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Originally Posted by Damien
It seems like O2 won't even allow upgrades unless your in the last month of your contract. Otherwise you will have to pay to terminate the contract.
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But, from O2's point of view (and the point of view of any other mobile provider), that is perfectly normal...
They let people upgrade early from the original iPhone because they did not subsidise it - people paid for it outright (plus IIRC it was out in the UK less than a year before the 3G then came out, so it would have been a case of urine extraction to not allow it really).
The 3G, however, is heavily subsidised. And, like any other subsidised mobile phone, the operator recoups that subsidy by locking the customer into a long & more expensive than normal contract.
Why should O2 let people upgrade early, when they are still effectively paying O2 back for the 3G subsidy via their contract?
However, from my own point of view... I agree with you, I want to upgrade!
But not at the cost of buying out the remaining 12 months of my contract...
If I could sell my 16GB 3G (& my N95), I could put that towards a 3GS... but only if O2 let the contract renew ridiculously early for me, rather than make me buy it out... and I find that highly unlikely.
So I'll probably just have to wait until my contract expires next Summer, by which time, Apple will in all likelihood release the fourth version of the iPhone...
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Originally Posted by Damien
This is a joke considering the iPhone audience will contain many hardcore gadget fans who want the new techonology...
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And O2 & Apple will doubtless know that, as hardcore gadget fans and/or hardcore Apple fans, many will still shell out for it regardless...
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Anyway.
It's only the gadget freak in me that really wants a 3GS now... I don't actually need a better camera, or video recording, or a compass, etc. Faster processor plus better graphics... yeah, good, but not something I'm desperate for either.
I'll make do with the OS 3.0 update, which I think is going to be a major improvement itself, even for the lowly 3G.