Buying iPhone 3G?

adscan · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:00

Just wondered if it will be the same system as buying the old iPihone or do you think Apple have switched on to jailbreaking?

Thinking of selling my 8G iPhone for a new one but want to keep my simplisity tariff.

Any ideas?

Scottland · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:03

No, you will have to buy them the old fashioned way - i.e. pay cash instore and sign up for a contract at the same time.

adscan · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:11

thought so..

Hyper · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:39

They are offering them on Pay as you go aswell though.

Will they not be £100?

Raymond Lin · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:48

Hyper said:
They are offering them on Pay as you go aswell though.

Will they not be £100?

Considering that people on £30/35 contract have to pay £99, the probability of a PAYG iphone for £100 is as likely as Steve Job working for Bill Gates.

voodooflux · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:51

I heard a figure of £289 quoted for the 8Gb model on PAYG, but I can't recall where exactly.

Scottland · 11 Jun 2008 at 19:52

voodooflux said:
I heard a figure of £289 quoted for the 8Gb model on PAYG, but I can't recall where exactly.

Most people are saying between £250 and £300 for PAYG, which I think is about right - probably £299

Hyper · 11 Jun 2008 at 20:26

I thought £100 on Pay as you go was too go to be true.

Ahh well looks like I will be sticking with my Nokia 5310 for the mean time.

pete1336 · 12 Jun 2008 at 07:44

I will def be getting one of these babies on contract just after they are released. Unlimited browsing as well!!

Sp00n · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:03

I'll probably get one on the £35 contract and pay the £100, i would do the £45 but it works out as £170 more over the 18 months.

iSam · 12 Jun 2008 at 12:41

In Italy, its about £400, I believe for the PAYG model.

Raymond Lin · 12 Jun 2008 at 12:47

Sp00n said:
I'll probably get one on the £35 contract and pay the £100, i would do the £45 but it works out as £170 more over the 18 months.

£170?

£10 x 18 = £180

£99 fee for £35 contract.

Surely that's the difference of £101 (lets call it £100 shall we?).

So its £80 more for double the minutes, not £170.

iraiguana · 12 Jun 2008 at 13:22

only worth it if you use them.

iSam · 12 Jun 2008 at 13:24

iraiguana said:
only worth it if you use them.

Agreed. Not enough text messages for me in the contracts. Need at least 1000.

It's the girlfriend's fault!

Raymond Lin · 12 Jun 2008 at 14:02

iraiguana said:
only worth it if you use them.

That's not my point, my point is £80, not £170 on his error in the calculation.

iraiguana · 12 Jun 2008 at 14:15

I allow you that point, he did make a mistake on the calculation. I was just saying that that the extra £80 is only worth it if you would use that.

I for one would use more texts as I doubt my friends will go out and by it so I wont be able to just email them.

Mr.Clark · 12 Jun 2008 at 14:50

Raymond Lin said:
the probability of a PAYG iphone for £100 is as likely as Steve Job working for Bill Gates.

That's pretty much what my boss said in November last year when I said that the iPhone would be great for businesses if only it had 3G, GPS and ActiveSync

OzyOly · 12 Jun 2008 at 14:50

I'll be getting one as soon as they are released. Plus iPhone dock + screen protector + insurance. Bring on July the 11th.

OllyM · 12 Jun 2008 at 14:55

iSam said:
Agreed. Not enough text messages for me in the contracts. Need at least 1000.

It's the girlfriend's fault!

Add the unlimited text bolt-on for £7.50. I have

Gas Panic! · 12 Jun 2008 at 15:07

I'm going to Canada for 8 months in late July. I want to buy the new iPhone, and then unlock it so that I can use a PAYG Canadian SIM while I'm out there (and then use it when I got back obviously). Will the iPhone work out in the states (eg. old phones needed to be tri-band or something), because I bloody hope it does!