View Full Version : iPhone comes to the UK - and Germany and France too...
For those of you that have been waiting, the iPhone has finally been announced for the UK market.
It will cost £269 for the only available model - 8gb. It will be exclusively available on the O2 network, on contracts of either £35, £45 or £55 per month.
It is the first time that the iPhone has been announced for sale in a country other than the USA.
It will be on sale from Friday November 9th, at O2, Apple and Carphone Warehouse stores!
The UK tariffs for the iPhone:
£35 a month
200 minutes - 200 texts
£45 a month
600 minutes - 500 texts
£55 a month
1200 minutes - 500 texts
All tariffs come with unlimited data, free access to 7000 Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide and compatibility for the iPhone's Visual Voicemail feature.
iPhone requires a new 18-month contract with O2. Existing O2 customers will have the option of keeping their existing phone number and upgrading their account to work with iPhone while new customers can also simply and easily transfer their current mobile number to O2.
Captain.Remy
18-09-2007, 11:30 AM
It will be available in France the 24th of november, I want it for Christmas !
Originally posted by sunshine30
It will be available in France the 24th of november, I want it for Christmas !
You sure? According to my source today's announcement is UK-only, with the iPhone launching in three more European countries in the first quarter of next year...
Captain.Remy
18-09-2007, 11:43 AM
Message original : Matt
Originally posted by sunshine30
It will be available in France the 24th of november, I want it for Christmas !
You sure? According to my source today's announcement is UK-only, with the iPhone launching in three more European countries in the first quarter of next year...
Actually it's called i-touch in France and we can't phone with it, it's just the same layout but without phone.
Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : Matt
Originally posted by sunshine30
It will be available in France the 24th of november, I want it for Christmas !
You sure? According to my source today's announcement is UK-only, with the iPhone launching in three more European countries in the first quarter of next year...
Actually it's called i-touch in France and we can't phone with it, it's just the same layout but without phone.
Oh yeah, the iPod Touch is available worldwide from September 28th!
ooh i do love that :hello::hello:
So do I... I'm not sure if I should get an iPod Touch or an iPhone though?
The iPod Touch has 16gb of storage for the same price - with no monthly contract?
Matt08
18-09-2007, 04:17 PM
Originally posted by Matt
So do I... I'm not sure if I should get an iPod Touch or an iPhone though?
The iPod Touch has 16gb of storage for the same price - with no monthly contract?
You don't have to have a contract you know, pay as you go is just as good.
Originally posted by Matthew
Originally posted by Matt
So do I... I'm not sure if I should get an iPod Touch or an iPhone though?
The iPod Touch has 16gb of storage for the same price - with no monthly contract?
You don't have to have a contract you know, pay as you go is just as good.
You do with iPhone.
As I said above, it is only available with £35, £45 or £55-per-month contracts.
Matt08
18-09-2007, 04:22 PM
That's crap if you have to have a contract. A massive scam, they should give people the option.
Originally posted by Matthew
That's c**p if you have to have a contract. A massive scam, they should give people the option.
It's not exactly a scam. The concept of having mobile phones available on contract but not on "pay-as-you-go" has been around for a while now.
Matt08
18-09-2007, 04:25 PM
Originally posted by Matt
Originally posted by Matthew
That's c**p if you have to have a contract. A massive scam, they should give people the option.
It's not exactly a scam. The concept of having mobile phones available on contract but not on "pay-as-you-go" has been around for a while now.
I mean if they're making you pay£269 on top of the over-priced contract
Originally posted by Matthew
Originally posted by Matt
Originally posted by Matthew
That's c**p if you have to have a contract. A massive scam, they should give people the option.
It's not exactly a scam. The concept of having mobile phones available on contract but not on "pay-as-you-go" has been around for a while now.
I mean if they're making you pay£269 on top of the over-priced contract
Again, paying for the phone as well as the handset is not a new concept. It's by far not as expensive as some other phones - I once saw a Nokia 8800 handset going for £600 sim-free...
Conor
18-09-2007, 07:04 PM
Yesssssssss!! What an amazing peice of technology. I'd love to have one! They just look so sleek and cool, and they can do so much!
Urrrgggh! lol :laugh::laugh::hello:
Chri$
18-09-2007, 07:28 PM
My sisters BF Had one ages ago
I got it for him in america lol
iPhone update:
Today it was announced that the iPhone will go on sale in Germany on November 9th.
The exclusive network carrier for the iPhone in Germany will be T-Mobile.
The handset will cost German customers €399.
An announcement for French customers is expected tomorrow.
iPhone update:
There was no announcement for France by Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, as expected today.
However, Orange, a network operator in the country, has said that the iPhone would be "distributed in France before Christmas, probably in November", hence nonchalantly confirming that Orange would be the network the iPhone runs on in France.
Captain.Remy
20-09-2007, 02:14 PM
Message original : Matt
iPhone update:
There was no announcement for France by Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, as expected today.
However, Orange, a network operator in the country, has said that the iPhone would be "distributed in France before Christmas, probably in November", hence nonchalantly confirming that Orange would be the network the iPhone runs on in France.
Haha I knew it and I want it !!! :hugesmile:
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