O2 and Apple to launch iPhone 3G in the UK and Ireland on July 11

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O2 and Apple today announced that the innovative iPhone 3G will be available in the UK and Ireland on July 11. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.

“The iPhone has been a phenomenal success for us,” said Matthew Key, chairman and CEO, Telefónica Europe, in the press release. “We look forward to offering an ever better iPhone 3G experience exclusively to our customers in the UK and Ireland.”

“We’re excited to continue working with O2 to offer the revolutionary iPhone 3G to UK and Irish customers,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s COO, in the press release. “iPhone 3G is an amazing product and we think customers in the UK and Ireland will love it as much as we do.”

iPhone 3G will be available in the UK through O2, Carphone Warehouse. iPhone 3G will also be sold online through O2 and Carphone Warehouse. Customers can register their interest in iPhone 3G for regular news and updates at http://www.o2.co.uk. In Ireland, iPhone will be available through O2’s retail channels.

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4 Comments

  1. You can get an iPhone for free!!!

    UK Tariff costs are out for Pay monthly:

    16GB – £159, 8Gb – £99 with a £30 pcm 18 month contract
    16GB – £159, 8Gb – £99 with a £35 pcm 18 month contract
    16GB – £59, 8Gb – £99 with a £45 pcm 18 month contract
    16GB – free, 8Gb – free with a £75 pcm 18 month contract

    £30 per month contract – 75 minutes 125 texts per month
    £35 per month contract – 600 minutes 500 texts per month
    £45 per month contract – 1200 minutes 500 texts per month
    £75 per month contract – 3000 minutes 500 texts per month
    Wow!

    Put me down for a white 16Gb – just need to decide between the £35 and £45 per month contract now

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  3. And I’ve just had an email from o2 this morning saying I am eligable for a FREE upgrade to my current iPhone on July 11th!!!!

    I have a £45 per month contract so it gets upgraded for free.

    Happy Happy Days!

    MW: growth!

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  4. But here in Ireland, our data limit is still 1Gb per month not the unlimited that O2 offer in the UK.
    It stinks and until O2 improve it I will not be buying an iPhone (although I want one badly!!!).

    I understand that we have to be overcharged for everything because we live in Ireland but at least offer us a reasonable package.

    1Gb per onth is like offering us an Aston Martin and saying you can only drive it for 2 miles a week.

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