Comments on: Old news in an hour, but iPhone will be free on 02

By: iPhone 3G; ‘Second Coming’ or ‘Morning Glory’? | Jon Mulholland

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:51:30 +0000

[...] the UK and rest of the world. We’re going to have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out, but if the rumours are true, and the new 3G iPhone costs the equivalent of $200 or even less for new contracts in the UK and elsewhere then it’s going to go absolutely supernova! [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:16:38 +0000

I heard from an O2 insider that the struggle with data is not on the radio interface, but actually on the microwave links they use to link many of the cell sites back to base. allowed them to quickly and cheaply deploy backhaul to sites, but is now haunting them

By: Personal Projects

Personal Projects — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:22:34 +0000

“iPhone customers use up to 50 times more data because of the power of the device and its data applications” – Mind-blowing
-Deepa (dooyt.com)

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:27:16 +0000

…Any idea how long this will be exclusive to O2?

By: William

William — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:41:24 +0000

I have to hold up my hands – this time last year, and throughout the year – i have railed against the iPhone to my friends and family, for it’s price and lack of 3G, as a mere fashion icon phone. The same is true about many of thier products. But, last night changed my tune drastically. Apple produced form and function. O2 arent giving us a huge present for nothing; the contract remains relatively expensive, but it’s really not too bad. I was expecting a £150-£199 price bracket with the contract. As far as Apple is concerned I don’t really give a stuff about the camera quality, nor have I ever felt the drastic urge to send MMS (esp when data for email is included), so this really is a great phone for me. But i think, more than anything, there is now a sizeable community of developers, from my bank to online services. Perhaps it’s wrong, but there hasnt really been this widespread commitment. I just hope it lasts and the ‘fad’ doesn’t fade too quickly. Now all i need to do is say byebye to Vodafone

By: CrunchGear » Archive » New iPhone free for certain O2 customers in the UK

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:21:40 +0000

[...] of £45 and up. The required contract is only 18 months, too, instead of two years. Mike Butcher of our TechCrunch UK site says… The news is pretty astounding. From going from a device which costs over £300 to virtually free [...]

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » O2 confirms free iPhone deal and more

TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » O2 confirms free iPhone deal and more — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:10:52 +0000

[...] of time today – covering the Being Digital conference – so here’s the release which confirms my story of last night: O2 to Launch iPhone 3G in the UK on July 11 O2 today announced that the innovative iPhone 3G will [...]

By: Tim-TechFruit

Tim-TechFruit — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:28:55 +0000

That’s it, I am going to get one now.
I thought the 2G iPhone at £300 was ridiculously expensive for a phone that really didn’t offer me more (as a phone) than my SE W880i and is much bigger. Yes the internet part is cool, but you can get a laptop for £300.

I am happy to pay £100 for the internet functions and UI which is really what sets it apart from alternatives. Well done Apple and O2 for sorting out the product at the right price.

By: v2|blakeburn − iPhone 3G

v2|blakeburn − iPhone 3G — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:48:48 +0000

[...] New iPhone customers can get the handset for free! This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 at 11:38 am and is filed under Apple. You can [...]

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:48:35 +0000

Free on the £45 a month contract. Here are the tariffs.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2566151732_66994eb8f7.jpg?v=0

This is a breakthrough.

By: Joe Arson

Joe Arson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:34:50 +0000

I’m almost certainly giving up my BlackBerry and paying that £100/- for a 3G iPhone. This is going to send iPhone sales soaring through the roof both in the UK and abroad…

By: web design company

web design company — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:49:15 +0000

At last, no more British people being ripped off… well until they realize what they’ve done

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:34:22 +0000

Pre-register for iPhone tomorrow?
http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/06/09/tuesday-sees-new-iphone-on-02/

By: Jason Hyland

Jason Hyland — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:23:58 +0000

I’m surprised O2 and CPW haven’t got some details on thier site yet – guess this is apple paranoia! Still, would be nice to get in the queue….

By: MartinSFP

MartinSFP — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:18:50 +0000

I’m guessing free on a £75 per month contract. More to buy on lower contracts, surely? I’ll be reserving mine for sure, anyway!

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:13:53 +0000

Hardware differences are a 3G chip (obviously), slimmer form factor and GPS. Yes, not a lot hardware wise (though we don’t yet know if it’s running a faster chip – though it probably is).

By: Ivailo

Ivailo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:59:49 +0000

Definitely getting one!
Bye bye Blackberry – Hello 3G iPhone!

By: Peter @ noworkday.com

Peter @ noworkday.com — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:44:25 +0000

What about the current iphones?

Will they get a lot cheaper?

By: Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:31:14 +0000

@ Geoffrey – yeah hopefully it won’t come to that… other than the 3g bit, what’s the actual hardware difference between the old and new models?

By: Geoffrey McCaleb

Geoffrey McCaleb — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:17:10 +0000

@ Dave: Same as me, Ebay? But who will want a 2G iphone once the 3G ones come out?

By: John

John — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:14:55 +0000

I think existing iPhone users should get a free upgrade personally!

By: Dave Briggs

Dave Briggs — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:09:50 +0000

I wonder how upgrades will work? I just got a cheap 8gb iPhone, but really fancy one of these new ones…

By: Vero Pepperrell

Vero Pepperrell — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:02:23 +0000

“They must expecting huge demand for this to be the case.”

What, you mean like last time around where in the main Cambridge store, there were 3 of us queuing?

While I do think it’s going to be pretty awesome, I don’t think the take up will be SO HUGE that they need to manage it via online order.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:31:05 +0000

Whoa. Hope they’ll have enough stock…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:27:06 +0000

sweet. it shall at last be mine.