iPhone 3GS - Available on Orange soon

antijoke · 23 Oct 2009 at 16:24

BigBruiserAl said:
Soon as the NDA is lifted within the company ill post them for you, ill even do it before we tell the staff hows that for service lol

Hahaha, that would be quality service.

welshboy · 23 Oct 2009 at 16:54

ive just ordered one from apple website on o2. couldnt wait

Burned_Alive · 23 Oct 2009 at 19:13

"andy" said:
surely they are ? whats the point spending tonnes on the rights to sell it and then just selling it for the same price. people would just stick with o2

Because if you look at the figures, all the other networks are losing users to O2 left, right and centre, purely due to the iphone. They can't afford to not have it on their network.

borich_planner said:
I just wish 02 would allow you to have more than 500 texts with a 02 Iphone.

Borich

Move onto a simplicity tariff?

bigredshark · 23 Oct 2009 at 19:30

"andy" said:
surely they are ? whats the point spending tonnes on the rights to sell it and then just selling it for the same price. people would just stick with o2

Having an iphone on o2, I would happily pay substancially more to be on virtually any other network right now. Their mobile data network is getting beyond a joke now, it's far worse than it was even 6 months ago...

jojothemonkey69 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:41

In the guardian today it said orange will be selling the iPhone in just over 2 weeks. Vodafone (my network) is due to sell it in January.

clv101 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:45

Orange just won What Mobile's "Best Network" award:
http://www.whatmobileawards.co.uk/aboutawards/341584/the_2009_award_winners_are.html

photoshop · 26 Oct 2009 at 20:03

Pardon my ignorance but what's so special about the iphone?

e36Adz · 26 Oct 2009 at 20:12

photoshop said:
Pardon my ignorance but what's so special about the iphone?

It's a very good bit of a kit mainly due to the apps. I don't have one but I know quite a few ppl who do and I was seriously considering one but I think you have to be an idiot to pay what o2 are asking for. I simply refuse to pay that much for it unless maybe it could make me a cup of tea

I just hope the nokia n900 comes out at a half decent price on a 12 month contract because that is something I am seriously considering getting over the iphone.

BigBruiserAl · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:29

jojothemonkey69 said:
In the guardian today it said orange will be selling the iPhone in just over 2 weeks. Vodafone (my network) is due to sell it in January.

I can confirm.....

Nothing

ethos · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:59

photoshop said:
Pardon my ignorance but what's so special about the iphone?

The GUI is simply another class to other phones, those who have used an iphone for any length of time and then gone back to another phone will confirm this. If not they're lying...

photoshop · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:19

Does it actually offer anything over the best from the competitors or is it just because it is "cool" and looks "good"?

Is there any substance behind it is what im asking?

I just find it big and more of a gadget than a phone.

brummie · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:39

photoshop said:
Does it actually offer anything over the best from the competitors or is it just because it is "cool" and looks "good"?

Is there any substance behind it is what im asking?

I just find it big and more of a gadget than a phone.

No, HTC Hero certainly offers more. iphone lovers cant see past the shiny.

Burned_Alive · 26 Oct 2009 at 23:12

brummie said:
No, HTC Hero certainly offers more. iphone lovers cant see past the shiny.

How? (In your opinion) I've played with both, own neither, but found the hero really slow, to the point where it's put me off it completely.

brummie · 26 Oct 2009 at 23:34

Burned_Alive said:
How? (In your opinion) I've played with both, own neither, but found the hero really slow, to the point where it's put me off it completely.

Hero was slow but not any more. HTC sense has really made the hero great with all its integration with other apps and content. Its shiny and functional.

Burned_Alive · 26 Oct 2009 at 23:43

Does that work with an android or is it a seperate entity?

brummie · 26 Oct 2009 at 23:45

Burned_Alive said:
Does that work with an android or is it a seperate entity?

sense UI? its an HTC thing.

antijoke · 27 Oct 2009 at 10:59

So a release date of November 10th? With pricing very similar to O2.

HarryPainful · 27 Oct 2009 at 13:53

Where did you get Nov 10th from?

I just been on the phone to Orange and they don't know when it will be released yet, all they know is before Christmas.

antijoke · 27 Oct 2009 at 14:25

A fairly reliable source from CPW, I shall wait to see how correct his info is though.

RJC · 27 Oct 2009 at 14:29

GSMArena has the some date:

http://www.gsmarena.com/iphone_3g_and_3gs_closing_in_on_orange_uk_set_for_10_november-news-1208.php