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Pay-per-unit appears to go MIA on AT&T for some iPhone users

by Erica Sadun (May 10th, 2012)

In April, AT&T ended a policy of offering data feature packs to its lowest end Pay as You Go plans (specifically, the $1/day and the $0.10/minute plans). At that time, TUAW was told by an AT&T spokesperson that customers on those plans could still pay a pay-per-unit (PPU) rate for data, ...

O2 iPhone paygo plans coming Sept. 16

by Robert Palmer (Sep 1st, 2008)

In June, O2 kind of announced that there would be a pay-as-you-go plan for the iPhone, and now they've finally set September 16 as its launch. UK customers can buy an 8GB iPhone for £350, and a 16GB handset for £400. Both plans come with free web browsing for the first year. (After the ...

Daily Mail claims iPhone nano ready for Christmas, the rest of us laugh

by Robert Palmer (Aug 4th, 2008)

The Daily Mail (of London) is citing "an industry source" that says Apple will release a £150 (≈$295) "iPhone nano" for O2 pay-as-you-go customers. The 8GB iPhone 3G is currently on offer for £99 (≈$195), but requires a £30 (≈$59) per month service charge for 18 ...

O2 iPhone pre-orders not going well

by Robert Palmer (Jul 7th, 2008)

O2, the sole provider of the iPhone in the UK, sent out emails and text messages to its customers offering to send them the new 3G handset to arrive on Friday, the worldwide launch date. Figuratively billions of people wrote us to say that the site was crushed under the load of people trying to ...

O2 pay-as-you-go iPhone plans announced, un-announced

by Robert Palmer (Jun 25th, 2008)

UK mobile provider O2 posted a page earlier today offering the iPhone 3G with a pay-as-you-go plan costing £300 (≈ $593) for the 8GB model, and £360 (≈ $711) for the 16GB model. The plan includes six months of WiFi and browsing. After the first six months, you can purchase ...