McPhee Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I guess McPhee is clearly blind too, because he seemed to agree with me I was taking the piss. The hardware on this new iPhone looks amazing, it's just the software side that's letting things down. Personally I found the Froyo and Windows Phone 7 announcements far more interesting with a lot of very good ideas in both. I was hoping Apple would start moving toward the cloud and reduce the amount we need to use iTunes (maybe even wireless sync! ) but no, 'FaceTime' is the 'big' feature.
Caris Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 The keynote said that quite strictly upgrades are only available if you are due before the end of the year. I'm hoping that means I can upgrade my handset (at a high price) without extending my contract by a further 24 months.A data plan for eReaders and wireless dongles for laptops is bad enough, I don't want to start signing up to data plans for my camera too. Then it might as well be a phone... that doesn't make phone calls. That was AT&T only.
Esequiel Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 I got lucky with Vodafone, i just upgraded on the 26/5/10 to a 32GB iPhone 3GS then found out about this yesterday. I phoned them up and they have agreed to take this phone back off me and i can upgrade to whatever i want again.
Shorty Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 Well most phone companies have a 14 day return policy on any phone if you don't like it so you were lucky that it wasn't a few days further down the line!
AeroScap Posted June 8, 2010 Posted June 8, 2010 it's big but there isnt a lot of pixel detail... not quite there for sharpness
Will Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 For general out and about pictures that will more than suffice for me. I really can't wait for this now, looks like it's leagues ahead of my current 3G model. Currently thinking I'm going to go for a white one with a blue bumper, bit bored of having black iPhones now.
AeroScap Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 For general out and about pictures that will more than suffice for me. I really can't wait for this now' date=' looks like it's leagues ahead of my current 3G model. Currently thinking I'm going to go for a white one with a blue bumper, bit bored of having black iPhones now.[/quote'] yeah white for sure! but not too certain about the $25 plastic bumper...
Will Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I wouldn't usually, but now I'm thinking I'm going to get away from ridiculous contracts and buy the phones outright. If I can keep it in top condition then it makes next years upgrade a little easier on the wallet. I quite like the splash of colour too.
Shorty Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 The bumpers seem to look nice on the white one, but not so good on the black one. I'm not bothered though, I've used the same leather pouch thing since I got my iPod touch years ago (didn't stop the crummy white back from developing little cracks though)
Caris Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I'm in Shortys boat, I've got an iPod sock I've been using for years. I just throw it in the wash every so often.
Esequiel Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Well most phone companies have a 14 day return policy on any phone if you don't like it so you were lucky that it wasn't a few days further down the line! Vodafones rturn policy is only 7 days, so i was very lucky to get a nice person on the phone!
Cube Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 Vodafones rturn policy is only 7 days, so i was very lucky to get a nice person on the phone! No matter what they claim/say how long their return policy is, by law they still need to give you 14 days to cancel your contract.
Ashley Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 O2 outlines upgrading: http://shop.o2.co.uk/new-iphone/howtoupgrade.html However, even if you're currently in the middle of your minimum term there are a number of options to get your hands on one. Cost of upgrading early All Pay Monthly O2 customers are part of O2 Priority List and everyone has an opportunity to upgrade early. Have a look at the table below to see how soon you will be eligible for an upgrade. If you're a Platinum customer... get a 6 month early upgrade If you're a Gold customer... get a 3 month early upgrade If you're a Silver or Blue customer... get a 1 month early upgrade If you don't already know your Priority List tier you'll be able to find out from mid-day 10 June by texting DATE to 21302.
That Guy Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 I'm assuming O2 will let me pre order through their website on the 15th, so I can have it delivered to my door on the 24th. That would be nice of them
AeroScap Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 What I wondering, is whether if the new contracts will be the gimped versions from when the iphone first started or would be be on par with the new simplicity for iphone ones recently used.
Cube Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 According to Pocket-Link the O2 upgrade will be £20 a month for the remainder of your contract, plus an unspecified cost for the device. I loved this comment: until someone gives me FREE video minutes or bundles it into my existing contract, I can't see it being worth jumping yet... I could see 3 offering it at a much better deal than the others as they have supported video calling for ages but noone wanted it till now... It's funny how people don't realise that this is the same as a webcam on a laptop (although then you have the option of a broadband dongle, so it's possible to use it without WiFi), and not video calling. Fring for Android does the same (plus allows really poor quality 3G video chats).
Will Posted June 9, 2010 Posted June 9, 2010 What I wondering, is whether if the new contracts will be the gimped versions from when the iphone first started or would be be on par with the new simplicity for iphone ones recently used. I don't see any reason that they would change it now. I expect we will see pretty much exactly the same deals as we have done for the past few years.
Shorty Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 According to Pocket-Link the O2 upgrade will be £20 a month for the remainder of your contract, plus an unspecified cost for the device. I wonder if this is only when you start a new contract... what I really want is to escape my contract and go over to simplicity.
Cube Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 It seems that T-Mobile and 3 will also be getting the iPhone 4.
Ashley Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 As speculated O2 are getting rid of unlimited data: http://shop.o2.co.uk/new-iphone/tariffs.html
Guy Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 iPhone 4 Tariffs kind of pretty much ultimately suck. My contract expires in September and would cost £40 to end early and upgrade to an i4 on a new tariff with O2, although after seeing these I really don't think I want to. -EDITO- BEAT ME, YOU SCOUNDREL. WITH A PICTURE TOO.
Ten10 Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 It maybe be possible to get a one up on O2 that t-mobile will have a special data plan for iphones. T-mobile have an android data plan which applies to any android phone which is unlimited data with a 3GB fair usage policy, whereas anything else only gets 1GB Of course if they were expecting an influx of sign ups then possibly not.
Ashley Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 I knew there was a network that had extra data for Android phones but couldn't remember which, thanks for reminding me.
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