Vodafone UK getting iPhone it seems

dt22 · 29 Sep 2009 at 09:52

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/6241786/Vodafone-will-sell-the-iPhone-in-the-UK.html

I hope so, sold mine due to O2's network coverage/quality so this would be awesome news for me.

David

dt22 · 29 Sep 2009 at 09:55

Early 2010 by based on this announcement:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8278073.stm

PiKe · 29 Sep 2009 at 10:21

Yipee, hope they have sensible pricing...

Yas786 · 29 Sep 2009 at 11:27

That would be good as at the moment i have a Magic with a 24mth contract so i suppose by the time my voda contract is up the iphone should be out.

RSR · 29 Sep 2009 at 11:40

Thank god. I am thinking about getting one now.

Andy

Tunney · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:35

PiKe said:
Yipee, hope they have sensible pricing...

If they can match O2's pricing, I'll jump without second thought.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:40

So that'll be Orange, Vodafone and O2. Wonder if 3 Mobile will get in on the action?

Raymond Lin · 29 Sep 2009 at 13:58

Wooot !!! Glad i didnt sign up on O2 on a 24 months contract now !

Columbo · 29 Sep 2009 at 15:01

Good to see it coming to a network that people can actually get a 3g signal on.

Hopefully the competition should bring some aggressive price points for this, either that or Apple have told Orange Vodafone what they must charge...

PiKe · 29 Sep 2009 at 15:05

Vodafone will probably charge you an inordinate amount for data

Columbo · 29 Sep 2009 at 15:12

PiKe said:
Vodafone will probably charge you an inordinate amount for data

Why would it be any different to their current pricing for data, which is very reasonable I think?

PiKe · 29 Sep 2009 at 15:13

ManCuBuS said:
Why would it be any different to their current pricing for data, which is very reasonable I think?

Not when compared to three they're not.

stoofa · 29 Sep 2009 at 15:26

True - however you do have a major advantage on Vodafone over 3 - the ability to actually get a signal.

elpedro · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:05

Excellent news, I saw Orange had got the rights to sell it yesterday which made me slightly happier as I would chose them over O2 anyday. But now that Vodafone is in on the act, my upgrade is due in January with them

jamoor · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:17

Nice to see some competition finally.

I bet they will just collude to a set price anyway.

mrk · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:25

stoofa said:
True - however you do have a major advantage on Vodafone over 3 - the ability to actually get a signal.

Lol, was just about to say this

Vodafone's 3G once tethered (from my magic) is insanely fast too for such a connection, I averaged 140k/s download speeds when I tethered to my laptop with 1bar of 3G reception and my uncle connected to me from his iPhone and he was mighty impressed with the speed.

Columbo · 29 Sep 2009 at 18:20

stoofa said:
True - however you do have a major advantage on Vodafone over 3 - the ability to actually get a signal.

Indeed and the fact the when you have an issue and need to ring them, you are not instantly transferred to India or somehwere.

A nice comment on Vodafones statement:

that the phone was going to be primarily for existing Vodafone customers

Be nice to see what that brings..

Linx · 29 Sep 2009 at 19:45

iPhone is overpriced..sigh don't know what the hipe is about.

ajgoodfellow · 29 Sep 2009 at 20:50

Awesome news!

I'm very very happy with Vodafone and I am after an iPhone so this is great news for me!

I also think the comment about the phone being primarily for existing customers is great news too. Let's hope that the prices are competitive and they offer a decent upgrade price too!

spudbynight · 29 Sep 2009 at 22:42