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Apple UK offers up iPhone 3G on O2's Pay & Go prepaid plan

by Darren Murph Dec 8th 2008 @ 5:32PM


Maybe our circadian clock is completely busted, but six months does not "shortly" make. If you'll recall (we're asking a lot here, we know), O2 briefly led us on to believe that a prepaid iPhone 3G was just around the corner, and it has taken a full half year to finally see that come to fruition. As of now, the Apple Store UK is selling its latest handset in 8GB / 16GB flavors for £342.50 ($513) / £391.45 ($587) off contract. The iPhone 3G Pay & Go plan affords buyers 12 months of unlimited browsing and WiFi (in the UK) so long as you add a minimum of £10 after activating the handset. Flippin' finally, right?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

O2 Xda Zest is first Xda on Pay&Go, on sale November 17th

by Darren Murph Nov 10th 2008 @ 4:48PM

We couldn't deny that the ASUS-built O2 Xda Zest was a real, live, breathing mobile, but at long last the carrier has made the phone available for purchase. Hailed as the first O2 Xda to be offered on a Pay&Go prepaid plan (as well as a traditional postpaid plan), the Windows Mobile 6.1-based unit can be acquired on November 17th for £249.99 ($392) with the Pay&Go option or as low as free on certain Pay Monthly contracts. As a refresher, this one brings a 2.8-inch display, a free fortnight of the CoPilot Sat Nav software, a 3-megapixel camera, multimedia player, WiFi and HSDPA.

O2 briefly shows off prepaid pricing for iPhone 3G

by Chris Ziegler Jun 26th 2008 @ 3:28AM


It's a far cry from free, so just how badly do you want to avoid that postpaid contract? O2 had posted pricing for the iPhone 3G when purchased through its Pay & Go prepaid program, showing £300 (about $591) for the 8 gigger and a brutal £360 (about $709) for the 16, though the information was mysteriously pulled just moments later and replaced with a promise that details (the very same details they've already leaked, we presume) would be available "shortly." Though those sticker prices will eat holes through even the mightiest of wallets, buyers will take some comfort in the knowledge that they include six months of WiFi access, after which it'll run £10 (about $20) a month.

[Via TUAW]

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iPhone 3G free* in UK with O2

by Thomas Ricker Jun 10th 2008 @ 3:39AM

*8GB iPhone 3G on £45 and £75 monthly tariffs. £99 on O2's £35 tariff and new £30 tariff. All tariffs include unlimited WiFi, Visual Voicemail, and reduced international roaming under an 18-month contract.

Heh, not exactly free but still not bad. Certainly better than the situation when the iPhone was originally launched in the UK. O2 is also offering the iPhone 3G under a Pay & Go deal without the 18 month contract. Details of that, however, must still be worked out before the July 11th launch date.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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