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iPhone 5 contract prices for UK phone networks published

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 14th, 2012)

The US isn't the only country whose residents are up early pre-ordering the iPhone 5 today. Other countries like the UK are also kicking off sales of the next generation iPhone. In the UK, customers have a variety of carriers, several different price points and even multiple retail stores from ...

Don't want to buy an iPhone 4S? Rent one

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 12th, 2011)

It's a wonder that a carrier hasn't tried this before now. UK carrier O2 has launched a pilot program called O2 Lease, which allows rentals of the iPhone 4S. Customers can rent the phone for a year. The plan is £55 per month and includes a 16 GB iPhone, 750 minutes, 500 MB of data, ...

UK cell operator O2 changes tariffs, offers free tethering

by Richard Gaywood (Mar 29th, 2011)

Here in the UK, O2 was Apple's partner operator for several years, and it remains the default choice for a lot of us iPhone users. With the new emphasis on tethering in iOS 4.3 via Personal Hotspot, many of us O2 users (particularly those of us with Wi-Fi iPads) have been clamoring for better ...

iPhone 4 shipping times improved

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 6th, 2010)

Good news for those wanting to purchase an iPhone 4...in the US anyway. Shipping estimates have improved from three weeks to between five and seven business days, according to Apple's US online retail store. Improved shipping estimates usually indicate that Apple is catching up with consumer demand. ...

More international iPhone 4 pricing plans released

by Dave Caolo (Jun 16th, 2010)

Now that iPhone 4 pre-orders have begun, international providers are releasing their data plans. First off, the UK's Orange has outlined its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) and business plans. The monthly plans offer two options: 24 months and 18 months. The 24 month plan offers 5 price points, ...

Three will carry iPhone 4 in the UK, O2 cuts off unlimited data

by Dave Caolo (Jun 10th, 2010)

While American iPhone users are limited to a single carrier, the UK offers plenty of choice to customers. Three has announced that they will carry iPhone 4, with pre-orders beginning on June 15th. O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone were all confirmed on the 7th. Even poor math students will notice ...

Rogers, O2 tease iPad data plans

by Dave Caolo (Apr 14th, 2010)

On the heels of international shipping delays, carriers from the UK and Canada have released terse confirmation that they will be offering iPad data plans by "...the end of May." Rogers senior director of social media, Keith McArthur, wrote on the company's blog, "Rogers today announced that it ...

Vodafone sells 100K iPhones in 7 days

by Dave Caolo (Jan 25th, 2010)

Last September, Vodafone announced their intention to sell the iPhone in the UK and Ireland "...in early 2010." They spent most of 2009 prepping their networks for the traffic that the iPhone would bring. Now they've finally thrown the switch and sold 100,000 iPhones in just seven days. Vodafone ...

UK mobile operator O2: iPhone apps are hurting our network

by Steven Sande (Jan 2nd, 2010)

Everyone knows about the struggles US mobile phone company AT&T has had with keeping its network up to speed given the huge bandwidth requirements of the popular iPhone. Well, they're not the only mobile carrier having issues. In the UK, O2 has been having problems with the huge amount of ...

O2 network issues hinder iPhone users

by Dave Caolo (Dec 22nd, 2009)

iPhone customers using O2 in the UK are three days into connectivity issues, according to Sky News. Many have been seeing the error message, "could not activate cellular data network." It's bound to happen once and a while, but such widespread outages ... and for so long ... have users rather ...

Vodafone UK to start iPhone sales Jan. 14, 2010

by Ken Ray (Dec 21st, 2009)

Vodafone announced in September that it would start iPhone sales in the UK in early 2010. Two weeks into the new year is pretty early. The BBC says Vodafone will start its UK iPhone sales January 14, 2010. Vodafone UK CEO Guy Laurence says his company has been prepping its network for the ...

UK to get 4th carrier for iPhone

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Nov 25th, 2009)

When I visited Liverpool last month, I saw that Tesco was everywhere -- as big box store, as a gas station, in smaller markets, and even Tesco Mobile, a joint venture with O2. So, it's no surprise to me to hear that Tesco is planning to offer the iPhone at its stores in the UK. A spokesperson ...

British carrier O2 to unlock out-of-contract iPhones

by Dave Caolo (Nov 9th, 2009)

In an interview with Times Online, Matthew Key, head of O2, shared his company's plans to allow users of out-of-contract iPhones to switch to other providers: "Once the iPhone becomes available on other UK networks, we will allow O2 customers to unlock their iPhones, although of course they will ...

Orange to start UK iPhone sales on November 10

by Ken Ray (Oct 24th, 2009)

Update: Orange has announced pricing for the iPhone, in a dizzying matrix of subscription & pay-as-you-go plans (Monkey, Dolphin, Canary, Racoon & Camel? Really?) matched with varying purchase costs. All plans include free unlimited WiFi access; wireless data is 250MB/mo on the PAYG plans ...

Vodafone enters UK iPhone war, sales to begin in 2010

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 29th, 2009)

Vodafone has announced that they will start selling the iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland in early 2010. This comes just one day after Orange UK revealed its plans to offer the iPhone. Up to this point, O2 has had exclusive rights to the iPhone in the UK. No information on pricing is available ...