Right. Some more comments (since I feel like being a chatty bitch.

1) Compared to the other O2 plans, the iPhone tariff seems reasonable. It's hard to compare as there isn't one exactly the same, but the nearest are active life 150 + Broadband 1GB add on (â‚¬50 total) or easy life 150 + Broadband 1GB add on (â‚¬35). Straight off, both offer 25 minutes less free. Also, extra minutes are 30c flat rate or 30c/15c compared to 20c/10c on the iPhone.

For comparison sake if you got the N95 from Vodafone, it'll cost you â‚¬199 for the 8gb version with the Online Perfect Choice 200 which is â‚¬49 for 200 minutes and 25c thereafter. The real kick is there doesn't seem to be any sort of decent data plan. The best on offer is Medium which is 25MB for â‚¬15 and then â‚¬2.00 ever mb after wards. Meaning a gb will cost you somewhere in the region of â‚¬1965 if my sums are right.

So while the iPhone is a rip off in comparison to other countries, it's a good deal compared to what we can currently get. Yet again Irish telcos raking it in.

2) My housemates got themselves a pair of O2 iPhones and their experience has been much more positive than mine. Having Edge working (even if it's not 3G) makes a huge difference to the experience. With all the cool features working it really does make it worth having over one that's reliant wifi. With the dearth of free wifi that actually works even in Dublin City center all you're really getting is a ipod with a poorish phone. You'd be as well off just getting an itouch and jailbreaking that instead.