iPhone now £169 @ o2 store?
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From: Gareth on 16 Apr 2008 17:18 "Dieseldes" <desmond(a)orange.net> wrote in message news:66n7oqF2kut3nU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:1fpc04lj3u2044rg1t7jsnsfspnac9m0d7(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:43:37 +0100, "Dieseldes" <desmond(a)orange.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/04/iphone_price_cut_weakness_or_s.html >>> >>>Yes but you have to use O2 unless <snip> >> >> It appears easier than I thought with ziphone 3. Walk into o2 shop, >> hand over �169, no bank details or contracts are signed, walk home, >> open box, stick iPhone into recovery mode, tada. iPhone on T-Mobile >> web'n'walk! > > I only noticed that site because I was unlocking a nokia for a mate, I > suspect with a bit of research there are simpler ways.. but you are right > it appears to be that simple, I have played with an i-phone thought about > it... not convinced I would spend �169 on one though, my flakey old N70 > can still be used as a modem with the laptop, My even flakier old 7110 can still be used as a modem - and, with 0845 dial up charges, for much regular use it works out cheaper than GPRS rates. Gareth.
From: David Kennedy on 17 Apr 2008 02:39 On 17/4/08 07:34, Matt Wheeler wrote: > "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:50pd0413hprp69avlnf8bik0al6hvrfdk2(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:17:49 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton" >> <nospamclayton(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >> >>> "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >>> news:iq2b049u3ted5ordualkk1gqbscn62alcc(a)4ax.com... >>>> According to BBC News >>>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7349101.stm> the iPhone is >>>> now >>>> �169 at the o2 store and the carphone whorehouse on the 8Gb model >>>> until 1st June. >>>> >>> Still tat for the money! >> Hrm, as a comparison the 8Gb iPod Touch is �199 which does the same >> stuff as the iPhone but doesn't have a phone, the iPhone is 8Gb and >> costs �169 and does everything the iPod Touch does but is also a >> phone >> and costs �40 less. >> > > 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.
From: Gareth on 17 Apr 2008 03:48 "David Kennedy" <davidkennedy(a)nospamformethanksverymuchyoubastards.invalid> wrote in message news:HsmdnQuw-YwAbZvVRVnyvgA(a)plusnet... > On 17/4/08 07:34, Matt Wheeler wrote: >> "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >> news:50pd0413hprp69avlnf8bik0al6hvrfdk2(a)4ax.com... >>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:17:49 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton" >>> <nospamclayton(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>>> "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >>>> news:iq2b049u3ted5ordualkk1gqbscn62alcc(a)4ax.com... >>>>> According to BBC News >>>>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7349101.stm> the iPhone is now >>>>> �169 at the o2 store and the carphone whorehouse on the 8Gb model >>>>> until 1st June. >>>>> >>>> Still tat for the money! >>> Hrm, as a comparison the 8Gb iPod Touch is �199 which does the same >>> stuff as the iPhone but doesn't have a phone, the iPhone is 8Gb and >>> costs �169 and does everything the iPod Touch does but is also a phone >>> and costs �40 less. >>> >> >> 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. Gareth.
From: David Kennedy on 17 Apr 2008 04:27 On 17/4/08 08:48, Gareth wrote: > > > "David Kennedy" > <davidkennedy(a)nospamformethanksverymuchyoubastards.invalid> wrote in > message news:HsmdnQuw-YwAbZvVRVnyvgA(a)plusnet... >> On 17/4/08 07:34, Matt Wheeler wrote: >>> "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >>> news:50pd0413hprp69avlnf8bik0al6hvrfdk2(a)4ax.com... >>>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:17:49 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton" >>>> <nospamclayton(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "BGN" <nickmooney(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:iq2b049u3ted5ordualkk1gqbscn62alcc(a)4ax.com... >>>>>> According to BBC News >>>>>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7349101.stm> the iPhone is now >>>>>> �169 at the o2 store and the carphone whorehouse on the 8Gb model >>>>>> until 1st June. >>>>>> >>>>> Still tat for the money! >>>> Hrm, as a comparison the 8Gb iPod Touch is �199 which does the same >>>> stuff as the iPhone but doesn't have a phone, the iPhone is 8Gb and >>>> costs �169 and does everything the iPod Touch does but is also a phone >>>> and costs �40 less. >>>> >>> >>> 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. No one forces you to sign with O2 unless you want a _locked_ iphone, carphonewhorehouse sell them as do Apple; the contract gets signed later if you want to. Otherwise you either have an ipod touch at almost half the price which will [if unlocked] accept your existing sim card.
From: David Kennedy on 17 Apr 2008 14:37
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. |