Bob2002
ULTIMATE Member
Mobile phone operator O2, owned by Spain's Telefonica, has won the exclusive contract to sell Apple's much-hyped iPhone in the UK.
The phones will be sold in O2, Carphone Warehouse and Apple stores from 9 November costing £269 including VAT.
"We are coming to the UK and wanted to pick the best carrier and that is O2," Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said at a news conference in London.
Users will get free use of 7,500 wi-fi hotspots giving faster internet access.
It has not yet been announced on what terms O2 won the contract.
Customers have to sign up for an 18-month contract on a tariff of £35, £45 or £55 a m
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7000370.stm
I don't think I'm a potential customer for this. I paid £20 for my phone and barely use it with PAYG. There was also recently a case of someone who had bills of many thousands of dollars when his iPhone made automated calls to check his e-mail while he was roaming abroad even though he thought it was switched off.























