The iPhone is set to be cut to £169(RM1048) as part of a limited offer, O2 confirmed today.
The £100 reduction, which will apply to the 8GB device on all O2 iPhone tariffs, will take place tomorrow (Wednesday) and will run until 1 June.

It follows T-Mobile's decision to reduce the price of the handset from £315 to £78 in Germany.

With price cuts and iPhone stock reportedly running low and not being replenished in the US, France and UK, speculation is mounting about the release date of the 3G version of the device.

The price reduction follows O2's decision to increase the minutes and texts included in its £35 a month tariffs to 600 minutes and 500 texts in, up from 200 minutes and 200 texts.

An O2 spokesman said: 'The special offer will make the iPhone an unbeatable proposition in the market, helping O2 to further gain market share.'
The 16GB iPhone will not be included in the offer, and will remain £329.



source : http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/O2_to_cut_the..._%C2%A3100.html



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This post has been edited by palmforest: Apr 16 2008, 11:22 AM

wow..new stock coming in shud b cheaper then

Just bought it in US for default price. Aww i dont care since someone is bringing it into Malaysia so thats saves a lot.

Meaning if I am getting one this afternoon, should I continue? Or better wait for cheaper?

well i read from the o2 site that a minumum of 18 months contract to be charge once you activiate the service, anyone here know whether if i purchase the iphone from UK and bring it back here and dont activate their services will i be charged as well????

Better wait for the 3G Iphone, it almost there in front of our door steps

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Added on April 16, 2008, 10:54 pmBetter wait for the 3G Iphone, it almost there in front of our door steps

This post has been edited by anggana: Apr 16 2008, 10:55 PM

you only get the price if you sign up for 18 months contract. otherwise, it will be the normal price.

probably.. but price??
surely above 2.3k if ppl bring in to sell.
unless u got a friend who can bring in directly from US for you.

I know it will be a bit expensive but since I already had one Iphone with no 3G then its better to wait for a new one with 3G eventhough its a bit expensive. Normally I would wait for a while before buying just to make sure the price is stable (low stable ) and the jailbreaking method is free of bug

heard from my friend you can just buy the handset for £169 . No contracts required. gonna check it out later at carphone warehouse. gonna buy it later, quite a bargain .

i think this is the old iphone(oldest)
any difference compared to the newer or upcoming iphones ?

p/s: u could jailbreak/ unlock iphone and u can use it with any network or anywhere , even in malaysia.

Just got TWO, cost me about Rm1k for each. Ordered yesterday morning from carphonewarehouse.com when the news broke. You have to have a local UK credit/debit card in order to buy as you can't use cash. Received the phones today, unlocked using ZiPhone and it was easy peasy ...now using my iphone with my other SIM card!

The handset is the same as the rest. Not refurbished or anything. Of course they will tell you u have to sign up for the 18 month contract (GBP35 per month) but if you don't activate it you won't be bound to any contract. U just ZiPhone it and it's an unlocked phone!

Probably getting a third one tomorrow coz fren asking me to buy, but local O2 store no more stock liao...

This post has been edited by Savlon: Apr 18 2008, 04:13 AM

RM1k? That's madness, better ask my UK friends to help me bring some back. Thank God for carrier subsidies and Steve Jobs for his brilliant idea of activating contracts using iTunes. It would be impossible to get away without signing a contract if you have to do it on the spot in a store.

yeah bought it. gonna unlock/jailbreak/activate it with ZiPhone later . rm1k is really quite a bargain.

plenty of stocks here. i also applied for insurance for i can claim another iphone for 50pounds nx time hahaha

careful, once you unlock your phone you won't be eligible for the insurance!! I asked to refuse the insurance...kacau ajer!

i think you are totally wrong there. Once you take the phone .. you are considered bound the the contract... yea .. you can argue that you didnt activate the line but can you argue that you didnt take up the iphone deal ?
Telco industry is one of the biggest industry around the world, do you think will have such a simple loophole?

just don't be suprise when they charge you 18 months worth of contract on your last month ...

Things are a bit different with the iPhone for the simple reason that you activate your contract through iTunes. Other phone contracts in the UK are done on the spot, so they'll have your billing details, your signature agreeing to the terms and conditions etc. For the iPhone, you walk into an Apple store, pay and leave. You're not bound to anything until you activate it.

It's the same thing with the iPhone in the US so yes, there is such a simple loophole, how else do you think the sellers in Malaysia are able to stock up on iPhones?

i think you got me wrong there .. yes you can get "unlimited" stock of iphone from apple store .. but i was saying about the discount offered by O2 & carphone .. the reduced £100 on iphone... you can only get the discount if you sign up with O2&Carphone..

Chongster, I've checked the O2 and carphone package will not bind you to the contract and you could just walk away with the phone. You go into the store, pay by credit card and thats it. no signing of whatsoever documents to sign up the package etc etc.

My fren bought the phone and he didnt use O2 network and he called and checked, they said its OK to do so...guess there are loopholes here and there.

well sweet in that case.. i guess .. ppl will be getting it from UK now instead of the US ... i think they are reducing the price to prepare for the new 3G version ...

How if i buy it online and ship to US?

daym, i got mine for 269 pounds there . D:

They have a GBP100 voucher if you bought it at that price for the last 30days

A RM1050 iPhone. Great, now EVERYONE's gonna have one. Errr, woohoo?

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Added on April 23, 2008, 8:30 amHey dude, just want to confirm with you. I can walk into an 02 or CPW store and just buy one with a uk based credit card, right? And the phones are like the US ones? ie can unlock using ziphone/iliberty etc? Wanted to get one for my sis, just wanna be sure.

Can I get it for 169 from the apple store as well?

This post has been edited by blackchides: Apr 23 2008, 08:30 AM

Hey,

Yes, for my 3rd purchase, I used my Malaysian credit card to buy from CPW...I was actually asked to sign a paper that to agree that in order to be able to use the phone i must activate via itunes. The paper was given back to me I recommend that you go to O2 stores, they don't ask anything, no signature, just buy and GO.

Yes, I unlocked all the phones using ziphone, my frens are using the phones now, they perform as you would a phone to perform. Connected to WIFI, tested out everything...smooth sailing...

Not sure if you can get from Apple store...shud be OK.

This post has been edited by Savlon: Apr 24 2008, 04:44 PM

Cheers for that.. Should have waited a bit longer before I got mine from the US, can save RM 2-300... T T

Oh well, thanks for the info..

Btw, there is some issues regarding ZiPhone, apparently the WIFI will not work or something...not sure what is the issue coz my iphone is working fine on WIFI

You mean, a problem with the UK iPhone or a problem with ziphone? i have the older versions of ziphone so it's alright if it's a problem with the new version of ziphone..