Your iPhone - Unlocked or O2 contract?

RockLobster · 31 Mar 2008 at 22:37

Wait for upgraded version or see what the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is like.

syke · 31 Mar 2008 at 22:40

RockLobster said:
Wait for upgraded version or see what the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is like.

Hmm.

I cant decide what to do tbh, my contract is up soon, and i want an iPhone, and the 3G isnt really needed for me tbh, it'd be used for WiFi & O2 Data or T-Mobile Data and Texting.

Unless i get one now and sell it on later perhaps.

I want a new gadget

.

RockLobster · 31 Mar 2008 at 22:42

syke said:
Hmm.

I cant decide what to do tbh, my contract is up soon, and i want an iPhone, and the 3G isnt really needed for me tbh, it'd be used for WiFi & O2 Data or T-Mobile Data and Texting.

Unless i get one now and sell it on later perhaps.

I want a new gadget .

You don't need 3G buy one now.

Logsi · 1 Apr 2008 at 03:46

o2 Contract.

Actually worth having now since they upped the tariff.

Josh

Ripper · 1 Apr 2008 at 14:50

syke said:
Hmm.

I cant decide what to do tbh, my contract is up soon, and i want an iPhone, and the 3G isnt really needed for me tbh, it'd be used for WiFi & O2 Data or T-Mobile Data and Texting.

Unless i get one now and sell it on later perhaps.

I want a new gadget .

Just get one mate. I was in the same position, contract is up in June and I was gonna wait but I bit the bullet and it arrived yesterday. Chuffed to bits with it, only problem is I'm scared to take it anywhere incase I drop it

Whilst on the subject. Would people reccommend a screen protector? If so which one? Keeping the one that came with it on atm but its gonna wear off any day I sense

Ordered a white incase slider as a main case.

Ripped a 3 hour man utd DVD to it yesterday, 2.58GB and its awesome quality

Gonna stick some movies on it when I go on holiday

AdWright · 1 Apr 2008 at 18:58

Ripper said:
Whilst on the subject. Would people reccommend a screen protector? If so which one? Keeping the one that came with it on atm but its gonna wear off any day I sense Ordered a white incase slider as a main case.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11158981&postcount=9

Ripper · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:25

Power Support Anti-Glare Film
Power Support Crystal Film

Anyone had experiences with both?

Ol!ver · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:27

Ripper said:
Power Support Anti-Glare Film
Power Support Crystal Film

Anyone had experiences with both?

I don't use one. The thing's near impossible to scratch. If you hit it hard enough to scratch it, you're going to crack it. No film protector's going to help then

Ol!ver · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:27

Ripper said:
Ripped a 3 hour man utd DVD to it yesterday,

*Cough* Weirdo! *Cough*

Ripper · 2 Apr 2008 at 16:51

Still think i'll get a screen protector even if its just to stop fingerprints and what not.

Will it harm the battery leaving the iPhone in the dock while I'm sitting at my PC for hours on end?

AdWright · 3 Apr 2008 at 13:44

Ol!ver said:
I don't use one. The thing's near impossible to scratch. If you hit it hard enough to scratch it, you're going to crack it. No film protector's going to help then

Yes, true. I only got the screen protector as it is now almost impossible to leave a fingerprint on it

Paranoid_Robot · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:49

I really want an iphone as my current phone is rubbish.

Being a student I can't afford the monthly plan and was wondering if I should buy an unlocked one. I think I will wait for the next update but what are the disadvantages to having an unlocked iPhone?

J1234 · 6 Apr 2008 at 18:50

Don't buy it unlocked. Unlock it yourself.

Dmack · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:27

I just searched this forum for iphone since my contract with orange ends on the 10th, i think i'm going to get the 16gb instead of the 8gb now student loan just came through. I searched because i wanted to know if it was worth waiting for the 3G iphone but from the replies it seems that it isn't. Thanks for all the info, as for the screen protector buy the one from apple 10 quid it's great, i used the touch version on my itouch.

Paranoid_Robot · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:31

Justin said:
Don't buy it unlocked. Unlock it yourself.

Would I buy a French version or something?

Is it a pain to update or does it work practically the same as one with a contract?

J1234 · 6 Apr 2008 at 19:35

Paranoid_Robot said:
Would I buy a French version or something?

Is it a pain to update or does it work practically the same as one with a contract?

Have a look through the sticky http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17824589

Tom84 · 6 Apr 2008 at 20:51

Legit with an 02 contract

Apatche64 · 7 Apr 2008 at 01:23

I'm a little worried after unlocking and jail breaking the iPhone using your great guide! It keeps saying no service, which means I can' t make a call! Any way to fix this? It's version 1.1.4
btw I' m typing this on the phone,it's great

it also says network not available!

jack uk · 7 Apr 2008 at 12:01

Unlocked on Orange contract, when a brand new iPhone comes out I will go with an o2 contact.

J1234 · 7 Apr 2008 at 12:05

Apatche64 said:
I'm a little worried after unlocking and jail breaking the iPhone using your great guide! It keeps saying no service, which means I can' t make a call! Any way to fix this? It's version 1.1.4
btw I' m typing this on the phone,it's great
it also says network not available!

It seems that can happen sometimes. The best thing to do is to re-jailbreak it and it usually sorts it.