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Apparantly you can get an iPhone for £169 from Carphone Warehouse without a contract! Friend of mine told me that last Saturday he walked into the Carphone Warehouse and bought one without a contract. All you need to do is to say that you are existing O2 customer, register your details for warranty and that’s it! Sales person didn’t even ask for O2 number or any other proof of O2 contract.

You will be asked to activate your phone through iTunes, but if you are not intended to use it on O2 network, then you don’t need to do that. Just unlock your phone and use it on the network that you are on. There are plenty of resourses on the net on how to unlock your iPhone, check this site for example: http://iphone.unlock.no/

Following price slash on iPhone last week, I guess Carphone Warehouse doesn’t mind giving them away without contract, they need to get rid of them as many as possible before new version comes out this summer.

If you have bought this phone without contract, share your experience with us!

If you are waiting for a new exciting phone to buy or upgrade to, here is a short list of interesting phones that are coming soon to Carphone Warehouse.

Nokia N96 - Expected August 2008 This is a successor of Nokia’s popular N95 model. Details of this phone were leaked on German Nokia website last month. This phone packs impressive features: 16GB Internal Memory Wi-Fi and HSDPA Nokia Maps application with Assisted GPS DVB-H tuner for live TV Broadcasting Windows Media Video and Flash Video support 5MP camera 2.8 inch display
Motorola ROKR E8 - Expected May 2008Motorola ROKR E8 has touch-sensitive controls which change according to the feature that you use. If you are using music player, they change to music player controls, if you are using phone, they change to phone controls. This phone was designed for people who enjoy music on their mobile, it support Windows Media Player 11 and you can synchronise your PC playlists to your phone easily. 2G internal storage Stereo Bluetooth Headset support 2MP camera FM radio, MP3 and AAC playback
Samsung F480 - Expected May 2008Another touch screen phone from Samsung. This model has decent connectivity and 5MP camera. Camera has a flash and image stabilization. UI controls are customizable and respond with slight vibration to your touch. 2.8 inches touch screen HSDPA connectivity 5MP camera with autofocus, flash and image stabilization

What Mobile magazine published 2007 awards in 16 categories. All winners are chosen by consumers throughout the year and official ceremony was held on 1st November 2007 at Jongleurs in north London.

Here is an excerpt of some of the winners:

Sony Ericsson has done a good job - top spot in 2 categories for 2 or more years. Top spot in Best Mobile Camera category for 3 years in a row and best Music Phone for 2 years.

Same trend with Carphone Warehouse - Best High Street Retailer and Best Online Retailer for 3 years.

T-Mobile got Best Network, last year’s top spot was Virgin, which uses T-Mobile network anyway.

For full listing check here.