iphone

Gabriel013 · 11-09-2007, 05:34 AM

I've just spotted in an article about people hacking the iphone that the american phone is a whopping £80 cheaper than the US phone. How can they justify that sort of gap?

The fact they've teamed up with O2 could hurt Apple. Many will wait until the networks are open.

Norrec · 11-09-2007, 06:08 AM

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the american phone is a whopping £80 cheaper than the US phone

I'm confused?

Gabriel013 · 11-09-2007, 06:13 AM

So was I. DOH!

I meant the American phone is £80 cheaper than the UK phone.

I should have proof-read first.

dillonthebunny · 11-09-2007, 06:31 AM

i dont know how they can justify it either, but like a lot of things.. check out the USA PSN for say the Motorstorm cars.. like 99 cents or something, yet we have to pay a couple of quid... nothing is true of the exchange rate.

i do like the look of the Iphone, and although i did slag it off, the gadget man inside me WANTS ONE.. but its a crap everything apart from looking good... i want one!

i know that my N95 is a far far far better phone than the Iphone will ever be, but that doesnt stop me from looking at it and thinking i might get the next one in the series

Gabriel013 · 11-09-2007, 07:02 AM

Gadget show recently compared it to an equivalent Nokia phone and found exactly what you've just said. It is very mediocre.

The Benny (Macho) · 11-09-2007, 09:26 AM

It's a bizarre attitude of lots of companies. Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Sony all seem to sometimes operate with the system of 1$ = £1 when the reality has the pound around double the dollar, meaning products are twice as expensive over here. There's no real excuse for it, especially when products are digitally delivered (such as Photoshop).

Norrec · 11-09-2007, 04:39 PM

It also could be the fact when the iPhone came out here it was redonk expensive, and they dropped the price $200 and refunded some of that to early adopters. I'm not sure if the UK is getting that same idea of a high introductory price.

Gabriel013 · 11-12-2007, 02:06 AM

Possible. I'd forgotten about the US price issue for the early adopters.

hawkster · 11-13-2007, 03:24 AM

My girlfriend got one at the weekend. Very nice bit of kit I must say. The map function is imo superb.....Not much to go on yet as I have not played around with it much. Also the WIFI connection is very good internet runs quickly and smoothly

11-09-2007, 05:34 AM	#1
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,536	iphone I've just spotted in an article about people hacking the iphone that the american phone is a whopping £80 cheaper than the US phone. How can they justify that sort of gap? The fact they've teamed up with O2 could hurt Apple. Many will wait until the networks are open. __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

11-09-2007, 06:13 AM	#3
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,536	So was I. DOH! I meant the American phone is £80 cheaper than the UK phone. I should have proof-read first. __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

11-09-2007, 06:31 AM	#4
dillonthebunny Blinkity blink blink Join Date: Feb 2003 PS2 Online ID: Dillonthebunny/HareofDoom PS3 Network ID: HareOfDoom/DillonTheBunny Posts: 5,341	i dont know how they can justify it either, but like a lot of things.. check out the USA PSN for say the Motorstorm cars.. like 99 cents or something, yet we have to pay a couple of quid... nothing is true of the exchange rate. i do like the look of the Iphone, and although i did slag it off, the gadget man inside me WANTS ONE.. but its a crap everything apart from looking good... i want one! i know that my N95 is a far far far better phone than the Iphone will ever be, but that doesnt stop me from looking at it and thinking i might get the next one in the series __________________ Legend Edgemaster of the Unicorn. oh and nine thousand fake forum tokens, 3 real ones and 5 special tokens mysteriously protected by a blinding white aura.. known to some as the 'anti wife light'.. ""Bombing for peace is like **ing for virginity" "NO OFFENCE" R.I.P @PS3

11-09-2007, 07:02 AM	#5
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,536	Gadget show recently compared it to an equivalent Nokia phone and found exactly what you've just said. It is very mediocre. __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

11-09-2007, 09:26 AM	#6
The Benny (Macho) Complainer of the year Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: England Posts: 1,139	It's a bizarre attitude of lots of companies. Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and Sony all seem to sometimes operate with the system of 1$ = £1 when the reality has the pound around double the dollar, meaning products are twice as expensive over here. There's no real excuse for it, especially when products are digitally delivered (such as Photoshop). __________________ The poster formerly known as Macho Man!

11-09-2007, 04:39 PM	#7
Norrec A little left of center Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pittsfield, PA/St J, VT Xbox Live ID: xakdublin Posts: 1,653	It also could be the fact when the iPhone came out here it was redonk expensive, and they dropped the price $200 and refunded some of that to early adopters. I'm not sure if the UK is getting that same idea of a high introductory price. __________________

11-12-2007, 02:06 AM	#8
Gabriel013 ArchAngel Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sheffield, England PS3 Network ID: gabriel013 Xbox Live ID: Gabriel013 Posts: 6,536	Possible. I'd forgotten about the US price issue for the early adopters. __________________ \"...and he shall ascend from the fires of Hell...\" "everyone knows second hand squirrel kills." - Svosen 3 forum tokens

11-13-2007, 03:24 AM	#9
hawkster One sexy bitch! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Essex, UK Xbox Live ID: xHawksterx Posts: 1,165	My girlfriend got one at the weekend. Very nice bit of kit I must say. The map function is imo superb.....Not much to go on yet as I have not played around with it much. Also the WIFI connection is very good internet runs quickly and smoothly __________________ Current Forum Tokens : 5

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