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O2 website offers iPhone 3G pre-orders, promptly crashes

Posted on 08 July 2008 by Scott Barr

The original iPhone was easily the biggest mobile phone launch ever. The only forseeable way to to surpass it will be with the launch of the 3G. Knowing this, if your company decides to promise an early online sale of the new phone, you'd better make damn sure that your servers are up to handling it. I'm looking at you ... continued »

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Rumor - O2 to allow users to sign up for iPhone 3G contracts early

Posted on 25 June 2008 by Scott Barr

If you live in the UK and are intending upon getting in on the iPhone 3G action come launch day, you might keep an ear out for news about early registration. According to rumors, the company may be allowing customers to sign up for contracts before the launch date, thus alleviating some congestion on July 11th. If the rumor is to ... continued »

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Unsubsidized iPhone may sell for $700

Posted on 23 June 2008 by Scott Barr

AT&T has still remained mum on the subject of unsubsidized pricing for the iPhone 3G. This is something people are interested in, since many people may not end up qualifying for the unsubsidized price, due to already being mid-contract. (Granted, we still don't know exactly how AT&T plans on handling this situation). However, some recent news from O2 might give ... continued »

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O2 UK discount iPhone 3G to free

Posted on 10 June 2008 by Chris Davies

Back when the iPhone first launched in the UK, many users were disappointed by the comparatively high price Apple and carrier O2 were charging. One of the key messages from the iPhone 3G announcement, then, was the confirmation that the same $199 (or equivalent) entry point would be matched in all markets. O2 have just unveiled their monthly contract details, ... continued »

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O2 gives gives hint at 3G iPhone launch date

Posted on 15 May 2008 by Chase Higgins

O2 has dropped a small bit if information which hints at the launch date for the 3G iPhone. It is not very exact, just like all the other rumors regarding dates, it does say that they expect it "in the coming weeks". Well, that is about as vague as it can get. O2 has states that they will be making ... continued »

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iPhone shortage in UK as cut-price 8GB model sells out

Posted on 25 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Less than two weeks since they cut £100 from the price tag of an 8GB iPhone, UK stocks of the model at retailer The Carphone Warehouse have been completely sold. The news was first broken by the store, carrier O2's official retail partner for the handset, and later confirmed by O2 themselves who have only minimal in-store stock and none ... continued »

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3G iPhone will be ‘radically different’, assuming there’s shelf space for it

Posted on 18 April 2008 by Chris Davies

UK paper The Times is reporting "industry sources" who claim the 3G will be "radically different" in appearance to the current model. Among the suggestions are a flip version with a larger display, and a model with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. They also quote an unnamed Asia-based analyst who reiterates the idea that Apple will release multiple versions of the iPhone, ... continued »

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UK 8GB iPhone price slashed: 3G rumors continue

Posted on 15 April 2008 by Chris Davies

Apple UK is set to cut £100 ($196) off the sticker price of an 8GB iPhone tomorrow, reducing the cost of the handset from £269 to £169 ($527 to $331). Confirmed by Apple's retail partner in the UK, Carphone Warehouse, the reduction will only fuel the rumors that stock is being cleared to make way for the expected 3G iPhone. ... continued »

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O2 update UK iPhone tariffs: three times the calls & SMS

Posted on 29 January 2008 by Chris Davies

UK Apple partner O2, who hold the exclusivity contract on the British version of the iPhone, have today announced a refresh of their iPhone-specific monthly tariffs that could see users with up to three times the amount of included voice minutes and SMS text messages as before. While the two entry-level packages - priced at £35 ($69) and £45 ($89) - ... continued »

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Apple bars O2 from revealing UK iPhone sales

Posted on 14 January 2008 by Chris Davies

Sales of the iPhone in the UK might not have been the runaway success Apple and O2 were hoping - some have estimated that they've shifted a mere quarter of what was planned - but greater analysis will have to be put on hold as Apple has silenced the carrier from revealing the actual number of iPhones sold. continued »

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UK iPhone sales a quarter of what O2 predicted

Posted on 27 November 2007 by Chris Davies

Apple and O2 have been taking hits recently for poor sales performance of the iPhone in the UK, with would-be users complaining that the price is too high and those who have taken the plunge having problems with coverage. Nevertheless, O2 have been calling it the "fastest selling device [we've] ever seen" and the company estimated 100,000 handsets would be ... continued »

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UK iPhone too expensive, suffering network problems

Posted on 26 November 2007 by Chris Davies

As predicted, the launch of Apple's iPhone in the UK hasn't been as smooth as its US counterpart. Although preliminary research indicates awareness of the slick handset is high - with three-quarters of British customers stating that they were aware of the iPhone and more than a quarter expressing some degree of desire for it - a mere two-percent have ... continued »

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O2 iPhone called ‘worst contract deal on market’

Posted on 21 November 2007 by Chris Davies

Fashion-conscious Apple-addicts may be busy squealing over their new iPhones in the UK, but The Times is naming and shaming Apple and O2 for selling "the worst contract on the market it terms of value for money". The contract - which lasts a minimum of 18 months and costs at least £35 ($72) a month - includes a mere 200 ... continued »

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O2 CEO denies poor UK sales: iPhone ‘fastest-selling device ever seen’

Posted on 12 November 2007 by Chris Davies

Despite less than impressive pre-launch queues and payment problems, official UK iPhone carrier O2 is hailing the launch of the cellphone as a huge success. Analysts and pundits alike, expecting perhaps the same flurry of activity and even handset shortages as during the US launch, were beginning to view the first weekend of official UK availability as something of disappointment, a fact O2 ... continued »

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Hackers set ambitious sights on UK iPhone

Posted on 06 November 2007 by Chris Davies

Many months after the handset's US launch and mere days from becoming available in the UK, the iPhone's chastity is under threat already from ambitious hackers who aim to unlock the handset from sole network O2 "within hours" of it going on sale. It's an ambitious sign of the ambivalence some users are feeling toward both Apple and their UK partner, ... continued »

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