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From: Rob on 16 Feb 2010 05:07 Having just got back from hols with an iPhone holder in our party, I've decided the time has come. Couple of questions: I figure PAYG is cheaper by about �200 for me over the two years of a contract, including the cost of year 2 wireless. Is this �200 likely to result in hassle/loss of features? If I get a contract (say �35 p/m O2) is it usual to keep the phone at the end, and jailbreak at my convenience, for example? http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone is saying 'Don't Buy!!!!', but I don't see anything especially revelatory beyond being a long way into the product/version cycle. Would you buy now, or wait? Thanks, Rob
From: Jim on 16 Feb 2010 05:15 On 2010-02-16, Rob <patchoulianREMOVE(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I figure PAYG is cheaper by about �200 for me over the two years of a > contract, including the cost of year 2 wireless. Is this �200 likely to > result in hassle/loss of features? I can't speak for how well the contract vs. PAYG works out for you financially (in my case I make about 2 calls a month, and that's *up* from my previous usage) but so far as I'm aware the only feature you _don't_ get on PAYG is Visual Voicemail. You'll get free access to The Cloud and BT OpenZone WiFi spots for 12 months (you might have to ask for that, can't remember). Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"
From: David Empson on 16 Feb 2010 05:35 Rob <patchoulianREMOVE(a)gmail.com> wrote: > http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone is saying 'Don't Buy!!!!', but > I don't see anything especially revelatory beyond being a long way into > the product/version cycle. Would you buy now, or wait? A reasonable assumption is that Apple will release a new model of iPhone around the June to July timeframe, since that's what they have done for the last three years. On that basis, if you buy an iPhone 3GS now, it will be superseded in about four months. Do you want to wait that long for unknown improvements? If not, buy it now. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Bella Jones on 16 Feb 2010 05:43 David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > Rob <patchoulianREMOVE(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPhone is saying 'Don't Buy!!!!', but > > I don't see anything especially revelatory beyond being a long way into > > the product/version cycle. Would you buy now, or wait? > > A reasonable assumption is that Apple will release a new model of iPhone > around the June to July timeframe, since that's what they have done for > the last three years. > > On that basis, if you buy an iPhone 3GS now, it will be superseded in > about four months. Do you want to wait that long for unknown > improvements? If not, buy it now. Sod it. I just ordered one on monthly contract from O2. I have terrible timing where mobile tech is concerned. Sod it. I can't face the horror or asking T-Mobile for my PAC code again. -- bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Jim on 16 Feb 2010 05:46
On 2010-02-16, Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > Sod it. I just ordered one on monthly contract from O2. I have terrible > timing where mobile tech is concerned. Sod it. I can't face the horror > or asking T-Mobile for my PAC code again. > You'll love it. Probably. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It" |