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Story: New iPhones will cost up to 87pc more

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In all fairness to O2...

... the upgrade from the original iPhone to the iPhone 3G was far more significant, because it was only the second gen handset that brought in 3G (the technology, not the name). O2 would have been keen to move iPhone users from EDGE to 3G, because it would stimulate usage.

I have noted the outrage from people expecting to upgrade for free while still a way away from the end of their contract term, but I can't honestly say I have much sympathy for it. Can you think of any normal circumstance in which an operator lets a customer upgrade their handset mid-contract? It's never happened in most cases and, as the operator subsidises much of the initial cost of the handset, I can't see why it should.

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