The U.K. iPhone 4 Thread

[EuroBrit]

I'm getting to get 16GB iPhone 4 next week.

£35 a month, 500mb internet, 600 minutes and unlimited texts on Orange with £119 upfront cost or whatever.
24 months contract.

I'm excited

 

[danetello]

Hey you should get the Three One Plan. Its an iPhone 4 16GB, 2000 mins, 5000 texts and unlimited internet for £35 per month, 24 months and only £69 upfront.

 

[gd2]

I'm getting to get 16GB iPhone 4 next week.

£35 a month, 500mb internet, 600 minutes and unlimited texts on Orange with £119 upfront cost or whatever.
24 months contract.

I'm excited

So you are paying £959 over 24 months!

Pay £495 for the phone

Then get a T-Mobile £10 sim (12 months) with:

600 texts
500 texts
Flexible booster, unlimited texts, unlimited landline calls etc
3gb Internet

So over 24 months ££735 and you can change the iphone when you like!

 

[theGAPkid]

After much deliberation, I purchased the iPhone direct from Apple and paid the upfront cost of £499.

Then, I got a GiffGaff sim card (works off of the O2 network) and I pay £10 per month for Unltd texts / Unltd internet and 250 minutes. No minimum term which for me is great. I don't have to worry about whether or not I'll have problems paying in future. If I have no money, I won't by the bundle for that month, or I can hold of for a couple of weeks. It's so much more flexible!

 

[ayzee]

After much deliberation, I purchased the iPhone direct from Apple and paid the upfront cost of £499.

Then, I got a GiffGaff sim card (works off of the O2 network) and I pay £10 per month for Unltd texts / Unltd internet and 250 minutes. No minimum term which for me is great. I don't have to worry about whether or not I'll have problems paying in future. If I have no money, I won't by the bundle for that month, or I can hold of for a couple of weeks. It's so much more flexible!

Smart man I've been doing this since the release day of the iPhone 4. Couldn't be happier. The £10 goodybag is perfect for my needs and with unlimited data you don't feel restricted on your own £400+ device!

From getting other people to join giffgaff and participating in their forum, I've even earnt £20 cashback

 

[kariminal01]

is anyone thinking of selling their iphone 4 in time for the iphone 5?

 

[redgaz26]

is anyone thinking of selling their iphone 4 in time for the iphone 5?

you bet do it every year

 

[jonnyb]

you bet do it every year

What do you use in the meantime? I couldn't bear to be without my iPhone.

 

[redgaz26]

What do you use in the meantime? I couldn't bear to be without my iPhone.

last year I sold my 3gs to mazuma mobile for £220, money in the bank within 24 hours, bought iphone 4 the next day !!!

 

[kariminal01]

you bet do it every year

when dyou sell it? after the new model has been announced?

 

[duction]

Might sell mine this month as were only 5 months off the new iphone

 

[WeegieMac]

Might sell mine this month as were only 5 months off the new iphone

Honestly, this is the kind of nonsense I was talking about in the other thread regarding selling/waiting. You have a product with a 12 month cycle, so 6 months is a long time in relation to the length of this products cycle.

Oh, and it's six months away, because the "iPhone 5" will more than likely launch nearer the end of July.

It's a lot of farting about just to be the person with the latest stuff. Each to their own and all that.

 

[tirk]

Honestly, this is the kind of nonsense I was talking about in the other thread regarding selling/waiting. You have a product with a 12 month cycle, so 6 months is a long time in relation to the length of this products cycle.

Oh, and it's six months away, because the "iPhone 5" will more than likely launch nearer the end of July.

It's a lot of farting about just to be the person with the latest stuff. Each to their own and all that.

Yes, but this site seems to endorse this kind of speculation.

 

[redgaz26]

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No need to sell just now. iPhones are like macs. They hold there price very well.

 

[rumbletum]

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No need to sell just now. iPhones are like macs. They hold there price very well.

Yup, I sold my iPhone 3g (not S) in September, had a crack on the back, and I still got over £200 for it.

 

[RHD]

iPhone 4 Tesco Mobile

I bought an iPhone 4 from Tesco mobile just before Christmas. It was a great little handheld computer but a useless phone. When I got my bill every call was listed as 3 seconds long as that was the maximum length of time it could hold a call.
I live in central London.

Apple Store swapped it out for another one which was merely very bad instead of totally useless as a phone and I abandoned hope and returned it to Tesco for a refund.

Is it Tesco's network or Apple's phones that the reception is so bad half the time you can place a call or it drops out, and even if you do get through you won't recognise your own Dad's voice it's so distorted?

 

[Fuzzy14]

Tesco use O2 which seem to have a fairly comprehensive coverage!
I use mine in Scotland and I've got a signal pretty much anywhere, although 3G coverage is abysmal.

Have a look at signal map and see if there are any reported dead spots in your area.

 

[Ubuntu]

I bought an iPhone 4 from Tesco mobile just before Christmas. It was a great little handheld computer but a useless phone. When I got my bill every call was listed as 3 seconds long as that was the maximum length of time it could hold a call.
I live in central London.

Apple Store swapped it out for another one which was merely very bad instead of totally useless as a phone and I abandoned hope and returned it to Tesco for a refund.

Is it Tesco's network or Apple's phones that the reception is so bad half the time you can place a call or it drops out, and even if you do get through you won't recognise your own Dad's voice it's so distorted?

I'm in Central London too and I do have that issue from time to time when calling someone else in London. I'm on O2 (Tesco is based on it) and again I have had the distorted voice issue, but both issues being very minimal. Could always try Vodafone!

 

[RHD]

Mine was one big dead spot!
I sent it back and got a refund.
I'll wait for an updated version in the hope that they get the reception better before I try again.
IF I try again!

 

[ayzee]

Just out of interest did you use your iPhone with or without a case?
In my opinion the iPhone is unusable as a phone without a case, due to the antenna issues.

I'm on giffgaff which runs off the O2 network. Even in low coverage areas such as my home the signal is still quite stable and usable. But I would still recommend Vodaphone if call quality and data speeds are your priority

 

[Xenc]

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No need to sell just now. iPhones are like macs. They hold there price very well.

This is very true. There will still be a huge demand for unlocked iPhone 4s when the next revision arrives.

 

[himesh]

I can vouch for vodafone, I pay £10 for 900 mins unlimited texts and iPhone data plan. Got an N97 mini around christmas 2009 (soon got rid of that!) with that too on an 18 month tarrif, calls are never dropped and in city centre with full 3G signal I get around 6MB which is pretty good!

 

[OMGitsShan]

Boy, we are really getting shafted with the unlock instore prices now that the US has them unlocked.

32GB US -> $749 (£457) -> UK £612 ($1,003)
16GB US -> $649 (£395) -> UK £510 ($826)

Those are just ridiculous price differences. I understand if there is a small difference, but even after VAT its a huge difference. Good thing I have a trip to the US planned early next year. Will be able to get the iPhone 4S/5 for way cheaper.

 

[nickosbad]

Boy, we are really getting shafted with the unlock instore prices now that the US has them unlocked.

32GB US -> $749 (£457) -> UK £612 ($1,003)
16GB US -> $649 (£395) -> UK £510 ($826)

Those are just ridiculous price differences. I understand if there is a small difference, but even after VAT its a huge difference. Good thing I have a trip to the US planned early next year. Will be able to get the iPhone 4S/5 for way cheaper.

They are cheaper but no where near as cheap as you have worked out

I'm in Orlando at the moment and the $749 is without sales tax of 6.5%, add this on and you are at $798 which at a generous exchange rate of 1.6 is about £498 so is about £115 cheaper

If you add UK sales tax to the $749 tax free price in the US then it comes out at £561 which is only £50 cheaper

The US just has a lower amount of tax on their goods, that is why it seems so much cheaper

 

[Gee]

Boy, we are really getting shafted with the unlock instore prices now that the US has them unlocked.

32GB US -> $749 (£457) -> UK £612 ($1,003)
16GB US -> $649 (£395) -> UK £510 ($826)

Those are just ridiculous price differences. I understand if there is a small difference, but even after VAT its a huge difference. Good thing I have a trip to the US planned early next year. Will be able to get the iPhone 4S/5 for way cheaper.

Or you could look at it like this:

UK 16Gb = £425 ex. VAT X 1.62 = $688 ex. tax.

Or approx. 5% more expensive in the UK. Excluding 'value' added tax.

We are indeed getting ripped off, but I think it might be Dave and friends that are doing it.