* Posts by Andrew Murphy

4 publicly visible posts • joined 12 Jul 2007

Tesco Mobile complains to Ofcom

Andrew Murphy
Jobs Horns

RE: iPhone Haters

To mark W - Yes the iPhone can use GSM1800 but O2 don't have an 1800mhz licence.

Orange and T-mobile use 1800Mhz, always have and always will (until the 2G switchoff anyway)

Vodafone and O2 use 900Mhz, always have. So while an iPhone would still work in the 1800 band unless you get it unlocked to Orange or T-mobile it will be well and truely nobbled.

T-Mobile, Orange and O2 land Europe iPhone deal

Andrew Murphy

10% of revenue

Mobile phone operators in the UK operate on pretty thin margins, so 10% of revenue will come to pretty much 100% of profit from the iPhone subscribers. O2 would have to be crazy to agree to that.

Plus, I'm not sure why apple is insisting on removing network subsidies. an iPhone costs $499 in america (£260 ish). Given american companies usual policy of robbing UK customers blind, that should translate to about £350 over here. An N95 costs £130 on their most popular tarriff, that's a BIG difference.

It'll sell, but I think it'll sell to a few rich kids and city bankers out to impress their clients. O2 won't make any money out of them, but there'll be so few that it will be worth the extra footfall into their shops from people interested in an iPhone. When they hear the price the salesman can then flog them an N95.

Mobile-mast danger is all in your head

Andrew Murphy

Re: Well

Actually I'd say Powerwatch and Mast Sanity are more to blame for the drop in value than the mobile operators.

Why the iPhone is a success

Andrew Murphy

Re: Too early to say

I'm afraid you've missed the point of the article.

It wasn't saying that the iPhone is a success in a traditional commercial sense, rather that it was successful in introducing a "new" iPod interface without alienating the apple faithful.

The article is saying that the Mk1 iPhone was never designed to be the finished article, suitable for all global markets. It was designed to be a step towards that finished article, while allowing them to get all the little things right and get the new interface accepted.

Whether this point of view is correct is hard to say, but if that was the intention you have to agree it has been a resounding success.