Backman
22-11-2007, 09:33 AM
With rumours floating round the blogosphere that Apple may (finally) launch a 3G iPhone in the first half of next year, what happens if you’ve snapped up a first-generation model here in the UK on an 18-month contract? Under usual conditions, you wouldn’t be able to upgrade to another handset until at least 12 months in, which would be extremely frustrating if an all-new improved iPhone comes out in the meantime.
Mobile industry consultant Jon Mulholland reckons Apple and O2 have already got the problem licked, though, suggesting in an interview with SMS Text News that O2 will actually encourage customers to upgrade to the 3G iPhone as soon as it comes out:
More (http://www.pocketpicks.co.uk/latest/index.php/2007/11/21/will-o2-let-uk-iphone-users-upgrade-to-the-3g-iphone-early/)
Mobile industry consultant Jon Mulholland reckons Apple and O2 have already got the problem licked, though, suggesting in an interview with SMS Text News that O2 will actually encourage customers to upgrade to the 3G iPhone as soon as it comes out:
More (http://www.pocketpicks.co.uk/latest/index.php/2007/11/21/will-o2-let-uk-iphone-users-upgrade-to-the-3g-iphone-early/)