iPhone 4/iOS4 Info (READ THE FIRST POST!!!)

[Millsy]

For the final time.

DO NOT Discuss illegal sources on ClioSport.

Jailbreaking, Fine
Unlocking, Fine.

Stealing apps. NOT Fine.

OK?

Sorry Tom

Just for the record, jailbreaking imo sucks now iOS4 has pretty much everything it needs.

 

[sneeks]

Do Vodafone offer any good deals for news customers on sim free 30 day contracts? The standard tariffs on their website are not great, certainly not as good as my current o2 tariff (600 mins, 1200 texts and unlimited data - £20)

Depending on where you phone at o2 you can often get a better deal than the advertised tariffs, anywhere at Vodafone do the same? I'd like 900 minutes, 1000 texts and 1gb data for £20-£25 per month on a 30 day contract. Data and minutes allowance are more important to me than texts.

Vodafone online chat couldn't offer anything other than the advertised deals and the best reason they could offer me to change to them was:

Merlin: May be they are offering you a better deal but you konw that we are the best network accross UK.
Merlin: What is the point of going for a cheaper deal but with low reception.

Not quite true where I live and usually use my phone.

 

[Revels]

Give 172Ben a PM.. He works for Voda.

 

[sneeks]

PM sent, many thanks.

 

[pritchard182]

got my iphone 4 yesterday was my first i phone and is ausum so far had unlimited txts internet and calls and a fre iphone 4 for £30 a month as my bro works for t-mobile. only problem iv got is seting up the app store acount thingy

 

[JR]

Just sent mine to the insurance company, dropped it. Screen completely smashed, glass falling out too. Rocking a 3G 8GB for the time being.

 

[ChrisH]

Found a scratch on the back of mine yesterday. Seems the glass isn't that strong after all. Mine lives in a pocket on it's own so god knows how it happened.

 

[Dan@SJM]

My griffin reveal etch, sorry for the late reply G4reth:

Its really nice actually, doesnt make the phone feel any bigger atall!

 

[DeeKay86]

I got the clear InCASE case, I love it. Comes with a very nice iPhone 4 stand as well!!!!!!!

Apple sent me it for free, and they also refunded the £25 on my Bumber, and let me keep the bumper! LOL

 

[.Simon]

Do Vodafone offer any good deals for news customers on sim free 30 day contracts? The standard tariffs on their website are not great, certainly not as good as my current o2 tariff (600 mins, 1200 texts and unlimited data - £20)

Depending on where you phone at o2 you can often get a better deal than the advertised tariffs, anywhere at Vodafone do the same? I'd like 900 minutes, 1000 texts and 1gb data for £20-£25 per month on a 30 day contract. Data and minutes allowance are more important to me than texts.

Vodafone online chat couldn't offer anything other than the advertised deals and the best reason they could offer me to change to them was:

Merlin: May be they are offering you a better deal but you konw that we are the best network accross UK.
Merlin: What is the point of going for a cheaper deal but with low reception.

Not quite true where I live and usually use my phone.

FLOL, Vodafone have the worst reception around imo!

 

[FlameR]

FLOL, Vodafone have the worst reception around imo!

Around the world or around where you live?

I've been on t-mobile, O2, orange and now Vodafone and the 10 mile radius that I generally use the phone in, my signal with Vodafone is awesome in comparison to the other 3.

 

[.Simon]

I've had a couple of contracts with them where I used to live, never had a signal most of the time.

We also had a business contract but had to buy ourselves out of it as we never had a signal, this was in Canary Wharf!

 

[172Ben]

Best mobile network 2010 - cant be that bad. Problem is, no network can "guarantee coverage". But if you get signal, were guaranteed to be faster.

http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/Awards/2010/winners/Best_Network.aspx



Infact, ourselves and o2 share the same masts.

 

[The Hoff]

Do Vodafone offer any good deals for news customers on sim free 30 day contracts? The standard tariffs on their website are not great, certainly not as good as my current o2 tariff (600 mins, 1200 texts and unlimited data - £20)

Depending on where you phone at o2 you can often get a better deal than the advertised tariffs, anywhere at Vodafone do the same? I'd like 900 minutes, 1000 texts and 1gb data for £20-£25 per month on a 30 day contract. Data and minutes allowance are more important to me than texts.

Vodafone online chat couldn't offer anything other than the advertised deals and the best reason they could offer me to change to them was:

Merlin: May be they are offering you a better deal but you konw that we are the best network accross UK.
Merlin: What is the point of going for a cheaper deal but with low reception.

Not quite true where I live and usually use my phone.

I'm on Voda SIM only, 600 mins, unlimited text, 500mb data at £20 a month. However I'll be moving myself and my GF to Tesco, SIM only 500 mins, umlimited text/data for £15 (they also do 750 mins for £20), they pigyback on O2 as I'm sure you know. All are 30 day.

 

[VeinAST]

Best mobile network 2010 - cant be that bad. Problem is, no network can "guarantee coverage". But if you get signal, were guaranteed to be faster.

Infact, ourselves and o2 share the same masts.

Both still use the 900mhz GSM band together from when it was BT Cellnet? I read on Esato many moons ago that, that actual wavelength penetrates buildings easier hence giving better signal?

Ben do you work in normal sales or are you in customer services where you can give a bit more to keep a customer?

 

[172Ben]

Im a team manager in sales, you would need retention if you are wanting to be "kept".

Know a few people in there though

 

[VeinAST]

Im a team manager in sales, you would need retention if you are wanting to be "kept".

Know a few people in there though

Ah ok! I've been with voda for a good few years, this number Ive had for about 3-4 I think. Need to have a word as Im due for upgrade at start of the year wouldnt mind an iPhone 4 with the current contract I have just not too costly for the phone itself! Id have to speak to someone I guess

 

[172Ben]

Give me a pm when you are ready ill see what i can do

 

[sneeks]

I did look at Tesco sim only deals and they are great value. I'd rather shift away from the o2 network though as I'm often finding that texts are delivered to me well after they were sent now which is annoying. I'll often get 3 or 4 delivered at one time. Either the problem is the iPhone 4 or my network. Awaiting my PAC code SMS from o2.

 

[tyranical]

Very much depends on where you live with vodafone, I have found round here my 3G signal is much better than it was on O2, and my girlfriend when we went to cornwall and i was still on O2 could get reasonable signal everywhere, I was struggling for any signal at all.

 

[AK]

I'm on vodafone and signals not bad, but not always great.

 

[BenWall]

I did look at Tesco sim only deals and they are great value. I'd rather shift away from the o2 network though as I'm often finding that texts are delivered to me well after they were sent now which is annoying. I'll often get 3 or 4 delivered at one time. Either the problem is the iPhone 4 or my network. Awaiting my PAC code SMS from o2.

Doesn't the Tesco network piggyback off the O2 network?

 

[The Hoff]

Yes Ben, as per the previous page.

 

[sneeks]

Yes, when I said I'd rather move away from the o2 network I was including Tesco in that statement. Good value but on o2 so not what I want.

 

[The Hoff]

Well from a performance/service POV I can recommend Vodafone. Have done numerous speed tests with O2/Voda side by side and the Voda will pretty much always trump O2 by some margin. I think O2's network is getting pretty saturated these days with all the iPhones latched on to it (especially in London).

 

[sneeks]

I went into my local Vodafone store today hoping they could give me a payg micro-sim to check the signal where I'll most often be using the phone. Unfortunately they showed me the payg sim but wouldn't sell me one because the sims are not currently registered on the network. Bang went that idea!

 

[drsmith]

had it for a week already had to swap it out due to faulty hardware...... this is going to be the same as the first batch of 3g's, poor QC to simply supply demand! Still, facetime is cool

 

[Barron]

thinking about buying one to upgrade my 3G but im a little unsure so i need people to help convince me i need to get rid of my 3G so i wont feel so bad when i hand over £500.

Going to buy it outright as my current contract is £20 a month for 1200 texts, 600 minutes and unlimited data.

Convince me.... <3

 

[Revels]

You've got a 2year old phone. Stop being a pikey and upgrade.

Convinced?

 

[Barron]

You've got a 2year old phone. Stop being a pikey and upgrade.

Convinced?

LOL straight to the point i suppose

 

[sneeks]

That's the best reason of all!

 

[mark_182_54]

You've got a 2year old phone. Stop being a pikey and upgrade.

Convinced?

hahahaha well said !

 

[Barron]

if i buy an iPhone 4 in an O2 shop, if i have a problem with it can i take it back to the apple store?

Carl

 

[172Ben]

yes

 

[Day]

Anybody rocking on the 3 £15 Sim only deal?

300 any network minutes
3000 texts
2000 Three-to-Three minutes
1GB internet
1 month rolling contract

 

[Christopher]

My Bumper arrived today. Pretty nifty thing.

The only PITA is that I can't use it with my dock now. Meh.

 

[Munson]

How much would I be looking at to upgrade on contract? I've had my 3GS just over 12 months (out of 18). The shitty o2 website/store doesn't work outside of the UK. Might just buy one outright, but then I'd have to eat half my sim FFS.

 

[Revels]

You have to pay your contract off at the special offer of 20 quid per month remaining. Then start fresh as such.

You can request a sim card, Roy. That's no problem. Just send someone into a store over here to get one and post it out to you.

 

[Day]

The buy out @ £20 period is over now Dan

The offer period will run from launch day on 24th June for one month until 24th July

 

[Munson]

Ah ok cheers. I think I'll just buy one cash and cut my sim down. Done.