O2 announces iPhone 3G S pricing

A 99 dollar 8GB iphone 3G with a plan is a big joke, but an unlocked one that has no plans in it is a boon to the company that made it. The whole world is your costumer, not and easy customer to please, isn't it? If you can't do that - you're lazy!

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I really hoped for a fresh new look to the iphone, but it didn't happen. I would still like the iphone 3gs, but i just stumbled upon the price, and couldn't pick my jaw up off the ground! are O2 serious! If they didn't have the iphone on their roster, they would have been doing crap (money terms). I bought the 3g 16gb after a few months, I guess I be doing the same with this new one....

The pricing is horrific, who the hell would pay half a grand for a phone on pay as you go, that's straight up daylight robbery!!!

Not impressed!

I got an iPhone 3G back in March coz I couldnt upgrade when it was released coz of o2.

Now i cant upgrade to 3GS now :(

the phone companies want more money out of everyone the greedy gits.

at least tom tom will be available for me, I HOPE SO, It BETTER!!!!!

it is expensive for tethering, if i needed it i would get it but im not gonna pay for it. im looking forward to mms.

With my last o2 phone, mms would cost 3sms from your free texts in the month, lets hope its the same

As an iPhone fan already I obviously already own one, but due to bad deals I am unable to buy it without spending £550 which is freaking ridiculous.

So no Apple and o2 have stopped me buying one.

Hii well im very confused im wondering if anyone can help? Well i bought a new iphone 3g 8gb from O2 on pay as you go for £352 pounds (including £10 top up) i bought it on the 30th May 09
Can i return the iphone 3g and exchange for a 3gS??
if i do do i have to pay more for the 16gb ??
How come steve Jobbs said they are going to sell the iphone for $199 dollors :O and when is it going to be that price
thanks :)

I would love to get the iPhone 3G S, but being an O2 UK Pay & Go user, and owning a 16GB 3G, the new model is way too expensive.

If O2 offered a discount for trading in your 3G, I'd have considered. But no offer, high price, and no trade in option has put the 3G S off my list for a very long while...

If sales are poor, Apple & O2 are going to have to re-think their pricing policy. I hope that Apple has a get-out clause based on unit sales, then the iPhone can be made available to other networks.

The way things stand, would it be cheaper just to go across the Channel and buy an unlocked iPhone?

I was thinking of getting a PAYG 3Gs, and swapping the sim card to my monthly 3G - what problems would I have?

The only thing I can think of is the tethering being associated with a different sim no/phone combination. I'm not even sure if there is any association between the sim and the particular phone?

I have six months left on my contract and i am not renewing until next years update. Its a sweet deal in general being with UK O2 interms of quality of service but i feel they really have let themselves down with not giving current 3G users a deal to upgrade and extend there contract for the 3GS.

I am probably going to jailbrake in six months time and get the video camera app that is in there and use an 02 pay as you go sim until we get the iPhone that i was really hoping was coming i.e front facing camera, OLED