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Apple is to launch a 3G version of the iPhone in May 2008, according to Spanish technology firm SevenClick, although the technology giant is unable to deliver existing handsets to Spain in time for Christmas.
I didn’t think a 3G version would be that far away… for the sake of the people buying the 2G device right now (and being tied into 18 month contracts) I wonder if they’ll delay, delay, delay the launch in the UK for a while?
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Yes but here’s a thought, why would 02 want to prevent any customer who’s just bought a 2.5G iPhone from upgrading to a 3G one?
Usually networks do this because the cost of the device to the network is subsidised by the contract - not true in this case. If a customer wants to go from the 2.5G to 3G iPhone (still assuming O2 exclusivity) where’s the downside for O2? In fact, why not happily upgrade customers to the new device (taking another small % of the hardware sale) and use that as an opportunity to reset and extend their 18 month contracts?
Smart bit of business if you think about - potentially a beautiful new model for mobile phone / contract sales.
Posted by jonmul on November 20th, 2007 at 12:37 pm.God i hate contracts
Posted by AJ on November 20th, 2007 at 1:07 pm.Aside from an outright announcement of a 3G model in Feb by Apple a good indication of whether this is true or not will come from the FCC in Feb / March when any private submissions from Apple will begin to show up on their website…. the detail may well be withheld but the request for privacy hasn’t been in the past.
Posted by Ben Smith on November 20th, 2007 at 4:35 pm.