Comments on: UK Apple iPhone now Â£169 at Carphone Warehouse

By: HeavyLight

HeavyLight — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:37 +0000

Nacho asks: "Does that mean that the 3G iPhone is near?" Well, Julia reports that O2's "...maximum downlink available for

By: Giff Gfroerer, i2SMS

Giff Gfroerer, i2SMS — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:54:44 +0000

My bet is the 3g version is within a few months. Once the 3g iPhone hits the streets, the value for the first iPhones should really come down…

By: Phil W

Phil W — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:00:29 +0000

Bit of a contradiction here from CPW, the Ultimate Price Promise according to the website states:

“If the price you paid for your handset on the same network and tariff is higher than the price listed in our following month’s Buyers’ Guide, we’ll send you a credit voucher for the difference.”

So something bought on 1 March then reduced on 15 April would qualify, however, in the press release they have sneakily limited this to the past 30 days so it must have been purchased on or after 16 March to qualify.

Unfortunately, my iPhone purchase on 14 March means I do not receive the refund and despite speaking to a number of people at various levels in CPW they have refused to change their stance.

By: nacho

nacho — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:39:00 +0000

@ben smith: thank you, v interesting. Lack of 3G is one of the many issues I have with the iPhone, I will wait until then to get my hands on one

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:41:28 +0000

@Nacho: The deal ends in June. Apple’s WWDC is around then – I’d guess iPhone the new iPhone OS will launch on a 3G handset (although still be available for the original models).

By: Nacho

Nacho — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:05:26 +0000

Does that mean that the 3G iPhone is near?

By: Ben Smith

Ben Smith — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:33:30 +0000

Arghhh… now I know how those Americans felt when the price first dropped….

Actually, no I don’t – we all knew it would happen and I can live with it after 6 months. Every other handset follows that kind of discounting process.

What is more important is will I be able to upgrade to the 3G version in-contract when it’s first available? Or will it be for new contracts only…