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O2 remains silent over iPhone pricing leak
There is silence from O2 about a recent iPhone pricing leak.
On Wednesday evening people browsing the Pay & Go iPhone 3G page on the official O2 website were surprised to see information regarding the costs for Apple's second-generation phone for non-contract customers. By Thursday morning details of the pay-as-you-go tariffs had been swiftly removed with Pocket-lint website being fed the official line that the incident was merely a "technical error on the website and loaded by mistake". The statement will not be sufficient to dampen speculation that the prices mentioned are a good indication of the shape of things to come as surely the figures involved weren't just typos? Whatever is going on, O2 seems determined that the prices shouldn't be revealed. So here they are: £299.99 for the 8GB model and £359.99 for the 16GB model on any pay-and-go option with a £10 per month data option after an initial six-month period has been served. Perhaps in an effort to bury the leaked news, O2 has confirmed that when the iPhone 3G launches next week, individuals won't be able to buy them in bulk - they will be restricted strictly to one per customer. Interestingly, the news was delivered not through the company's official website but by text to current iPhone owners. O2 has even given a reason for the one-per-person policy - it expects demand for the new 3G phone to be very high and wants to give everyone a fair chance of owning one. Website Macworld has been impressed by the Apple website's sneak preview of the new version of the must-have gadget. The video focuses on the MobileMe, Maps with GPS, and App Store improvements for the next-generation device. There is also a chance to see a racing game that uses the iPhone's 'accelerometer'. Much has been made of the 3G phone's supposed faster internet speed, so it is good to note that it's possible to switch off your new iPhone's phone features but to leave WiFi active - a way of reducing those pesky rip-off roaming call charges when abroad, perhaps? These improvements, together with a much improved speaker system, could seal the deal when people consider joining the queue to buy the latest status symbol. O2 News posted on 02/07/2008 12:38:31 Have your say!O2 responds to rumours that iPhone is switching to Orange
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