I'm planning to buy the iPhone when it comes out on O2 in the UK, but I'm a little unclear about whether the cost of the iPhone itself is subsidised or just a standard purchase. In the UK it's common to get a phone free or cheap when taking out a contract. If the phone gets damaged or stolen, then the cost of buying a replacement (if it's not insured) is substantially more than the original price. Does anyone know what the situation is with the iPhone - anyone using AT&T had such an incident? Can you go out and buy another iPhone and carry on using it with your existing contract, or do you have to pay a higher price for a replacement. Along a similar line, if Apple were to bring out a better version of the iPhone in future, would existing customers have to wait for their contracts to end before getting the upgrade, or could they simply buy the new phone and continue with their existing iPhone tarriff?

Message was edited by: bilbo_baggins PowerMac G5 Dual 2.3Ghz / MacBook 2.0GHz duo, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 4.5GB RAM, GeForce 6800 Ultra / 1GB RAM Posted on Sep 22, 2007 12:54 PM. Steveallen ifoundyouriphone.com maybe improves your chances of getting your phone by like 25%. Only way your gonna get your phone back is if you actually lost your phone and the person that found it is a honest citizian and goes there and reports it. It does not track your phone at all so if a theif steals it they wont be able to track it and notify the police of its location. So yes because its free I would suggest using it as I do but not really worth paying for once it becomes a paid service unless they actually figure out how to offer actual tracking. Sep 22, 2007 1:23 PM. I agree that if you lose your iphone, the best chances of getting it back are if the person who finds it is honest and goes to ifoundyouriphone.com.

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If somebody who finds the phone is dishonest or if it is stolen, there is a much higher likelihood that the phone will find itself back in your hands if: 1) It is locked so that the finder or thief can only see the wallpaper when they turn it on 2) The wallpaper has the owner's name and the place to report it found clearly displayed(which is what ifoundyouriphone.com does) We may be surprised at what can happen when you put obstacles in front of dishonest people and provide them with an opportunity to do the right thing. Sep 22, 2007 1:54 PM. I would presume that the cost of replacement is just the normal cost of the phone - but there is no information to confirm this - that is why I'm a little unclear. The reason for wanting to know is so I can decide on whether it's worth considering insurance, cases etc. If it's simply a case of buying another iPhone then fair enough - if it turns out that you cannot buy another iPhone without signing up to an additional contract (and so paying two lots of £35 per month) or paying vastly more than the initial purchase price for a replacement, then I would be far more concerned about protecting my iPhone. Really it's a balance between cost of insurance vs risking it, and the bulkiness and inconvenience of using a case vs increased risk of damage. Message was edited by: bilbo_baggins Sep 23, 2007 1:28 AM.

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