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O2 and Carphone to cut £100 from price of iPhone, ok it's on UK now. When's US turn?
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blackchides
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 Apr 18 2008, 04:35 AM
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QUOTE(Savlon @ Apr 18 2008, 04:11 AM) 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...  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. |
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blackchides
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Apr 18 2008, 11:15 AM
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QUOTE(Choongster @ Apr 18 2008, 09:23 AM) 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? |
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blackchides
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Apr 18 2008, 10:26 PM
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A RM1050 iPhone. Great, now EVERYONE's gonna have one. Errr, woohoo? 
Added on April 23, 2008, 8:30 amQUOTE(Savlon @ Apr 18 2008, 04:11 AM) 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... Hey 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 |
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blackchides
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Apr 24 2008, 05:18 PM
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QUOTE(Savlon @ Apr 24 2008, 04:43 PM) 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. 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.. |
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blackchides
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Apr 24 2008, 05:23 PM
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QUOTE(Savlon @ Apr 24 2008, 05:19 PM) 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.. |
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