Do *any* O2 contract SIMs work with the iPhone?

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Im planning on getting a iPhone when V2 comes out but the £35 is a total rip off as I only spend £20 a month maximum, 95% of which is on texts at 3p each and free over the weekend every two weeks when I top up on a friday!

Now you might say I shouldn't buy a iPhone if I can't get the tariff. I need a new phone = £100, I want an iPod Touch = £160, £100+£160 = ooh look iPhone territory. So im getting one.

I'd rather have O2 sim and a warranty than a t-mobile PAYG sim with an unlocked iPhone but if the contracts **** thats the way I will have to go.

So is it possible and will the O2 staff be clever enough and give me the tariff I want instead of loosing a customer for 18 or whatever months they want?

Cheers CR :)
 
Trifid said:
I assume you don't get the unlimited internet access though? How much is it per min/meg of internet use?
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If you buy the £7.50 bolt on then yes you do :)

And I know how it works, its just some people said they were on a O2 contract but not a iPhone one and didn't say they had unlocked or not.

If I have to unlock it then i'll stick with my T-Mobile PAYG sim which allows for 3G anyway :D

Bit silly on O2s part TBH, they have basically lost £200ish of my money because they want to be tight *******s and not offer there usual tariffs.

Oh well, their loss :D
 
Richdog said:
I wonder how many thousands of times this question has been answered in the last year... hmmm... :D



Highly, highly doubtful, i'd say 99% certain, that thisphone won't be unlock-proof. It'll be cracked in a short amount of time.
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TBH apple know it will be so I doubt they'd make it HARDER.

I for one would buy a V1 off someone if they did completely lock down a V2.

I think apple are on the ball and it'll be cracked easier, just like new versions are now.

And I think i've found some good deals (Unlimited texts etc!!!) So now im going to phone around and see if I can get the minutes turned into free web surfing!!
 
Beepcake said:
Err, the new ones are considerably harder to crack than the old ones.. that's the whole point of the new bootloader and why ZiPhone bodges it back down to the old one to unlock it.. it's taken quite a while for more 'delicate' hacks to surface and although the latest firmware was cracked quickly that's more down to the fact they're getting more experienced at it and have better tools to work with than Apple making it easier.
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So they are going to cut off the 25% or maybe even more of their revenue just for some stupid single carrier thing?

I don't think apple are that stupid TBH!! Ok it might not get easier but Im 99% sure it won't get harder.
 
Beepcake said:
25% of their revenue? They make their money from the contracts on the iPhone; I'd be surprised if they make anything at all on the hardware in real terms.

If people want cheap phones then Apple need the revenue sharing and will continue to try and stop people unlocking. The alternative is Apple drop the so called "stupid single carrier thing" and charge circa £3-500 for the handset.

I still expect the new phone to be hacked, but I'd imagine it will take slightly longer than hacking 2.0 on the current hardware will.
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£270 and still not making a profit?:confused:

Oh well, it'll be unlocked and i'll get one then :)
 
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