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????

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.