Any plans for O2 to sell off 3G iphones for £160 like the 2G ones?

jonnyboyc

When the 3G iphone came out

O2 shops cleared out the 1st gen ones for £160

Any plans afoot to do the same this year?

sporedude

Err if they get a new model, Probably, Although its rumoured O2 might lose the iPhone.

mrochester

jonnyboyc wrote: »

When the 3G iphone came out

O2 shops cleared out the 1st gen ones for £160

Any plans afoot to do the same this year?

I'm a bit puzzled because the equivilent iPhone 3G is already £99 on the same £35pm contract. Why would you want to pay £160 instead?!

brazilianwax

mrochester wrote: »

I'm a bit puzzled because the equivilent iPhone 3G is already £99 on the same £35pm contract. Why would you want to pay £160 instead?!

Because the OP wouldn't be tied into an 18 month £35+ contract??

Why spend £569 you don't need to spend?

mrochester

brazilianwax wrote: »

Because the OP wouldn't be tied into an 18 month £35+ contract??

Why spend £569 you don't need to spend?

The £160 original iPhone was £160 + 18months at £35 = £790. I think I'd rather pay £99 + 18months at £35!

brazilianwax

mrochester wrote: »

The £160 original iPhone was £160 + 18months at £35 = £790. I think I'd rather pay £99 + 18months at £35!

I'd rather pay £99-£160 and stick a non-contract SIM in it

mrochester

brazilianwax wrote: »

I'd rather pay £99-£160 and stick a non-contract SIM in it

No such option there - it's £350 for the PAYG phone, which obviously won't drop in price since O2 have no guarantee of a continued revenue from you. The contract device price might drop, but then you're still stuck with the 18 month contract, which costs you more than the PAYG in the end.

jonnyboyc

I think you have all missed the point

When the 3G iPhone was released O2 cleared out all their 1st Gen iPhones for £160 cash - sim free.

You walked in with £160 cash, you walked out with a brand new iphone.

My question was has anyone heard anything similar is going to happen with the new iphone due for release this summer?

In other words, will I be able to buy a 3G Iphone the same way I bought a 1st gen one,


For £160 cash!

brazilianwax

jonnyboyc wrote: »

I think you have all missed the point

When the 3G iPhone was released O2 cleared out all their 1st Gen iPhones for £160 cash - sim free.

You walked in with £160 cash, you walked out with a brand new iphone.

My question was has anyone heard anything similar is going to happen with the new iphone due for release this summer?

In other words, will I be able to buy a 3G Iphone the same way I bought a 1st gen one,


For £160 cash!

I didn't miss the point! The iphone has already been reduced (on contract) to make way for the new one (rumour has it it will be launched when Steve Jobs returns in June :j). I don't think they'll be reducing it further, but you never know.

knuckledragger

The last time this happened, I did just what was said above- got a 2G iPhone from CPW for £169. Unlocked/Jailbroke and activated it for nowt. Popped in my Virgin sim (£10/month ) and regularly use their unlimited web browsing for 30p/day. Any large downloads are done at home on the wifi! Having checked 2G phone prices on ebay, I'm still smiling...

Helix

jonnyboyc wrote: »

I think you have all missed the point

When the 3G iPhone was released O2 cleared out all their 1st Gen iPhones for £160 cash - sim free.

You walked in with £160 cash, you walked out with a brand new iphone.

My question was has anyone heard anything similar is going to happen with the new iphone due for release this summer?

In other words, will I be able to buy a 3G Iphone the same way I bought a 1st gen one,


For £160 cash!

They didn't sell them sim free. You were meant to sign up for an 18 month contract but because they didn't make you sign up for the contract in store you could jailbreak/unlock the phone at home and use it without a contract.
You could have bought it this way for £269 before it was reduced to £169.

The 3G purchasing process is different. You have to sign up for the contract in store, rather than just pay for the phone and then activate and sign up for the contract at home. They have already reduced the price of the phone to free on some contracts to clear the stock ahead of the new model like they did last year.