iphone upgrade O2

[Pickers]

So its time for my upgrade and I am looking for a good deal here, using quidco to try and minimise expense.

I have a 16gig 3GS at the moment and am paying £15.50 a month, but I fear the phone may not cope with another years use.

O2 contracts only become reasonable if tied into a 24 month contract, and for £299 I can get the 16 gig 4Gs but at £18.50 a month.
Thats £444 + £299 = £743 for 2 years phone use.

As a comparison, an unlocked 4gs from Apple is £499 and I can go pay as you go and top up £10 a month.
after 2 years, thats £499 + £240 = £740 (-£10 cashback from quidco) but this gives more data allowance - although I am unlikely to worry much about this, and I am not tied to a contract.

In both cases, I can get £75 from o2 recycle on my old 3gs.


I really dont know what to do!

Any ideas?

[Knipples]

You don't want to hang on a few months until the new iphone comes out, because that means that either you can get the new iphone, or get the 4S cheaper, as when the new phone comes out, the price on the older phones usually drops?

Theres a part of me that wishes I had held on and not upgraded from the 4 to the 4S, because the difference is minimal.

[Pickers]

when is the new iphone out?

[Knipples]

I believe its August/September time, no exact date has been given, but around then

[Will]

Move away from the Super-iPhone! Go for the S3!

[Will]

On a serious note, 24 months contracts are a joke. Paying more than £20 for a contract is also daft (unless you need it or you get your money's worth of course). So I think the PAYG is the best option, but it's a painful price for the phone - and is it worth it?

How much money would you get back for the 3GS?

[Pickers]

£75... I'll sit on my options a while I think - with a sensible head on, iPhone is just too expensive; but I'm so used to it now, I can't go back!

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by Pickers

£75... I'll sit on my options a while I think - with a sensible head on, iPhone is just too expensive; but I'm so used to it now, I can't go back!

Absolute tosh!
I went from a 3GS to a Samsung Galaxy S2. It took a few days to get used to Android, but I was so glad I did it, and I'll never go back to an iPhone now. I've had it just over a year and still wouldn't swap it. I'm not even interested in upgrading. It does absolutely everything I want. Absolutely brilliant phone. Still got my iPhone, but it's purely an iPod for running/car now. I don't ever use it for internet browsing etc.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by lostkat

Absolute tosh!

Sounds like you feel pretty strongly about this. What was it about the iPhone that irked you?

[Will]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Sounds like you feel pretty strongly about this. What was it about the iPhone that irked you?

Whilst I can't speak for Kate, I find itunes annoying, I find the lack of ability to do anything on the phone irritating (i.e. being able to save my documents on it etc...) using itunes to synch has cocked up my calendars several times (1 time it was user error I admit, the other time was just stupid options). It's now slow to use, I cannot add any more storage, I cannot change the battery, reception is poor, and using it for calls is just painful, and I can't just copy files to it, or programs at will.

The phone just works, yes, it's simple, and it does the job. The interface is nice, if limited, but it's a great package. It was a market leader and no other came close. However, after owning several Super-iPhones I just cannot wait to move away. I just don't get on with it anymore - the relationship has come to an end. I think it's also because I struggle with apple products and just don't like them.