Iphone 4g released today and just contacted o2 to find...

[gazwhittle]

this

http://shop.o2.co.uk/new-iphone/earlyupgradeoffer.html

basically it calculates how many monthly payments are left and lets you pay it off in full at a reduced rate so you can upgrade to the 4g :D.

my contract ends april next year and was calculated £160 which after contacting o2 to cancel mine they wanted £380!

but she missus's contract ends this september so shes getting the upgrade on her account at £40!!

so im off to the o2 shop later on today to upgrade..

also o2 pay monthly customer's get iphone 4g priority.

[jonathon5]

i want to get the iphone 4g today, but i can't because my sim won't fit !

[Hazmanscoop]

says £380 for me.....

i'll be sticking with my 3GS for now LOL

[M1VT]

its a bloody phone...and?
wrong section also

[Gordi]

im with ornage n due and upgrade next week!! what dus that actually mean? just that u get to take out another contract early? or will i get a cheaper deal on the 4G?

[Sophia_Bush]

£420 for me lol

what is better with 4g anyway? whats it going to let me do better than what I got now?

[Gordi]

people will think higher of you!! you will become 70% cooler

[Fulch]

People on the original 3G or 3GS are running 3.1.3 software.

The iPhone4 comes with 4.0 which will released to 3G and 3GS users so really there aint no difference bar better camera and memory.

EDIT: 4.0 is out now on iTunes for 3GS and 3G users :y:

[Aly]

I can live without a better resolution screen and HD recording anyway.

My iPhone is a 32GB version anyway, only thing that I hated about my iPhone was it always crashing, but iOS4 seems to have sorted it.

[Fulch]

Aly you on 4.0 now?

[Sophie123]

You will probably find its less to buy out your contract than you think!
My boyfriend used the calculator and it came out at £120....got there are they charged him £60

Also my friend was calculated £20 and he didnt have to pay anything!

[Hazmanscoop]

£420 for me lol

what is better with 4g anyway? whats it going to let me do better than what I got now?

Porn will load quicker

[baker556]

It has a gyroscope, to be fair thats pretty cool.

[ryan_g86]

Just got mine. very nice phone, still waiting for my micro-sim to work though.

[Sophie123]

Just got mine. very nice phone, still waiting for my micro-sim to work though.

Snap!

my boyfriends and two of his friends worked straight away but ive been waiting since 9 :n:

[SaxoVTR2008]

£380.. Is it worth selling the 3gs on eBay and paying off the contract? Hmm..

[baker556]

People on the original 3G or 3GS are running 3.1.3 software.

The iPhone4 comes with 4.0 which will released to 3G and 3GS users so really there aint no difference bar better camera and memory.

EDIT: 4.0 is out now on iTunes for 3GS and 3G users :y:

Dude it was released like last week !

[craig180]

Save your money and upgrade your 3G's and 3Gs's to OS 4

Massive improvement, apart from the lack of being able to easily write words that aren't already in the iPhone dictionary. That sucks

[craig180]

Dude it was released like last week !

Pretty sure it was only released this week ;)

[baker556]

Pretty sure it was only released this week ;)

pah, close enough.

[djmartin]

Save your money and upgrade your 3G's and 3Gs's to OS 4

Massive improvement, apart from the lack of being able to easily write words that aren't already in the iPhone dictionary. That sucks

yep and also people need to realise.

the 4g does not work in the uk for video phoe calls. its not even fully working over in the states yet!

only real difference from teh 3gs and 4g is

smaller
better battery life
hd camera
video calls (which most the world still cant use lol)
front and back is made of a special glass they have produced
the antenna is the actual frame work of the home itself made of special steel.
can put apps into folders
slightly better grpahics card


thats basicly about it!
othing really amazing

[Sophie123]

Facetime does work....my friend and boyfriend have already shared a moment together....

[craig180]

only real difference from teh 3gs and 4g is

smaller - I thought it was bigger?
better battery life - OS 4 improves battery on 3Gs
hd camera - wow!
video calls (which most the world still cant use lol) - My 3 phone did that in 1998 and I never use it! front and back is made of a special glass they have produced - wow
the antenna is the actual frame work of the home itself made of special steel. - trick, but for what benefit?
can put apps into folders - OS4 can do
slightly better grpahics card - Is the human eye capable of seeing a discernable difference?

[Sophie123]

only real difference from teh 3gs and 4g is

smaller - I thought it was bigger?Definately smaller, and thinner
better battery life - OS 4 improves battery on 3Gs

hd camera - wow!
video calls (which most the world still cant use lol) - My 3 phone did that in 1998 and I never use it! front and back is made of a special glass they have produced - wow
the antenna is the actual frame work of the home itself made of special steel. - trick, but for what benefit?benefit is better internet and carrier signal, it transmits through the metal easier
can put apps into folders - OS4 can do
slightly better grpahics card - Is the human eye capable of seeing a discernable difference?i didnt think id notice the difference but you actually really can.
Even when you zoom right into a picture it doesnt pixelate at all.

if people have to buy out a big contract or will be scrounging to pay a hideously massive monthly bill, id say not worth it...but if your due an upgrade and can afford it its deffo worth it.

EDIT: - That came out all wrong but i think you can get the jist =]

[djmartin]

yep craig there slightly smaller and thinner. not by much though mate.
they made the frame of it the antenna to save wieght and so they had room for the bigger battery. battery gives 40% more life.

the graphics chip in the phone is smaller and graphics is better....... best way for me to explain this is like carbon fibre lol

old phone 4x4 weave

new phone 2x2 weave

much smaller pixels which create a smoother look. on edges of words,pictures etc etc.

[baker556]

yep craig there slightly smaller and thinner. not by much though mate.
they made the frame of it the antenna to save wieght and so they had room for the bigger battery. battery gives 40% more life.

the graphics chip in the phone is smaller and graphics is better....... best way for me to explain this is like carbon fibre lol

old phone 4x4 weave

new phone 2x2 weave

much smaller pixels which create a smoother look. on edges of words,pictures etc etc.

yup theres also a 5mp camera, led flash and gyroscope which i think is awesome !

[gazwhittle]

mmm im thinking wait a few months and get a 3gs ...

then when my contract is up for renewel there will prob be another iphone out.

so craig the 3gs is better than the 3g in which way ?

[jonathon5]

im with ornage n due and upgrade next week!! what dus that actually mean? just that u get to take out another contract early? or will i get a cheaper deal on the 4G?

go to tesco they seem cheapest 12month contract

[Sophie123]

mmm im thinking wait a few months and get a 3gs ...

then when my contract is up for renewel there will prob be another iphone out.

so craig the 3gs is better than the 3g in which way ?

im not craig...but the s in 3gs stands for speed.
so its generally faster...also records video which 3g doesnt.
cant say i know much more than that.

there is more of a change from 3gs to 4 than there is 3g to 3gs.

[baker556]

mmm im thinking wait a few months and get a 3gs ...

then when my contract is up for renewel there will prob be another iphone out.

so craig the 3gs is better than the 3g in which way ?

3gs is slightly quicker also has video camera software standard.

[Sophie123]

Waheeeey!

[jakeyboi]

on pay montly i cant seem to find a deal with unlimted free internet, can only find deals with 750mb data.. does anybody know why

[Sophie123]

I heard something about people taking the pee and 'inproper' use of the internet so carriers have all capped it.
at least to begin with.

[jonathon5]

1gb a month at tesco £20 a month unlimited txts

http://direct.tesco.com/p/inc/specials/iphone/tariffs.asp

[Bodvts]

was in sunday papers saying about not doing unlimited internet on 4 said the contracts wont be as good as 3gs ones. Been trying to get through all day to get code so i can upgrade says can have a 4 for free due upgrade next month i only want a 3gs though on business contract phones are that busy

[makaveli144]

Not a fan of the iPhone. I had a 3g and it was ok but unreliable.I tunes is also a pain in the arse. Apple have managed to create a cult of people who think there products are astounding for random features like a glass front?

The technology is nothing new and there are already phones with faster processors and more ram.

[JRC1]

go to tesco they seem cheapest 12month contract

Yeah, but they want £229.00 for the phone!!!

Has anybody found the best place to purchase one of these from? Apart from o2 as i'm not a previous customer...

I don't mind a 24 month contract, but don't want to pay alot if anything for the handset itself.. is this near impossible lol?! Think it might be best for me to settle for the 3GS...

[jonathon5]

Yeah, but they want £229.00 for the phone!!!

Has anybody found the best place to purchase one of these from? Apart from o2 as i'm not a previous customer...

I don't mind a 24 month contract, but don't want to pay alot if anything for the handset itself.. is this near impossible lol?! Think it might be best for me to settle for the 3GS...

Do the maths ,

Add the phone & the line rental together for the contract duration to get a true cost .

£20 a month + £229 = £469

£35 a month for 24 + £39 = £879

[Sophie123]

Jonathon05 is really pushing the tesco tariff!!

It is a decent one though!

Orange are doing similar deals to o2 so 24mth contracts means very little if any cost for the handset.

[Graeme]

ill be getting mine when im back from holiday and cant wait :D

had my iphone sice the 3g came out so i need a upgrade :P

plus im a whore and like to have the latest thing lol

[Simo]

The iP4 is clearly better hardware and as app's develop, they will run like a bag of crap on the 3G running OS4, as the processor will lag. Ive found that running some of the newer apps already.

I've got an iP4 arriving tomorrow and another next week hopefully. I compared my 3G to the iP4 in store today and was surprised how much slimmer the new phone is. Bad point though... the new handset feels to angular/square in your hand. Its not as ergonomic as the 3G/3GS, but maybe thats something to get used to :P

[Viper]

micro sims eh.

or... chop down my current one...

[Simo]

I was planning to chop down standard sim and get sim-free from apple, until i blagged the voda woman. Chopping down looks straight forward :P

[Viper]

only reason im not going into another contract is that im on O2 simplicity at the moment. 600 minutes unlimited texts and unlimited internet. £20 a month. dont really want swap from that to a more expensive iPhone tariff.

I'm waiting for the white ones then buying direct from Apple

whats your voda contract?

[Simo]

Thats what I was planning to do Tom, buy from apple, let me voda contract run out then switch to the voda version of O2's simplicity. It only worked out at like £90 cheaper all-in over 18months, but it gives you an unlocked phone.

When they cancelled my contract, I couldnt resist the upgrade, as Id already shelled out a bundle on the first handset.

I went for a £35/month tariff. 600mins, 3000 texts, 1Gb data, 1Gb Wifi.

Everyone seems to be whining abut the capped data tariffs, but in the 18months Ive had my 3G Ive not even used 3Gb in total from the voda data stream. Im on wifi most places I use, so 1Gb per month is pretty much unlimited anyway for me.

My old tariff was better, but also cost £5 per month more than Ive just upgraded to. Was also considering waiting for the white, but I did that with my current one. I fancy a change - the black one :P

[Viper]

one advantage with waiting for white is all these problems with early handsets might be solved!

unlimited data is funny actually, because they all have fair usage policies, which im fairly sure is around 1gb anyway. I reckon they might have been forced to change 'unlimited' because it really isnt.

As you said though 1gb is a pretty high cpa anyway so its all good :y:

One thing I dont get with your contract.. how can they limit wifi usage or is it limited from Voda hotspots

[Simo]

Its BT Openzone stuff... similar to O2 giving you it free for 12 months.

All non-BT/cloud wifi is obviously not capped.

[Ross]

Facetime does work....my friend and boyfriend have already shared a moment together....

pics or it didn't happen

[Ross]

Good news! When we launch iPhone 4 you may be able to upgrade at no additional cost
Get in.

[Agent-VIP]

I was a little reluctant to upgrade to the 4.0 software on my 3GS, as people I knew that had done it had all sorts of problems.

In the end.. I stopped being such a poofe and installed it; it has some excellent new features.

Still not sure why they boast a 5x digital zoom, though.

[Simo]

Good performance for Vodafone... ordered online yesterday and the iP4 arrived at 9am this morning! 1 down, 1 to go ;)

[Sophie123]

pics or it didn't happen

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg58/SophieP_123/p.jpg

Hopefully that works!!

Id go with chopping the sim as my number STILL hasnt changed over to the microsim...been waiting 27 hrs!!

[GrantW]

Seriously?! Mine was activated immediately, just phoned up with my number and my sim card number and they done it there and then. I'm with Orange though.

[Sophie123]

Im with o2.
Had to activate mine online because the number i upgraded isnt the number im using in the phone, so they gave me an extra micro sim to use with my number.
I had a text to confirm they were processing the swap and that it could take 24 hours...27hours on...still nothing!!