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CD3660 said:
At that stage you should have told them that you wanted to terminate your contract and take your number with you (by getting a PAC code).

They probably would have given you the upgrade for free, failing which you could have shopped around for a better deal with a free phone, or got a better deal by starting afresh with O2.

There have been some amazing deals available over the last few years.
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Yeah, very true. The only reason I didn't do this is because I'm not a great phone person when it comes to talking to strangers.
 
My concern is with getting locked into a new 18 month contract on 11th July — The 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone's feature set just doesn't appeal enough for me to upgrade from my 1st Gen — but who knows what the 3rd Gen might have. :D

So I am thinking it would be worth my while to stick with my 1st Gen iPhone bought on UK launch day and let my original 18 month contract with O2 run its course until May/June 2009…

Next year around about now the 3rd Gen iPhone might/would have been released and would be the perfect time to upgrade to a "subsidised" iPhone.

I doubt O2 would allow people to "break" their 11th July 2008 (3G) contracts without a stiff penalty charge.

Or is my theory all wrong? :eek:

It'll be interesting to see how Apple/O2/ATT work this one out.
Apple wants to move as many units as possibe and the providers want people to stick to their "subsidised" 18 month/2 year contracts. :p
 
arkitect said:
My concern is with getting locked into a new 18 month contract on 11th July — The 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone's feature set just doesn't appeal enough for me to upgrade from my 1st Gen — but who knows what the 3rd Gen might have. :D

So I am thinking it would be worth my while to stick with my 1st Gen iPhone bought on UK launch day and let my original 18 month contract with O2 run its course until May/June 2009…

Next year around about now the 3rd Gen iPhone might/would have been released and would be the perfect time to upgrade to a "subsidised" iPhone.

I doubt O2 would allow people to "break" their 11th July 2008 (3G) contracts without a stiff penalty charge.

Or is my theory all wrong? :eek:

It'll be interesting to see how Apple/O2/ATT work this one out.
Apple wants to move as many units as possibe and the providers want people to stick to their "subsidised" 18 month/2 year contracts. :p
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but then by the time a 3rd gen is announced youd only have 6 months left anyway.
 
arkitect said:
My concern is with getting locked into a new 18 month contract on 11th July — The 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone's feature set just doesn't appeal enough for me to upgrade from my 1st Gen — but who knows what the 3rd Gen might have. :D

So I am thinking it would be worth my while to stick with my 1st Gen iPhone bought on UK launch day and let my original 18 month contract with O2 run its course until May/June 2009…

Next year around about now the 3rd Gen iPhone might/would have been released and would be the perfect time to upgrade to a "subsidised" iPhone.

I doubt O2 would allow people to "break" their 11th July 2008 (3G) contracts without a stiff penalty charge.

Or is my theory all wrong? :eek:

It'll be interesting to see how Apple/O2/ATT work this one out.
Apple wants to move as many units as possibe and the providers want people to stick to their "subsidised" 18 month/2 year contracts. :p
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There may be stuff on the iPhone 3G we dont know about yet, only time will tell...
 
arkitect said:
I see you're still holding out hope! :D:D

Fingers crossed you're right in your speculation… but… :eek:
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I think its almost certain we will see something new, even if its something tiny like we got in the first gen iPhone.

However, if you look at the leaked info sent to case manufacturers that looks accurate to what the real iPhone 3G looks like, you will see they also included "extra seners" on the front, some of these are on pics of the white iPhone that also leaked pictures.
 
arkitect said:
My concern is with getting locked into a new 18 month contract on 11th July — The 2nd Gen (3G) iPhone's feature set just doesn't appeal enough for me to upgrade from my 1st Gen — but who knows what the 3rd Gen might have. :D
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In that case, there will probably be another free or cheap upgrade route offered to you then, as there is now. They want you to stay and renew your contract for as long as possible, so its in their interest to keep you interested by offering you an easy and cheap upgrade route.

Its worked for me. I was planning to hold out until the next version iPhone arrived, but I can upgrade for free so I'll take them up on that.
 
ascender said:
I'm not O2's biggest fan, but I've been very pleasantly surprised by how they've handled the move to the 3G handset. And yes, there's another contract extension, but I don't think that's a big deal if you're happy with your phone and the service.
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I totally agree with this. O2 have been very shrewd here and I'm very happy with how they've handled the whole thing
 
ascender said:
In that case, there will probably be another free or cheap upgrade route offered to you then, as there is now.
Its worked for me. I was planning to hold out until the next version iPhone arrived, but I can upgrade for free so I'll take them up on that.
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Well, I would like to think as you do, but remember this "free" upgrade and break/restart of contract is being offered to us current iPhone users as a special "thank-you" :rolleyes: from O2…
Remember the iPhones we now have have been bought by us for full price.
Should we start a new 18 month contract with O2 11th July it will be subsidised and O2 will want their pound of flesh.
I am not sure they will be "thanking" us again next release… I have a suspicion only way to upgrade then would be to buy full price (as happened when the 16GB iPhone was released).
Anyway. So much for speculation.
:)
 
Happy Days!

For me the new O2 contracts look great! I've never really cared much for the contract it self when taking out a phone, I only ever wanted the best handset at the cheapest price and they were usually only available on a monthly contract.

With O2 introducing the new £30 contract this brings the cost down a lot, despite the lack of minutes and messages it still includes the unlimited web usage which is worth much more to me.

My question is to those on O2 contracts already, do you know how long it is on an 18 month contract before you can change up or down tariff. I ask because it works out cheaper to get £45 contract if you are aloud to change after 6 months considering the cheaper purchase price?

Thanks X
 
McBob said:
My question is to those on O2 contracts already, do you know how long it is on an 18 month contract before you can change up or down tariff. I ask because it works out cheaper to get £45 contract if you are aloud to change after 6 months considering the cheaper purchase price?
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I think you'll find that O2 have done their arithmetic on this, and that the minimum time before you can downgrade is 9 months.
 
McBob said:
My question is to those on O2 contracts already, do you know how long it is on an 18 month contract before you can change up or down tariff. I ask because it works out cheaper to get £45 contract if you are aloud to change after 6 months considering the cheaper purchase price?

Thanks X
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CD3660 said:
I think you'll find that O2 have done their arithmetic on this, and that the minimum time before you can downgrade is 9 months.
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At the moment, with the 1st gen iPhone, you can up/downgrade your contract anytime you like. I downgraded my tarrif from £45 to £35 within the first couple of months! However, now the iPhone 3g is subsidised, I can only assume this will change. No one knows the exact details yet, we will have to wait and see :D
 
McBob said:
My question is to those on O2 contracts already, do you know how long it is on an 18 month contract before you can change up or down tariff. I ask because it works out cheaper to get £45 contract if you are aloud to change after 6 months considering the cheaper purchase price?

Thanks X
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My feeling is o2 allowed us to change packages when ever we liked as we paid full price for the 1st gen iPhone. I agree now it is subsidized we will be tied into 9 months before being able to change packages.
 
I have a question for UK users.

What happens if you decide to keep your old iphone after the contract's finished? With my non iPhone, at Virgin, I can continue to pay monthly with no contract and get extra minutes and texts for the same amount. Doesn't include a data plan though.
 
MisterEd said:
Might be a mistake, but this is on the UK page for MobileMe... I can't really see it being £100 though!

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its actually 12th month on a 18 month contract that you can reduce your price plan to the lowest tariff and if its a 12 month contract then it would be the 9th month
 
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