Cheapest iPhone discussion

ferriswheeljunkie

Rang o2 today and looked on the website and they're completely sold out. GUTTED as I was going to pay off the rest of my current o2 contract and order one today

jamtart6

hjdx wrote: »

Ah, but I can't afford an outlay of £440 for a 3GS, or £342.50 for a 3G, or in fact of any kind. I guess I need an option when I can spread the cost of the phone by adding to my tariff...

Fair enough think the cheapest you will find is £35 a month and £180 ish for a 3G

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shaggy wrote: »

I mainly got the iphone to listen to podcasts/music, watch the odd video, but most importanly, use it to browse the web and of course use it as a phone.

That's very similar to what I want. I discovered the joys of audio books, iPlayer radio and podcasts on my Nokia N73 which has an app for them.

I'd like the web access because now with Google Docs and gMail I can keep a lot of stuff online. Notes, reminders, to-do lists and the like. Also, when I travel it's nice to have access to Google Maps and Wikitravel. When shopping it's handy to be able to check online specs and prices too.

Actually, there is an app for Google Android which lets you photograph a bar code and then look it up online, searching for details and the best price. There is probably something similar for the iPhone.

Of course, it has its annoyances, like the rather limited bluetooth (you can't transfer files to and from another bluetooth device as far as I'm aware), but what it does do, it does really really well.

There is a way to do that if it's jailbroken, as well as to access it as a normal USB flash drive to avoid needing iTunes.

As I said, I mainly got it for web browsing. This it does really really well. Apart from no flash (which can get annoying at times) the Safari browser is excellent and caters for my browsing needs fine when I'm out and about.

It's just a shame the telcos can't get together and sort out international data charges. A lot of them are owned by the same parent company or have reciprocal agreements for voice anyway. Being able to browse anywhere when abroad would be very, very useful to me.

As it is, I'll probably just use my current PAYG sim because I have wifi at work, at home, at Starbucks and at the pub which accounts for 90% of my life

Still not sure if I will get an iPhone, iPod Touch or another phone. Found this amusing though:

jamtart6

lol mojo that is good! can you get apps for the n73??

dvs

Has anyone got Visual Voicemail to work on the Simplicity tariff? It's meant to only work on iPhone pay monthly tariffs but just wondered.

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jamtart6 wrote: »

lol mojo that is good! can you get apps for the n73??

Yes, there are thousands of apps for Symbian (the OS that the N73 runs).

space_rider

Hey Mojo, the 3310 doesn`t have internet access!

jamtart6

DELETED USER wrote:

Yes, there are thousands of apps for Symbian (the OS that the N73 runs).

I had no idea! Mind you thephone runs that slow, i dont think it could cope with an app! I have only just got the web on that phone as my previous tarrif didnt support it! thanks for info

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jamtart6 wrote: »

I had no idea! Mind you thephone runs that slow, i dont think it could cope with an app! I have only just got the web on that phone as my previous tarrif didnt support it! thanks for info

Strange, it seems okay to me, on a par with the iPhone 3G (don't know about the 3GS). I don't browse with it, just use it as a phone, audio book player and basic camera.

jacki981

my darling husband has juust bought me a iphone 3gs 16 Im sooooo happy ive wanted one forever! i just wanted to thank you guys as because of you i joined quidco used your code and got the bluetooth thingy too! and im getting cashback! Thank you from a very happy jacki!