3G iPhone At O2 (redux)
08/07/08 23:06 Filed in: Tech
The worldwide launch of
the 3G iPhone this Friday has given O2 Ireland
an opportunity to redeem themselves, which
predictably, they have failed to take. Once again
they propose charges and tariffs on potential
Irish iPhone customers which are way over the odds
compared to those being offered to iPhone buyers
in the UK.
Here’s the proposed Irish tariff (just in case the relevant page moves, here’s a screen grab, click to enlarge):
And here’s the UK one:
Ah yes, the Irish love to chat, don’t they? Highest ARPU of all the European mobile markets, the gift of the gab, kiss of the Blarney Stone and all the rest of the patronising, condescending shite.
I would love to get an iPhone, and I am sure that there are many like me. But there is no way on this earth that I would be prepared to pay those tarrifs to O2 Ireland, while consumers just across the water (and of course, just up the road in Northern Ireland) get such a better deal.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - Apple should take the iPhone away from O2 Ireland.
Here’s the proposed Irish tariff (just in case the relevant page moves, here’s a screen grab, click to enlarge):
And here’s the UK one:
Ah yes, the Irish love to chat, don’t they? Highest ARPU of all the European mobile markets, the gift of the gab, kiss of the Blarney Stone and all the rest of the patronising, condescending shite.
I would love to get an iPhone, and I am sure that there are many like me. But there is no way on this earth that I would be prepared to pay those tarrifs to O2 Ireland, while consumers just across the water (and of course, just up the road in Northern Ireland) get such a better deal.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - Apple should take the iPhone away from O2 Ireland.