O2 Offers Free iPhone 3G with Certain Plans

[rebecca77]

SMS from 02

I signed up as an existing iphone customer who wants a first crack upgrade on the 02 web site on the day of the announcement of the 3G -- via the 02 iphone sub-site. Yesterday I got a text from 02 telling me that it will be first come first serve from 11 July at 8 AM and that I should look at the 02 iphone sub-site for details. This is the same 02 sub-site that I signed up on in the first place (leading me to receive that text), nothing new.

What is the subtext here? Are they not doing anything to facilitate existing iphone customer upgrades? Do I need to show up somewhere at 8 AM on the day to make sure it happens... why did they send this text out letting me know about the 8 AM thing.

The way they actively pursue sending me around in circles by implying that there's some kind of new information or something to do is really irritating. I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel.

 

[memesmith]

My text from O2 yesterday was different. It did not direct me back to the website. it Said "Apple iPhone 3G lands 11/07. we will text you shortly with order details. As demand is very high, orders will be on a first come, first served basis."

 

[jumpthegap]

i still havnt recieved a text message after registering anyone else in the same boat

 

[ricartedor]

Just a heads up folks, on my lunch break today i went to the O2 shop in Sutton, London, they have posters up advertising the availability of the iPhone on 11th July at 8:02AM the morning launch is indeed confirmed.. interestingly, they had bordered up their iPhone display today with a large poster of the iPhone completely covering the table that used to have the old iPhone docks (sans iPhones for a while now) so you cant see the tables at all, its like a 3d box over the display with a huge 3g iPhone on the front

 

[captain kaos]

My text from O2 yesterday was different. It did not direct me back to the website. it Said "Apple iPhone 3G lands 11/07. we will text you shortly with order details. As demand is very high, orders will be on a first come, first served basis."

Same for me. I also chatted with o2 today about signing my friends old 1st gen over to me and i asked what i need to do for my o2 contract SIM. She asked why i wasnt wanting to upgrade, to which i said i've already been told i cant til october. Then she said, off record that they would for go that rule and i could upgrade but they still had no details and to call back on the 11th or 12th!

Basically i dont think anyone in o2 knows what is going on!

 

[andrewvisser]

Upgrades...

Has any one managed to upgrade to 3G iPhone using the O2 website?

Apparently there has been a lot of problems, but I was wondering if someone has managed to succeed and if so, can they tell us anything about being able to swap tariffs on the new contract?

Can we still swap month by month? Is there any exclusion?

Basically - can we upgrade for one month, get a free iPhone 3G and then downgrade the next month to a cheaper tariff?

It's wishful thinking I know, but I thought I'd ask.

Thanks