My first iPhone Experience
Posted at November 24, 2007 20:00 (UTC) from London, UK
Today I had my first iPhone experience with another person. I was walking up and down Tottenham Court Road in pursuit for some small arial connectors for my Freeview set up. And as I was looking for a shop that may have what I was looking for, I passed a Vodafone shop. There, some of the guys distributed leaflets the latest phone offers. Since one of the guys didn't give up trying to give me a leaflet I just took my iPhone out of the pocket and showed it to him saying: "Thanks, I am very well served."
Vodafone guy: "Who is selling them?"
Me: "There's only one provider who does."
Vodafone guy: "Is there? Who is it?"
Me: "Well it's O2"
Vodafone guy: "Oh really? How is it?"
Well, here I stopped talking to him and just smiled and continued my pursuit. I am not sure whether he really didn't know who sells the iPhone in the UK or if he just tried to start a conversation. Maybe Vodafone's management brain washed all their staff so that they forget that the iPhone exists after Vodafone failed to secure the deal with Apple not only in the UK but also in Germany, which is basically a slap in Vodafone's face. Here in the UK Vodafone's customer service even had to shut down the first weekend after the iPhone went on sale because they couldn't cope with the number of calls from customers requesting their PAC code to migrate their number over to O2.
I'm glad O2 got the deal, it's the best mobile phone provider here in the UK. Never had a problem and for the critics out there: The iPhone tariffs are great. I don't think they are overpriced, in fact they are good value for money! Waiting for your comments now ;-)
