Have you tried restarting the iPhone?
I know this worked for a lot of people at the time of the 3G release.
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iPhone 3GS UK Discussion thread
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Have you tried restarting the iPhone?
I know this worked for a lot of people at the time of the 3G release.
Yeah had been restarting it every few hours to check if sim updates had been received
Just called O2 to see whats happening, apparently because i went fro iPhone to iPhone the sim i got with my 2G is actually a usim so can be used fine in my 3Gs, apparently the one i got from the store is a backup in case i lose or the phone is stolen.
So got it working now, even though i got it via Carphone warehouse, i'm very happy with what i got deal wise
Just called O2 to see whats happening, apparently because i went fro iPhone to iPhone the sim i got with my 2G is actually a usim so can be used fine in my 3Gs, apparently the one i got from the store is a backup in case i lose or the phone is stolen.
So got it working now, even though i got it via Carphone warehouse, i'm very happy with what i got deal wise
Is it a 3G enabled SIM though? I thought the SIMs were different - when I first got a 3G, everything was working except for 3G, until I got a new SIM from O2.
Well I tried very hard to buy one today but there was no stock anywhere close to me. I have ordered it from Apple online, but the delivery ETA is July 7th...
Wow, well the update shows that my iPhone 3GS has shipped with an ETA of tomorrow!
I really hope that's true.PAY GO sim = free internet for one year isnt it?
02 told me it was £7 per month.
- do you HAVE to top up every month?
or can you let one top up last several months??
£10 worth of call time..... is that a good amount?
£10 per month PAY GO is the CHEAPEST WAY TO GET IPHONE ISNT IT?
so £10 plan is for a text plan right? so you can only buy texts right? but can you change plans? the pay go is complicated man..... or can you buy from whichever pay go plan you wish any time???
02 told me it was £7 per month.
- do you HAVE to top up every month?
or can you let one top up last several months??
£10 worth of call time..... is that a good amount?
£10 per month PAY GO is the CHEAPEST WAY TO GET IPHONE ISNT IT?
so £10 plan is for a text plan right? so you can only buy texts right? but can you change plans? the pay go is complicated man..... or can you buy from whichever pay go plan you wish any time???
iPhone Pay & Go SIM = free wi-fi/web
I activated my iPhone a couple of days ago and received a confirmation text from O2 that I have it free for a year. If you were to go on a normal Pay & Go tariff (i.e. you didn't buy a Pay & Go iPhone) then you'd need to pay £7.
I activated my iPhone on O2 a couple of days ago and am on Pay & Go.
You can switch your Pay & Go tariff as soon as you activate it - just ring up the automated service or text the numbers on the website:
http://www.o2.co.uk/explore/tariffs/paygo
The amount of free texts/minutes you get each month depends on the Pay & Go tariff you're on:
Talkalotmore - free evening/weekend minutes (£10 gets you 50 of-peak minutes)
Text Anytime - free texts (£10 gets you 300 texts)
Favourite Place - free minutes to your chosen postcode (£10 gets you 500 minutes)
Your Country - free minutes abroad (£10 gets you 50 minutes)
O2 Unlimited - free texts/minutes to other O2 mobiles (£10 gets you unlimited texts to O2 mobiles)
Text and Call - free texts/minutes to any mobile (£10 gets you 25 minutes and 25 texts)
Any calls or texts made outside your free allowance are deducted from your top-up. In order to enjoy the free elements of the above tariffs you need to top up each month. You can change tariffs once a month.
If you're concerned about not having enough texts/minutes, look into using a Simplicity plan with your iPhone - just get the SIM and pop it into the iPhone. Have a look at this page for the various tariffs:
http://shop.o2.co.uk/sim-only-simplicity
As an example, you can get 600 minutes, 1200 texts and a free web bolt-on for £20 a month.
Hope that helps... clearly I was bored this morning.
I'm happy with it for now... slight 'warm' or 'yellow' screen, but I'll live.
O2 tarrifs on Pay & Go are better than the contract I was on with Orange for my needs.
The cost of the device is a bit steep, but you're paying for quality I guess... well, you'd think anyway. I see it as an all-in-one iPod, mobile and SatNav so in that sense I don't feel ripped off.
The bruising will subside I'm sure.
O2 tarrifs on Pay & Go are better than the contract I was on with Orange for my needs.
The cost of the device is a bit steep, but you're paying for quality I guess... well, you'd think anyway. I see it as an all-in-one iPod, mobile and SatNav so in that sense I don't feel ripped off.
The bruising will subside I'm sure.
cheapest/best way to purchase and run an iPhone 3G S
Can someone confirm the cheapest/best way to purchase and run an iPhone 3G S over an 18 month period?
£35/month contract from o2 + the cost of the phone, or PAYG iPhone + simplicity/other tariff.
I'm not in any contract at the moment so open to all options, but would be grateful if someone could answer as theres a lot of talk about it in the earlier part of this thread!
Can someone confirm the cheapest/best way to purchase and run an iPhone 3G S over an 18 month period?
£35/month contract from o2 + the cost of the phone, or PAYG iPhone + simplicity/other tariff.
I'm not in any contract at the moment so open to all options, but would be grateful if someone could answer as theres a lot of talk about it in the earlier part of this thread!
I gave this one a lot of thought when I was considering and here's what I came up with... based on getting a iPhone 3GS 16GB:
18-Month Contract
Phone Cost: £185
Monthly Cost: £35 (600 minutes, 500 texts, unlimited web, unlimited wi-fi)
Total Cost after 18-months: £815
Pay & Go
Phone Cost: £440
Monthly Cost: £15 top-up (100 minutes, 100 texts, £15 for other calls/texts on Talk & Text tariff, unlimited web, unlimited wi-fi)
Total Cost after 18-months: £710
Simplicity
Phone Cost: £440
Monthly Cost: £20 (800 minutes, 1600 texts, unlimited web bolt-on)
Total Cost after 18-months: £800
So overall the best value for money is Simplicity, but the ceapest overall is Pay & Go.
Thanks man! So basically for ease and less money up front the £35 month contract is still a better choice... I dont need all those extra minutes anyway.
Maybe I should just got for 24 months and make the whole thing a bit cheaper?? Not that much difference in the grand scale of things!
If you want to minimise the initial cost of the phone, contract is the way to go. Just remember you're tied in to it and you may find yourself 12 months from now wanting the newest iPhone and then complaining O2 won't give you a cheap upgrade.
If you want to minimise costs further - go through Quidco when you order... you can get cashback offers from various retailers:
Apple Store: 4% cashback on iPhone order
O2: £35 on signing up for a 12-month Simplicity contract
mobiles.co.uk: £60 on iPhone contract orders
carphonewarehouse: £45 on iPhone contract orders
Clearly I did my research before getting mine!
I think it's for new contracts, but you could try and see if it works. There's no fee to sign-up so nothing really to lose.
The cashback comes from mobiles.co.uk, so I'm pretty sure you'd get the money once that order is finalised and paid for. You could in theory then call O2 once the new contract is set up and get your old number transfered over to the new contract.
Well, there's an option when you're ordering to enter your current O2 details... perhaps the credit check would be as essential.
well i had a look at a 3GS today and tbh, i wasn't that impressed.
Build quality on all the display models was poor, some with cracks and most with rattling vibrate switches.
The speed didn't 'blow me away' either.
I will say it again, going to wait for a real upgrade next year. In regards to that, will I have to pass another credit check?
Build quality on all the display models was poor, some with cracks and most with rattling vibrate switches.
The speed didn't 'blow me away' either.
I will say it again, going to wait for a real upgrade next year. In regards to that, will I have to pass another credit check?
Maybe you went in looking for reason's NOT to upgrade instead of vice versa. Plus its a new phone...customers will be battering the display models....and i mean battering them
EDIT: The phone is out of stock in both O2/CPW...only Apple have it and even that is still 5/7 days
Do you have to pay for openzone hotspots? Iam on a iPhone monthly contract
Also what do you guys do when you take your iPhone abroad? Use ultrasn0w and pick up a voda sim would be cheapest-now voda have dropped there prices?
Also what do you guys do when you take your iPhone abroad? Use ultrasn0w and pick up a voda sim would be cheapest-now voda have dropped there prices?
No.
I rely on ITS rates and avoid making calls and use texting instead which is cheaper.
I don't know where abouts you live, but I travel between the east midlands and london every other weekend and always have perfect coverage for the entire journey with O2.
