8GB PRICE CRASH!
o2 have just slashed the price of the 8GB in their shops to £169…. but only if you purchase it from an o2 store. You don’t have to sign up to a contract either!!! This makes it cheaper than an 8GB iPod Touch!
You can then come to us and get it unlocked for £29.99 and get our fantastic insurance for £5.88 per month which covers loss, damage, theft, etc etc
BARGAIN!
April 16th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Also available at carphonewarehouse!
April 16th, 2008 at 10:57 am
This is great news, it is also available at that price from Carphone Warehouse, not sure why such a big cut, but offer is only on till June 1st - The question is what comes after that date………
April 16th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Hi,
I bought one from CPW online today and they took my details (bank details, credit card and set up a direct debit service) but no value was specified. Would this mean they would start charging me £35 per month if I fail to activate?
How do I get your software and if I want a technician for this how do i contact u?
thanks
To get our software simply purchase it online. If you want a technician to do it just come to our store in Birmingham.
April 16th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
The Carphone warehouse website has this offer too.
Can anyone tell me if it is safe to buy the iphone from the o2 website, ie avoid signing up for monthly direct debits. I read on another page of this site that the carphonewarehouse website asks for details to be input to get the direct debit set-up when you near completion of the transaction.
Thanks
Chris
April 16th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I Have just bought one from the 02 shop on line (because the local shop had 2 of them overnight before the price crash !!). They charged me just the
advertised price and asked for no contract details (you do that at apple if you want)
April 16th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Chris - don’t buy one from the websites, you WILL have to do a contract that way.
April 16th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Where is the best place to buy one?
April 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Chris - buy one in store at either Carphone or O2 - say it is for a gift - there is no sign up/contract etc unless you sign up through iTunes, which i’m sure you wouldnt do
April 18th, 2008 at 7:27 am
does this mean that us early adopters have missed out and need to get rid of our 8gb phones, to make way for the 2nd gen phone that should be out in June. The sooner we shift them the better right?
Hi Barry - I wouldn’t say that. To be honest they’ll definitely bring out a 32GB model in June, thats for sure, but as for 2nd gen - you’ll be able to upgrade your iPhone to that software as well! The only difference is the possibility of a 3G model which personally I’m not expecting until later this year, which will only offer marginally quicker download speeds anyway. The rest of the iPhone will be identical.
April 19th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I ordered one last night, and you’re right, you do have to put in bank details for direct debit, but then all you have to do is cancel the direct debit with your bank, and I think they will probably send the mandate to you to sign first anyway. I also went to the shop today, and bought another one, no contract to sign. Just about to buy this software to unlock it.
April 19th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Cancelling your direct debit with your bank will almost be a contract violation and you will be liable legally for the entire 18 month contract.
Far better to get one from a shop where you don’t have to sign a contract.
April 20th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Hi, I have just been on both the carphone warehouse and o2 websites and wondered if someone could shed some light on this for me please…..If I add either the 8gb or 16gb to my basket and go to the checkout, the ‘monthly cost’ is - and all they are asking for is payment for the phone? Do I need an o2 contract or not? Thanks.
Hi Dave - buy it from a shop, NOT the website. As you will sign up to monthly direct debits over the website
April 20th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I went to an O2 shop the other day and they said that they couldn’t sell one to me without a contract and that I couldn’t buy the phone outright, so now I am very confused. I am based in the isle of man and they are not bringing the phone over here to buy on my contract so I need to buy one outright, what are the options again and how much will it all cost? Sorry for these questions but I am getting mixed answers.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:50 am
Hi Jon.
Hmm, looking at O2’s website it does state that you would need a 18 mth contract - I’m not sure that that applies if you buy one from the shop though. Looking at Carphone warehouse, their website also state that you need a contract - whereas before it didn’t. I shall investigate….
April 21st, 2008 at 7:57 am
Hi Jon.
Looking at O2’s T&C’s (http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/frequentlyaskedquestions/prepurchase) - you can buy as a gift and not sign up for a contract..
April 21st, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Hi just to let you all know I got mine from the o2 shop a 16 gig one paid with my card the lass said all I needed 2 tell her what my email address was 2 which I gave her a false one and she never even wrote it down just told me 2 activate it when I got home ….And there u have I got one and its fabb real fabb ……
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Its annoying causei already have 8gb ipod touch:@
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Hi,
I want to know how much time does O2 give you to activate ur contract. I mean in other words how much time I get 2purchase ursoftware from the moment I buy the iphone from store?
Thx
April 24th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
so dont get the phone from web. in the shops do they charge you £200 or £169
April 26th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I tried buying online at both Carphone Warehouse and O2 .. And when you come to purchase the handset you do go through the motions of signing up for a contract …
I cancelled this process and just went to the local shop.
Carphone warehouse said I had to sign up in store or I couldn’t buy one … O2 however, just gave me the phone and told me how to activate through iTunes.
Easy.
Now I just need the software
April 26th, 2008 at 9:13 am
hi,i got an 8gb from carphone wharehouse last week,i said it was a gift there was a little debate between the to lads there,but i got,i down loaded iphoneunlock in minutes it was done,works better than my itouch well worth it,ace guys.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I’m from the Netherlands and I want to buy a Iphone and ship it to the Netherlands. I’m wondering who I can get the Iphone 8 GB (169,00) without having to sign any contract or something like that. I want to contact a shop and ask them to send it to me. Does anyone has any suggestions/tips for me?
Thanks a lot, carl_vanheyst@hotmail.com
April 28th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Do not buy from the carphone warehouse online, on the final stage after entering your card details, you are required to enter direct debit details. If you cannot go instore simply CALL the CPW and say your purchasing it on behalf of a partner for a gift etc etc. They confirmed to me three times on the phone that all I will be billed is the initial £169. Word of advice tho, buy asap as they’re ‘out of stock now’ and chances are will only have a few more coming in, as they’re getting rid of their stock ready for the 3G version later this year.
May 5th, 2008 at 11:55 am
My sister wants to buy an iphone to unlock….she went into the Carphone Warehouse to buy a 8GB iphone & was told she had to pay with either a Credit or Debit card!
Can you not buy an iphone with cash? If you must buy an iphone with a bank card, will O2 be able to track the card and extract the monthly bill payments from the account associated with the card?
Thanks
May 6th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I bought one from carphone warehouse shop. I said it was a gift (and too be honest i didnt really have to say that). Paid by CC and took it home and unlocked it. Easy. Now, will they be willing to sell me another one though, I guess there is no limit to the amount of ‘gifts’ I can buy people
May 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I bought an IPhone 8gb (last one) from CarPhoneWarehouse last week. I Downloaded the UnlockUK software and installed accordingly. At CarphoneWarehouse they did a credit check first and than made me sign a contract, also on my receipt it says contract. Does this mean that I am bound to that O2 contract or will this only happen if I install it through ITunes with O2? Does anyone know…?
May 6th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I’ve just bought an 8GB from O2 but Im having problems sending text messages. Now and again it says error sending message so I have to clear the conversation before it goes through, its not that the memory is full because there are only a few messages there.
Is anyone else having the same problems?
May 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Hi Daniel.
Hmm, that is odd, the CPW shouldnt have done a credit check as that is done online with itunes/02 etc. That is why you can buy the phone as a gift and the credit check is done on the person who registers it online. I signed carphone warehouse papers saying that I cannot bring the phone back to the shop unless the creit check fails. I have no idea what you have signed however. Did it have direct debit details on it? If in doubt, go back/call the shop and explain your situation and say you bought it as a gift.. Hope it helps, let me know.
May 10th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Anyone know how you can get edge working with 02 pay-as-you-go ?.
I Don’t have a 3rd party sim card
as per unlock say. There seem no
options to install edge ?
May 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Does anyone know how I can access the telephone contacts that I copied from my old phone to the SIM prior to transferring to the iPhone? I cannot see them at all and can’t seem to work out how to copy contacts from the SIM to the Iphone memory. Thanks
Hi Tim - use our SIMport program, located within Installer. Our unlocking area documents how to do this.