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UK iPhone carriers announced
Author: Phil CogarPublished: 23rd August 2007
Oh sweet, sexy, delicious iPhone. How I wish you were mine.
Apple signed an exclusive contract with T-Mobile of Germany, Orange of France and O2 in the UK earlier in the week that would give Apple 10 percent of the revenues made from calls and data transfers using the iPhone. All three mobile operators declined to comment on the contract but official announcements are expected at the IFA trade fair in Berlin later this month.
As in the US, don't expect to be able to pick up an iPhone for less then the currently unknown retail price because Apple won't be allowing the mobile operators to offer subsidies on the sales of the handset.
Unlike the US where AT&T has an exclusive deal to carry the iPhone, no single mobile operator has coverage in all of the major markets throughout Europe. Instead, Apple had to settle for partnering with a small handful of operators in order to reach all areas of the launch countries.
If you live in France, Germany or the UK, you can be sure you'll be able to get your own before this Christmas season. All other Europeans are unfortunately out of luck, as Apple has previously said that it wants to limit iPhone’s European launch this autumn to those countries. It will continue the roll-out elsewhere in Europe next year, when it will also launch in Asia.
Do you plan to be waiting outside the door the first day the iPhone is available in your area? Tell us just how much you want one over in the forums or down below in the comments section.
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we are talking about 30+ £ per month contracts here btw.....
But my bill is $60/month which includes unlimited data and rollover minutes, which isn't too bad by any means. More than I'd like, but so is anything over $10/month considering their costs. Oh well, it's not unreasonable considering the competing prices.
I didn't know you worked for Apple....
TELL US TEH SEKRETS!!!!!11!!!1!!!one!!infinitytothepower0!!!
Well I've not even started yet, I start on the 7th next month.
Didn't Apple only extend this free iPhone to employees working for over a year or something? Or is my mind creating memories again...
... buried as lame.
No, you are correct. I'm extending my fantasy to the fact that it's a new store though.
(don't worry, there is no logic in my fantastical assumptions really)
^^what he said
This is probably because I use a phone for phone calls. I spent a whopping $50 on my phone. This phone is $600, and I would use it for the same thing. It's called wasting your money.
But go ahead, what do I care.
no, in all honesty, i'd love one... so i could sell it on ebay, make a mint, and buy a pretty decent phone for a tenth of the price... (running away from Nokia's after my 6280 experience!!!)
What he said.
i spent a whopping $100 on my 8gb iphone, but I just dont use it for the phone. It replaced my ipod, and now i have a web browser also. For 100 its an awesome phone,but 600 for a highschool student isnt worth it.
Its a phone ffs, you make calls on it, maybe even send a text or two - the rest is just a waste of time and gimmicks IMO
Where do I sign? :D
On the dotted line, with the blood of your enemies, most likely. Meh, Apple. Style over Substance.
In the new Solihull store by any chance? I applied for that job too..
THEIF! :p
Problem is my contract its on vodafone and now i find out they are not getting the iphone!!! shame!!! not that i want to move to O2 as my friends never have signal on O2 when i do on vodafone!
also i do understand the price of the iphone £300 is like the price for a top of the range ipod and video player.... shame though its as cheap as nokia/sony phones, why?? it the norm to get phones cheap on a contract-will the iphone work, maybe!!! but i will stick to vodafone and a lovely 3g signal!
- O2.. never going to go back to them
- GPRS not 3G.. prfftt!!
- Going on the American costs.. It's probably £350, £30 a month for unlimited internet use (maybe) and a contract for 18 months.
... no chance!
It is probably best waiting 6 months as I am sure many more phones will become available that would improve on the design.
Whilst it does some things better than other phones*, it' still lacks some of the most basic features available on other phones**, has a retarded 3rd party app lockout***, and quite literally costs about 2-3+ orders of magnitude more than similar specced PDAs/mobiles when factoring the contract and lack of contract subsidy.
I have a T-Mobile MDA at the moment, and even though the iphone looks nicer, i wouldn't even take one if given one for free as it'd be a hefty downgrade to my current PDA due to the app-lockout.
* snazzy UI
** you know, little things such as the complete lack of MMS and other things
*** microsoft did the the same thing 5-6 years ago and was forced to back-down and allow 3rd-party apps... if apple are so innovative, why are they making the exact same mistake a much larger company made over half a decade ago?
However I wouldn't be seen dead with one. I have a MDA-Vario II as a phone/pda with 3G and a audio player that allowbe a choice of formats (iAudio X5). I don't see the need to mege these into one device that's not as good as the two I have now.
Furthermore I have used macs for many years at work and recently fought with iTunes for the car player and I'm afraid it's not for me. I don't like anthing about the way they do UIs and won't be spending £400 to see if I want to change my mind.
That's the one yeah.
Sorry? lol
"my phone bill is £450?!. I thought I had unlimited data?!"
- yes sir, unlimited up to 1000mb
"But T-mobile web n walk is half the price and twice the bandwidth?"
- welcome to Orange
It could be worse it could be on on O2 with its 4 times the price and 1/4 of the bandwidth. Oh hang on...... :D