O2 announces the pay – as – you – go iPhone 3G version which will be available to the customers from 16 September.
Within a few weeks, iPhone 3G’s 8GB version will cost the customer £349.99 and the 16GB just £50 more at £399.99.
“We wanted to make it available to as many people in the market as possible and that’s why we’ve opened it up to offer it on pre-pay,” an O2 spokesperson said.
Both the version will include unlimited browsing and Wi-Fi access for the first 12 months of ownership. After the expiry of the one year deal, customers will be able to continue enjoying the unlimited surfing package for just £10 a month.
O2 will also give it’s customers bonus goodies on the PAYG offer which will be, free texts and minutes up for grabs too. “You’ll be able to choose one of our standard Pay & Go tariffs to use with your iPhone 3G. The more you top-up each month, the more free minutes or texts you’ll receive,” the O2 site states.
The only flaw in this package is the the subscribers won’t be able to to take advantage of visual voicemail and call merging functionality.

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