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Bonovox
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I just registered my interest online with O2 regarding the new iphone on pay and go. Hopefully they will get back to me when they say they will.
Does anyone know the pay as you go price yet. |
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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no, its not been announced and I've seen no rumours for the pricing structure
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scouser_75
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I would hazzard a calculated guess at the prices being around the prices for the previous iPhone models. |
masseur
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that would also be my guess, and as I mentioned before, probably the only way we'll be able to do anything like we used to in terms of unlocking and jailbreaking
but that would be fine by me as I don't want an o2 contract if I can help it
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Dogmann
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Hi Masseur,
Like most i am very curious to see if it can be hacked but more interested to see just how many of the new functions will work if not registered and activated properly. As it seems many of these things may use connections with the Apple servers and Apple may well block devices not officially activated.
I suppose we just need to wait for it's release and see how it plays out well at least it's not to long t wait.
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mswallis
Joined: May 23, 2003
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I would hazard a guess that it will be £269 for the handset on Pay & Go, and that there will be special Pay & Go tariffs.
I would imagine that you would get free unlimited internet, calls, texts etc. if you top up an obscene amount each month, in which case it would actually be cheaper to take out the contract, in my opinion. |
masseur
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From: Sydney, London
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@Dogmann, I guess they could have blocked access to the itunes store even now if this was their mentality, and though they are certainly toughening their stance, I wonder if they will take it that far
either way, I know I won't be buying until I've seen some answers to these types of questions
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Muhammad-Oli
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From: The NZ of L
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If they blocked access to features like the iTunes music store, they'd miss out on a lot of money. And for that reason I believe they won't be too strict on people. They may block some features, but the real money-makers will probably be left to collect the cash. Its all about profit.
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Bonovox
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I dont bother with things like downloading tracks from providers anyway. I get all my music from my collection from my pc to phone. As i said i cant get an O2 contract they wont let me. I top up with O2 around 40 quid per month but i get alot back in free allowances treats and rewards so its not bad really. I pay for unlimited data each month but having problems right now their internet is slow and crashing all the time. Hope it improves with the iphone. |
haynesycop
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It seems abit pointless to actually get one on pay and go, fair enough to hack it if your on contract with another provider is one thing but to fully utilize wifi and safari out and about will be costly without a contract, what you get on the £35 tariff is pretty good, plus £99 for the phone.
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masseur
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the problem is that what you are also getting with the contract is... O2
having recently switched from t-mobile to o2 and then moved back after only 6 weeks, I have no real desire to commit 18 months to them and anyway, I'm certain there will be a 32gb iphone sometime soon, probably even later this year (?)
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haynesycop
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I've never had any problems with them myself but then again i've known people who have, your probably right about the 32GB model and when that comes out i'll get that but i'll still be getting the 16GB model next month.
I just think that to go one pay and go you'll end up paying more on topping up to use data as well as calls and texts than you would on contract, after all that is what the device was made for, to utilize the safari browser and push email.
I can fully understand people wanting to hack it to use with another provider on contract, nobody wants to take out another contract, or wait until a current one is up.
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masseur
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but its not just unlocking I want, I want it jailbroken so I can use the apps I use now, unless those same apps become available in the app shop in which case that issue goes away I guess
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haynesycop
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I'm sure there will be a workaround eventually after all nothing is infallible.
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Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
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But i have the O2 Web Bolt On on pay and go which is 7.50 per month i can access any sites too. Its just that the network is not stable never works very well even with high coverage. If i top up £30 or more per month i get either unlimited texts or unlimited mins per month. The mins are from postcode area but still great. Plus extra treats and credit back. On top of that the web bolt on. So really im getting alot free for same amount i would spend on a contract per month. The credit i top up with i use for other things. Im pretty sure the iphone will work well enough on pre pay anyway money is no object for me right now i have a works bonus coming and savings. I just wish the iphone would come out on other networks its getting boring just on one network. |
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