WWDC 08
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- Raniator0
In the UK 02 are offering existing iPhone customer's an early upgrade - still have to pay the same amount for the handset though.
- Raniator0
Any 3G experts here?
Does 02's unlimited data plan include 3G services?
Are they charged for anyway?
I'm not really sure how it works. I understand WiFi access is included in the data plan (fair usage, blah blah) but how does 3G affect it?
- it should....omgitsacamera
- It should what? Be included? Or be extra?!Raniator
- rafalski0
Just wait patiently, 3G experts don't come here before breakfast.
- modern0
Mobile Me logo looks a bit like Windows Me
- rafalski0
what's that? the 134th calculator?! great!
http://web.newsguy.com/marcio/ip…
- Enzo0
I'm with Jaline. I still won't pay the higher monthly. I'm pre paid and pay half of what I used to. Give me the phone, no contract, and no data fee (I'll use wifi--it's everywhere). iPhone 3?
- Raniator0
So Apple launched the iPhone 3G last night, and it quickly became clear that this launch was less about adding whizz-bang new features – 3G and GPS are really the only new additions – and more about selling (and this is a technical term) a shitload of iPhones. The price cut and the move to subsidised, traditional mobile phone revenue models (no revenue sharing, in other words, at least with AT&T that we know of) means that Apple's stated goal of 10 million iPhones sold in 2008 begins to look positively conservative.
The really big news, though, is how well we in the UK are doing out of the deal. Here's why:
At least on the surface, we're getting a proper dollar-to-pound conversion: $199 in the States has translated to £99 here. Hurrah.Existing iPhone owners on O2's £45 or £75 per month tariffs get handed the new iPhone free. That's it; all you have to do is sign a new 18-month contract. If you're on the £35 contract, you can upgrade to the 8GB model for £99 and the 16GB model for £159.
However you upgrade, you get to keep your existing phone and either migrate a friend onto a contract with O2 or pop in a pay-as-you-go SIM. Initial reports suggest that in the States, you have to give your old iPhone in; that's not the case in the UK. Double hurrah.
While with AT&T in the States the contract is going up by $10, here in the UK, O2 has kept the existing tariffs the same, and even added an even cheaper £30 option. It's not particularly good value compared to the others (125 texts and 75 minutes versus 500 texts and 600 minutes on the £35 tariff), but it's great to have that option. Hurrah and huzzah.
So there we go: UK in 'not getting ripped off' shocker.
What are you most excited about with the new announcement? Me, it was the on-the-quiet news that Tom Tom is developing its software to run on the iPhone. I already own a Tom Tom One, but the idea of using my iPhone's GPS with the peerless software from Tom Tom for proper turn-by-turn directions is really exciting. Oh, and Super Monkey Ball. I love me some Super Monkey Ball.See you in a queue on July 11?
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- omgitsacamera0
so if your contract is going to end soon, how much will be the per month if you get the iPhone 3G? 79USD?
- digdre0
hhaah belgium aint getting it on 11th of july haha!
fail once again.
- omgitsacamera0
No gophone scheme and presumably a limit of 3 per person.
- PAYG coming to UK though.Raniator
- but you still need to activate all of them in store...omgitsacamera
- are you serious? im moving.omgitsacamera
- Raniator0
Yeah. Looks like Apple have finally realised that people aren't used to paying hundreds of pounds for mobile phones over here and have really pulled out all the stops with the pricing structures.
- mimeartist0
I went to america for 2 1/2 days and my bill went up by 70 quid for my iphone