thats cool. so they got the ipod touch too

I'll wait for the "official" announcement...

Dissapointed....!!

No 3G
No 16GB

I have an iPhone on O2 currently - data transfer is pretty slow really. Certainly don't get EDGE where I am, although there is 3G coverage

Will save my up-grade until next year then.....

Oh well.....non-event for me really....

It's out November 9th online, Apple stores, O2 and Carphone Warehouse.

The 02 service plans seem quite good too. Starting at £35/month including unlimited data and free WiFi via The Cloud. I did some searching around and there are quite a few hotspots even in my fairly rural area. You shouldn't have any problems getting a WiFi connection in larger Cities.

O2 have almost no 3G service where I am too but oddly the pub down the road has a Cloud hotspot.

£269 for the phone though is silly. You can get an N95 for free.

I suspect there will be a lot of people getting an N95 on O2 for free, plus an iPhone at £269, switching the SIM to the iPhone and then selling the N95 on eBay.

I have them occasionally. :-)

We'll have to wait and see how the activation works but I'd guess if it's the same as the USA where you can buy a phone in an Apple Store without a plan and the plans are the same for all O2 customers as promised by the O2 CEO come Oct 1st then I think that should work. An N95 should get you back most if not all of the iPhone cost on eBay.

I'm also waiting to see what they do for business users as O2's business plans have things like unlimited free calls between handsets on the same business plan and shared data. Might be beneficial to me to buy two Nokia N95's and a 3G USB modem on their business plan and then two iPhones.

I'm still miffed the phone is the same as the US iPhone but if it's on O2 then around here their 3G coverage isn't an issue as there's none to speak of and free Cloud hotspot WiFi seems to be actually quite widespread where I might use it - for free.

so you have an unlocked one on O2 currently? I'm cureious as to how the data actually works, do you just pay for data once you have used up your free data allowance? does it just work without any additional setup or anything?

Apple and O2 announced Tuesday that O2, the leading wireless carrier in the UK, will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple's iPhone when it makes its debut in the UK on November 9.Â*

ÂWeÂre thrilled to be partnering with O2 to offer our revolutionary iPhone to UK customers,ÂÂ*said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. ÂUS iPhone customer satisfaction is off the charts, and we canÂt wait to let UK customers get their hands on it and learn what they think of it.Â

iPhone customers in the UK will be treated to the same iPhone activation experience as US customers, where they can use Apple's iTunes software to get the device up and running on O2's network from the comfort and privacy of their own home or office, rather than wait on long lines at the store.

In addition, UK customers will also receive all the revolutionary features that made iPhone so popular in the US, including access to Apple's recently launched iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.

ÂOur strategy at O2 is to bring our customers the best products and experiences, said Matthew Key, CEO, O2 UK.Â* ÂThe iPhone is a breakthrough that is changing the way people use their mobiles forever, and we're thrilled to have it exclusively for O2 customers in the UK.Â

Only a single model -- an 8GB iPhone -- is scheduled to go on sale for £269 on November 9, and will be sold exclusively in the UK through AppleÂs retail and online stores, O2 and The Carphone Warehouse's retail and online stores.



Apple and O2 have come up with three new value iPhone tariffs starting at £35,Â*each of which include unlimited anytime, anywhere mobile data usage and -- in a market first -- free unlimited use of "the cloud," UKÂs largest single public Wi-Fi network, covering over 7,500 cafes, restaurants, airport lounges, pubs and other locations across the UK.