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iPhone launch 14th March on O2 Ireland...

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    #452
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    su_dios wrote: »
    See the problem is..at the moment I pay 50eur meteor bill pay for free calls to any meteor, free texts to meteor, 300free mins to any network and I'm supposed to be getting 150free texts with the new offer too. The free calls I use a lot.. particularly just the one number. Does 02 do something similar ie. phone a friend for free?

    Open it up there at lunch time:D

    Just moved to O2 so have no idea what offers they do but if you get an iphone you have to get the iphone tarriffs.
    I am sure they must do something where you can call a friend for free on the other tarriffs though.
    I loved being with Meteor but had no choice but to go :(

    The phone is currently bricked as it hasn't been conected to iTunes so they only thing I will be able to do is turn it on and off.


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    #453
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    AOR wrote: »
    Did you have to pay with a credit card? I know there were rumours circulating that you would have to. But I suspect thats only for itunes

    Well I paid with credit card anyway.
    I think the man next to me was about to pay with cash.
    What you have to do is pay the bill by direct debit either from your bank account or off your credit card.
    When I signed up to Itunes the other night it already had my credit card details as I had bought stuff from the online apple store.


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    #454
    jpfahy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭jpfahy


    Picked up a 16gig in CPW Blackrock at about 10.30. Mine was the first iPhone they sold. bit of a flop for O2 because of the high tariff I'd say


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    #455
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    I paid cash but needed the credit card to register with itunes.

    I cant seem to access the contacts from my sim card.. Anybody know what the story is??

    Class phone from what I can see so far! Safari is very good.


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    #456
    talkingclock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭talkingclock


    Limerick City Center, 11:30am:

    O2 Shop Cruises Street - 5 people in it including 2 sales reps
    CPW Arthurs Quay - 3 customers
    3G Store (they do apple stuff) - empty...


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    #457
    AOR
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭AOR


    TheBlackThing wrote: »
    I paid cash but needed the credit card to register with itunes.

    I cant seem to access the contacts from my sim card.. Anybody know what the story is??

    Class phone from what I can see so far! Safari is very good.


    AFAIK if you back them up to outlook using your old phone, then you can sync the phone with outlook and then you will have your contact info. I dont think it can read the contact info directly from the sim.


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    #458
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    TheBlackThing wrote: »
    I paid cash but needed the credit card to register with itunes.

    I cant seem to access the contacts from my sim card.. Anybody know what the story is??

    Class phone from what I can see so far! Safari is very good.

    You need to transfer your contacts from your old sim card over onto your pc/mac and then sync them to iphone.
    Your other option is to enter all your contacts in manually:eek:


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    #459
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,777 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Another reason to jailbreak.. there's a 3rd party application to copy contacts from your sim! :D


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    #460
    Skyuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭Skyuser


    I hope nobody buys from O2. They are ripping people off with the tariffs. I don't mind the price but the tariffs are sh!t, too expensive with no visual voicemail (one of the main features of the iphone)


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    #461
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    basquille wrote: »
    Another reason to jailbreak.. there's a 3rd party application to copy contacts from your sim! :D

    Ya this sounds easier because Im using an old donkey of a phone and I dont think it can even be connected to a computer.

    Can you point me in the right direction for doing this please..


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    #462
    vinnycoyne
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭vinnycoyne


    Skyuser wrote: »
    I hope nobody buys from O2. They are ripping people off with the tariffs. I don't mind the price but the tariffs are sh!t, too expensive with no visual voicemail (one of the main features of the iphone)

    tariffs in general are far too expensive here, although the iphone ones definitely did put me off buying an official o2 one. visual voicemail isn't really a big deal for me, but the fact that o2 don't offer it anyway makes the import and jailbreak option much more attractive.


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    #463
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    Just a little point to note - I posted earlier in the thread that your upgrade will be reset to zero when you purchase the phone. I was told in the shop today that they have changed this.

    Your upgrade stays as it was, or you can choose to have your account credited to the value of the upgrade.


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    #464
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    TheBlackThing wrote: »
    Ya this sounds easier because Im using an old donkey of a phone and I dont think it can even be connected to a computer.

    Can you point me in the right direction for doing this please..


    If you have signed up with O2 I wouldn't jailbreak it if I were you.
    I know there are better features on the jailbroken ones but do you want to void your warranty just for the sake of copying your contacts?
    Enter the ones you need first and then add some others later.
    You can practice your typing :D


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    #465
    ciaran76
    Registered Users Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭ciaran76


    Walked by the 02 store there in The Pavillions in Swords and 3 people were getting the I-Phone. Shop looked packed but then again its only tiny and 3 people make it looked packed.


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    #466
    vinnycoyne
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭vinnycoyne


    TheBlackThing wrote: »
    Ya this sounds easier because Im using an old donkey of a phone and I dont think it can even be connected to a computer.

    Can you point me in the right direction for doing this please..

    Does the old phone have bluetooth? If so, you *might* be able to copy them across that way.


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    #467
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    lackofcolour wrote: »
    Does the old phone have bluetooth? If so, you *might* be able to copy them across that way.
    You can't, the iPhone only supports hands free over bluetooth.


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    #468
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    lackofcolour wrote: »
    Does the old phone have bluetooth? If so, you *might* be able to copy them across that way.


    Doubt it, but i suppose I could put the sim into the mrs' phone when she comes home and do it that way.

    Do you mean from phone to phone or phone to PC to phone


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    #469
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    You can't, the iPhone only supports hands free over bluetooth.

    that rules that out so


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    #470
    Stephen P
    Registered Users Posts: 1,891 ✭✭✭Stephen P


    Sorry if this has already been asked and answered...

    I'm on vodafone pre-pay and want to get the iphone without a bill and keep my existing no. Can I buy the iphone from CPW stick my sim in and unlock it with one of the unlocking websites?

    /let the rotten vegetable throwing begin


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    #471
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    You can't, the iPhone only supports hands free over bluetooth.

    You only need to bluetooth the details from your old phone to your computer.
    The iphone will pick up the details when the iPhone gets synced with the computer.


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    #472
    hshortt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭hshortt


    stephen p wrote: »
    Sorry if this has already been asked and answered...

    I'm on vodafone pre-pay and want to get the iphone without a bill and keep my existing no. Can I buy the iphone from CPW stick my sim in and unlock it with one of the unlocking websites?

    /let the rotten vegetable throwing begin

    Yep, takes less than 4 minutes to free the iPhone. Rotten Veg? How about a nice shiny granny smith with one bite out of it :D


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    #473
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Moofy wrote: »
    You only need to bluetooth the details from your old phone to your computer.
    The iphone will pick up the details when the iPhone gets synced with the computer.
    Thats true, but the OP seemed to suggest copying them from phone to phone, which I was advising was not possible.


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    #474
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    stephen p wrote: »
    Sorry if this has already been asked and answered...

    I'm on vodafone pre-pay and want to get the iphone without a bill and keep my existing no. Can I buy the iphone from CPW stick my sim in and unlock it with one of the unlocking websites?

    /let the rotten vegetable throwing begin

    Don't think they will let you buy without signing a contract.
    You will pay a fortune for data if you are on PAYG.
    So I think the IGB included in the tarriff is ok when you see the other charges.


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    #475
    Moofy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Moofy


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    Thats true, but the OP seemed to suggest copying them from phone to phone, which I was advising was not possible.


    Ooops , Sorry:(


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    #476
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    Feck it I'm gonna go ahead and jailbreak it (I've no patience)

    Can anybody point me in the right direction..


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    #477
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,585 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    TheBlackThing wrote: »
    Feck it I'm gonna go ahead and jailbreak it (I've no patience)

    Can anybody point me in the right direction..

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055113165


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    #478
    vinnycoyne
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭vinnycoyne


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    You can't, the iPhone only supports hands free over bluetooth.

    i meant copy the contacts from the old phone to the PC via bluetooth, then import into outlook or whatever for copying back to the iphone via itunes.


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    #479
    AOR
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭AOR


    O2 Rathmines were doing pretty brisk business during Lunchtime, however their system crashed in the middle of it all so maybe it was just the backlog which made it seem packed!


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    #480
    skearon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭skearon


    For those who purchased an iPhone today in O2 store, did you just pay the 399 or 499 and walk out with the phone and then activate at home with iTunes, or do you have to give credit card / bank details before they give you the phone


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    #481
    TheBlackThing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 222 ✭✭TheBlackThing


    skearon wrote: »
    For those who purchased an iPhone today in O2 store, did you just pay the 399 or 499 and walk out with the phone and then activate at home with iTunes, or do you have to give credit card / bank details before they give you the phone

    Just paid the cash and walked out the door, but I was an existing customer. Then activated it when I got home.


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