iPhone: September 2007 Archives

Our iPhones arrived a few weeks after the BIG launch, which we covered here on AppleSavant with three lovely videos filmed around Orange County, CA (shameless plug...wait, you're already here!).

So we were just sitting around preparing for our Monday morning (oops, already here) and realized we hadn't posted that post we've been tossing around in our heads.  Let us enlighten you to our Thoughts on iPhone, 3-Months In.

According to The Apple Phone Show, O2 will become the official carrier of the iPhone in the UK.  The Brits will enjoy a similar activation process as we get over here in the USA, yet they'll require only an 18-month contract, rather than AT&T's 24-month contract.  But seriously, why would you want to break your iPhone contract!?

The unit will cost £269 (including VAT--European Value Added Tax), which is $538 USD.  Now our $399 price looks even more like a bargain!  The people of Great Britain will also enjoy unlimited WiFi use with O2's 7,500+ point public WiFi network--an industry first in the UK.  Plans range from £35 to £55 ($69 to $109 USD) and include between 200 and 1,200 minutes, unlimited data, 200 to 500 SMS messages, visual voicemail and the aforementioned WiFi hotspot usage.

This is great news for Europeans.  The rumor sites are abuzz with Germany being the next land to get the iPhone.  Learn more from Apple's Press Release.