tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post3876541256439995020..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: iPhone available with a year's prepaid connectivity on O2Dean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-7158819728903608672008-12-02T06:35:00.000+00:002008-12-02T06:35:00.000+00:00I've picked up one of the 16Gb ones for £399 a few...I've picked up one of the 16Gb ones for £399 a few weeks ago when my old Smartphone died.<BR/><BR/>The thing is that I could not have considered getting one, if it were not available on Prepay, as I have no use for a fixed monthly contract.<BR/><BR/>Most of my calls are made using a combination of Skype and Vonage, with very few Voice calls or Texts on my Mobile.<BR/><BR/>What I do need is Fast data, as I am very dependent on email.<BR/><BR/>As such the free data for 12 Months while having a nominal value of £120 over 12 months is greta, it is even better, if you compare it to the £15 I was paying each month on T-Mobile.<BR/><BR/>The only drawback is that it can ot be unlocked officially by o2, as far as I know, which means that I have to carry another phone when I travel.BBusyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199562829441892961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-18141295099019929772008-12-01T14:04:00.000+00:002008-12-01T14:04:00.000+00:00I think from a consumer perspective, offering inno...I think from a consumer perspective, offering innovative alternatives to a contract is a great idea. <BR/><BR/>If Netbooks (embedded, you've got to admit that even the smallest USB modem is a little incongruous in form and function for a 9" wide 'open-the-lid-and-connect' type of device) come with connectivity built into both the device and the price, the subscriber knows what they are getting and will use it and value it.<BR/><BR/>For the operator, the subsidy is generally less (say £10-15 per month for 12 months) and for the customer there's no haggling at the end of the term to reduce the tarrif by the £15 or so per month of 'rental' from the £25-30 2 year subscription.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-14615600254140516232008-12-01T12:27:00.000+00:002008-12-01T12:27:00.000+00:00JohnThanks, right you are! And of course, presumab...John<BR/><BR/>Thanks, right you are! <BR/><BR/>And of course, presumably this morning it's also now 2.5% cheaper thanks to our genius Chancellor's cut in VAT....<BR/><BR/>DeanDean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-39034580412162888632008-12-01T12:17:00.000+00:002008-12-01T12:17:00.000+00:00with my pedant hat on, £350 is more like US$540with my pedant hat on, £350 is more like US$540Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-12898181794807723322008-12-01T07:12:00.000+00:002008-12-01T07:12:00.000+00:00SteveI think it's probably more valid to compare t...Steve<BR/><BR/>I think it's probably more valid to compare the price with various MIDs or even low-end netbooks, rather than other prepay phones.<BR/><BR/>A Nokia N810 costs £250, for example. So you could view a £350 iPhone as an equivalent device, but with a year's connectivity thrown in for free.<BR/><BR/>I think this business model (buy a device and get connectivity bundled, rather than get a separate data contract) will be extremely important going forward.<BR/><BR/>DeanDean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-84514851942600597862008-12-01T01:07:00.000+00:002008-12-01T01:07:00.000+00:00I picked up the 16 GB for $399 GBP since arriving ...I picked up the 16 GB for $399 GBP since arriving in the UK. Interestingly, it would have been cheaper to buy the iphone back in Australia for around $750-800 AUD (closer to $300GBP), but anyway, still glad to have one. <BR/><BR/>The data has been a good deal, i was worried perhaps they might really cap the data rate for prepaid users, but have not found any problems with it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580359935614956286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-6212589752284369852008-11-30T20:52:00.000+00:002008-11-30T20:52:00.000+00:00Wow, is there really a prepaid market in the UK at...Wow, is there really a prepaid market in the UK at the £350 price point. Would love to know how many of these they sell?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com