Groupon iphone 4S £19/a month

ruby321

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Tony5101

Unless I'm missing something - you're paying £19 upfront for the phone, and then £34 per month x 24 months...it's not £19 per month.
Not really sure where Groupon get the 85% saving from either...as the Iphone when bought directly from 3, on a £34 per month tariff is only £49 upfront.

NFH

ruby321 wrote: »

Then thats £835 overall right...

Yes, so deduct £499 for the cost of the iPhone, and divide by 24 to calculate the cost of the service alone. £14/month compares favourably with the £25/month that Three charges for a similar service on a 1-month SIM-only contract.

Tony5101

if you're after an iphone - try this - it's £2ppm more (£36p/m) but there's no upfront cost, and it appears to be offering unlimited minutes/texts plus 1GB of data.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3871447

gravitytolls

Are you within your cancellation period ruby?

NFH

ruby321 wrote: »

Do you think its still a good deal? I feel so stupid right now I read £19 and per month and immediately jumped on this deal!

If only i had taken the £30 a month and free iphone 3 had like a week ago... The saving would have been £115

Yes, that was my point; it is a good deal compared to a SIM-only contract. Usually SIM-only works out cheaper, but not in this case.

What would you have received in the £30/month deal in terms of allowances? It works out at £9.21/month without the iPhone, so compare that to Three's SIM-only deals.

gjchester

gravitytolls wrote: »

Are you within your cancellation period ruby?

If it's not been delivered be careful. If you even turn it on Three will then reject it from being returned under the DSR rules.

Tony5101

I actually think that the Tesco £36 deal is better value - if you're going to make use of the minutes that is. Includes 1GB of data.
http://phone-shop.tesco.com/mobile-phones-and-sim-cards/pay-monthly-phones/O2-Apple-iPhone-4S-16GB-Black-8c7a0551-a2e7-4a23-8fa4-bf324426f303

Currently £50.50 cashback via TopCashback too...

NFH

ruby321 wrote: »

my only gripe is 500MB of data... is that a lot? I'm always on the internet and would hate to keep track of what I'm using

It's the bare minimum for an iPhone; I'd recommend 750MB. Having said that, I use wifi whenever available, and I consequently use 200-400MB per month.

Tony5101

ruby321 wrote: »

Would an iphone really be worth it?

Only you can decide that..but in honesty...probably not!

NFH

ruby321 wrote: »

Would an iphone really be worth it?

Whichever way you acquire a new iPhone 4S, the ultimate cost to you of the phone itself is £500, so you need to decide whether it's worth £500 to you. It should make no difference whether this cost is partially spread over 24 months or not; your decision should remain the same.