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UK 3G iPhone Info
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I had hoped to upgrade in a o2 store on the 11th July but this line from the o2 website makes me think that will not be an option:
This special early upgrade offer is only available online at o2.co.uk anytime from 11th July until 11th October 2008
This special early upgrade offer is only available online at o2.co.uk anytime from 11th July until 11th October 2008
I've just had this discussion with a colleague, and I think O2 may be wise to a rash of sudden upgrades to the £45 tariff - you'll probably have to have been on it for x months to be eligible. Otherwise it's cheap handsets ahoy!
Has anyone actually seen anything from O2 on upgrading to the 16gb if you are an existing iPhone owner?
Have we all jumped the gun at looking at the new tariffs and seeing that if they are offering the 8gb for new customers and upgrade at £99 on £35, Free on £45 & Free on £75 they must be following the new customer tariffs of £159on £35, £59 on £45 and Free on £75 for upgrades to the 16gb too? Who's to say they don't up the price for 16gb upgrades or don't offer it at all?
Remember they only dropped the price on the 8gb 1st gen during their special offer and not the 16gb. I am not to certain that they would have had huge excess stock of 8gb vs. 16gb.
Just a thought...
We are restarting a contract with them so I'm sure we will be offered the 8gb or 16gb and a choice of tariff to go with it the same as new customers. The price will match the tariff choice.
I'm getting mine at Apple. O2 in the UK is not very trustworthy when it comes to sales reps. They lie and have no idea what they are talking about.
So are O2 basically cancelling our current contracts and replacing them with a brand new 18M contract?
Or will the new 18M contract be an extension - IE will we need to see out the remaining 10 months before the new 18M starts???
As has been said previously, yes, if you are an existing iPhone customer you will be entering into a new 18month contract from the day of activation. This new contract is not appended to your old contract as a means of thank you to early adopters.
I'm not looking forward to every person having one on the bus - I didn't mind paying for my 16GB as its up to people what they spend their money on. But making it too cheap will just cheapen the product.
The question should be: Where does it say that they are selling them at Apple stores?
They're obviously not being in the Apple online store, and if you compare the US 'Where to buy' page to the UK one, you'll noticed that the UK page only lists CPW and O2.
For me this is the most disappointing thing about the new iPhone. Apple has essentially failed to change the way in which phones are sold. From the very beginning Apple wanted strict control over its product. They wanted to specify the what, the where, the how and the how much. From the perspective of a potential Apple customer, it was great, you'd walk into a store and within 5mins, you walk out with an iPhone. No messing about with stupid salesmen. It was mostly a pleasant customer experience.
Now that Apple have essentially caved in, potential customers can expect the same sort of ****** experience that they'd get when buying any other non-Apple phone.
Why can't I just ****ing buy a phone, completely unlocked, and arrange a service provider on my own? It's ****ing 2008!!!
The question should be: Where does it say that they are selling them at Apple stores?
They're obviously not being in the Apple online store, and if you compare the US 'Where to buy' page to the UK one, you'll noticed that the UK page only lists CPW and O2.
For me this is the most disappointing thing about the new iPhone. Apple has essentially failed to change the way in which phones are sold. From the very beginning Apple wanted strict control over its product. They wanted to specify the what, the where, the how and the how much. From the perspective of a potential Apple customer, it was great, you'd walk into a store and within 5mins, you walk out with an iPhone. No messing about with stupid salesmen. It was mostly a pleasant customer experience.
Now that Apple have essentially caved in, potential customers can expect the same sort of ****** experience that they'd get when buying any other non-Apple phone.
Why can't I just ****ing buy a phone, completely unlocked, and arrange a service provider on my own? It's ****ing 2008!!!
I completely agree with you regarding the bad service and stupid sales-people in phone shops. I don't do phone shops. I also completely agree about the unlocking too.
Now that Apple have essentially caved in, potential customers can expect the same sort of ****** experience that they'd get when buying any other non-Apple phone.
Why can't I just ****ing buy a phone, completely unlocked, and arrange a service provider on my own? It's ****ing 2008!!!
For exactly that reason, O2 and Apple didnt agree a $$$$ deal so that anyone can waltz in and stick a vodafone sim card in. The only reason I can see for Apple wanting activation to be done in-store is to attempt to cut back on the number of unlocked iphones.
Just spoke to o2, on 2302.
If you wish to get a free 8GB iPhone or a £59 16GB iphone you'll need to change to the £45 pm package for 9 months, you can do this instore, & you will then be rolled into a new 18 month contract.
Your old iphone is yours to do what you want with.
This is cool, I'm getting the 16GB 3G on the 11th & giving my wife my 16GB iPhone without a SIM to use as an iPod touch, she wanted one for her birthday 23rd july, but said that they cost too much..
This way we both win!!
If you wish to get a free 8GB iPhone or a £59 16GB iphone you'll need to change to the £45 pm package for 9 months, you can do this instore, & you will then be rolled into a new 18 month contract.
Your old iphone is yours to do what you want with.
This is cool, I'm getting the 16GB 3G on the 11th & giving my wife my 16GB iPhone without a SIM to use as an iPod touch, she wanted one for her birthday 23rd july, but said that they cost too much..
This way we both win!!
I don't think it's Apple who wanted the activation to be done in-store, it's the providers. Apple would have initially insisted that customers can walk-in and walk-out without activating. We all know that iPhone unlocking was rampant, and that the biggest losers were the providers, who weren't getting the contracts signed. Apple made no real effort to stop the unlocking as it wasn't hurting them, certainly not enough for them to allocate resources to stop the unlocking.
I wonder if the revenue sharing deal with O2 is still in place, knowing that it no longer is with AT&T.
Surely opening up the iPhone to other carriers would allow Apple to generate more ££££'s
Alright, working out the iPhone contracts with this new 9 month switch gives this result of minimum prices (switching down to £30 PM as soon as possible):
8GB @ £30PM = £639 | Per month: £35.50
16GB @ £30PM = £699 | Per month: £38.83
8GB @ £35PM = £684 | Per month: £38.00
16GB @ £35PM = £744 | Per month: £41.33
8GB @ £45PM = £675 (switching to £35 per month after 9 months gives £720) | Per month: £37.50 (£40.00)
16GB @ £45PM = £734 (£779) | Per month: £40.77 (£43.27)
8GB or 16GB @ £75PM = £945 (£990) | Per month: £52.50 (£55.00)
This is still a significantly better deal than the original. To get the original iPhone on O2 before it worked out at £49 per month minimum over the life of the contract.
8GB @ £30PM = £639 | Per month: £35.50
16GB @ £30PM = £699 | Per month: £38.83
8GB @ £35PM = £684 | Per month: £38.00
16GB @ £35PM = £744 | Per month: £41.33
8GB @ £45PM = £675 (switching to £35 per month after 9 months gives £720) | Per month: £37.50 (£40.00)
16GB @ £45PM = £734 (£779) | Per month: £40.77 (£43.27)
8GB or 16GB @ £75PM = £945 (£990) | Per month: £52.50 (£55.00)
This is still a significantly better deal than the original. To get the original iPhone on O2 before it worked out at £49 per month minimum over the life of the contract.
Good info - Cheers.
Nice that O2 are so open about the 9month downgrade tariff work around.