iPhone announcement for the UK
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am I the only one who actually thinks that all things considered its not THAT bad a deal?
the tarrifs look ok (55 quid a month one needs more texts) and ideally the phone should be cheaper as you go up the tarrifs, say, 175 on the 55, 225 on the 45 or some such....
Any idea if it does visual voicemail in the uk, and release date for a 3g version?
Im quite tempted to get one in honesty
the tarrifs look ok (55 quid a month one needs more texts) and ideally the phone should be cheaper as you go up the tarrifs, say, 175 on the 55, 225 on the 45 or some such....
Any idea if it does visual voicemail in the uk, and release date for a 3g version?
Im quite tempted to get one in honesty
Is that not what has happened in the US already.
Also going by my own experience of living in North America for two years, there isn't quite the same obsession with phones over there as in the uk. They were quite far behind us when I had to purchase one while living there; so it doesn't suprise me that everyone got so excited when the iphone came along.
very true, the whole 'texting' and latest models really did not take off for ages, they love apple out there though
Yes it will do visual voicemail in the UK.Any idea if it does visual voicemail in the uk, and release date for a 3g version?
Im quite tempted to get one in honesty
Im so tempted by this, and £269 doesnt seem that bad a price when you consider the new Ipod touch is £199. but when you factor in the contract as well. things dont seem quite so great.
I can defo see the price of the handset dropping after the christmas period, but I cant see it dropping to under £200.
I can defo see the price of the handset dropping after the christmas period, but I cant see it dropping to under £200.
The man talks sense...
"There are many reasons not to buy an Iphone in November - and I will cover some of the main ones – but I accept that it will make very little difference to the big dumb rush. This is Apple we are talking about and it’s succeeded – again – in cornering the ‘cool’ corner, creating a willing cult of shoppers that will be more than willing to part with a minimum of £900 on launch day. Yep, £900. That’s £269 for the device and £35 a month for 18 months. That’s the cheapest deal too with O2. If you want the top option, at £55 a month, then you’ll need a pretty uncool, £1,259.
Let’s take a closer look at that deal and see what you get. For your £35 a month you get a measly 200 minutes of talktime and 200 texts, along with unlimited data as long as you don’t abuse the service. O2’s existing £35 a month contract (also over 18 months) offers 600 minutes of talktime and 1000 texts. And, don’t forget, almost all of the better phones from the likes of Nokia, Motorola and Sony are thrown in for free. As you can see, there is a big gap in what you normally get from a £35 a month O2 contract and the £35 a month O2 Iphone contract. OK, you also get free Wi-fi access via The Cloud network of 7,500 hotspots around the UK, which is handy, but it still doesn’t take the sting out of the measly 200 minutes and 200 texts. And £270 for the Iphone itself.
Smart shoppers have no intention of paying that. After all, you can get a fully working Iphone for around £300. That’s the cost of buying the Iphone and a software hack that will allow you to use it on your existing network. Sadly, most shoppers aren’t smart and certainly not technically savvy enough to be messing with implementing hacks. They will make up many of who will part with £900.
And what about speed? The Iphone is marketed as a trendy Web-ready device for surfing on the go, receiving and sending videos and photos. Sadly, to get the most out of that bit of hype it needs to be a 3G device. But it isn’t. Apple hasn’t yet worked out a way of implementing a 3G chipset in a way that won’t suck out all the battery life in a matter of hours. It plans to have a 3G version though ‘later next year’. This iPhone supports the Edge network, a step up in speed terms from GPRS or GSM, but not 3G. That said, it should be good enough for surfing the Net without too much delay. Of course, that’s only as long as O2’s network supports Edge, which it doesn’t. In fact, O2 has admitted that at launch, Edge coverage will be just 30 per cent. So, depending on where you are, surfing could very will suck. Again, it’s a technically valid reason to hold off for the 3G version next year, but, we are dealing style-over-sense shoppers here. "
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=42458
"There are many reasons not to buy an Iphone in November - and I will cover some of the main ones – but I accept that it will make very little difference to the big dumb rush. This is Apple we are talking about and it’s succeeded – again – in cornering the ‘cool’ corner, creating a willing cult of shoppers that will be more than willing to part with a minimum of £900 on launch day. Yep, £900. That’s £269 for the device and £35 a month for 18 months. That’s the cheapest deal too with O2. If you want the top option, at £55 a month, then you’ll need a pretty uncool, £1,259.
Let’s take a closer look at that deal and see what you get. For your £35 a month you get a measly 200 minutes of talktime and 200 texts, along with unlimited data as long as you don’t abuse the service. O2’s existing £35 a month contract (also over 18 months) offers 600 minutes of talktime and 1000 texts. And, don’t forget, almost all of the better phones from the likes of Nokia, Motorola and Sony are thrown in for free. As you can see, there is a big gap in what you normally get from a £35 a month O2 contract and the £35 a month O2 Iphone contract. OK, you also get free Wi-fi access via The Cloud network of 7,500 hotspots around the UK, which is handy, but it still doesn’t take the sting out of the measly 200 minutes and 200 texts. And £270 for the Iphone itself.
Smart shoppers have no intention of paying that. After all, you can get a fully working Iphone for around £300. That’s the cost of buying the Iphone and a software hack that will allow you to use it on your existing network. Sadly, most shoppers aren’t smart and certainly not technically savvy enough to be messing with implementing hacks. They will make up many of who will part with £900.
And what about speed? The Iphone is marketed as a trendy Web-ready device for surfing on the go, receiving and sending videos and photos. Sadly, to get the most out of that bit of hype it needs to be a 3G device. But it isn’t. Apple hasn’t yet worked out a way of implementing a 3G chipset in a way that won’t suck out all the battery life in a matter of hours. It plans to have a 3G version though ‘later next year’. This iPhone supports the Edge network, a step up in speed terms from GPRS or GSM, but not 3G. That said, it should be good enough for surfing the Net without too much delay. Of course, that’s only as long as O2’s network supports Edge, which it doesn’t. In fact, O2 has admitted that at launch, Edge coverage will be just 30 per cent. So, depending on where you are, surfing could very will suck. Again, it’s a technically valid reason to hold off for the 3G version next year, but, we are dealing style-over-sense shoppers here. "
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=42458
I thought this was their first outing into the European Market?
Technically, their first outing was the Motorola ROKR E1. A world away from the iPhone.
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wow
thats a really bad deal for the iphone...w960i here i come
Whens that available and on what networks? look good
thats almost right, I believe in actual fact they're not obliged to provide you with an unlock for the maximum admin fee of £35 unless you've finished your contract so they have 18 months to change their minds.
its penned as Q4, some places say October, some December..so just gota wait and see..my upgrade is in November so should be just in time
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TBH after messing about with the Touch last weekend and this having the same Storage space I'm ashamed to say..
I REALLY want one!!
Not sure bout the contracts tho.. think it might be a safer bet to buy one.. get it unlocked and get a better deal through a different provider.
The touch is gorgeous and works really well.. although my fingers are a bit big so typing could be an issue..
Plus its only 8GB.. but then again it is only a phone lol.
I REALLY want one!!
Not sure bout the contracts tho.. think it might be a safer bet to buy one.. get it unlocked and get a better deal through a different provider.
The touch is gorgeous and works really well.. although my fingers are a bit big so typing could be an issue..
Plus its only 8GB.. but then again it is only a phone lol.
On Vodafone:
N81 8GB release date 04/11/07
N95 8GB release date 18/11/07
w960i release date 09/12/07
Are you quite sure about that?? Whatabout getting the phone unlocked to use abroad - I think they have to provide an unlock if requested (not 100% sure of course).
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the operator is allowed to "recover" any subsidy before being obliged to unlock the phone. That basically means seeing out your contract. That's straight from the horses mouth (OFCOM tbh).
bah! I wasnt going to get one anyway - at any rate I am trying my absolute darnest not to get locked into an 18 month contract, I hate them - 18 months is far too long to be stuck with a phone 18 months is an eternity in mobile phone tech these days.
I also had a play with a Touch the other day in the apple store in Derby and i also want one. The screen is wonderful and crowsing through songs, pictures etc is a joy
