The reason why anyone would buy one today is that at £169 they're 30 quid cheaper than buying the equivalent sized ipod touch. Use ziphone and you can use it on any network, without signing up to a 35 quid a month O2 contract. Who cares about 3G?
Also, the Carphone Warehouse near our work still has stock of the 8gig model ...
Of course they're gonna run out of the old ones as the new one comes out. Carphone Warehouse has probably stopped buying stock and the manufacturers have probably stopped making them. The fact that the iPhone is now effectively a discontinued model has somehow been spun into a massive sales triumph.
I'll be interested to see the price of getting the 3G version. Not the phone itself - but the contract. Although I'm a little uneasy about having bought the first version when it came out, as it will almost certainly date quickly, I have a feeling I'll be happier when I see how much the new contracts are :-)
At £100 an iphone, o2 staff were allowed to buy one for themselves and another for friends/family. Unlock it and put your staff simplicity sim in it (£10 pm for 1000mins & 1000texts) and take the data plan as your free bolt on, it really is a good bargain. Total it up and average that out over the typical term of 18 months and thats a £15 pm tariff with an 8gb iphone.
THere are loads of 16gb iphones, I just spoke to my mate and he says that they have sold maybe 1 16gb iphone this week, so unless they have stock of 5, I don't know how this is true
All the 8 & 16GB iPhones have been sent to Ireland, where we will continue to buy them for massively inflated prices until we the the 3G model in two years time...
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8GBiPhonesAnonymous Coward
Next Month? #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 16:58 GMT
Pull the other one...
When asked 'Reduced to clear for 3G?' I got the reply MAYbe...
Anonymous Coward
Why buy one now? #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 16:58 GMT
The reason why anyone would buy one today is that at £169 they're 30 quid cheaper than buying the equivalent sized ipod touch. Use ziphone and you can use it on any network, without signing up to a 35 quid a month O2 contract. Who cares about 3G?
Also, the Carphone Warehouse near our work still has stock of the 8gig model ...
Dan
of course #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 18:44 GMT
Of course they're gonna run out of the old ones as the new one comes out. Carphone Warehouse has probably stopped buying stock and the manufacturers have probably stopped making them. The fact that the iPhone is now effectively a discontinued model has somehow been spun into a massive sales triumph.
Ian Ferguson
Price of 3G? #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 23:54 GMT
I'll be interested to see the price of getting the 3G version. Not the phone itself - but the contract. Although I'm a little uneasy about having bought the first version when it came out, as it will almost certainly date quickly, I have a feeling I'll be happier when I see how much the new contracts are :-)
Will
Why would anyone buy an iPhone? #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 23:54 GMT
Nokia N95 blah blah, it costs £900 blah blah, its got a rubbish camera blah blah :-)
Miguel
Its all o2 staff, i tell ye #
Posted Friday 2nd May 2008 23:54 GMT
At £100 an iphone, o2 staff were allowed to buy one for themselves and another for friends/family. Unlock it and put your staff simplicity sim in it (£10 pm for 1000mins & 1000texts) and take the data plan as your free bolt on, it really is a good bargain. Total it up and average that out over the typical term of 18 months and thats a £15 pm tariff with an 8gb iphone.
Not a bad deal, even if the 3g one is due out!
Anonymous Coward
erm, anyone tried callinga store #
Posted Saturday 3rd May 2008 14:58 GMT
THere are loads of 16gb iphones, I just spoke to my mate and he says that they have sold maybe 1 16gb iphone this week, so unless they have stock of 5, I don't know how this is true
Tim Blair
who cares? #
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 07:15 GMT
if i wanted a jesus brick for a grand i'd get praying. idiots please cue here
Paul Murphy
The Irish problem #
Posted Tuesday 6th May 2008 09:51 GMT
All the 8 & 16GB iPhones have been sent to Ireland, where we will continue to buy them for massively inflated prices until we the the 3G model in two years time...