months) completed a project detailing the new antenna designs that are currently being developed using a new class of materials called "metamaterials". I am sure many of you will have heard of them.
If I was advising Mr Jobs I would have told him to skip 3G. The speeds are not that much better considering the trade in power to use them. You also need to consider what is around the corner, 4G and 5G etc. are far superior. They are WAY more efficient! There is plenty of research out there to read (esp. an MIT report and loads of research at Toyota labs.)
I have to say that I am a little disappointed that there is no 3g BUT I wanted to add my $0.02 on the issue.
I have a physics degree and recently (within the last 6 months) completed a project detailing the new antenna designs that are currently being developed using a new class of materials called "metamaterials". I am sure many of you will have heard of them.
If I was advising Mr Jobs I would have told him to skip 3G. The speeds are not that much better considering the trade in power to use them. You also need to consider what is around the corner, 4G and 5G etc. are far superior. They are WAY more efficient! There is plenty of research out there to read (esp. an MIT report and loads of research at Toyota labs.)
From one "jest" to another. You must have unusual circumstances, as I for one would think most people who consider this deal to be cost effective or value for money in any sense of the phase to be a complete mug.
then they should try harder. it's not as though they aren't up for the task of creating what looks impossible possible.
besides, they could always offer a spare battery, oh but wait, you can't swap batteries.
they're just such arrogant weenies about everything and I for one am getting sick of it.
For now, £35 a month is a rip off, no deal, and I had my heart set on getting one, good work O2, great way to drop the ball....
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Why is everyone so shocked? This was predicted months ago and all they did was make it official. Why did everyone hope 3G was going to appear? Apple have been constantly saying that it isn't feasible.
Geez, some people get carried away
Why is everyone so shocked? This was predicted months ago and all they did was make it official. Why did everyone hope 3G was going to appear? Apple have been constantly saying that it isn't feasible.
Geez, some people get carried away
Wi-Fi makes this a fair deal
The contracts might seem a bit pricey, but 'do the math':
Previous plan "O2 25" - 200 minutes & texts - £25 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
So the premium for the iPhone data plan & visual voicemail (up from the old plan's 100KB/month) is... £3.
Previous plan "O2 35" - 600 minutes & 500 texts - £35 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
Premium for data plan (up from the old plan's 512KB/month) = £3.
Previous plan "O2 50" - 1200 minutes & 500 texts - £45 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
Premium for data plan (up from the old plan's 512KB/month) = £3.
The only major premium is the iPhone itself. And if you' don't want it, don't buy it!
The contracts might seem a bit pricey, but 'do the math':
Previous plan "O2 25" - 200 minutes & texts - £25 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
So the premium for the iPhone data plan & visual voicemail (up from the old plan's 100KB/month) is... £3.
Previous plan "O2 35" - 600 minutes & 500 texts - £35 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
Premium for data plan (up from the old plan's 512KB/month) = £3.
Previous plan "O2 50" - 1200 minutes & 500 texts - £45 for 18 months
Single-device Wi-Fi from The Cloud - £6.99
Premium for data plan (up from the old plan's 512KB/month) = £3.
The only major premium is the iPhone itself. And if you' don't want it, don't buy it!
At first, I was like "**** YES!!!" but now, it seems so crap.
I think when it comes closer to launch day, UK will realise that Apple is trying to rip us off. Will be nowhere near as popular as in the US. Sure, free internet anywhere - oh that's right, it's not everywhere. If you're lucky to get a free wi-fi spot or be in the 30% of UK. And you're still LIMITED. How can they call it unlimited if it's not? Argh.
Good fight Apple. You lost the UK iPhone to the iPod touch.
Ps. 3G and camera, etc don't bother me. Don't like it then don't buy it? Fine by me.
I think when it comes closer to launch day, UK will realise that Apple is trying to rip us off. Will be nowhere near as popular as in the US. Sure, free internet anywhere - oh that's right, it's not everywhere. If you're lucky to get a free wi-fi spot or be in the 30% of UK. And you're still LIMITED. How can they call it unlimited if it's not? Argh.
Good fight Apple. You lost the UK iPhone to the iPod touch.
Ps. 3G and camera, etc don't bother me. Don't like it then don't buy it? Fine by me.
The deal is quite disappointing I think most people agree.
It seems a shame for a good device to be let down by the way it is marketed. Compared to the phone minutes and texts are not expensive for O2 to provide. They could win over many more customers with decent allocations of minutes and texts.
I live in the UK and am currently with O2. I am on a one month no phone contract. I pay £35 a month for 3000 minutes (anytime) and 3000 texts plus a 1 MB download allowance. The contract can be cancelled within 30 days (nice). The offer was withdrawn by O2 (it is not on the website anymore) but I am still on it. According to O2 all contracts get unlimited data from the 1st of October... so I look forward to that.
There is no way that I am going to switch to a 18 month contract for the same price and get 200 mins and 200 texts and unlimited data. Plus the price of a £269 iPhone. It just doesn't make sense. I hope that hardly anyone buys this phone... and then in 6 months a better version of the iPhone with about 10 x the monthly allowances for minutes and texts will maybe interest me.
As for the guy in Belgium.. I doubt you will ever get the iPhone.
It seems a shame for a good device to be let down by the way it is marketed. Compared to the phone minutes and texts are not expensive for O2 to provide. They could win over many more customers with decent allocations of minutes and texts.
I live in the UK and am currently with O2. I am on a one month no phone contract. I pay £35 a month for 3000 minutes (anytime) and 3000 texts plus a 1 MB download allowance. The contract can be cancelled within 30 days (nice). The offer was withdrawn by O2 (it is not on the website anymore) but I am still on it. According to O2 all contracts get unlimited data from the 1st of October... so I look forward to that.
There is no way that I am going to switch to a 18 month contract for the same price and get 200 mins and 200 texts and unlimited data. Plus the price of a £269 iPhone. It just doesn't make sense. I hope that hardly anyone buys this phone... and then in 6 months a better version of the iPhone with about 10 x the monthly allowances for minutes and texts will maybe interest me.
As for the guy in Belgium.. I doubt you will ever get the iPhone.
No it wouldn't. It just wouldn't. You can also turn off 3G like you can Wifi with most phones.
Just shouldn't be.
my sentiments EXACTLY!!
i'm hoping now to buy the iphone and get it unlocked..
does anyone know if 3 (three.co.uk) sim's work in the iphone?
Sigh. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise that Australia waits till next year and perhaps gets a 16GB 3G iPhone (dreaming..), put in a better camera (3.2 mp), add 3rd party support and for GOD'S SAKE will the bloody government make up their minds with the future of the internet in Australia! It's driving me up the wall! Feels like a 3rd world country when you compare internet speeds peoples!
iPod touch is a coming!
As for the service provider: Telstra (if the NextG network is compatible and with proper pricing plans) or 3. Unlimited Data Plans is needed.
Cheers.
iPod touch is a coming!
As for the service provider: Telstra (if the NextG network is compatible and with proper pricing plans) or 3. Unlimited Data Plans is needed.
Cheers.
Even though the tariff's are a little slim on the minutes and texts, Im still deffinatley going to be picking one up as soon as possible. As with many other UK people ive been looking forward to this for a while. And plus the prices of the contract may change over time?
EDIT: No pre-orders?
EDIT: No pre-orders?
Look, I've just played with the US iPhone. It's utterly amazing in look and feel. Sure, an N95 'does more' but it feels a decade behind the iPhone in usability.
The 7000 free hotspots deal is fantastic. For web use you want WIFI. 3G modems on laptops aren't that great - nowhere near a half-decent WIFI.
If the iPhone was loaded with strong or enterprise-level PDA apps it'd be the best PDA around.
AS thing stands it'll delight gadget lovers but isn't a mainstream proposition yet. Does that matter? The iPod didn't go truly mainstream until the third generation.
Don't like it, don't buy it.
The 7000 free hotspots deal is fantastic. For web use you want WIFI. 3G modems on laptops aren't that great - nowhere near a half-decent WIFI.
If the iPhone was loaded with strong or enterprise-level PDA apps it'd be the best PDA around.
AS thing stands it'll delight gadget lovers but isn't a mainstream proposition yet. Does that matter? The iPod didn't go truly mainstream until the third generation.
Don't like it, don't buy it.