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AppleInsider has reported on a rumour that the official British carrier of the iPhone O2, will be unlocking 3G iPhones for a nominal charge of £15 after 1 year of service.

For some customers, though, the most important news may come a year later. Separate O2 staff are suggesting that the wireless carrier’s usual policy of offering an unlock code for Pay As You Go phones after 12 months will remain true for iPhone 3G.

No statement from the company can be found on this issue so far and the sources are also unnamed. This little nugget of information will remain marked as just another rumour for now.

I’m only posting this latest rumour because there is a little speculative evidence to back it up. While officially the 3G iPhone is supposed to be just like it’s predecessor in regards to Adobe Flash Player support, this strange little tidbid was noticed during Steve Jobs’ latest speech:

Steve Jobs had conducted a speed test between the new iPhone (over 3G) and the current iPhone (over EDGE) to show us that the 3G iPhone loads websites 2.8 times faster than the current iPhone.

Steve Jobs had used NationalGeographic.com website for the test.

On current iPhones running OS 1.1.4, and in the iPhone Simulator included with the iPhone’s SDK, nationalgeographic.com website renders with a picture of a cheetah and the message “This presentation requires Flash. Download free Flash player.” (as seen in the screenshot above).