iPhone 3GS: O2 Has No Upgrade Sweetener, Whingeing Twits Revolt
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Recession be damned - it’s that time of year when people fortunate enough to already own the sexiest phone on the market complain that they can’t yet have the newest one.
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O2 has retained UK exclusivity on the new handset - which packs faster chips, a better camera with video, a compass and the same 3.0 OS upgrade existing owners can get from June 19 - but it’s introduced a heftier pricepoint, with the new 16 Gb and 32 Gb handsets respectively about twice and three times as expensive as the current 8 Gb on a £35-a-month, 18-month tariff…
But, unlike the previous jump from iPhone to iPhone 3G, O2 is not offering a rebate to upgrade; instead, owners must either buy themselves out of their contract or move up “when it’s time to upgrade; it’s usually the last month of your contract”. And it will even take an extra £15-a-month tethering “bolt-on” to use a new feature that lets the handset be used as a modem.
That’s brought cries of #O2Fail in Twitterville (the Bourgeoisie’s direct-action tool of choice), and a petition (actually an, err, twitition; oh dear) to get O2 to change its mind.
@robertandrews
Jun 9, 2009 5:49 AM ET
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