Where to buy the iphone 3gs ?

Hi
Bit of advice please?
Should I purchase my new iphone from an O2 store or other mobile phone shop such as Car Phone Wharehouse ?
Are there any advantages / disadvantages from NOT buying direct from O2 ???
Thanks

Can buy from any official place. For me, I would prefer going to an Apple Store as the employees there seem far more knowledgeable about the device and can answer all questions. However, the carrier store is a good place to go if you want to get good answers about your plan. So just depends which you think you will have more questions about.
Yes both places know about the others sides of each, but each side will be more helpful on their particular subjects.
If you really don't care either way, you can always just buy from here right now.

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