Robbo
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iPhone: indicators point to a mixed Christmas performance
O2 has seen much lower percentage of returns on the Apple iPhone than expected, writes mobiletoday.co.uk citing unnamed O2 sources. O2 has seen disappointing sales of the iPhone since its launch on 9 November 2007, although sales did pick up in the week before Christmas. Most O2 stores are understood to have missed their iPhone sales targets, with a typical-sized store selling one device a week. However, in the week before Christmas, sales increased to one unit per day in many stores and more in larger stores in city centres. An unnamed O2 source said that shoppers started buying them after realising they would not be billed until registering. Carphone Warehouse, O2's exclusive iPhone partner, said there was a lot of interest in the iPhone, but low sales as most were put off by the price. One Carphone worker told mobiletoday that their store sold just 1-2 iPhones over Christmas. Rumours are circulating that the cost of the iPhone will be lowered from £270 in the coming months, or that the current tariffs will be improved.
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Marc
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£1000 over a year. I'm not surprised they're not selling.
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Cosmo
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Still going to wait until they have brought a few revisions of it out.
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dave17
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Good, public standing up against being wripped off.
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Marc
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Originally posted by dave17
Good, public standing up against being wripped off.
They still paid for PS3's though!
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antscorsa
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There an awesome bit if kit and its not the inital outlay that puts me off its the absolute shit tarifs there giving away.!!
i jsut brought a 16gb ipod touch and there fantastic bits of kit, has the internet on it, safari etc and even has a contacts adress book, only thing it is missing is the phone part! not like id want to lug the ipod phone about when i go to the pub so i got the touch and will get a slim simple fone aswell
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cunningham
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speakers on the phone are shit
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Jodi_the_g
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Same happened in the US they then knocked about off the price.
Its not even that great a phone if your buying it for a phone and not becuase its apple.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by antscorsa
There an awesome bit if kit and its not the inital outlay that puts me off its the absolute shit tarifs there giving away.!!
i jsut brought a 16gb ipod touch and there fantastic bits of kit, has the internet on it, safari etc and even has a contacts adress book, only thing it is missing is the phone part! not like id want to lug the ipod phone about when i go to the pub so i got the touch and will get a slim simple fone aswell
Yes the iTouch is great because its purely the 'phone element of the iPhone thats crap 
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Nismo
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Its not a great phone! it looks nice, the interface is ok, but its shit for a phone!
Apple are releasing new versions this year as they now realise they need better features on it, and plus its just way over priced.
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Jodi_the_g
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If it was at least 3G it would be better.
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Nismo
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3G version is out this year.
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Matt H
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8gb N95 blows it out of the water. O2 are silly not doing it on the normal tariffs
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Jodi_the_g
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Originally posted by Matt H
8gb N95 blows it out of the water. O2 are silly not doing it on the normal tariffs
Not sure how much of the tariffs where dictated by Apple though.
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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35 a month for 200 txts and 200 mins is just not good enough, ive got unlimited texts and 600 mins with a magic number for 35 a month with orange!!
they would definetly sell more if the tariffs were better
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Robbo
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Apple choose the tariffs as they get a % of the revenue
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Jodi_the_g
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Originally posted by Robbo
Apple choose the tariffs as they get a % of the revenue
Thought that was the case as the bills with AT&T have apple logo on them and come in a box.
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