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Posted: 2007-07-05 15:08
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I'm biased because of bad experiences with O2 but if this does happen on an exclusive basis it will probably kill the iphone. O2's data rates are prohibitive and their customer service and reliability leaves quite a lot to be desired. I took out a data plan with them as I needed to have access to email on the move, they turned it off with no explanation and no refund. It also took them 5 days to re-instate the service. It goes without saying I left O2 and so far no problems with T-Mobile and my unlimited data!

As someone else stated, T-Mob and iphone would have been perfect.
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Posted: 2007-07-05 15:53
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Why is everybody assuming if O2 get the iPhone that they will release it with only their current data plans?

Everybody knows AT&T in the US created new iPhone specific tariffs.

What's to say O2 or whoever won't do the same. For all we know, Apple may insist that its an 'unlimited data' option or nothing.

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Posted: 2007-07-05 15:55
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agree with previous post, it would be pointless bringing out the iphone without a specific data plan.
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Posted: 2007-07-05 20:04
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Where did this 'that network can't have the iphone cos its got bad data tariffs' thing come from?

o2 is ok with me.
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Posted: 2007-07-05 20:31
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So i take it nothing has been confirmed yet? and this is still a rumour?
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Posted: 2007-07-05 20:40
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No confirmation yet. The thread title is a bit misleading.
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Posted: 2007-07-05 21:52
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The thread title comes from the news article to which it refers:

"O2 beats rivals in battle for the rights to Apple’s iPhone"

http://business.timesonline.c[....]rs/telecoms/article2028678.ece

When this post was created none of the subsequent reports doubting the original Times article had been published.

So, if its misleading then blame The Times!!
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Posted: 2007-07-05 22:11
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02 would be great if they sorted out there GPRS..
I checked my bill yesterday and noticed the new tariffs there doing couldn't believe the new £15 deals

im now torn what to do at the end of the year downgrade to the £15 tariff with them and have no phone or go to Three and get 75mins anytime and 600 texts for £15 per month + a phone it's all a dilema hehe
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Posted: 2007-07-06 00:12
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Posted: 2007-07-06 00:16
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Thats a rather clever wee site
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Posted: 2007-07-06 00:51
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Bloomberg are reporting that Telefonica have said O2 haven't signed any such deal so will it be T mob or Voda based on those famous flash files reported at engadget?
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Posted: 2007-07-06 08:20
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On 2007-07-05 22:11:22, miss uk wrote:
or go to Three and get 75mins anytime and 600 texts for £15 per month + a phone it's all a dilema hehe




Thats a promo deal, it won't be around for much longer.
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Posted: 2007-07-09 02:02
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it's been around for ages, they kep saying there removing it on such a date then they extend the date lol
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Posted: 2007-07-09 03:27
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This is on The Register:


Speculation was rife this week that O2 was about to sign a deal for UK distribution of the hypefest which is the Apple iPhone, though on Monday it seemed that Vodafone would be getting the deal, and prior to that those in the know were saying Carphone Warehouse was a dead cert.

Make no mistake; Apple will be talking to all those people, as well as the other operators, and indeed anyone who will listen to their pitch that previous business models are dead, and the iPhone represents the future.

Right now any UK deal is not beyond the round-of-golf stage; possibly being discussed in a few boardrooms, but nothing more than that. Part of the problem is the iPhone's lack of 3G capability which, in the UK, is a political problem as much as a technical one.

Network operators spent billions rolling out 3G, and even now are spending millions more deploying HSDPA, so to turn round and say that EDGE is basically good enough would be something of a slap in the face to the shareholders who are funding those deployments. Which leaves the British waiting for the promised 3G version of the iPhone; possibly this year, but more likely 2008.

The only possible exception to this would be Carphone Warehouse, or one of the other MVNOs; who don't have the legacy of an investment in 3G, though few have the retail infrastructure that Apple would want.

The idea that any UK network operator has agreed a launch date, and retail price, for the iPhone is pure fantasy. Such things won't be sorted out until much closer to any launch, and will depend on market conditions at that time, but it's much more fun to speculate and if you can report such details as fact (as some news services have done) then all the better.
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Posted: 2007-07-31 13:03
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so... the rumour continues...

O2 largest network in the UK and strong chance they will get Iphone?
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