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O2 and CPW 02 win iPhone contract in the UK

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  • M20DAL
    M20DAL Posts: 304 Forumite
    allowance is not very good for the £35 200 mins 200 texts
  • knowledgeman
    knowledgeman Posts: 310 Forumite
    M20DAL wrote: »
    Thanks still not bad how much will an upgade be anyone know


    Im guessing the whole sum

    Im guessing the deal sees Apple take the phone costs and o2 the overinflated package costs

    Tbh you'd need to be a mug to do it, especially a first gen apple product

    You'd be better off getting a g600 or n95 free and buying a massive mp3 player for £200
  • gtz101
    gtz101 Posts: 593 Forumite
    M20DAL wrote: »
    Thanks still not bad how much will an upgade be anyone know

    The iphone will not be subsidised whether u get it on a new contract or upgrade – i.e. it will always be £269 regardless until they release any further notice in the future.
  • Matt_F-Smith
    Matt_F-Smith Posts: 67 Forumite
    Remember - the battery is non-removable too (just like the ipod)
    So if it goes wrong you'll need to replace the whole handset............

    It's a 1st generation phone, you'd be better waiting a few years until they've ironed out all the bugs and have a thoroughly solid product.

    Great to hear that O2 have won the contract though :)

    Matt
  • M20DAL
    M20DAL Posts: 304 Forumite
    Wont you be able to buy it and put a 02 payg sim in somehow
  • knowledgeman
    knowledgeman Posts: 310 Forumite
    M20DAL wrote: »
    Wont you be able to buy it and put a 02 payg sim in somehow

    Dont think so

    The literature on the site states it needs to be activated

    If i remember right it took them months to hack it in the US to get it round the sim lock and even that involved opening it up

    Tbh I wouldnt touch the phone until at least next year
  • M20DAL
    M20DAL Posts: 304 Forumite
    Yeah but i need it now
  • gtz101
    gtz101 Posts: 593 Forumite
    M20DAL wrote: »
    Wont you be able to buy it and put a 02 payg sim in somehow

    Yes you could. I believe there is a sim device you can get from these Europeans that fools the phone into thinking its from a different operator. It has worked in all countries on any network when the iphone got released in the US specifically for AT&T and I am sure it would work in the UK :)
  • M20DAL
    M20DAL Posts: 304 Forumite
    might buy an ipod touch instead and use my phone
  • gtz101
    gtz101 Posts: 593 Forumite
    M20DAL wrote: »
    Wont you be able to buy it and put a 02 payg sim in somehow

    In theory yes it should work. O2 sim is O2 sim so should work.
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