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Best IPHONE 4s Deal?

chris1012
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Ideally I wanted a como deal of the new IPAD and IPHONE 4s, however I think it is going to work out too expensive, so ive decided to purchase the iPhone4s on its own.

Whats the best deal I can get?
So far the best/cheapest deal ive seen is on buymobilephones.net for £36 a month and free iPhone 4s 16gb -

Unlimited cross-network mins + Unlimited Texts + 1GB Mobile Internet Browsing + UK Wi-Fi via O2 & BT Openzone + Priority Moments • 24 months
£ 36.00 a month

I am very tempted but never used this website.
Are there any other deals that are better and is this website well known?

Thanks
London, UK

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 19 May 2012 at 5:19PM
    chris1012 wrote: »
    ...Whats the best deal I can get?
    So far the best/cheapest deal ive seen is on buymobilephones.net for £36 a month and free iPhone 4s 16gb...
    ...
    Are there any other deals that are better and is this website well known?
    The best or the cheapest? And how do you define "the best" then?
    Do you really need unlimited minutes or can settle for some finite number?
  • chris1012
    chris1012 Posts: 381 Forumite
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    I really need a minimum of 900 x-net minutes, 500 text and minimum of 1gig for internet.
    London, UK
  • grumbler
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    24x£36 is a good deal then as the airtime you want costs alone at least 24x£18 that makes the handset price just £430 even ignoring the free 'loan' for 2 years.

    You are very unlikely to find anything better.
  • prudryden
    prudryden Posts: 2,075 Forumite
    Is it possible you could buy the phone outright for maybe £500 and then get giffgaff sim for £10/month (unlimited text and internet, 400min call per month) with no contract? After two years, you have saved £26/mo x24 = £520 saved. Then sell the phone for a couple hundred. Does that make sense or am I doing the sums wrong?
    FREEDOM IS NOT FREE
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    prudryden wrote: »
    Is it possible you could buy the phone outright for maybe £500 and then get giffgaff sim for £10/month (unlimited text and internet, 400min call per month) with no contract? After two years, you have saved £26/mo x24 = £520 saved. Then sell the phone for a couple hundred. Does that make sense or am I doing the sums wrong?
    You are indeed.

    24*(36-10)-500=124

    And quidco is worth checking for possible £30 cashback.
  • chris1012
    chris1012 Posts: 381 Forumite
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    hmmm, I need 900mins a month minimum and with a giffgaff sim, how good is there network in comparison to Voda, O2 and Orange?
    London, UK
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    giffgaff is O2
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