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iPhone gets the Vodafone treatment

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iPhone gets the Vodafone treatment - read the full textVodafone announced they have signed an agreement with Apple to sell the controversial handset in as many as 10 countries where Voda has coverage. Those countries include Australia...

 

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Well, nice to see news regarding Vodafone. I think it's better treatment for Apple. About the Spain problem, I'm spanish and we are quite accostumed. Even in Spain the number of mobile phones it's 50 million for 40 million of people seems like Telefonica who got the iPhone in UK through O2 and in other countries do not want to release it in Spain... Curious

And technology always arrive late, for example EEE from Asus(7 inches edition) will arrive in this month of May... Incredible but true

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  • 2008-05-06 20:21
  • n%{8

guys just in case any of yous are wondering the apple iphone bought from america but to be used in ireland or uk actually works best on the VF network as it is pre-configured.. and if bought in america to be used on o2 network it doesnt work as good as it would on the voddafone network. how funny is that LOL

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  • 2008-05-06 20:04
  • nySE

Really overhyped and this is getting really boring ... let's see where this goes ...

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  • 2008-05-06 20:03
  • TCrL

Hey cool Voda is getting iPhone to India....i was wondering when i can touch the iPhone.I was infact planning to go to US to get one.....Voda and Apple hav made a smart move by makin iPhone available to all....esp to India.

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  • 2008-05-06 19:07
  • 2SMf

Hi guys i work for Vodafone Ireland, and we wont be releasing this handset. i can also confirm that what Voda_guy says is correct. sorry guys, oh and newbie_guy your wrong o2 are the exclusive carriers for the apple iphone in the u.k this is the same in ireland check it out for yourself http://www.apple.com/uk/pr/200..._iphone.html

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  • 2008-05-06 18:51
  • nySE

ermmmmmm

another iPhone plava.

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  • 2008-05-06 18:28
  • nEwN

voda_guy read the article properly it doesnt mention uk as you should now apple have the rights in the uk, and vodafone wont sell the i phone anyway, its too damn expensive to ship in.....

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  • 2008-05-06 17:48
  • MF{P

Re vodafone live on iphone. I'd guess that voda would have to completely overhaul its content to get it on iphone. It only works in my wap browser, and iphone dont have a dedicated wap browser.

A great opportunity for them to take advantage of the sdk to provide really innovative services if they take it. I am just gutted that it won't be in UK.

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  • 2008-05-06 17:31
  • M@Ti

SWEET , in South Africa and can't wait, hopefully we get the 2nd version, a moers bit tired of idiot salespeople telling me that the HTC Touch is just as good... Salespeople don't B.S. your customers!...
BTW we got 3g hsdpa 7.2 here very cheap, no one uses it enough, pity our landline DSL is highest/slowest in world (Telskum)...not to mention our per capita being well low... we in Africa after all ;)...

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  • 2008-05-06 16:15
  • Gh6r

Voda guy did you ever think they won't be sold through vodafone stores?

There are rumours these will be sold through Apple Resellers.

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  • 2008-05-06 16:02
  • UipP

I work for Vodafone UK and can confirm we will NOT be selling the iPhone in either this carnation or a 3G variant. Sorry guys.

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  • 2008-05-06 15:20
  • Mx@E

Gr8 News I'm waiting for 3G iPhone. But still 3G network not available in India. EDGE works very slow. Vodafone should launch 3G Service in India. :)

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  • 2008-05-06 15:12
  • PALY

Despite the fact that I am not a fan of the iPhone, I'm still wondering.... did Vodefone forget about Romania? Orange forgot too. There is another thing I don't like at all of the handsets that passed the hand of Vodafone: All handsets have the same icons in the menu. How good that I can change them with skins and reorganize it, but all kind of handsets look much better with theyre original functions and original design!

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  • 2008-05-06 14:47
  • p3J1

If Apple don't release the (3G) iPhone on Vodafone here in the UK, I'm going to join many others who appreciate Vodafone's excellent coverage (and in my case, great support) and be very very upset. After waiting many months to upgrade from my excellent SE K800i to a new phone in the form of the 3G iPhone, if Vodafone do not announce they are to be supporting the 3G iPhone here in the UK, I'm going to get an LG Secret, which while no iPhone, has some great features in a sexy package. Apple, this is your call! (No pun intended.)

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  • 2008-05-06 14:44
  • 0RIr

See I'm in Australia and I get Telstra and Optus where I live but no Vodafone. Apple have lost a sale but then they have lost many sales with the pathetic ignorance. I wish the Iphone a bad reception in AU and apple cease selling any of their lame products in AU.

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  • 2008-05-06 14:31
  • vkSS

i bet they fill it up with vodafone live software and it will lag and look ugly like the rest of vodafone live icons

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  • 2008-05-06 14:12
  • UipP

earnestly waiting for its launch in India....its actually an intelligent phone in terms of net surfing n other applications. i ish if apple can ork on its bluetooth...it would be good to see iphone sending and receiving data through bluetooth..instead of attaching cables all the time.

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  • 2008-05-06 14:05
  • vGgM

Any chance this network competition will force the handset or contract price down? ... probably not!!!

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  • 2008-05-06 13:51
  • 5i0T
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