O2 Iphone 4 prices tip up

MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR O2 has put out its price plans for Iphone 4 users in the UK and is even offering pay as you go.

Vodafone beat O2 to the punch with its Iphone 4 prices and pay as you go announcement three days ago. But O2 is still hammering away at inflated price points in the hopes of extracting more dosh from the fanbois, who arguably have more money than sense because, face it, they got an Iphone.

Punters have to buy a 18 or 24 month tariff for an Iphone 4 or pay the full pay and go price for an Iphone 4. These don't come cheap, with the 16GB Iphone 4 offered for £495 or £595 for the 32GB version. That's only a few quid cheaper than buying directly from the Apple Store.

The Iphone 4 is available over a range contracts. You can pick up the 32GB version for £323 on an 24 month contract or £299 on an 18 month contract, and don't ask us why it's cheaper for the shorter term, but we do suspect it works out in higher monthly charges. The 16GB model goes for £279 over 24 months or £209 over 18 months.

Pay as you go customers who top up on O2's Text and Web tariff get a couple of incentives. Spend a tenner and you'll get 300 free texts and 500MB of data, while if you spend over £30 you'll get unlimited texts but still just a 500MB monthly data quota before surcharges kick in.

There are several options to choose from for anyone signing up to a tariff with O2. For those of you with cash to burn in a lingering recession, you can sign up for 1GB of data for £65 a month on the 18 month contract. Ouch indeed. µ