paulr

Looking to get an Iphone 4S. The deal i'm after is a mixture of pay up front/ monthly tarrif. For the same number of minutes/MB data the cost over 2 years on O2 is

£648 Carhpone warehouse
£747 at O2.

Normally i go to O2, and reason to not go to CW and save £100.

EOEUMC

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Speak to o2 and say that The Carphone Warehouse are doing the same deal but for £100 less. See if they tell you to go there or try and sort something out

paulr

Rang up three stores, they won't match. Looking online, Tesco deal is £658.

LSherratt

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Have you checked out phones4u?

I ordered myself an iphone5 yesterday and they had the cheapest deal that suited me.

belliott69

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Iphone 5 was £36 pm at phones 4 u on 02 the other week with you paying £25 for the phone. Unlimited minutes texts and 1gb of internet.

hodgy0_2

Charles Dunstone is short, fat and ginger

cster

But is he over-sensitive and litigious?

Ellie*

I've always just used Carphone warehouse, except for one upgrade I did directly with o2, and they've always been fine.
O2 don't give a toss, they won't give cheaper deals to keep their customers anymore,

Ellie*

While I'm here;

I'm due an upgrade next month and I'm on a £21 month O2 contract, anyone got any idea what I'm looking at paying if I wanted an iphone4s or 5?

Reckon I should consider a Samsung galaxy s3 or 4 or even an htc?

Tidgy

www.mobiles.co.uk used em a few times and had very good service from them, tend to be the cheapest i can find.

EOEUMC

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Do a search on-line for tariff costs. I know o2 have just changed their tariffs within the last 3 weeks and i have just one over to one of the new ones saving myslef £2 per month for the same goodies.

OP have a look to see what GiffGaff offer. I have my business phone through them and I know they sell phones aswell, but not sure what ones.

cuprajake

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Buy the phone from apple around £450 then get the tesco mobile sim

500 minutes unlimited txt 1gb data £10 per month. Rolling contract

lordharding

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Another vote for buying direct from apple
Sim free

I stick a tenner a month on as I use a lot of data
The misses tops up her iPhone 4s for £6 a month 02
Don't be talked into the £12 a month insurance

saints_forever

^^^^ Works out the same then going SIM only from Apple compared to contract over a 2 year span. In fact it's slightly cheaper to go contract if he can get it for £648 over 2 years where as SIM only cost and £10 a month would be £690 for the same period.

I had no problems with Carphone Warehouse though when I purchased my iPhone 3GS a few years a go. I bartered them down with the phone and recycling price for my current phone, and on getting insurance for £6 a month through their company "Geek Squad" (may have changed now), which I ended up using. Gave great customer service even when I went in to claim and not for a sale.

paulr

Contract is cheaper though. £648 CW, £658 Tesco. Buying direct is £690. All over 2yrs.

paulr

Still debating which to go for, the 4S or the 5. The price difference is minimal.

I prefer the size and looks of the 4S, but as always with technology, newer is normally better. Secondly, the docking port on the 4S matches everything i have at home.

RobsyUK

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Roumors of 6 soon!

EOEUMC

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Are you desperate as there are always new phones coming out

cuprajake

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Buy the five. Get a rolling monthly contract. Then when the 6 comes sell the five for pretty much what it cost.

The phone companies tie you into 24m contracts which is way to long when a new phone comes along every 8 months.

Skoobie Dhu

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Might be worth looking at buying outright from Smartfonestore.com.

They have an excellent reputation, 16gb Iphone 4s grade B on O2 for £256 or a 16gb Iphone 5 grade B on O2 for £355. Price includes free delivery and a 60 day warranty.

If you're not happy with the phone when you receive it you can return it and get a refund/exchange.

I bought a grade A Iphone 4 from them and it was in as new condition.

Regardless of the warranty they offer, Iphones are still covered under their Apple warranty.

saints_forever

If you are listening to rumours, which everything is when it comes to apple, you'll be staying clear of the 6 then. They are comprising build quality to make it more affordable, mainly based for other countries.....apparently. The next decent version will supposedly be the 5S, so will be minimal difference.

At the end of the day there's not much difference between the 4S and the 5 at the moment. They both run the same software and IOS operating system, though there are apps which haven't released any updates to utilise the whole screen on the 5. If you're getting contract I would go for the 5 as long term they will be looking at designing around that shape, but if you're buying outright then the 4S as you can sell it when the next iphone is released and you won't be 2 generations behind if that sort of thing bothers you.

Godspeed Brakes

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I ordered a new iphone 5 yesterday as my 4s is playing up , got it through tesco on O2 , £37 a month for 2 years and £20 up front , thats for a 32 gig , the 16 gig was the same but no upfront payment
Thats unlimited phone calls and text and 1 GB a month

paulr

Looking at Tesco myself. 4S £250 up front, £17 a month.

chocolate_o_brian

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I'm on O2 but through Carphone Whorehouse.

4s a year ago was £36 pm with £6 Internet bolt on. O2 through their shop/online wanted £100 for the phone, CP WH wanted £0 online, £99 shop. Matched online deal in store or they'd have lost my business. 30% off as a mate works in the right department too so £30 bills

SinghSuperStud

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I would never buy something from Phones4U for the simple reason I can't stand their annoying behaviour where they hang out the doors of their stores trying to get people in to buy a phone they can't afford!!

Seen it many a time and I almost feel like smacking them one! Usually some spotty kid like out of that Phoneshop programme on C4!

Fleetster

I've had better deals when I ask at phones4u, I once simply asked what the best deal was on the chacha when it first came out and got £140 knocked off 02 will never budge on price and cpw are ok but lie a lot in my experience, I've even written to the head office about a certain store because of being lied to and mislead when buying phones etc and didn't even get a reply!

Osimabu

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I've always had good deals from Virgin, but I'm the first to admit I'm not really particularly savvy with mobiles. They might be worth a try though, as they seem to be willing and able to haggle if necessary.

Ellie*

Went into Carphone Warehouse today.

iPhone 5 on £27 o2 contract + £99 upfront.
The HTC One is £119 on above contract.

EOEUMC

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I have always thought that the I phone (which ever model) have always been expensive and from what I have seen there not exactly imo the best about for what they charge you. And from what I have seen from the pics from them there pretty naff to a certain extent. If your looking for internet why not look at a tablet? I wouldn't think about getting an Iphone for myself. I won a brand new Iphone 4s in a competition last year, I gave it to my girlfriend as she normally has my hand-me-downs as I have a contract.
I am looking at possibly getting the Galaxy S4 when I upgrade in the next few months, but then I tend to go for ones with a good camera on them. I have a Galaxy S2 atm and I like it although I will get a new phone and keep the one I have now for my business phone.
Look around, go in to several shops and ask them what's the best deals you can get on the Iphone and play them all against each other. Check the net first as you might find it hard to get a better deal on the high street. Shop around and do your research first

paulr

Is this exactly the same as going to O2, just cheaper. I read somewhere you don't get voicemail?
Secondly, there's no Tesco logo on the phone (daft question maybe).