iPhone prices to fall?

Rik · Mar 14, 2009, 12:18:51

According to El Reg:

QuoteO2 is poised to reduce prices on the iPhone 3G in the UK. It would seem.

According to a report in Mobile Today, the online arm of the UK cellular-industry trade rag Mobile, the iPhone will be free on £35 and £45 per-month plans. Currently, the 16GB version is free on a £75 per month contract and the 8GB version is free on £75 and £45 per-month plans. The new pricing will apparently begin in May.
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Mobile Today's sources say that the reason for the price drop is simple: O2 wants to reduce its inventory before new iPhones arrive "in June or, most likely, July."

Anyone interested?

Simon · Mar 14, 2009, 13:28:15

Nope.

Steve · Mar 14, 2009, 13:32:15

Apple should be updating June/July 2009 ,if it follows the similar timings of the launch date and subsequent update.

Sebby · Mar 14, 2009, 15:11:56

Quote from: Rik on Mar 14, 2009, 12:18:51
Anyone interested?

Already got one.

Rik · Mar 14, 2009, 15:14:15

I thought you might go for a pair.

Sebby · Mar 14, 2009, 15:15:08

Glenn · Mar 14, 2009, 15:15:28

Does he need an au pair

Rik · Mar 14, 2009, 15:16:39

He could keep his ears warm that way.

Sebby · Mar 14, 2009, 15:16:52

Rik · Mar 14, 2009, 15:18:11

Lance · Mar 15, 2009, 00:26:12

Apple are also going to be showing their version 3 software this coming week which any new hardware design is bound to use. The question is do i get my iphone at the end of this month, or do i buy a cheap o2 payg phone, port my number to that and wait for a couple of months for the new iphone?

Sebby · Mar 15, 2009, 01:21:43

It's a tough one, Lance. It might be worth waiting now...

Lance · Mar 15, 2009, 11:56:07

Indeed it might. I think I might just go PAYG for a few months and sit it out. I would hate buying a new phone this/next month, or even getting it free in May (supposedly), knowing that in a month or two there will be a newer version out with new software and potentially significantly different hardward (on the inside anyway).

Rik · Mar 15, 2009, 12:00:47

Twas ever thus with technology though, Lance.

Lance · Mar 15, 2009, 12:13:51

But at lest with the iphone it's a little more predictable!

Rik · Mar 15, 2009, 12:19:31

True.

Lance · Mar 17, 2009, 19:51:41

There is some good coverage of the media demo of the iphone OS 3.0 here for anybody who is interested.

Essentially, it adds several basic features that were expected and will be available in the summer on existing hardware although the existing hardware won't support all the new features. Another way of reading that is that there will be a new version of the iphone hardware too!

Gary · Mar 17, 2009, 20:37:06

Nokia N97 for me possibly, my contracts due for rrenewal soon so I'll just let it tick along and not upgrade and see what the new iphone has over the n97 when that comes out, I'm not in a rush and if you leave your contract as is, you can update at any time anyway.

Simon · Mar 17, 2009, 20:54:09

The N97 looks good, but I'm also waiting to see what the N86 will be like, with it's 8mp camera.

Gary · Mar 17, 2009, 21:00:23

Quote from: Simon on Mar 17, 2009, 20:54:09
The N97 looks good, but I'm also waiting to see what the N86 will be like, with it's 8mp camera.

I like the look of that as well, I'll let others be the beta testers on the products and wait and see, the difference between 8mp and 5mp all depends on the quality of the sensor and lens so time will tell.

Simon · Mar 17, 2009, 21:16:45

I've found the 5mp camera on the N82 to be superior to any of the cameras on the SE phones I've had, so I have hopes for the N86. That said, a friend has just got a SE C905, and he's chuffed to bits with it. I've had a bit of a play, and it certainly seems better than many recent SE phones.

Sebby · Mar 17, 2009, 21:42:32

I was following the Apple keynote, Lance. Very exciting stuff.

Gary · Mar 18, 2009, 07:12:46

Quote from: Simon on Mar 17, 2009, 21:16:45
I've found the 5mp camera on the N82 to be superior to any of the cameras on the SE phones I've had, so I have hopes for the N86. That said, a friend has just got a SE C905, and he's chuffed to bits with it. I've had a bit of a play, and it certainly seems better than many recent SE phones.

I looked at that phone, since I use the video camera its a bit of a odd one that you have to turn the phone around to use the main camera as the video call one as well, then you cant see the person talking to you, sort of defeats the point of having video calling, I looked at the phone, great build quality, but noted that many said the keypad was scratched by the slider

I used to love SE phones, maybe they can get it into gear this year and pull out a real show stopper like the P900 and P910i back in the old days, I miss my old P910i a lot, awful camera but great phone and Interface

Gary · Mar 18, 2009, 07:25:59

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Quote from: Sebby on Mar 17, 2009, 21:42:32
I was following the Apple keynote, Lance. Very exciting stuff.

Still no flash though Sebby

I would like to watch you tube and the bbc news clips that are flash based etc and without that I'm missing out on a lot of the nets rich content, Apple seem to be pushing their Quicktime more which reminds me of MS and how they push their versions of IE and make us view the web they want, if it had MMS and a Flash player and java it would be a truly great machine, I want to view the net and and have mini pc as much as I can, having Shazam as a app is not for me when i can just dial it and it will tell me the same thing, also for me having all my music on it is not a high priority, but the camera quality would be, so its swings and roundabouts, I love the screen the look, the design is flawless on the outside, but I cant truly view the internet in all its glory yet, Hopefully they may surprise me and fill all the holes in and make it a truly great device, but I will wait and see what this year brings.

Tacitus · Mar 18, 2009, 07:40:23

Quote from: Gary on Mar 18, 2009, 07:25:59
StStill no flash though Sebby I would like to watch you tube and the bbc news clips that are flash based etc and without that I'm missing out on a lot of the nets rich content, Apple seem to be pushing their Quicktime more.....

I thought Apple were pushing H264 rather than QT per se. According to one of the reports I read, a lot of You Tube and BBC stuff is being pushed out in H264 anyway. On that basis I can't see that you should be missing much. OTOH perhaps it's me that's missing something....

somanyholes · Mar 18, 2009, 11:18:33

maybe of interest to some

http://framesandbits.typepad.com/frames_and_bits/2009/03/iphone-os-3-amazingly-boring.html

Rik · Mar 18, 2009, 11:20:15

Now you'll have upset Sebby, So.

Simon · Mar 18, 2009, 11:42:56

Sebby · Mar 18, 2009, 13:37:27

Quote from: Gary on Mar 18, 2009, 07:25:59
StStill no flash though Sebby I would like to watch you tube and the bbc news clips that are flash based etc and without that I'm missing out on a lot of the nets rich content, Apple seem to be pushing their Quicktime more which reminds me of MS and how they push their versions of IE and make us view the web they want, if it had MMS and a Flash player and java it would be a truly great machine, I want to view the net and and have mini pc as much as I can, having Shazam as a app is not for me when i can just dial it and it will tell me the same thing, also for me having all my music on it is not a high priority, but the camera quality would be, so its swings and roundabouts, I love the screen the look, the design is flawless on the outside, but I cant truly view the internet in all its glory yet, Hopefully they may surprise me and fill all the holes in and make it a truly great device, but I will wait and see what this year brings.

Flash is being worked on, but I really don't find it to be a problem, given that YouTube and BBC iPlayer are both support on the iPhone.

Gary · Mar 19, 2009, 08:53:10

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 18, 2009, 13:37:27
Flash is being worked on, but I really don't find it to be a problem, given that YouTube and BBC iPlayer are both support on the iPhone.

Its other sites Sebby that use flash, I'm glad they have worked on MMS now and copy and paste, but you still cant send vid clips and the camera is not up to scratch really, as I said if they had a 8MP camera 30fps video and a battery i can replace myself then happy days, the iphone really does catch the eye, but I need a few extras, on it and I would be there. The N86 looks great with its 8MP Carl Zeiss optics, wifi and the camera has variable aperture values and a 28mm wide angle lens, and I know the N97 comes with skype built in now as well and a 3.5" touch screen, and both handsets look gorgeous, thing is the price is excessive, over £600 foir the N97 sim free and over £500 for the N86 and in these troubled times are people really going to pay that price tag for these products?

Lance · Mar 19, 2009, 10:45:17

Indeed it is a lot of money which is why to me contracts represent better value for money. I know you have a preference though for phones with firmware not touched by operators and i guess that is the premium you pay.

Sebby · Mar 19, 2009, 13:31:33

Quote from: Gary on Mar 19, 2009, 08:53:10
Its other sites Sebby that use flash, I'm glad they have worked on MMS now and copy and paste, but you still cant send vid clips and the camera is not up to scratch really, as I said if they had a 8MP camera 30fps video and a battery i can replace myself then happy days, the iphone really does catch the eye, but I need a few extras, on it and I would be there. The N86 looks great with its 8MP Carl Zeiss optics, wifi and the camera has variable aperture values and a 28mm wide angle lens, and I know the N97 comes with skype built in now as well and a 3.5" touch screen, and both handsets look gorgeous, thing is the price is excessive, over £600 foir the N97 sim free and over £500 for the N86 and in these troubled times are people really going to pay that price tag for these products?

Apple give people products that are good to use, not that are necessarily cutting-edge in terms of the technology. I wouldn't want an N95/N96/N97 if you paid me; having spent time with Apple products, the interface seems clunky and unintuitive, and that's not the kind of product I want to use.

Lance · Mar 19, 2009, 14:01:55

Thats the discussion i was having at the weekend with a friend who has a iphone. Whilst my n95 had all the same features and was technically better, the iphone makes the features more accessible and easier to use.

Rik · Mar 19, 2009, 14:48:45

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 19, 2009, 13:31:33
having spent time with Apple products, the interface seems clunky and unintuitive, and that's not the kind of product I want to use.

That could be taken two ways, Seb.

Gary · Mar 19, 2009, 19:12:15

Quote from: Sebby on Mar 19, 2009, 13:31:33
Apple give people products that are good to use, not that are necessarily cutting-edge in terms of the technology. I wouldn't want an N95/N96/N97 if you paid me; having spent time with Apple products, the interface seems clunky and unintuitive, and that's not the kind of product I want to use.

The new products have a new GUI which is very different Sebby to the old N95 style interface, which is slow. I am not meaning to put the iPhone down, its a great tool but just not what I would want in a handheld, and as you say its interface is clunky and unintuitive

Sebby · Mar 20, 2009, 09:09:15

Quote from: Rik on Mar 19, 2009, 14:48:45
That could be taken two ways, Seb.

The Nokia's interface...