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O2 Offers Free iPhone 3G with Certain Plans

BufferOverflow said:
I got my iPhone on day one so feel I've had my £269 out of it, an upgrade to 3G, GPS and 16Gb for £159 seems a bargain to me (£35 tariff). Friend who got iPhone in February isn't impressed, but then again the new features aren't killer for her.

I think it's reasonable. Upgrade terms for existing O2 users seem harsh, there will be a lot of people unable to upgrade until the end of their current contract.
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You're friend has upto October to upgrade... depends if she likes the idea of it then or not.

I dont understand the second comment though. If you pay the new price, all you do is sign upto a new 18 month contract. How is that harsh? no Penalties of anything.

Then, sell of your first iPhone to family or friend. Win-Win
 
It looks like you are able to trade in your iPhone 1g to get some money off the 3G iPhone :) It is shown on the Pay As You Go page on the O2 website that if you trade it in you get the value off the new one. I hope it applies to the contract paying customers... :confused:
 
Willis said:
You're friend has upto October to upgrade... depends if she likes the idea of it then or not.

I dont understand the second comment though. If you pay the new price, all you do is sign upto a new 18 month contract. How is that harsh? no Penalties of anything.

Then, sell of your first iPhone to family or friend. Win-Win
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Exisiting 2G iPhone users get to upgrade for the same price as new customers, despite being only halfway through their contracts.

On the other hand, non-iPhone O2 customers cannot break out of their contract if they have yet to pass out of the minimum term (usually 12-18 months). This is what the poster was talking about in his second comment.

I strongly suspect, however, that they would allow non-iPhone O2 customers to upgrade if they ask, even though this would violate the terms of the contract (you may have to return the original phone). Surely an iPhone customer is better for them than not as they are likely to be spending more a month.

I'm lucky - I'm an existing O2 customer on a pay-monthly contract but I hit my minimum 12 month contract a couple of months ago and therefore have bought my W850i phone (it was free at the time). That means I'm free to grab the iPhone 16GB 45/month the moment it gets released :D
 
Mixalis said:
I cannot believe anything is cheaper here in Europe than in the States! Maybe you will have a pleasant surprise.

Today I was chatting with an assistant in the Apple Store in Regent Street and he said that the phone price (free/£99/£159, depending on contract) would be standard throughout Europe and, possibly, throughout the world. So I cannot see you having to pay full price for the phone. In some countries such as UK the discounted price is quoted. In other locations the price may be higher and the rebate will be on registration.
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I think it would be fairly close comparing my phone plan to the 45 GBP plan (no, I still don't know where the GBP sign is). 450 mins (that a min), 3G access, and unlimited texts. After all the taxes that'll be over $100 a month (now that I think about that - D@MN - that's a lot of money!!)

The only difference is that O2 actually wants you to get the more expensive plan - AT&T doesn't give a crap because they know they are going to make an @ss load off of you no matter what plan you get so there's no reason for them to discount it anymore to get you on a more expensive plan.

Also, here in the states it's fairly common for people to change their plans in the middle of their service contracts so I'm not sure it really works out the same. We sign 2 years to be with the carrier - not 2 years to have the same plan.

So - all in all I'd say given the current exchange rate (1.95:1) it's a bit cheaper. Does that 45 include taxes? If so it's noticeably cheaper ($10-$15 a month + the initial cost of the phone).
 
u guys r lucky, we in germany still have no clue what the new plans r cuz crappy t-mobile cant come up as usual with anything good on time. I bet they wait for their june 30 offer of the old model to run out before they release the new plans. I hope there will be something less then 50 euro
 
I've only had my iPhone a few months so £160 for just 3G is totally pointless - I'm sticking with my 2G. I had a 3G motorola before and coverage was patchy to say the least. Rather use wi-fi.

Apple and O2 seem to be publicising how great the new prices are but they leave the actual detail like £160 to replace your 16GB phone to the small print.

Even the call plan is rubbish. £35 for just 500 txt messages. Lots of contracts have unlimited these days or 1000 messsages. And O2 doesn't even let you carry over unused text messages or voice minutes from one month to the next.

Having said that I totally love my iphone and o2 coverage has been great and my number got ported from vodafone with no probs atall. :)
 
it dosent mention the 16 gb iPhone ok the o2 or cpw website. how much will it cost?
 
cdfpaul said:
And O2 doesn't even let you carry over unused text messages or voice minutes from one month to the next.
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I didnt realise that having been alternating from Orange to Vodafone for the last 9 years.

A bit of a shame. :(

On another note, being a N95 user about to end contract for a 16gb, how long is the UK power cable? Is it just the USB to dock white cable you get with ipods? My plug is on the other side of the bed. Also anyone know how much extra the doc will be in UK?
 
yogi477 said:
I've done that before with other phones as they often have a sliding scale of prices for the different tariffs. I've never tried it the month after though, I think they would probably try to make you pay the extra in that case but if you waited 3 months or so you might be ok.

Might be worth asking what would happen if the plan "didn't wok out for you" and if you would be able to change without penalty.
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yeh i might give it ago.. if i upgrade from 35 to 45, and if they say i need to pay the £99 to downgrade, ill have to pay. Better to upgrade to 45 than 75 though... that could cost me a fortune if they refuse to downgrade.
 
wwe2008 said:
it dosent mention the 16 gb iPhone ok the o2 or cpw website. how much will it cost?
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eh? off o2 site...;)

Monthly Charge £30 £35 £45 £75
Cost of 8GB iPhone £99 £99 Free Free
Cost of 16GB iPhone £159 £159 £59 Free
Minutes 75 600 1200 3000
Texts 125 500 500 500
Unlimited Data & Wi-Fi Yes Yes Yes Yes
Visual Voicemail Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reduced Roaming Rates Yes Yes Yes Yes
Minimum contract length 18 months 18 months 18 months 18 months
 
wwe2008 said:
it dosent mention the 16 gb iPhone ok the o2 or cpw website. how much will it cost?
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Yes it does on the O2 site, have another look!


badgerman said:
......On another note, being a N95 user about to end contract for a 16gb, how long is the UK power cable? Is it just the USB to dock white cable you get with ipods? My plug is on the other side of the bed. Also anyone know how much extra the doc will be in UK?
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If its the same as the current model then its just a standard USB lead and the dock comes in the box. Lead isn't very long but you can buy an extender for not much.
 
iPhone is coming soon for Pay & Go

Customers will soon be able to enjoy all the great features of iPhone without a monthly contract with the iPhone for Pay & Go.
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Im kinda glad UK is getting all the best deals on iPhone at the moment... its good to see the americans looking at us and thinking I wish our prices were that low, its normally the other way round.
 
so if I already have an iPhone I can just go into a store pick up a 16gb 3g iPhone and put my existing sim card in and just acivate like that. just like when you get a replacement 1g iPhone?
 
I bought my 16gb iPhone from O2 in March this year for GBP320, on a 35 tariff. Obviously I guessed that a 3G was coming but at that time no-one knew when: some were saying June (they were right, obviously), others September, others "by Christmas". Fair enough - you take the risk. However, back in March no-one was saying it would be half the price. If I'd known that I would have waited. Now if I want a 3G version of the same 16gb phone on the same tariff I have to pay another 160. That doesn't seem fair and I am going to be taking this up with O2 and Apple.
 
Looks like I'll be leeching off my dad's business pricing, for a free iPhone (unless I upgrade to 16GB) and ~£5 extra/month :)

So we'll both have iPhones.
 
the £30 contract seems good if you are a light user, you wants unlimited data (AKA Me) but for £90 more over 18 months, the £35 is pretty much a no brainer!
 
BufferOverflow said:
P.S £30 tariff? Why bother you get nothing for your money.
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It may be intended for people how plan on using the phone as an internet device more than anything else. but then again for 5 pounds more you can use it as a phone as well, it really should be 200-300 minutes not 75.
 
my only qualms is that I have to sign a new 18-month contract. I'm already 6 months into my contract, and signing a new 18 month is a bit too... claustrophobic for me
 
johnnyjibbs said:
All the UK prices quoted are including taxes :cool:
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So entertain me for a second with this one - is this a cultural thing? The taxes being included. For example if you head down to your local department store and buy a shirt is the listed price on the rack what you actually pay or do they add on the tax at the register like they do here in the states?

I'd say what annoys me the most about the tax after crap is that the "dollar menu" isn't a dollar (save for some states where drive-thru and to go don't pay tax, man I miss Ohio...) and that $599 iPhone ran me over $645 at the end price.
 
Fujiko7 said:
I bought my 16gb iPhone from O2 in March this year for GBP320, on a 35 tariff. Obviously I guessed that a 3G was coming but at that time no-one knew when: some were saying June (they were right, obviously), others September, others "by Christmas". Fair enough - you take the risk. However, back in March no-one was saying it would be half the price. If I'd known that I would have waited. Now if I want a 3G version of the same 16gb phone on the same tariff I have to pay another 160. That doesn't seem fair and I am going to be taking this up with O2 and Apple.
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simply unlock it, and sell it on ebay... you might be lucky and make a profit.
 
Jowl said:
I think the O2 deal is pretty good - and is better than the US and even the recent European tarrifs.

I'll certainly be switching and my other half will upgrade her current O2 deal to the iPhone.

But July 11th.....that so long to wait :D
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The UK 3G iphone plan is different with the US 3G iphone plan --- the US plan has unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes, 5000 weeknights/weekend minutes and rollover of unused daytime minutes into future months.
 
bigmc6000 said:
So entertain me for a second with this one - is this a cultural thing? The taxes being included. For example if you head down to your local department store and buy a shirt is the listed price on the rack what you actually pay or do they add on the tax at the register like they do here in the states?

I'd say what annoys me the most about the tax after crap is that the "dollar menu" isn't a dollar (save for some states where drive-thru and to go don't pay tax, man I miss Ohio...) and that $599 iPhone ran me over $645 at the end price.
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Unless you buy things from specific "Business" stores where you can get the tax back at the end of the tax year, everything includes VAT here. You'll sometimes see "NOW ONLY £99!!!" and the actual price with tax on it underneath, but in very small font.

Example: NOW £99! (£117 inc VAT)
 
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