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3 UK hoping to offer the iPhone 3G in the future

It looks like another UK based carrier has set their sights on offering the iPhone 3G. The latest is 3 UK, and according to CEO Kevin Russell they are “very interested in the iPhone” because it will “fill a gap in the company’s portfolio.” Russell has also stated that he is “not sure that we have [...]

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O2 announces iPhone 3G Pay & Go pricing, availability

It comes as no surprise that O2 was planning on launching a Pay & Go service for the iPhone 3G, however they have (until now) kept a tight lip on the details. The good news is that Pay & Go users looking to grab an iPhone 3G will not have to wait much longer as [...]

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UK based “All The Internet” iPhone ad reported as misleading

The Advertising Standards Authority in the UK has ruled against Apple on one of their latest iPhone 3G commercials. The ad in question stated that “all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone” and as any iPhone user can tell you, that is not entirely true, because while you may be able to [...]

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O2 estimates it was 13,000 iPhone 3G orders per second that crashed their website

We saw the iPhone 3G become available for pre-sale on Monday morning and in turn the O2 website quickly came to a crawl, and not much longer the dreaded “out of stock” message showed up. It turns out that the O2 ordering system failed because the orders topped as much as 13,000 per second at times. [...]

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O2 to begin offering pay-as-you-go iPhone 3G “later this year”

With the recent and quick sell out for the iPhone 3G pre-orders, O2 has announced that it will make the phone available as a pay-as-you-go phone “later this year.” Based on information from O2 the PAYG option will “be available later this year” but Carphone Warehouse has given a little more detail of when it can [...]

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O2 iPhone 3G pre-orders quickly sell out

As we mentioned on Saturday, O2 did indeed begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone 3G and it seems that the demand was incredible. The sales began and within hours they process came grinding to a halt. Those who were looking to upgrade came to the site and were greeted with a slow and unresponsive website, [...]

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O2 posts iPhone 3G launch details

O2 has posted some launch details for the iPhone 3G release in the UK. Unlike AT&T here in the US, the UK launch will take place at 7am local time. We have previously learned that existing customers will be able to get the 8 or 16GB iPhone 3G for free along with the £75 monthly [...]

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Vodafone & TIM to Offer a Free 3G with Certain Plans

Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM,) recently announced in an official press release that they will be offering an 8GB iPhone free of charge to customers who are willing to purchase a particular “tariff plan.” According to their website, “For contract customers, the 8GB iPhone 3G will be offered in subscription packages with an initial cost ranging from [...]

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3G iPhone has already become the fastest selling device ever for O2

According to O2, more than 130,000 people have pre-registered for the new 3G iPhone model since its recent unveiling at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Only 35,000 people had pre-registered for the original iPhone between its unveiling in the United Kingdom on Sept. 18 and when it went on sale Nov. 9. The launch [...]

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UK Interest 400% Higher With Upcoming 3G Release

A recent survey on O2’s website revealed that potential iPhone customers are almost 400% more interested in the upcoming 3G release than they were with the original UK release of the iPhone.  This survey showed that over 130,000 users pre-registered in order to receive additional information on the 3G. On the other hand, only 35,000 similar requests were [...]

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