Following the rumour that O2 would offer the iPhone for free to customers yesterday, they’ve now confirmed this and announced several other things. Here’s the details…
- O2 to Launch iPhone 3G in the UK on July 11(as previously announced by Apple)
- Available on consumer tariffs, business tariffs, and Pay As You Go (!)
Pay As You Go is fantastic news, and I wasn’t expecting it despite the rumours. No price has been announced for the phone on PAYG just yet, but we’ll keep you informed.
The price for the 8gb phone on a £30/month tarrif will be £99 (pretty good deal, we guess), but if you choose a higher £45/month tarrif you’ll get the 8gb model for free.
The price for the 16gb phone is £159 on the £30 and £35 tariffs, £59 on the £45 tariff and it will be free on the £75 tariff.
Based on the prices outlined above, we’d guess that a Pay As You Go version would cost around ~£199 for the 8gb model, and ~£249 for the 16gb model.
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June 10, 2008
You’re having a laugh aren’t you?
I quote: “Based on the prices outlined above, I’d guess that a Pay As You Go iPhone would cost around ~£199 for the 8gb model, and ~£249 for the 16gb model.”
No chance.
This is how it works:
Add up the cost of the 18 month contract + the iPhone on subscription to get the cost of the phone on PAYG. I’d estimate it’ll cost around £500 without a contract.
Comment by An Apple a day — June 10, 2008
June 10, 2008
That is very well how it works with other phones, but it simply will not be the case with the iPhone.
We will all be very surprised if the price is over £300, and we are sticking to our initial predictions.
O2 should be confirming this within the next 2-3 days. We’ll update when they do.
Comment by Eating Apple — June 10, 2008
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