Existing 02 Customer (UK) - Import Help

[Helix]

Hopefully this is in the right thread.

I'm an existing 02 monthly contract customer (2000min 800text for £20 per month - thanks to rollover)... my contract is up for renewal from 31st October. I called 02 today to see what deals i could get with the iPhone and the guy I was talking to said that the price plans announce with the iPhone were "fenced off" and that they couldn't be changed for existing customers. And that if I wanted the iPhone I would need to pay the £269 plus the £?? a month for 18months.

I have a friend who is coming/going to USA at the end of this month...
Could she buy an iPhone from an Apple Store and bring it home for me?
I follow the guide... its activated/unlocked?
But with the me being with 02 and the iPhone coming to 02... will all the features of the phone work?

Thanks for any information.

Jonathan

[Kyle Matthews]

If you do not pay for the iPhone specific plan, I am assuming it will be the same as it is with AT&T - your visual voicemail will not work, but everything else should. Of course, this is all speculation based on the Stateside situation, it could change...

[Helix]

Thanks for the information... this make getting one more tempting... no over ever calls me so its unlikely that'll use voice mail.

[santfekuss]

It will work yes, (once you unlock it) but with not being on the new tariff you miss out on the free Edge & wi-fi access ........ which is the only decent thing with the contract.
I'm using an unlocked phone on Orange in the UK, and there's always plenty of 'free' access points about

[Crazy.T]

Mate just get the iPhone and unlock it... I'm using my USA iPhone woks perfect with Orange (contract) and O2 (pay-as-go)