Dave-Creations
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As above, just wonderin if anybody at all can give a release date when it will be on handset only as my girlfriend wants one, but is not willing to go on contract just to get it. any info will be greatly appreciated
thanks,
Dave
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Tom
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The phrase, paying through the nose springs to mind.
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Dave-Creations
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thing is though, we want to buy it through a reputable shop/company, not the likes of ebay and the like...
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AlunJ
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don't see it being released outside of o2 contracts somehow
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Dave-Creations
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or at least not yet
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Ben G
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after xmas i assume.
o2 probably paid a huge amount to apple in order to be able to sell these phones exclusively during the xmas period without competition from other network providers.
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Dan295
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i think you can only get it on 02
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A2H GO
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Dont you pay £279 for the handset, get it home and register to the o2 contract via the internet?
Could you not buy the handset wait untill someone figures out how to unlock it( lets be honest, wont take long) and then put your own sim into it?
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Robbo
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It won't happen
You just have to unlock it thereby voiding the warranty and also permanently fkn it up when you download an update for it from apple
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Matt H
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It'll only be on O2, and only on contract
Get an ipod touch, same thing but without the phone bit on it
PS moved to geek day`
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antscorsa
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or get the new LG touch screen phone, half the price, pretty similar with a better camera
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Dom
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only way to get one outside the O2 contract is to get one on ebay (or forums etc) and unlock it - isn't too hard but certainly not for novices.
Then use what ever sim you want etc
other than that, no you cannot buy the phone outside of the deal apple has with o2
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Ian
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They're available to pre-order on Expansys who I know to sell handsets outside of contract. No mention of O2 on that page.
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=147638
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Bram
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AFAIK they are being released SIM free in France next month 
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Dave-Creations
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Matt H, its the iphone she is lookin for, not just a new ipod. she never had a fancy phone, ust cheap ones that are poverty spec. she wants summat to shout about, hence wanting a iphone. it does just about everything she can think of. im the same, i wanted a decent phone, so i payed over the odds for my nokia n93. its all about being unique and standing out from the croud.
ian, i saw expansis's site just before i made this topic, so we might well keep an eye out on that one, other than that, a booking to france might have to be made 
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave-Creations
its all about being unique and standing out from the croud.
Then the iPhone definately isnt the way to go 
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Dave-Creations
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i see where ur comin from, but how many 17yr old gals u gonna know with an applie iphone, in ireland where it aint released till next yr?
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Robbo
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Fair enough
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luke696
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5 year contract with o2
If you try and get it unlocked you will most probably fuck it up
if you do get it unlocked good chance you wont be able to get the full use
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dave17
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They are avaliable sim free, and unlocked from France (its illegal to lock a phone to a certain network over there) next month 
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Brabus
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quote:
Originally posted by dave17
They are avaliable sim free, and unlocked from France (its illegal to lock a phone to a certain network over there) next month
I thought it was the end of this month?
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Jay
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Well the end of this month, is the start of next month
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dave17
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agreed
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave-Creations
Matt H, its the iphone she is lookin for, not just a new ipod. she never had a fancy phone, ust cheap ones that are poverty spec. she wants summat to shout about, hence wanting a iphone. it does just about everything she can think of. im the same, i wanted a decent phone, so i payed over the odds for my nokia n93. its all about being unique and standing out from the croud.
ian, i saw expansis's site just before i made this topic, so we might well keep an eye out on that one, other than that, a booking to france might have to be made
firstly-its got everything she needs-but no MMS, no bluetooth compatibility,and no regular mp3 storage? and, u cant replace the battery, or perform hardware resets. ok.
secondly-if she wants something unique, why go for the iphone? they'll be just like saxo's everyone will have them.
to quote a well known mobile review site, "the apple iphone is nothing more than a magazine created icon"
and they breaking already. lollerksates ftw
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dave17
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also cant send 1 text to more than 1 person at a time.
also no video recording capabilities
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