IPhone Question

gscrym

I'm completely dense when it comes to these things but here goes.

My husband is due an upgrade on his phone but never has the patience to learn how to use a new phone so now asks me which one I'd like and I get the upgrade. I was looking at the Iphone (older model, not the 4s) and have a few questions.

1) Do you have to have an internet option on your contract? Mine is just minutes and texts.

2) Does it automatically go online? This would work out a very expensive option if it does.

I'm considering it because it would save me carrying an Ipod and a phone. Also if it looks very expensive and ties you into a longer contract, I may look at a second hand one.

Thanks

ellies_angel

If you are with o2, you could go into a simplicity contract (sim only no phone) either month by month or a 12 month contract (with no get out penalty providing you stay with 02)
I have a 12 month simplicity contract and get this
600 mins +
300 mins o2-o2 +
500 mbs +
unlimited texts and 12 multimedia texts
£16.50

gscrym

I'm with Vodafone and want to keep my contract with them because I get 600 minutes, unlimited texts, free friends and family calls and stop the clock so it saves me quite a bit when calling round the friends and family people. I'll ask if they can add internet on as I think they're doing it free for new customers at the moment.

daleski75

I am sure they can either add a internet bundle onto your account or more than likely they will try and move you onto an iPhone tariff however you may lose your stop the clock, free friends and family etc.

Give them a call and try to haggle with them and see what they can offer you.

robbies_gal

dont think you can keep your discounts if you switch to an iphone tariff

ask first before you get the upgrade

Cash-Strapped.T32

Why not just get the most expensive phone they'll give you, and sell it so you can do something productive with the money?

If you already have an iPod which is a perfectly capable MP3 player, and you don't need a smartphone (as evidenced by the questions above) then why just get one for the sake of it?

I can assure you, it won't make you more attractive, intelligent, or harder to kill, and unless there's some need for your phone to do things it currently can't, will only complicate day to day life.


Smartphones are *great* for people who have a use for a pocket-sized netbook, but imo for everyone else are just a waste of time & money - And this is coming from a geek of the first order.

Electr0n

1) you do not have to have the "internet" option

2) in iphone options you can disable 3G and also disable Cellular Data (which restricts all data to Wi-Fi only , including email , web browsing and push notifications)

sekrapa

The iPhone will keep logging online with certain apps and you can eat data in no time. I had a PAYG one and let the internet bundle expire. I topped up with £15 credit and over 3 days it was gone! Either get an internet bundle or alter the settings so that it cannot connect over the air to a network, thats what I did until I re-established my data bundle.

pingu

if you dont need/use internet why you want an iphone or any smartphone?

sdduk

pingu wrote: »

if you dont need/use internet why you want an iphone or any smartphone?

The op said she needs it so she don't have to carry 2 things about
iPod and phone

If she get the iPhone she gets the best of both....Music and phone.

reclusive46

Vodafone let you add data on for £5