Upgrades on iPhone

[miffed]

http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/o2tariffsforiphone/existingcustomers

As most predicted - you can simply buy the new 16GB iphone and use your exisiting sim with it - personally I won't be bothering as I am not really using the full 8GB TBH , but it is nice to know in case the 3G iphone stays on o2

But what I found interesting , was that o2 will happily supply a new sim for your iphone , which the new owner ( should you sell it ) can register and activate via itunes in the same way as you do when you buy it new - (OK so it would be better to unlock it - but hey ho ! )
But the point is , the handset can legitimately be sold and used with its feature-set intact , which is nice
But then I suppose something like this was necessary - otherwise once your contract is ended , you iphone would become a brick - it woud be nice to see OFCOM force o2's hand in this regard (WRT unlocking) but I doubt this will happen :mad:

[Hands0n]

O2 have certainly made it easy for existing customers to update to the 16GB iPhone here (http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone/o2tariffsforiphone/existingcustomers/activatingyournew16gbiphone). It is nice to see them making it so very convenient - especially with helpful advice re The Cloud. I suppose it is all okay unless you have to speak with their off-shore call centre.

I'm skipping this "point release" of the iPhone - as you rightly say, 8GB is quite enough. I won't be ready to update until 3G, MMS and a [much] better camera. I'm not terribly worried about the built-in apps as they are perfect for me. The imminent release of the SDK will take care of everything else. This is one phone that will not be ignored by developers.

[Hands0n]

If sufficient people complain to OFCOM they will take an action. The threshold is around 16 similar complaints before they consider making it an internal case. Following that if a few more arrive they'll take it further.