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Mum's The Word Apple Event Discussion

iPhone announced. O2 is the carrier.

Engadget said:
10:04 - Here we go... and that was fast, the iPhone has been announced for the UK! "We picked the best one, the most poplular carrier, it's O2."
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O2 confirmed for iPhone Euro Launch

From Engaget

The iPhone has been announced for the UK! "We picked the best one, the most poplular carrier, it's O2. We've since lowered the price of the US phone of the 8GB phone, in the UK the price of the iPhone is £269 including VAT.
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On sale November 9th
 
I think there has to be something else big if he just came out with that right away...
There's really no reason to hold this "event" if it goes by like that...
 
Tariffs

Tariffs

Why do I want to bring it to my customers in the UK? The iPhone will bring us another breakthrough experience. We've partnered with Carphone Wharehouse, 1300 points of distribution in the UK. Every store will have an expert on the phone." Visual Voicemail is enabled! Unlimited data with £35, 45, 55 plans -- no worry tarrif on EDGE and GPRS. Hmmm, no 3G -- big surprise. Supports number transfer from your current provider to O2. 1000 customer care agents dedicated to iPhone customers....
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edesignuk said:
Hmmmm, bit of a rip off considering you're paying out right for the handset. Also wonder about the details of their "unlimited" data.

Naturally I still want one of course :p bastards.
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Not really... it's basically what we pay in the states.
 
No 3G till 2008

"The 3G chipsets are real power hogs. Handset battery life cuts power to 2-3 hours."

"Our phone has a talk time of 8 hours and that's really important when you want to use your phone for internet and music. 3G needs to get back up to 5+ hours, something we think well see later next year."
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JBaker122586 said:
Not really... it's basically what we pay in the states.
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Good for you. Here however the carrier (o2) usually subsidise the cost of the handset, then you basically are paying for the handset a little each month as part of your plan.

Now they want us to pay for the handset in it's entirety up front, and pay expensive tariffs.

It's not the end of the world, and they will still sell, but it is a bloody cheek.
 
Collaboration with The Cloud wifi network, 7,000 wifi hotspots apparently. Will be interesting to look up the website and view actual coverage across UK/ Europe
 
edesignuk said:
Good for you. Here however the carrier (o2) usually subsidise the cost of the handset, then you basically are paying for the handset a little each month as part of your plan.

Now they want us to pay for the handset in it's entirety up front, and pay expensive tariffs.

It's not the end of the world, and they will still sell, but it is a bloody cheek.
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The carrier usually subsidizes the phone here too.
 
edesignuk said:
Now they want us to pay for the handset in it's entirety up front, and pay expensive tariffs.
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Which is exactly why I'm not going to buy one. No 3G, v1... limited capacity, bound to have price reductions and price improvements. I'll stick with my current phone for another year or two until things get a bit more reasonable. Looking to cut my tariff anyway from £40 pcm.

Being a first adopter is a mug's game. In my most humblest of opinions, of course. ;)
 
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