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Old 04-10-2011, 20:17
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on Apple uk the price for the iphone4s is starting at £499 when the 16gb in the US is $199, that is taking the pee!!!
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Old 04-10-2011, 20:18
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on Apple uk the price for the iphone4s is starting at £499 when the 16gb in the US is $199, that is taking the pee!!!
$199 was with a 2 year contract wasn't it £499 is without one
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Old 04-10-2011, 20:21
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ah right, that makes more sense, thanks for that
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Old 04-10-2011, 22:05
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$199 + contract vs £499 ($770 dollars) + contract is a joke

I was tempted to get one but the price difference is just a piss take.
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Old 04-10-2011, 22:16
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£499 is the sim free price you wont be paying that on contract.
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Old 04-10-2011, 22:16
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$199 plus the price of a contract or included?

remember, contracts in the us are different from here, I think you pay for incoming calls too
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Old 04-10-2011, 22:16
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$199 + contract vs £499 ($770 dollars) + contract is a joke

I was tempted to get one but the price difference is just a piss take.
With respect, I think you've misunderstood -

the point made was that the $199 price was WITH a 2 year contract, the UK price was without a contract. You really can't compare the prices on that basis.

The UK line providers will almost certainly do similar deals with 2 year contracts.
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Old 04-10-2011, 22:23
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http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news...cted_in_london

You can see in that article the likely prices here with a 2 year contract.
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Old 04-10-2011, 23:21
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O2 haven't released their pricing yet from what I can see, but it'll probably be similar to the iPhone 4 plans.
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Old 05-10-2011, 00:08
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Any idea how much it will cost on 'pay & go'?
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Old 05-10-2011, 00:12
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Any idea how much it will cost on 'pay & go'?
Its £499 sim free might be a tenner cheaper or more from the networks.

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/hom...co=MTAyNTQzMjI
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Old 05-10-2011, 00:16
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Its £499 sim free might be a tenner cheaper or more from the networks.

http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/hom...co=MTAyNTQzMjI
Thanks
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Old 05-10-2011, 07:56
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I wouldnt bother.

Just upgrade OS in current iPhone 4.

Still no micro sd slot I see. No doubt the fanboys will say who needs more storage!
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:08
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I wouldnt bother.

Just upgrade OS in current iPhone 4.

Still no micro sd slot I see. No doubt the fanboys will say who needs more storage!
Unsure how many people are actually in need of more than 64GB on a phone (I use about 20/32 of mine) but it would have been a nice feature none the less,
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Old 05-10-2011, 14:51
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Unsure how many people are actually in need of more than 64GB on a phone (I use about 20/32 of mine) but it would have been a nice feature none the less,

I wouldnt completely disagree with you Gormond, its a fair point, but at the same time I have to confess I use my camera rarely on my device, but have 50gigs of documents and music on my device (n900), so I think its horses for courses, and despite the rare use of my camera I wouldnt want to be without it.

I just think when £100 quid phones have got expansion slots its poor show of Apple not to include it for the customer.
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Old 05-10-2011, 16:31
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I just think when £100 quid phones have got expansion slots its poor show of Apple not to include it for the customer.
Even though I personally would never use it, it would be a nice addition especially to the iPad where I could see myself expanding the storage in the future.
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Old 05-10-2011, 16:36
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looking at the pricing today it seems the 32GB is about $100 (and £100) more than the 16GB and similarly the 64GB the same amount more than the 32.

which is a hell of a lot when you keep in mind that flash memory is about $1/GB now. what's more in addition to the price you obviously can't upgrade it. you have to decide when you first buy the phone. and whilst it's bad in a phone, it's criminal in a pad.
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Old 05-10-2011, 16:41
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looking at the pricing today it seems the 32GB is about $100 (and £100) more than the 16GB and similarly the 64GB the same amount more than the 32.

which is a hell of a lot when you keep in mind that flash memory is about $1/GB now. what's more in addition to the price you obviously can't upgrade it. you have to decide when you first buy the phone. and whilst it's bad in a phone, it's criminal in a pad.
No excuse but It usually ends up about £60 more in a contract, it was when i got my iPhone 4 32GB.
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Old 05-10-2011, 18:17
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looking at the pricing today it seems the 32GB is about $100 (and £100) more than the 16GB and similarly the 64GB the same amount more than the 32.

which is a hell of a lot when you keep in mind that flash memory is about $1/GB now. what's more in addition to the price you obviously can't upgrade it. you have to decide when you first buy the phone. and whilst it's bad in a phone, it's criminal in a pad.

Spot on, my thoughts exactly. Its *from* £499 for the 16gb which I am guessing will mean something like £599 for the 32gb (the price it was last year) and £699 for the 64gb.
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