Originally Posted by fortec.1981:
“Am I reading this correctly. $4.99 just to update your iPod/iPhone to latest software? God they have a cheek charging for updates.”
Well to be fair they only charge that for the full version upgrades (i.e. iPhone OS 2 & OS 3) and they tend to add a lot of functionality. The bug fix and minor feature upgrades are free. They only charge for the iPod touch - you get them for free with the iPhone.
If you use the phone and texting very little then you might consider getting the iPhone on O2 PAYG (£449, but can get ~£15 cashback if you get it from apple.com/uk and go via topcashback.co.uk) and then using it on
giffgaff (newly launched virtual network that also runs on O2). You won't need your iPhone unlocked as giffgaff SIMs are identified as O2 SIMs by the iPhone, and giffgaff offer free data till the end of May (and call / text prices are low too at 8p / 4p respectively).
Originally Posted by _SpeedRacer_:
“When is the iPhone 4g expected?”
Well it probably won't be called the iPhone 4G (as 4th generation mobile networks won't be around for a while!), but it is widely anticipated that a new iPhone model will be announced / released around June/July.