Poll: Will YOU be buying the iPhone 3G[s]?

Will you purchase the iPhone 3G[s] on June 19th?

  • Yes

    Votes: 102 21.6%

  • No

    Votes: 283 60.0%

  • Unsure

    Votes: 87 18.4%
  • Total voters
    472
Think I'm going to wait a week or so. Would love to pick one up on Friday but I'm not prepared to waste a day for the sake of having it a few days early.

Citylink lol good luck with that :D
 
Arrggg. Even though I voted 'no' and said it was too expensive, I ended up getting a 32gb black on PAYG today. Put my sim in and away we go. Damn you Apple. Gotta say, rather loving it though.
 
TimBrad said:
£270? What did you end up doing? :D

Just spoke to o2 who said I can cancel my current contract for £105 and then pay £184 for the 3gs on the £35/mo tariff over 18 months, really tempted, I know I can afford it, and I know if I don't do this, I'll end up buying a PAYG 3gs, selling my ipod touch, then either upgrading to a 3gs and selling it or something silly like that!

Would it be smarted to do the buyout and new contract, or buy a 3gs PAYG and downgrade to simplicity in 2 months? :(
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apple create new iphone every 12 months, does that mean you have to "buy out" the remaining months, everytime the new iphone come out as you are on the 18 months contract.

nice money scheme apple.
 
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JediFragger said:
God I can't believe you caved! I was sooo tempted but stayed strong :D
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Well I looked into it and decided that if I bought a PAYG now, I can sell my 16Gb 3G on eBay, move my contract SIM into the new device and then in a years time when the next new model comes out I can just rinse and repeat and I won't be tied into any fixed length contract, rather I'll just be rolling on each month.
 
Just bought one on Friday and I'm very very impressed.

I've been a T-Mobile customer for the past 3 years, going from an MDA Pro to a Vario III and I'm really amazed at just how good it is. I'd flashed my Vario III to 6.5 and it was smooth, but the level of integration on the iPhone is something else.
 
I'm going to get it on PAYG and use it with my current iphone contract.

So who to get it off? O2/Apple/CPW or does it make no difference?
 
Depends who has stock and who has the best in store offers. CPW had a fiver off cases when I went in, each to their own I suppose.

I'm still amazed at just how good the iPhone is, I'm posting on it just now and it's infinitely better than my Vario 3
 
Well after much thinking, as impressive as the new iphone is i'm not going to shell out the cash for one, i'm going to try and find a 16gb 3g 2nd hand to upgrade from my 2g.

I'm sure there will be plenty about!
 
metachi said:
apple create new iphone every 12 months, does that mean you have to "buy out" the remaining months, everytime the new iphone come out as you are on the 18 months contract.
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No it doesn't. Previous versions of iPhones will still work find when newer ones are released, they don't just stop functioning.
 
Feek said:
Well I looked into it and decided that if I bought a PAYG now, I can sell my 16Gb 3G on eBay, move my contract SIM into the new device and then in a years time when the next new model comes out I can just rinse and repeat and I won't be tied into any fixed length contract, rather I'll just be rolling on each month.
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Except you're still paying £150+ for a compass and a speed boost. :confused: Ask yourself would you drop £150 on a compass if it didn't have an Apple logo on it?
 
It's not just a speed boost and a compass. The video recording is very good the anti-smear screen is a bonus. The compass will be a boon with gps software for orientation of the screen. Also they have improved the colour of the new screen. The speed boost over wifi is a lot IMO. Also if you have the tomtom gps the voice dial is good.

There you go...a load of stuff! :D
 
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Cost Analysis

Just been looking at the costs:

****iPhone 3G S 16GB****

Pay Monthly
Month: £34.26
18 month £616.68
Handset Cost: £184.98

Total: £801.66

Minutes: 600
Texts : 500
Data: FREE
WiFi: FREE

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Simplicity
Month: £19.58
18 month £352.44
Handset Cost: £440.40

Total: £792.84

Minutes: 600
Texts : 1200
Data: FREE
WiFi: NO

Much of a muchness really - I'm tempted with the contract though - the Wi-Fi could be useful.

I'm upgrading from a C905, so I lose camera quality, but I can live with a half decent 3MP camera - even if it doesn't have a flash!
 
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You get a year's free WIFI with the PAYG model. All you need to do is keep hold of the PAYG number to access the included WiFi hotspots (from what I read).
 
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