iPHONE 3G oh the pain

by TosspoT • 7 Jul 2008, 11:53 • Journals
So I am trying to order a 3G iPHONE as it came available this morning at 8am, its not almost 12 and ive still not got the order placed...

Update

Got it finally!!! I've no idea whether I'll perhaps get 2 or 3, but ill just flog any extras on ebay!

Huzzah!
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fixxx3r 7 Jul 2008, 12:54
1st

edit: 2nd
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bettina 7 Jul 2008, 12:54
i couldnt care less bout an over hyped company
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spiROZE 7 Jul 2008, 14:06
poor guy =(
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bettina 7 Jul 2008, 14:17
whatever you try to say
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dEzIrE 7 Jul 2008, 12:55
try harder \o/
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goldfarmer 7 Jul 2008, 12:57
hack hard, get pro
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Lover 7 Jul 2008, 12:57
w8...how much u pay for it?
i want to buy one too
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SlimShady 7 Jul 2008, 12:57
like u need it
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sine 7 Jul 2008, 12:58
Don't be a slave to consumerism!!
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EMER1CA 7 Jul 2008, 12:58
u are cool now.
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kot 7 Jul 2008, 12:59
Wow, you're slow.
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Coookie 7 Jul 2008, 13:00
i think you broke their webpage.
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b 7 Jul 2008, 13:00
For how much?
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goldfarmer 7 Jul 2008, 13:01
IT WAS FUSEN! MUAHAHAHhaA
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kevlar 7 Jul 2008, 13:04
update please stfu. got it ordered yet? or are you like number 1000 in a queue or 1,000,000? :P

i just thought, is it 02 youre getting a contract with it for in the uk? dont do it, theyre the worst fukking contact suppliers in the uk :(
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:09
got it! I got o2 for my iphone currently with no problems, im quite happy with um.
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kevlar 7 Jul 2008, 13:11
if you dont mind me asking (pm me it if you like) , but what do you get for your money with 02? minutes / data / texts .
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:13
the iphone contract is only available with the iphone but i get;

500 Minutes
600 Texts
Unlimited data

For £35 a month.

Plus you get free access to The Cloud wifi network, both for iphone and laptop - particularly helpful at airports!
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kevlar 7 Jul 2008, 13:19
thats actually pretty reasonable aint it :O
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:21
Yeah my bill normally comes in at £35 + whatever international calls i make + calls to HSBC
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SnK 7 Jul 2008, 13:20
If only the O2 contract were similar in Ireland...

They actually encourage you to unlock iphones (which i ended up doing with my normal iphone) with their rediculous prices.
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:22
afaik to be a national partner for iphone you have to give free data, i guess not in ireland? I mean theres no point to it without data
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fusen 7 Jul 2008, 15:30
nor in canada
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ETNiES 7 Jul 2008, 14:33
my mate bought one sim free for 300 euro.. he's on meteor now with it, I didn't think alot of the features would work on meteor but they do!
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SnK 7 Jul 2008, 15:19
Mine is on Meteor :)

Also visual voicemail does not work in Ireland, so non-02 customers don't miss out on much. o2 ireland dosen't have visual voicemail either ;)
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ETNiES 7 Jul 2008, 18:08
video calls don't work at all on Meteor which is shitty but you cant beat the free texts and phone a friend for free to :>
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fusen 7 Jul 2008, 19:01
fwiw, o2 are limiting it to 1 per customer
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Skydeh 7 Jul 2008, 13:07
Got a friend getting me one from France. Alot cheaper, and ill just stick my contract sim in.
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:10
But then you dont get free data which is the main reason I want o2.
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Skydeh 7 Jul 2008, 14:14
o2 suck big time.
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Penn 7 Jul 2008, 14:37
No they don't, been with them for years.
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Skydeh 7 Jul 2008, 14:53
Yeah they do :D
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Penn 7 Jul 2008, 15:05
Explain.
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Skydeh 7 Jul 2008, 15:25
Took out insurance with them when i got my phone last year, it stopped working after a week and phoned tthem to get it replaced. They had none of my details that i even had a contract nevermind insurance. Was without a phone for 4 weeks while i was messed around.

Pure wankers.
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Penn 7 Jul 2008, 16:03
Ouch, that's cuntish. I got my O2 contract through Carphone Warehouse so all customer service and handling etc is done through them and not O2.

Guess that's why mines been tip-top.
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Skydeh 7 Jul 2008, 17:24
It was through the Carphone Warehouse and that pissed me off even more. They said they had no recognition of me taking out anything with them and that there was nothing they could do :(

Maybe it because most shops in Cov have cuntish customer service.
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seigen 7 Jul 2008, 14:04
how much is it in france without contract?
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triflip 7 Jul 2008, 13:12
Overhyped shit, any other smartphone can do atleast the same for less money and no overpriced contract!
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:13
The data in the contract makes it extremely well priced.
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triflip 7 Jul 2008, 13:17
well I can get umlimited data for 10 euro more (then normal contract price) on every T-Mobile contract
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:23
In the UK the contract that you get for the iphone is very competitive versus Blackberries
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triflip 7 Jul 2008, 13:54
here in NL not, you can only chose between 2 contract and one is 45 euro with only 300 minutes/sms and the other one is 65 euro with 500 minutes/sms (both have unlimited data).
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sCred 7 Jul 2008, 13:22
Iphone = shit :<

Buy the new samsung ;)
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jnO 7 Jul 2008, 13:26
I thought about an iPhone.

However sense kicked in.

For £25 a month on Orange I get 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data.
The phone that was also free is a Samsung Tocco, HSDPA (7.2) with full touchscreen and more apps installed and available than you can swing a large moggy at, inluding Access powered MS Office.
Download Opera Mini and Robert's ya mothers brother.
You are also not restriceted by iTunes, it supports Micro SD (comes with 8Gig on Orange). OK so no WiFi but 3G+ and HSDPA are almost as fast (we're talking a couple of seconds difference per page).

The iPhone is not a bad device, its just overpriced because it has a shiny Apple logo on the case, and the contracts are not very attractive compared to offers available from other providers.
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sCred 7 Jul 2008, 13:32
image: samsung-f480-00

this phone is very good :), my future phone :D

Or maybe the i900...

image: samsung_sgh-i900_front
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jnO 7 Jul 2008, 14:23
Thats the cookie :D
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:41
I wouldnt trust a samsung after both of my housemates have that current HORRIBLE 5 mega pixel camera phone and have had all sorts of problems with it. I wanted to stay with Sony Ericson instead of Apple but their best smart phone has not received a positive reaction (at least the one that was out when i bought my first iphone)
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goldfarmer 7 Jul 2008, 13:45
what about nokia n95? its pretty big but a decent phone?
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 13:46
Horrible Battery life, and you gotta pay for the maps.
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goldfarmer 7 Jul 2008, 13:47
true , but you can crack it i guess?
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sine 7 Jul 2008, 14:16
My 8GB one has pretty decent battery life now. I agree on that with the original though. Having to charge every day without fail was a pain in the arse!
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jnO 7 Jul 2008, 14:21
HTC Touch Diamond or LG Secret?

Samsung have addressed the software issues on the Tocco. I use it fairly harshly and it has yet to freeze up or crash yet. Managed to export a 35 page word doc and flick through it and zoom without flaw.

SE are slightly behind at the moment in the smartphone stakes, the X1 seems to be the next bandwagon although it has not had favourable pre-release reviews either :(
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fusen 7 Jul 2008, 15:32
don't bring in any mention of camera phones when talking about the iPhone, you have no defense in that area
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TosspoT 7 Jul 2008, 15:40
No i went from the k800i which had the most amazing camera ever to this.. :(
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AnnieMac 7 Jul 2008, 13:28
I dont know what to post =(
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kevlar 7 Jul 2008, 13:52
that made me lol :D
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AnnieMac 7 Jul 2008, 13:54
:D
Nice to make someone smile!
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speci 7 Jul 2008, 13:56
I think I should wait to try and order my own then it seems....
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ZyGo 7 Jul 2008, 13:56
i got a iphone 32GB -___-
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Nonix 7 Jul 2008, 14:21
I bought 2 lacost shoes yesterday.
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vila 13 Jul 2008, 11:06
What would you do with 1 shoe?
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Nonix 13 Jul 2008, 12:22
It's 4 actually
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Penn 7 Jul 2008, 14:24
Grabbing mine on Friday too!
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tjiube 7 Jul 2008, 14:25
gonna buy a N95 8GB or a N96
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TehRealZAM 7 Jul 2008, 14:41
the power of the iphone is not in the hardware its the software.
if u guys would have hold an iphone for 30 minuts intense use u wouldnt come up with samsung crap :D

its just smooth and intuitive!
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sAm. 7 Jul 2008, 14:57
congrats
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xRio 7 Jul 2008, 15:18
Samsung F700 ftw!

image: f700
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HellHammer 7 Jul 2008, 15:33
my slippers look larger than that
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SnK 7 Jul 2008, 15:21
I can't wait for the appstore. Monkey balls on iphone, and WORMS!
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