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Yet another iPhone 3G ad banned in the UK

You may recall reading an article published on iPhonefreak several months ago regarding an iPhone 3G ad being banned by the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA,) on the grounds that it was “misleading.” Well, the ASA is back at it again, this time pulling a new iPhone 3G ad that claims the new iPhone 3G [...]

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Apple rewording UK iPhone 3G ad?

A few days ago, the UK based Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) pulled a “misleading” iPhone 3G advertisement from airing. According to iPhoneAlley, Apple is in the process of revamping their UK iPhone ads to adhere to the strict guidelines set by the ASA. This means removing phrases such as “all the parts of the internet are on [...]

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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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iPhone in the UK

I was in the UK for a week and a half and had hoped to use my iPhone while I was there. It will work in Europe, but the consequences of doing so can be staggering! Fortunately I researched how much it might cost me to use the iPhone while there and was sufficiently taken [...]

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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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Carphone Warehouse iPhone 3G launch day details revealed?

Some more launch date details are coming to light for would be UK based Carphone Warehouse customers. It seems that their launch will be close to the 7am local time that was previously announced from 02, with them opening the doors at 7:02am, which would be the same pattern as the original iPhone launch, which [...]

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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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Contract Signups (UK) for 3G Before July 11th?

As you are probably well aware, Apple is planning to launch it’s iPhone 3G July 11th, 2008 to countries around the world. Additionally, you may be aware of the mandatory in-store activation policy (the original iPhone could be activated from the comfort of your own home via iTunes.) To expedite the distribution of the 3G on [...]

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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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