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UK 3G iPhone Info

markym07931 said:
I'm oop north, and I have at least 5 o2 stores near me that i could buy from.. you have many many more.. .
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It's not about how many O2 stores there are, it's about the customer experience you get when you visit one. In general it sucks.

As Apple customers we all know perfectly well that customer experience doesn't have to suck.


Oh, regarding the unlocking. If you buy pay and go, aren't O2 obliged to unlock it upon request? They might charge a 'small' admin fee.
 
My email reply from o2 confirms that upgrades are possible in store and not only online:

Hello,

Thanks for emailing us about upgrading your contract to the new 3G version of the iPhone.

You'll be able to upgrade to the 16GB iPhone 3G version when it launches on 11 July 2008 from the following:

1) O2.co.uk
2) O2 stores
3) By calling our upgrades team on 08706 007 102.

Our upgrades team is available Monday to Saturday between 08:00am and 08:00pm and Sunday between 10:00am and 6:00pm. Calls are free of charge from O2 Pay Monthly phones.

For more information on this, please click on the links given below:

http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/buy/

http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/frequentlyaskedquestions

We're offering the 16GB 3G iPhone free with the £75.00 tariff. It'll cost you £59.00 to on the £45.00 tariff and £159.00 to on the £30.00 and £35.00 tariffs. To view the full details of all our current iPhone tariffs, please visit the link below:

http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/paymonthly#

This special early upgrade offer is only available from 11 July until 11 October 2008
 
Asked about upgrading to the 45 quid tariff to get the free 8gb iPhone and if I had to stay on the 45 tariff...

Had this from O2:

Thanks for emailing us and showing your interest in our new 3G iPhone.

The new 3G iPhone will be launched on 11 July 2008. You can upgrade your contract to the new 3G iPhone on or after 11 July 2008 without paying any termination fee. You can take the £45.00 tariff when you upgrade to the new 3G iPhone.

You can lower your tariff after 9 months of completing your contract. You can move to higher value tariff anytime.
 
nomad01 said:
You can lower your tariff after 9 months of completing your contract. You can move to higher value tariff anytime.
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So does that mean after 9 months from signing a contract? I'm not with O2 at the moment, does this mean people could sign up on the £45 contract and then move to a lower one after 9 months?
 
tallyho said:
So does that mean after 9 months from signing a contract? I'm not with O2 at the moment, does this mean people could sign up on the £45 contract and then move to a lower one after 9 months?
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Yeah that's exactly what it means. Sign up now for a £45 tariff with a free 8GB phone. On the 8th month, request a change to the £35 tariff from month 9.

So you end up paying 90 quid for the iPhone.

Steve
 
nomad01 said:
Asked about upgrading to the 45 quid tariff to get the free 8gb iPhone and if I had to stay on the 45 tariff...

Had this from O2:

Thanks for emailing us and showing your interest in our new 3G iPhone.

The new 3G iPhone will be launched on 11 July 2008. You can upgrade your contract to the new 3G iPhone on or after 11 July 2008 without paying any termination fee. You can take the £45.00 tariff when you upgrade to the new 3G iPhone.

You can lower your tariff after 9 months of completing your contract. You can move to higher value tariff anytime.
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That last part has confused me... If you complete your contract, surely you are not obligated to pay O2 anything?

EDIT: OK, someone has cleared this one up. How do I do a strikethrough? DONE! woo hoo!
 
Ive had the o2 contract iphone since launch and would want to join the £30 a month tariff, Would i not be able to as it's not been 9 month's yet ?
 
So once we have bought the phone, do we just stick our current iPhone SIM card in the 3G phone, and connect to iTunes and it should recognise the SIM ?
 
Some interesting info from 9to5mac:

We've just recieved some exciting news for our UK readers from and O2 insider. It seems that O2 is really taking advantage of the iPhone and giving their customers some real value. Unfortunately AT&T in the US doesn't seem to be as agressive with their plans.

* O2 in conjunction with BTOpenzone and The Cloud are creating a Wifi "wireless mesh network" across London and other UK metropolitan areas. The coverage is supposed to rival the coverage of cell phone towers. iPhone users should be able to use this network seamlessly. Also, O2 customers will be able to log into this mesh with their laptops or desktops.
* The 3G iphone isn't SIM replaceable. The SIM card is put in the phone as part of the manufacturing process and is not replacable by the user. This will certainly curtail unlocking efforts. According to our source, you CAN remove the SIM... "with a hammer"
* The 3G iPhone WILL allow Bluetooth Tethering for Laptops!. We asked about Wifi tethering and got a blank stare. We'll take what we can get. They said that this was 99.9 percent certain and "Apple can always change their minds"
* O2 will control everything. Their settings will be on the iPhone you buy from the Apple Regent Street store.
* O2 is EXTREMELY happy with the Apple partnership. They were in a fierce bidding war with Vodafone for the contract to carry the UK iPhone. At the end they settled on giving Apple 15% of their iPhone revenues across the board (for Generation 1) which Vodafone declined. Had all things been equal, Apple would have gone with Vodafone because of their size and scale. Their take is that Vodafone is very sorry that they let the deal slip away. O2 is also happy to be associated with the Apple brand which is helping theirs climb up the ranks in the UK and the world.
* They will offer free iPhones (even 16Gb on their largest plan) with a plan and pay as you go iPhones but obviously they won't be usable with other carriers as we stated yesterday


Will AT&T and the other carriers follow O2's lead? We can only hope!
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As a Londoner I really like the sound of this "wireless mesh network", and I'm wondering/presuming that the Bluetooth tethering may enable the iPhone to be used as a modem? :confused:

Hudzilla said:
So once we have bought the phone, do we just stick our current iPhone SIM card in the 3G phone, and connect to iTunes and it should recognise the SIM ?
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From the above it sounds highly unlikely :(
 
Very interesting 3G iphone O2 details

Some very interesting 3G iphone notes over at 9to5mac: http://9to5mac.com/o2-iphone

O2 in conjunction with BTOpenzone and The Cloud are creating a Wifi "wireless mesh network" across London and other UK metropolitan areas.

The coverage is supposed to rival the coverage of cell phone towers. iPhone users should be able to use this network seamlessly. Also, O2 customers will be able to log into this mesh with their laptops or desktops.

The 3G iphone isn't SIM replaceable. The SIM card is put in the phone as part of the manufacturing process and is not replacable by the user. This will certainly curtail unlocking efforts. According to our source, you CAN remove the SIM... "with a hammer"

The 3G iPhone WILL allow Bluetooth Tethering for Laptops!. We asked about Wifi tethering and got a blank stare. We'll take what we can get. They said that this was 99.9 percent certain and "Apple can always change their minds"

O2 will control everything. Their settings will be on the iPhone you buy from the Apple Regent Street store.

O2 is EXTREMELY happy with the Apple partnership. They were in a fierce bidding war with Vodafone for the contract to carry the UK iPhone. At the end they settled on giving Apple 15% of their iPhone revenues across the board (for Generation 1) which Vodafone declined. Had all things been equal, Apple would have gone with Vodafone because of their size and scale. Their take is that Vodafone is very sorry that they let the deal slip away.

O2 is also happy to be associated with the Apple brand which is helping theirs climb up the ranks in the UK and the world.

They will offer free iPhones (even 16Gb on their largest plan) with a plan and pay as you go iPhones but obviously they won't be usable with other carriers as we stated yesterday

The wifi mesh sounds interesting, as well as the tethering to a laptop, only thing thats a bit confusing is that the sim is built in, if so why is there a sim replacement tool in the box? :S

Also looks like 1st gen iphone prices will rise due to 3G iphones being locked down so tight no one will be able to even get them without a contract let alone unlock them, which doesnt bother me personally but im sure some will be annoyed.
 
markym07931 said:
OH COME ON.... GROW UP..... you're in bluddy London for crying out loud, and if you don't like that one o2 store you've been to 4 times, why not walk 20m down the road and go to the carphone warehouse, or another 40m down the road, and go to a different o2 store, or jump on the tube one stop and go to a different o2 store or carphone warehouse....

I'm oop north, and I have at least 5 o2 stores near me that i could buy from.. you have many many more.. .

stop whinging
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Delightful, I love how Londoners give you the finger at every turn. No manners at all.

But thanks for the info anyway Bub!:rolleyes:
 
sim not replaceable lol.....Errrrrr WRONG.... in the iphone box now it comes with a sim replacement tool (NOTE: This is not a hammer lol).....
 
The"whats in the box" section on the iPhone page says that it comes with a sim ejector tool, surely Apple wont include a hammer with the new iPhone
 
It's a stretch but it could be location specific?!! Apparently the US are the only ones getting the new smaller power adaptor (for whatever reason) :D
 
The 3G iPhone WILL allow Bluetooth Tethering for Laptops!. We asked about Wifi tethering and got a blank stare. We'll take what we can get. They said that this was 99.9 percent certain and "Apple can always change their minds"
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This isnt true! I cant remember where i read it but apple said they wont allow it still...

Hope this is true because will be very useful :)
 
nomad01 said:
Just reading this myself. Kind of doubting the accuracy though when Apple have already confirmed that a sim ejecting tool is being included in the box with the iPhone!

The wireless mesh does sound great though! :)
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You're not wrong.... maybe they had a pre-production model? With O2 encouraging old iPhones to be passed on, it would be foolish to think they wouldn't want the same for the 3G ultimately....

cherbert said:
Does anyone think that o2 will be offering the 16gb White model to existing customers?
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Can't see why not! I'll be betting on black though :)
 
Good find :)

This is EXCELLENT news if verified:


- O2 joining with BTOpenzone = a lot of commuter places with wifi access for the iPhone.
- O2 with The CLoud - Good before, now with added BTOpenzone
- A Wifi "wireless mesh network" across London and other UK metropolitan areas.
- "The coverage is supposed to rival the coverage of cell phone towers." (O2 has 80% population 3G coverage so far. Expect this to increase!
Seamless. And for laptops too? And desktops? Apple laptops, on O2, if you have a iPhone contract? Helloooo data on O2 with Business.


- SIM replaceable - makes it a little harder crackers. Maybe Zibri et al were a bit cocky. Apple seems to have found physical solutions (in store contract signing and activation, inaccessible SIM (No paperclip for ya'll now...)

Bluetooth Tethering for Laptops!
"Apple can always change their minds"

O2 will control everything. Oh dear. Going so well ;)

O2 is EXTREMELY happy with the Apple partnership. - No wonder.

This kinda puts Snow Leopard, and the 3G iPhone on a better heading for those nay sayers.

This is also HUGE for Enterprise on the go in London. It works on the desktop - so offices in london, laptops in london, iPhones in London can all hook up to it if true. b00m! ;)
 
Piarco said:
You're not wrong.... maybe they had a pre-production model? With O2 encouraging old iPhones to be passed on, it would be foolish to think they wouldn't want the same for the 3G ultimately....



Can't see why not! I'll be betting on black though :)
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Me too. Think I'm over Apple white now. :)

I think the 3G iPhone must have a removable sim card and 9to5mac just have dodgy info. I hope their wi-fi rumour is true though. Having 3G is going to be great but having wi-fi access in the cities will be amazing!
 
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