iPhone now �169 @ o2 store?
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From: BGN on 17 Apr 2008 17:07 On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:48:53 +0100, "Gareth" <hotmail.com(a)dgareth_nospam.com> wrote: >>> True, but don't forget the other extra you get with an iPhone, an 18 >>> month minimum term contract at a minimum of 35 pounds per month. >>> If you don't need the phone, get an ipod Touch and save (35x18)-40 >>> pounds. >> >> No one is forcing you to take the contract. > >Hmm, yes actually they are - if you want an (unlocked) iPhone you don't >really have much choice but to go with the O2 offering. Compare the >situation in France. Nope. I just walked into an o2 store during a break today, no names or addresses were asked. I picked up an iPhone, paid for it, left. Went home at lunch, ran ZiPhone which jailbroke, unlocked and activated it, I then updated to the 1.1.4 firmware from ZiPhone link via iTunes and did it again. I now have an iPhone, with *no* o2 contract running on T-Mobile web'n'walk. -- -- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney(a)spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11
From: Telephoneman on 21 Apr 2008 12:26 SNIP > > Nope. I just walked into an o2 store during a break today, no names > or addresses were asked. I picked up an iPhone, paid for it, left. > Went home at lunch, ran ZiPhone which jailbroke, unlocked and > activated it, I then updated to the 1.1.4 firmware from ZiPhone link > via iTunes and did it again. > > I now have an iPhone, with *no* o2 contract running on T-Mobile > web'n'walk. I walked into CPW on Friday with a view to doing the same thing. They produced a contract that they wanted me to sign saying (amongst other things) that I agreed to activate the phone on O2 within 7 days and that I would sign an 18 month contract for �35 a month with O2. I told them that I wasn't prepared to enter into a contract to enter into a contract, particularly when I haven't seen the Ts & Cs. I made my excuses and left empty handed
From: SimonC on 21 Apr 2008 12:46 "David Kennedy" <davidkennedy(a)nospamformethanksverymuchyoubastards.invalid> wrote in message news:humdndrKhblQBZrVnZ2dnUVZ8tfinZ2d(a)plusnet... > On 17/4/08 18:33, Telephoneman wrote: >> I already have an O2 contract (Simplicity �15 per month) would I still >> need >> to unlock the phone or can I just swap the SIMs? >> > > I suspect it would just work. The only way to officially activate the iPhone is through setting up a new contract in iTunes, so if you want to use a SIMplicity contract (even though it is still O2) you will still need to jailbreak the iPhone with ziphone (or similar).
From: BGN on 21 Apr 2008 13:29 On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:26:59 +0100, "Telephoneman" <alexandergrahambell(a)REMOVEbigfoot.com> wrote: >SNIP >> >> Nope. I just walked into an o2 store during a break today, no names >> or addresses were asked. I picked up an iPhone, paid for it, left. >> Went home at lunch, ran ZiPhone which jailbroke, unlocked and >> activated it, I then updated to the 1.1.4 firmware from ZiPhone link >> via iTunes and did it again. >> >> I now have an iPhone, with *no* o2 contract running on T-Mobile >> web'n'walk. > > >I walked into CPW on Friday with a view to doing the same thing. They >produced a contract that they wanted me to sign saying (amongst other >things) that I agreed to activate the phone on O2 within 7 days and that I >would sign an 18 month contract for �35 a month with O2. I told them that I >wasn't prepared to enter into a contract to enter into a contract, >particularly when I haven't seen the Ts & Cs. I made my excuses and left >empty handed A colleage bought one from CPW and wasn't asked for this last week. -- -- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney(a)spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11
From: BGN on 21 Apr 2008 13:30
On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:08:11 +0100, "Gareth" <hotmail.com(a)dgareth_nospam.com> wrote: >Good. But there is no "official" solution to the problem. What does this >workaround do to your guarantee? Dunno, but if it's a hardware failure then it's faulty hardware. A colleague got one from America last year and it had a faulty battery after a month and Apple (US) replaced the phone. Obviously if the phone is bricked then it's bricked nomatter which way you look about it. Are Apple going to be able to turn it on without fixing or replacing it? No. -- -- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney(a)spamcop.net -- Triumph Tiger 955i -- http://www.bgn.me.uk -- Touch - -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 |