Tesco to Begin Selling iPhone in UK

[RedTomato]

Blackberry Bold 9700 on order. £20 a month, 1000mins, unlimited text + data, and a keyboard!!!!

Stop supporting greed. It's why I can't even afford a council house right now.

I'm from Cornwall too, born and bred there, and yes, housing is way overpriced in Cornwall, mainly cos of non-locals buying second homes, and also the vast spread of retirement homes there. Cornwall has one of the highest percentage of OAPs in the UK and possibly in Europe too. I've seen prices go up by about 10 x in a couple of decades.

At the same time, local jobs are some of the lowest earning in the UK, and for a while, Cornwall was one of the EU's special assistance regions, along with other poverty-stricken regions in Spain and Italy.

Go down to Cornwall and you'll see lovely shops and restaurants there, but they're overpriced for locals. Expect to pay London prices. I do, but then I live and work in London now.

Back to phones, you're over-paying for your phone. I bought a second hand iPhone for about £200, and it costs me about £15 per month on o2's Web and Text tariff for unlimited internet and texts and more minutes than I can use.

Next month I'll probably get o2 to unlock my iPhone for £15 and try out Orange's similar offer for £10 per month, as their coverage might be a bit better round here.

 

[Buzz Bumble]

Here in New Zealand I saw an advert in yesterday's newspaper that was announcing that the Noel Leeming chain of electronics stores was now selling the iPhone 3Gs (they already sell Vodafone mobile phones and are an Apple reseller for Macs and iPods).

The New Zealand equivalent of Tesco / Wallmart is The Warehouse, and they already sell the iPod range and Vodafone mobile phones, so it probably won't be long before they have the iPhone as well.

 

[SimonTheSoundMa]

Rumbled, just have to figure out who loadbang is now!

User loadbang is an account of mine I use on other forums.

 

[Veri]

I'm from Cornwall too, born and bred there, and yes, housing is way overpriced in Cornwall, mainly cos of non-locals buying second homes

Mainly cos of locals selling to non-locals, or local government giving planning permission for homes designed to appeal to non-locals. Community begins with self-restraint, but locals revel in the short-term gain then become shocked when, inevitably, demand >> supply.

tl;dr over-immigration indicates a problem with locals, not a problem with immigrants.

 

[nazuk]

Mainly cos of locals selling to non-locals, or local government giving planning permission for homes designed to appeal to non-locals. Community begins with self-restraint, but locals revel in the short-term gain then become shocked when, inevitably, demand >> supply.

tl;dr over-immigration indicates a problem with locals, not a problem with immigrants.

Please don't bring 'immigration' into Macrumors when we are discussing iPhone. It's irrelevant, even if you are wondering onto the topic of Cornwall.

 

[OS X Dude]

Tesco Mobile - network for chavs!

 

[BoyBach]

Whilst Orange were reluctant (unable?) to start the iPhone price war, Tesco certainly won't be backward in trying to nick their rivals customers. Good times if your contract is up for renewal or you've been waiting to buy your first iPhone.

 

[weckart]

Poundland next, please.

That is all.

 

[iZac]

Every little helps

 

[G58]

Kommtrol

He's a Kommunist, ignore him.

Either that or he has shares in RIM!

Are you serious? No one is forcing you to buy an iphone.
None of these companies are out to help you, only get as much money as possible from you.

 

[G58]

People are stupid

Cos People are stupid.

They want instant gratification. No-one thinks far enough ahead to work out that jam tomorrow is better than jam today.

Costco, for instance, has one of the lowest staff turnovers in retail/wholesale. The reason is that employees get paid more and more the longer they work for them.

It must be the Wester hunter gatherer in us that sees the cheap first 3 or 6 deal months as being better than the idea you're proposing. But if you win the lottery and decide to start a business, do let us know if you find any customers who like your deal.

Interestingly, the Chinese save until they can afford things - everything. We borrow to get everything now. Like I said, we're stupid.

This is what I don't get about these service providers. If I was ever able to run my own service co., Customers would start out at the high tier pricing and as time rolled on, would get better and better rates. Doesn't this hold? Doesn't it go that it is more expensive to gain a new customer than it is to keep your current one? So you pay for your price of entry, and you're rewarded for your loyalty. Am I just dreaming here? I mean right now, they snag you at a tantalizing price, then BAM six months or a year later you get slapped with the real deal. How can any company expect to build a loyal customer base with a model like that?

Well anyway, there's my rant for the month. As for the rest of your post, sounds like you were bullied twice too many times as a grade schooler and should seek some qualified council.

 

[Zygon Gambit]

Interestingly, the Chinese save until they can afford things - everything. We borrow to get everything now. Like I said, we're stupid.

Even houses? Mortgages are a loan worth getting IMO, even if few other loans are. Mortgages (back in the early 20th century) gave many working people the freedom to start using their money on themselves, rather than on landlords.

Back on topic: I'm no fan of Tesco, but I'll do my bit by not buying an iPhone off them. I can't sensibly afford one anyway, so I haven't got one.

 

[Mike Oxard]

Every little helps

Exactly! Is this the devaluation of the iPhone? Everyone will own one soon (Tesco's can make anyting affordable), so Apple better be working on a new exclusive version if they want to keep their products top end rather than mainstream, even if their product is the mainstream.

 

[instaxgirl]

Interestingly, the Chinese save until they can afford things - everything. We borrow to get everything now. Like I said, we're stupid.

Not everyone borrows. I still only buy when I have the cash sitting in my account.

Everyone will own one soon (Tesco's can make anyting affordable), so Apple better be working on a new exclusive version if they want to keep their products top end rather than mainstream, even if their product is the mainstream.

I don't care if everyone owns one. I get excited (to an extent ) when my friends tell me they've bought one. It's nice to have people to talk about apps and things with.

 

[jilldemi]

not so fan

Be with the thread.. Not so fan of Tesco either.. however that is a great news!

 

[OllyW]

Exactly! Is this the devaluation of the iPhone? Everyone will own one soon (Tesco's can make anyting affordable), so Apple better be working on a new exclusive version if they want to keep their products top end rather than mainstream, even if their product is the mainstream.

Just for you.

Why do you want the iPhone to be "exclusive"?

 

[Mike Oxard]

Just for you.

Why do you want the iPhone to be "exclusive"?

I don't, I don't need one so I'm not that bothered, but Apple did when they launched it, it was up there with all the other high end phones. Apple always seem to aim for the top end of the market to justify the costs of their products. The day everyone can afford an iPhone is when it's lost that exclusivity. If they want to totally dominate the market, they are going to have to hit the top end again with another premium version of the iPhone, most lower end users will be perfectly happy with the 3G or 3GS. You can tell they are starting to do this already with the 3G and 3GS being available concurrently, this will probably be their standard practice for future releases.

 

[Mike Oxard]

I don't care if everyone owns one.

Me neither, (I don't have or need one) everyone owned a Nokia a few years ago, it looks like the iPhone could be the new Nokia. All I'm saying is they'll need to make sure the next phone is very cool to maintain the overall desirability of the iPhone. I think they might just be able to make an even cooler phone, they're quite good at it

 

[Mac.]

Everyone on their dog has an iPhone now

Time for me to get something different, me thinks!

 

[d3c3it]

I wonder if Tesco will start selling Macbook as well? Like John Lewis.
Tesco Value Macbook anyone? It is a very good business plan by Apple, offer an exclusive deal, keep the price high and then open it completely to the market.

 

[OutSpoken]

Iiiiiiiiiinnnnterrresssstinggg


P.S. That does it, I'm holding out for T-mobile.

If you're lucky enough, you can already order the iPhone with T-Mobile. Business and Long term money spending customers are offered the iPhone when they attempt to cancel their contract to go with other provides who are offering the iPhone.

Loads of perople over on the t-mob forum are reporting this as true.

 

[jonnyb]

Every little helps

nice pic

 

[star-fish]

Since when did you ever get rewarded for loyalty with contracts like mobile phones? Companies want more new business, they've already got yours.
Price fixing aside, ALL the best deals are given to new customers.

Actually, that's not always true. With my last Phones4U contract, I got a number of things since I'd been with them for so many years, including:

- a discount on the new model contract phone I bought to the extent where it was free (I only have a small monthly package)

- new Samsung speakers to go with my phone

- a new docking station suitable for iPods as well as my phone

- an 8GB memory card

- a great deal on my contract overall

and £30 in cash.

 

[VoR]

Actually, that's not always true. With my last Phones4U contract, I got a number of things since I'd been with them for so many years, including:

- a discount on the new model contract phone I bought to the extent where it was free (I only have a small monthly package)

- new Samsung speakers to go with my phone

- a new docking station suitable for iPods as well as my phone

- an 8GB memory card

- a great deal on my contract overall

and £30 in cash.

If they're giving you 'free stuff', you've obviously been paying too much

Over they years I've almost always switched providers, used cashback sites and gone for retention/matching deals. Been a few years where a year's phone contract has made me money. I can't tell you how many times I've sat down with people that are talking about the 'great new phone deal' they've got, that ends up being a multitude of times more expensive and a poorer tariff.

I couldn't find any 'amazing' deals when i renewed a few months ago, but I'm on vodafone with a sim only, 1500minutes, infinite texts and data, and I'm paying £5.99 a month - What's your idea of 'a small monthly package'?

 

[Mike Oxard]

I couldn't find any 'amazing' deals when i renewed a few months ago, but I'm on vodafone with a sim only, 1500minutes, infinite texts and data, and I'm paying £5.99 a month - What's your idea of 'a small monthly package'?

Did you have to call them to get this deal, or did you find it on the web?