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From: David Kennedy on 7 May 2008 03:11
On 6/5/08 08:03, Roger Merriman wrote:
>
> not going to happen though, mind you what happens when the contract runs
> out could one not legally ask for the iphone to be unlocked?

Most companies will unlock after the first year and although, AFAIK, no
one yet has reported having an unlocked iPhone there must legally be a
facility in place to allow this.

It will be interesting to see how that affects the market in resales,
will an officially unlocked or SIM free iPhone sell for more than one
which has been jailbroken? I suspect it will if you can get all the
updates without going through the previous hassles.
From: Stephen2 on 7 May 2008 10:57
On May 5, 10:05 am, Gordon <gordon.mc...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On May 4, 2:54 pm, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
>
> > Sort of.
>
> > According to The Register both O2 and Carphone Warehouse have sold out
> > of 8Gb iPhones and that CW has also sold out of 16Gb iPhones. It looks
> > as if Apple is clearing/has cleared stock in anticipation of sames of
> > the 3G iPhone. The Register naughtiliy suggests that Apple are
> > deliberately causing shortages, and subtle promotion of the new iPhone
> > in order to create another headline grabbing feeding frenzy.
>
> >http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/02/cw_iphone_elimination/
>
> A 3G iPhone, especially one with built in GPS (real GPS, not the take
> a guess system in the current model) is a far more compelling device
> than the old iPhone is, and as I've got 6 months or so left on my
> current phone contract whatever is on the cards for the iPhone will be
> an option when the time to upgrade comes.  But I'd still have real
> misgivings about switching to O2 for the iPhone. I quit O2 in the
> first place because the reception around here is horrid.
>
> Come on Apple, make the new iPhone network agnostic please!

What's the reason not to make it network agnostic? I can understand in
the early days they might want to work with one network until any
technical issues are worked out or to control demand. But they must
realise they are missing out on a huge number of potential customers
from other networks. I would get one tomorrow if it t-mobile offered
it. (I don't want a jail-broken or unofficially unlocked one).


From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 7 May 2008 11:03
On Wed, 7 May 2008 07:57:56 -0700 (PDT), Stephen2
<Stephen(a)mailinator.com> wrote:

>On May 5, 10:05�am, Gordon <gordon.mc...(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>> A 3G iPhone, especially one with built in GPS (real GPS, not the take
>> a guess system in the current model) is a far more compelling device
>> than the old iPhone is, and as I've got 6 months or so left on my
>> current phone contract whatever is on the cards for the iPhone will be
>> an option when the time to upgrade comes. �But I'd still have real
>> misgivings about switching to O2 for the iPhone. I quit O2 in the
>> first place because the reception around here is horrid.
>>
>> Come on Apple, make the new iPhone network agnostic please!
>
>What's the reason not to make it network agnostic? I can understand in
>the early days they might want to work with one network until any
>technical issues are worked out or to control demand. But they must
>realise they are missing out on a huge number of potential customers
>from other networks. I would get one tomorrow if it t-mobile offered
>it. (I don't want a jail-broken or unofficially unlocked one).

One financial reason: Apple used exclusivity deals to persuade AT&T/O2
to share the profits of the contract with Apple.

One technical reason: visual voicemail which needs network support.

Cheers - Jaimie
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From: Sara Kirk on 7 May 2008 11:06
In article
<2tg3245e78l98sh6929bk92g5f8si1v55n(a)newsposting.sessile.org>,
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:

>
> One technical reason: visual voicemail which needs network support.

....and is very yummy indeed.

--
Sara

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