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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2015, 01:34:29 PM » |
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A phone deal comes in 2 parts, the cost of the calls and the cost of the phone.
Check the price of a sim only deal, then with the phone included as well, see how much the are ripping you off for the phone. (You can buy the phone contract free from Apple.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2015, 01:39:29 PM » |
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Do you need unlimited mins and 4gb of data?
I got an iphone 6 recently, £30.50pm for 600 mins, unlimited texts and 1gb data (4g). It's £150 for the phone but I had a discount code to get £150 off. Plus I've gone via Quidco and may (or may not) get £60 cashback
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2015, 02:57:56 PM » |
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depends how you want to do it i guess. last year i bought an iphone  myself for 230 quid. my deal on virgin, is like th O2 simplicity, not sure what virgin call it. £15 a month get unlimited everything. surely this works out cheaper long term? |
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2015, 03:21:28 PM » |
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 05:43:42 PM » |
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nah you can buy a new iphone s5 for about £300 on amazon or somewhere else
then walk into 3 or vodaphone or where ever and ask for a sim only contract
should get unlimited minutes and text for about £15
money saved all round
when my contract runs out in next month or so i will be keeping same phone and moving to a sim only contract saving £400 a year
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2015, 05:52:20 PM » |
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nah you can buy a new iphone s5 for about £300 on amazon or somewhere else
then walk into 3 or vodaphone or where ever and ask for a sim only contract
should get unlimited minutes and text for about £15
money saved all round
when my contract runs out in next month or so i will be keeping same phone and moving to a sim only contract saving £400 a year
You're not really saving £400 per year though are you. Your minutes, texts and data are probably costing you about the same as before. You're paying £400 per year less but that's because you're not buying a new phone. It's like saying that by sticking with your Ford Focus and not buying a Lamborgini you've saved yourself £200k |
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Motivational speeches at their best:
"Because thats what living is, the 6 inches in front of your face......" - Patrick Leonard - 10th May 2015
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2015, 06:02:06 PM » |
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nah you can buy a new iphone s5 for about £300 on amazon or somewhere else
then walk into 3 or vodaphone or where ever and ask for a sim only contract
should get unlimited minutes and text for about £15
money saved all round
when my contract runs out in next month or so i will be keeping same phone and moving to a sim only contract saving £400 a year
Link to new iPhone  for £300 please? In the market for one shortly... |
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2015, 06:05:09 PM » |
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nah you can buy a new iphone s5 for about £300 on amazon or somewhere else
then walk into 3 or vodaphone or where ever and ask for a sim only contract
should get unlimited minutes and text for about £15
money saved all round
when my contract runs out in next month or so i will be keeping same phone and moving to a sim only contract saving £400 a year
Link to new iPhone for £300 please? In the market for one shortly... Brand New Boxed Apple iPhone 64GB https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F3J3VSG/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_71eevb1X6M4B6 |
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« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2015, 06:07:34 PM » |
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Looks like only used ones for around £300 unless I'm blind?
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« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2015, 06:13:59 PM » |
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Looks like only used ones for around £300 unless I'm blind?
Sorry, looks like you're right. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2015, 06:50:04 PM » |
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nah you can buy a new iphone s5 for about £300 on amazon or somewhere else
then walk into 3 or vodaphone or where ever and ask for a sim only contract
should get unlimited minutes and text for about £15
money saved all round
when my contract runs out in next month or so i will be keeping same phone and moving to a sim only contract saving £400 a year
You're not really saving £400 per year though are you. Your minutes, texts and data are probably costing you about the same as before. You're paying £400 per year less but that's because you're not buying a new phone. It's like saying that by sticking with your Ford Focus and not buying a Lamborgini you've saved yourself £200k yeah i know what you mean but as my 2 year old samsung is nearly as good as he best on the market at the moment i am just gonna keep it sorry the £300 apple is a 16gb like the one OP put in his link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B009ETBBJM/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new |
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« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2015, 07:58:15 PM » |
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Really appreciate the help guys.
If i use the link i found in the OP i'd pay £563.76 over 24 months.
If i did it separately and bought a £300 iphone plus an EE combi Sim (£12.99) i'd pay £611.76 over 24 months. Both with very similar usage deals.
I'm really curious as to why there is a disparity there, and even bigger when you compare it to other deals on the market. Am i missing something? Is it safe/reliable to go through a site like mobiles.co.uk?
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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2015, 11:43:18 PM » |
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Mobiles.co.uk are owned by Dixons Carphone, pretty big company - certainly nothing wrong with them.
Well, there was nothing wrong with Phones4U or Dialaphone either but you get my drift. Try not to get a contract that pays cash-back by redemption......
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