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Why #O2Fail is really ‘iPhone customer Fail’
The Next Web —
... Now they’ve found out they can’t there’s a bubble of anger building. The hashtag #O2Fail is trending highly on Twitter this morning and a petition has been launched asking for “A reasonable way to upgrade to the iPhone 3GS”. ...
iPhone 3GS: British Carrier O2 Has No Upgrade Sweetener, Whingeing Twits Revolt
mocoNews —
... in Twitterville (the Bourgeoisie's direct-action tool of choice), and a petition (actually an, err, twitition; oh dear) to get O2 to change its mind. An O2 spokesperson, meanwhile, tells ...
iPhone: O2 says buyers must pay a premium for new model
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... A string of Facebook protest groups have sprung up, while some angry customers have set up online petitions and are circulating the email addresses of senior O2 executives in an attempt to force them to reduce prices. ...
Angry iPhone Owners Twitition for Lower 3G S Upgrade Prices
Mashable! —
... enough to ignite a firestorm of outrage across social media channels.
On Twitter, angry iPhone owners have started spreading a pair of petitions that implore AT&T and O2 (the iPhone’s carrier in the UK, which apparently has similar upgrade terms) to provide a cheaper upgrade path for existing iPhone users. The “twititions,” have been spreading quickly today, attracting over 3,000 signatures so far.
The O2 twitition, which was created first, has more than twice the number of ...
Twitter On Fire With Anti-AT&T Complaints
Cult of Mac —
... about missing features and upgrades, as is the #iphone3gs hashtag, and AT&T’s official corporate account. Hundreds of complaints are being sent directly to the account, and there appears to be no messages at all defending the company.
Meanwile, a pair of Twitter petitions, or “twititions,” are hoping to pressure AT&T and 02, the UK iPhone carrier, to offer “reasonable upgrade prices” for current iPhone 3G customers.
The O2 twitition has attracted about 2,500 signatures by Tuesday afternoon (PST), and ...
Angry AT&T, O2 Customers Twitition For Lower iPhone 3G S Upgrade Prices
iPhone Alley - News —
... In retaliation of AT&T and O2's unwillingness to subsidize the iPhone 3G S for current 3G owners, users on Twitter are forming "twittitions", a new virtual petition that users can "sign" by posting a tweet with a unifying hashtag. At the time this was written, the Twitition for O2, which was created first, was at 2621 signatures, and the AT&T ...
"Twitter" Petition Demanding Equal iPhone 3GS Pricing For All Gains Steam - But Signing May Be A Bad Idea
Just Another iPhone Blog —
... A pair of online Twitter-based petitions to compel O2 and AT&T to offer similar pricing for all iPhone 3GS purchases (instead of more expensive pricing for those “not eligible” for a discount) have been created for two carriers thus far ( O2 , ...
Thousands rise to rage at iPhone pricing (which is actually not that many people)
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
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In a reminder that spurned gadget lovers can quickly turn rabid, several thousand angry iPhone owners in the U.S. and U.K. have signed a pair of Twitter petitions to protest pricing regimes for Apple's new iPhone 3G S. In the U.S., those currently under two-year contract by AT&T must pay more than twice as much for the new phones as customers not under contract.** ...
O2 refuses to break contracts for early iPhone 3G S upgrades
T3.com All —
... our other customers". For those with an iPhone, this is clearly a kick in the teeth, and an unexpected one, since O2 did offer an upgrade service to bridge the gap between the first gen iPhone and the superceding 3G. The provider does offer an early upgrade service for its 'priority users' - anyone paying over 35 per month - of 1-6 months, but since the next tariff up makes a huge jump to 75 per month, this only helps a relatively small amount of iPhone users. Already, there's a twitter petition to stop O2 from preventing early upgrades. The motto? "O2 should offer ...
O2 refuses to break contracts for early iPhone 3G S upgrades
T3.com News —
... Already, there's a twitter petition to stop O2 from preventing early upgrades. The motto? "O2 should offer existing iPhone customers a reasonable way to upgrade to the iPhone 3GS. They should also stop ripping us off for tethering." Catchy. ...
Tweeting iPhone users petition O2 for a better deal
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... ) have seen rather a lot of pleas to sign an online petition or Twitition (how twee!) that says "we the undersigned petition O2 to offer reasonable iPhone 3GS upgrade and tethering #o2fail". It has 3,902 signatures at the time of writing. ...
iPhone 3GS arrives
Web User | News —
... . Many current iPhone owners have expressed outrage at the lack of free or discounted upgrade deals available and have even set up a petition to demand that O2 "offer existing iPhone customers a reasonable way to upgrade to the iPhone 3GS". At the time of writing 5,668 people had signed the petition . You can also buy an iPhone 3GS through the ...
