iPhone £500 more over 24 months. Get used to it.

Han_naH

I'm changing my iPhone after 18 months so I applied my own analysis to the options for me. I found that -

(1) Up front cost on a new iPhone 3GS @ £280
Plus extra £5 / months (because iPhone monthly plans are not less than £35) over 24 months = total = £400
(2) Cashback with Vodafone on Android phone instead, with the same touchscreen * as the iPhone is £100.

So choosing an iPhone over an Android (or other options) is exactly £500 more over 24 months. Shocking.

*- capacitive touchscreen rather than resistive. This means you can do the "2 finger zoom" in and out on maps, browsing etc. :T

About the iPhone -

(1) It's a little slow unless you have the 3GS
(2) O2s network has suffered for 2 years with all the browsing and apps (admitted by their rep in London) so it's a pain.
(3) iPhone on Vodafone is a faster proposition, followed by Orange. Pay the extra.
(4) The residual value of an A-condition iPhone is phenomenal. I can sell mine for up to £232, after 18 months apparently. However, you have to nurse it and never drop it etc. Over 18 months that is hard.
(5) You can't choose your own tone for incoming text messages.
(6) You must buy a ringtone thu iTunes, you can't make your own. At least not easily by importing an mp3. Forget it.
(7) You can't multitask. iPhone is too slow anyway.
(8) No camera flash.
(9) If you drop it or damage it, you just lost you £200 you were going to make when you sold it. Sorry.

mrochester

*- capacitive touchscreen rather than resistive. This means you can do the "2 finger zoom" in and out on maps, browsing etc. :T

That's not true. It'll only do that if the screen suports multitouch, which not all capacitive screened phones do. Capacitive simply refers to the method by which the screen detects where your finger is, it gives you no information about the features of the screen and software. I believe the only phone that Vodafone sells that features multitouch is the iPhone.

lufcgirl

leejp wrote: »

(6) You must buy a ringtone thu iTunes, you can't make your own. At least not easily by importing an mp3. Forget it.

I made mine in about 30 seconds using a website!

omen666

Think the OP needs to think through his statements

[Deleted User]

leejp wrote: »

(1) It's a little slow unless you have the 3GS
(2) O2s network has suffered for 2 years with all the browsing and apps (admitted by their rep in London) so it's a pain.
(3) iPhone on Vodafone is a faster proposition, followed by Orange. Pay the extra.
(4) The residual value of an A-condition iPhone is phenomenal. I can sell mine for up to £232, after 18 months apparently. However, you have to nurse it and never drop it etc. Over 18 months that is hard.
(5) You can't choose your own tone for incoming text messages.
(6) You must buy a ringtone thu iTunes, you can't make your own. At least not easily by importing an mp3. Forget it.
(7) You can't multitask. iPhone is too slow anyway.
(8) No camera flash.
(9) If you drop it or damage it, you just lost you £200 you were going to make when you sold it. Sorry.

(1) Compared to...?
(2) Yeah, with you there.
(3) Depends on coverage in individual areas. Although Orange has the largest 3G network overall.
(4) MobilePhoneXchange pay £321 for certain iPhones, even used with scratches.
(5) Big whoopie?
(6) Yes you can. Try googling "iRinger".
(7) Search for "iPhone Backgrounder". You'll find out how.
(8) You can get dock-connector flashes for it.
(9) Are you saying if you drop and smash your Android-based handset, you can still sell it for £200+? Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Kickstart68

leejp wrote: »

However, you have to nurse it and never drop it etc. Over 18 months that is hard.

They are tougher than they look. My better half broke hers (but covered on insurance). The case was mangled but it still worked. Fell out of her pocket riding a bike, and another rider found it by riding over it (so 200~300 kg of bike and rider went over it).

All the best

Keith

Han_naH

The point is, users shouldn't have to go find hardware or software extras, like iRinger etc. You don't need to do this with other phones. I don't expect to do it with my chosen phone, in this case the iPhone.

Your Android phone will sell for £50 like any other non-iphone. The point is that the iPhone is overpriced, some of which you recover when you sell it. However, if you damage it then that plan fails, and with it the iPhone facade crumbles. You'll have done your money. Live with it and move on.

drbesty

If someone wants an iPhone and wants to pay the money for one then fine, it's limited in some ways but it's still far and away the best phone available

boliston

leejp wrote: »

The point is, users shouldn't have to go find hardware or software extras, like iRinger etc. You don't need to do this with other phones. I don't expect to do it with my chosen phone, in this case the iPhone....

I don't consider my Blackberry (8900) "fully functional" without having to download extra "3rd party" software. The Blackberry branded browser has terribly javascript support so many sites simply don't work. Opera Mini 4.2 seems to solve this problem and generally just seems to work better. The Blackberry browser also only works via wifi unless you subscribe to an overpriced "blackberry" data plan.

omen666

leejp wrote: »

The point is, users shouldn't have to go find hardware or software extras, like iRinger etc. You don't need to do this with other phones. I don't expect to do it with my chosen phone, in this case the iPhone.

Your Android phone will sell for £50 like any other non-iphone. The point is that the iPhone is overpriced, some of which you recover when you sell it. However, if you damage it then that plan fails, and with it the iPhone facade crumbles. You'll have done your money. Live with it and move on.

By the way the point is all your poinys are incorrect and you can only pick one out and twist it like above, so to !!!! on that one Also you can make a ringtone from within Itunes so that !!!!es on that one

You really do not have a clue do you?

Han_naH

I neglected to mention that the iPhone is too big, with corners. This was another reason I wanted to change.
I received my Google phone today and I can say it is half the weight, with nice round edges, excellent for jeans pockets. Unlike the iPhone.

Funny how threads degenerate into personal attacks - Omen - keep to the script - I think you need to get out more.

Touchscreen is the same, I admit not 2 fingers though. That's 2 fingers up to the iPhone then.

The iPhone dream is dead.