Cheapest iPhone discussion

ichiban

T-mobie prices http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/34178/t-mobile-iphone-4-pricing-leaked

space_rider

I finally got my iphone from Apple which I ordered day after the launch date. I got the microsim from O2 few weeks ago and just took the microsim out of the adapter yesterday. I have another month on contract and will be going over to their simplicity tariff.

reisse03

what do we think of the t mobile prices

ichiban

reisse03 wrote: »

what do we think of the t mobile prices

quite bad, the handset alone is £50-60 more expensive compared to other networks with the same tariff.

talk2alex

Wish T-Mo would actually tell its customers when they are launching the flippin thing. Sooo frustrating!

reisse03

theyre always miles behind everyone, tariff doesnt seem that good if these are the actual prices

jonthedog

Max_1066 wrote: »

I've not looked at 'Three' before ... whats their wifi deal I can't see anything on the site ?
Also, if their 3G coverage is so good why aren't people switching over to them .. am I missing something or is it just brand loyalty ?

Not sure what you mean by 'wifi deal'...you get 1GB data/month over the 3G network. If you mean do they have some sort of deal with BT openzone, etc, then no, they don't as far as I know, but 3G reception is usually pretty good everywhere, so if the wifi isn't free, just use 3G.

Just to add some balance to the reception debate, where I live in Reading, Orange reception is appaling inside, and I took back the iPhone 3G two years ago because of poor reception on O2 (though I suspect this was the phone's fault more than the network). 3 has always been perfect.:)

Incidently, I currently 'tether' my Nokia N95 via bluetooth to my laptop when I'm away from home so the laptop effectively uses my phone as a 3G wireless modem and the data comes out of my phone's data allowance.
Does anyone know if I'll be able to do the same with the iphone 4 on 3 (or any other network for that matter)? I believe it is technically possible, but a lot of networks would charge extra for this...the guy I spoke to at 3 didn't know, but this is a bit of a deal breaker for me.

~daisy~_2

jonthedog wrote: »

I asked 3 and they said it was a mistake...no idea why they are taking so long to correct it.

i received mine on this deal today so am very happy :j

MoneySavingIndian

Ok, so here's the low down and how I've managed the above.

After extensive haggling with T-mobile, I renewed my contract and managed to get....

300 mins
300 texts
Unlimited data (up to 3gb on Web & Walk Plus)

....for £5 a month on a 24month contract. I can still upgrade at any time to a higher paid tariff and get a new phone if I wish too.

With this jaw dropping deal I can then go and buy an iPhone 4 outright at £499 (16gb).

So over 24 months =

£5 x 24 = £120
+
£499
= £619
Divide 619 by 24 = £25.83 per month on a 2 year contract.

The equivalent deal (with only 500mb of data but unilimited texts) is £30/month and £179 for the phone from O2 (which is £899 over 24 months). So this is a saving of £280.

So if you're a T-mobile customer or for that matter with any other network offering their customers a loyalty bonus on renewal this could just be the way for you to go.

You could easily get t-mobiles 12 months sim only with 600mins 500texts unlimited data upto a 1gb (normally £15) for £10 as an existing customer, but this would drop your saving to £149. But if you can push for a £10 loyalty discount on this tariff, you've got yourself a top deal.

The added bonus is your iPhone will be unlocked as it is purchased directly from the apple store, saving you about £20, that is if you ever need to unlock your iPhone. You can save a further 3% off the retail price if you go through quidco.com. This would help ofset the interest you would have earned paying for the phone gradually over the contract period.

I hope that helps

Max_1066

Has anyone managed to get an iPhone 4 on Three yet ??