iPhone 3GS: British Carrier O2 Has No Upgrade Sweetener, Whingeing Twits Revolt
Looks like American iPhone owners aren’t the only unhappy ones with their carrier. British users are also complaining–or whingeing as it were.
British carrier O2 has retained UK exclusivity on the new handset – which packs faster chips, a better camera with video, a compass and the same 3.0 OS upgrade existing owners can get from June 19 – but it’s introduced a heftier pricepoint, with the new 16 Gb and 32 Gb handsets respectively about twice and three times as expensive as the current 8 Gb on a £35-a-month ($57), 18-month tariff…
But, unlike the previous jump from iPhone to iPhone 3G, O2 is not offering a rebate to upgrade; instead, owners must either buy themselves out of their contract or move up “when it’s time to upgrade; it’s usually the last month of your contract“. And it will even take an extra £15-a-month ($24) tethering “bolt-on” to use a new feature that lets the handset be used as a modem.
That’s brought cries of #O2Fail in Twitterville (the Bourgeoisie’s direct-action tool of choice), and a petition (actually an, err, twitition; oh dear) to get O2 to change its mind. An O2 spokesperson, meanwhile, tells Sky News, its “deeply upset” and “quite shocked by the reaction”. The spokesperson said, “We heavily subsidise the iPhones, we can’t afford to just cut these [contracts] off.”
This is a disappointment for customers of British Carrier O2. The company must do something to fix this problem or else, this would be their future downfall.
(This is letter that sent to O2 on there website)
(if every one stands up, they have to lisen)
Are O2 taking the hand with respect to the new "improved" iphone.
Why is it so expensive, dont have the option of going into new contract if I wish to get the iphone as you did last year. Unless I wanted to pay off my current contract.
I am a current IPhone customer.
Where did you get the price structure for the tethering.
3 are offering 15 gig for 15 pounds you have 10 gig to close to 30
If you have unlimated data on the IPhone you should be able to use it on your laptop for FREE.
I and many other people believe that O2 have made the wrong decesion in what they have done.
Maybe you will realise this and do some thing about it.
Adrian