O2 will offer the iPhone 3G for free on selected consumer and business tariffs when the handset launches in the UK on 11 July. The phone will also be available for Pay & Go customers, and existing iPhone customers will be able to upgrade to the iPhone 3G.
The iPhone is already a phenomenal success in the UK and now were making this revolutionary product more affordable for even more customers, says O2s UK CEO, Ronan Dunne. iPhone quickly became our fastest selling device ever and with this new pricing, iPhone 3G is an unbeatable proposition.
iPhone 3G will be available in the UK through O2, Carphone Warehouse and Apple sales channels, with the early upgrade offer for existing customers only available through a dedicated O2 iPhone website, where anyone can also sign up for iPhone 3G news and updates.
The 8GB model will cost 99 on a new 30 (per-month) tariff, and also on the existing 35 tariff. Consumers choosing either the 45 or 75 tariffs will get the 8GB iPhone 3G for free. The 16GB iPhone 3G will cost 159 on the 30 and 35 tariffs, 59 on the 45 tariff and nothing on the 75 tariff.
All customers will continue to receive unlimited data browsing over O2s HSDPA network and unlimited access to 9,500 wi-fi hotspots through both The Cloud and now BT Openzone. Both the 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3G will also be available for O2 Pay & Go customers, with pricing to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
For corporate customers, iPhone 3G will also be available on current O2 business tariffs as a monthly bolt on, with the device available for free on the majority of business tariffs on a 24- or 36-month contract. iPhone 3G business customers can also receive many of the same benefits as existing O2 business customers, including unlimited calls between O2 customers, unlimited calls to 10 landlines, shareable minutes and texts between users, plus multi-user billing and activation and free, 24/7 access to business customer care specialists.