The deals are signed for 5 years but in reality they have clauses that means any party can get out after a time which is normally in months not years. There is no way O2 will be the only network carrying the iphone in the UK for the next five years
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The deals are signed for 5 years but in reality they have clauses that means any party can get out after a time which is normally in months not years. There is no way O2 will be the only network carrying the iphone in the UK for the next five years
i very much doubt at&t lawyers would drafted the contract in such a way that the 5 year exclusivity period was meaningless in the way you suggest.
i haven't got one. i'm waiting for 9th november. well, maybe. i was a pay monthly customer of t-mobile for (i think) more than ten years (from when they were mercury and in london only), but i've been pay as you go for the last two years. i did this because i was away from england for months at a time. the same applies now. i'm not sure i want an 18 month commitment because i may well be away for a few months in that time.
Oh don't get me wrong i have nothing against being tied down into a contract, but i feel the tariff should be the selling the point and not the phone. It seems that these O2 tariffs by most standards will not satisfy the average user i.e £35 200 mins 200 texts. The tafiff i'm on is 750 mins and 150 texts, 50 MMS, 50 video calls and £5 of free downloads per month. I stayed on the contract cos i feel its a good deal for my needs anyway.
Its not the same on the orange deal as you get a free phone for example the Nokia N95 whereas with the Iphone you have to pay the full price and still be subject to the contract.
I'm not sure how it went down in the States but from what I read, some people were activating their iphone with ATT then cancelling it within the 14 days free period. I guess if you do that you still get to keep your 'paid' for iphone which is now activated as a wifi/ipod and can then unlock it using one of those SW unlocks. Seems the way forward for me, just a thought tho
you know the solution... sign the petition... yes, big companies listen with wallets but boycotting will never work cause we ALL want the phone just not O2's rubbish tariffs... O2 obviously have costs to meet hence the price, BUT if we can highlight that MORE will sign up at a cheaper price then they may change... things can change, cadburys brought a discontinued product back to the shelves because of a petition just like this and O2 will be so desperate for iPhone to succeed to prove their critics wrong that I think they will be willing to at least listen...
We can do all but try eh? Maybe O2 weren't expecting any serious backlash after AT&T got away with it, but lets show them we do have a voice
We can do all but try eh? Maybe O2 weren't expecting any serious backlash after AT&T got away with it, but lets show them we do have a voice
you know the solution... sign the petition... yes, big companies listen with wallets but boycotting will never work cause we ALL want the phone just not O2's rubbish tariffs... O2 obviously have costs to meet hence the price, BUT if we can highlight that MORE will sign up at a cheaper price then they may change... things can change, cadburys brought a discontinued product back to the shelves because of a petition just like this and O2 will be so desperate for iPhone to succeed to prove their critics wrong that I think they will be willing to at least listen...
We can do all but try eh? Maybe O2 weren't expecting any serious backlash after AT&T got away with it, but lets show them we do have a voice
So O2 should change their business plan but people will buy it anyway, but after you buy it, knowing what the rates are, you will complain anyway...
This just gets odder and odder.
i signed the petition, but at the end of the day i will buy the phone, in fact i'm counting down the days, i don't care what people say, this device will be amazing and i can't wait!!!!!
1 million people can't be wrong!
Exactly why petitions like this are pointless.
If people are going to sign it but buy the product anyway, what exactly does O2 have to fear?
OK lets be friends Lol! the point is we are all spending so much time talking about the negatives, when this phone was announced in January I for one could not and still cannot wait for it's release. what a shame with 7 weeks to go that all we can bicker about is price plans and tarrifs. come on people we know we will be paying a bit more than expected but for me it's worth it petition or not.
LOL, I didn't mean anything by it so don't take it personally.
Of course there's talking and talking...makes you crazy not to with things like this.
I have a lot of UK relatives and they're all very interested in my phone and the whole launch over there.
I understand the desire to get the best plan possible. I don't begrudge people wanting that at all. I just question the method, not the intent.
The strongest vote comes from the wallet.
Don't like it, don't buy it. That will change things quicker than anything.
I agree that the tariffs might be high, but if the iPhone sells well, do you really think that they'll care?
Don't like it, don't buy it. That will change things quicker than anything.
I agree that the tariffs might be high, but if the iPhone sells well, do you really think that they'll care?