Upgrade advice - what would you do?

Rev

Now, I am due my upgrade with o2 tomorrow. Currently pay £28 a month for 600 mins, 500 txt (this includes mms), all you can eat data, free o2 to o2.

I got a 3G when I took the contrace out 18 months ago and sold, put the cash towards an iphone 4.

Now, I have played with my friends android for a few days, and while I like it, I prefer the iPhone. So there's no phone I want to change to. But that may change depending on what apple produce with the iPhone 5.

I'm not in a position this time around to buy a phone out right like I did with the iphone 4..

So, do I wait,

A) Let my contract roll, see what the next iPhone is like, if I want it, get it on contract and probably end up paying through the nose every month for it?

Try and get the best deal I can on an iPhone 4, sell it and keep the cash in the bank to put towards an iPhone 5 if/when I want one.

If it turns out to be just a 3GS refresh, I'd rather just stick with the 4 and not tie myself in to another 18-24 month contract (but I won't know that till Apple decide they want to let us know about the phone). Because obviously in 12 months time there'll be a new model worth upgrading too, be it android or apple.


Question is, in my position, what would you do?

PS. If we can avoid the 'change to android' comments I'd be very grateful. I like Android, a lot, just right now, I prefer the iPhone.

Darlyd

There's better plans out there that that surly?

jb66

I would ask o2 to unlock your phone and get a pay monthly sim, least that way your only paying £15 a month and free to move as soon as you've made your decsion.

For example Tesco have a Sim with 750mins, 5000 texts and 500MB data for £15, need to make sure its a 1 month contract though. Tesco use o2s network so you will know what signal your going to get.

rodenal

Given apple's recent history I can't honestly see the iphone5 being much more than a revamp. They may well add something that was tried 5 years ago and pretend like they've just invented it (i.e "facetime" - what alot of nonsense) but other than maybe a dual core processor I doubt there will be any real step forward, plus you will still get any os updates on your 4 and the hardware it has should be able to handle them for a time to come yet.

Of course I could be completely wrong and it might be a game-changer, but your 4 will still be a good handset anyway.

If I were you I'd move to a £15ish a month deal that gives you unlimited internet, not 500mb a month as I don't believe this is nearly enough (well it isn't for me). Probably giffgaff with their goody bag unless that's now changed. Just keep this for a few months and see what comes to the market, as you say there will probably be a new batch of handsets out Q1 2012

Or (sorry) just get a galaxy S2 / Sensation and realise what it's like to actually be able to put what you want from your OS and not what apple wants on your handset :p:p

penrhyn

darlyd wrote: »

There's better plans out there that that surly?

Yes there are but don't call me Shirley:rotfl:





I'll get me coat.

Darlyd

I have the tesco 30 day contract for dd. It's great value.

Sorry shirl lol

Rev

jb66 wrote: »

I would ask o2 to unlock your phone and get a pay monthly sim, least that way your only paying £15 a month and free to move as soon as you've made your decsion.

For example Tesco have a Sim with 750mins, 5000 texts and 500MB data for £15, need to make sure its a 1 month contract though. Tesco use o2s network so you will know what signal your going to get.

Phone was direct from apple, so no need for unlocking. I'm just unsure about what to do. I had assumed we'd at least know what the next iPhone will be like by now.

rodenal wrote: »

Given apple's recent history I can't honestly see the iphone5 being much more than a revamp. They may well add something that was tried 5 years ago and pretend like they've just invented it (i.e "facetime" - what alot of nonsense) but other than maybe a dual core processor I doubt there will be any real step forward, plus you will still get any os updates on your 4 and the hardware it has should be able to handle them for a time to come yet.

Of course I could be completely wrong and it might be a game-changer, but your 4 will still be a good handset anyway.

If I were you I'd move to a £15ish a month deal that gives you unlimited internet, not 500mb a month as I don't believe this is nearly enough (well it isn't for me). Probably giffgaff with their goody bag unless that's now changed. Just keep this for a few months and see what comes to the market, as you say there will probably be a new batch of handsets out Q1 2012

Or (sorry) just get a galaxy S2 / Sensation and realise what it's like to actually be able to put what you want from your OS and not what apple wants on your handset :p:p

I don't get that last part. What exactly can I not do with my iPhone? I have everything I want on there. Theme, ring tones etc. I do what I want with my phone. As I'm sure I would with a Samsung. I may be a little bias there because I've had a few Samsungs and hated every one of them with a passion, so I'd not touch a Samsung again.

I know people say I have to jailbreak, but something that takes a whole two minutes is hardly an inconvenience now is it.

But as I said, I borrowed y friends HTC Desire S for a few days to see if I wanted to go over to android and saw no benefits of that over the iPhone for my particular needs. I liked it, a lot, I just simply prefer the iPhone.

Darlyd

I would upgrade to iphone4 again. Sell it as brand new in box. And put that cash aside and wait for the iphone5.

iPhone all the way :-)