Rip Off??

Bousey

Hey Guys.

I'm am currently using orange and paying £56.86 a month on my contract. I just phoned to be upgraded to the Iphone 5 and they wanted £109 straight up for £36 a month or £29.99 for £41 a month.

I dont think i should be paying for the phone as i'm already paying £600 plus a year with them. Should I just go for the £29.99 payment or hold off and try to get it for nothing?? I'm pretty much tied to orange as i cant change my number as i use it for work. I haven't told them that tho! Anyone out there who has got the Iphone 5 for nothing??

I know my bills will go down but it just seems a little unfair has i have been with orange over 10 years.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! x

Rusty!

It is a rip off, but that's because it's an iPhone, they are always going to have a high price when they're brand new.

Faith177

I don't think it is a rip off when you think how much a new phone would cost you then add the cost of a contract on top of that.

custardy

Bousey wrote: »

Hey Guys.

I'm am currently using orange and paying £56.86 a month on my contract. I just phoned to be upgraded to the Iphone 5 and they wanted £109 straight up for £36 a month or £29.99 for £41 a month.

I dont think i should be paying for the phone as i'm already paying £600 plus a year with them. Should I just go for the £29.99 payment or hold off and try to get it for nothing?? I'm pretty much tied to orange as i cant change my number as i use it for work. I haven't told them that tho! Anyone out there who has got the Iphone 5 for nothing??

I know my bills will go down but it just seems a little unfair has i have been with orange over 10 years.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks! x

what you think is moot
if you want to pay less,dont get a phone that has milking buers in the business model

grumbler

Bousey wrote: »

I'm am currently using orange and paying £56.86 a month on my contract. I just phoned to be upgraded to the Iphone 5 and they wanted £109 straight up for £36 a month or £29.99 for £41 a month.

I dont think i should be paying for the phone as i'm already paying £600 plus a year with them.

Well, they seem to have a different opinion.

Should I just go for the £29.99 payment or hold off and try to get it for nothing??

Well,
109+24*36=973
30+24*41=1014
Personally, I would never pay this sort of money for a mobile toy. However, if the airtime is the same, 109-30=£79 loan will cost you £41 over 2 years that is in fact 54% :eek: APR. You decide.

I'm pretty much tied to orange as i cant change my number as i use it for work.

Nonsense. Number can be ported to any network.

Anyone out there who has got the Iphone 5 for nothing??

It is never 'for nothing'. It's always a 'loan' and usually an expensive one.

Orange Retention Offers

I know my bills will go down but it just seems a little unfair has i have been with orange over 10 years.

Loyalty doesn't cost much nowadays.

hbomb

Bousey wrote: »

I'm pretty much tied to orange as i cant change my number as i use it for work.

You can leave and take your number with you.

neil40

Try to get a sim free Iphone & a cheaper mobthly contract if you can stomach the initial £529 cost for the handset.

latecomer

Bousey wrote: »

Hey Guys.

I'm am currently using orange and paying £56.86 a month on my contract. I just phoned to be upgraded to the Iphone 5 and they wanted £109 straight up for £36 a month or £29.99 for £41 a month.

So the new tariff is going to be £15-20 cheaper per month but you have to pay for the phone.....if you are still in contract I'd say it was a good deal.
If you are out of contract then just go somewhere else if you can get a better deal.

As a general rule - if you want the latest and greatest anything you will have to pay for it.

simax

Bousey wrote: »

I dont think i should be paying for the phone as i'm already paying £600 plus a year with them.

I know my bills will go down but it just seems a little unfair has i have been with orange over 10 years.

So by your logic, because I've been shopping at Tesco's for 10+ years, they should give me some free shopping instead of paying for it??

starrybee

There is always an upfront cost with the iphone unless you go for a ridiculously high monthly charge (which is never worth it)

Like others have said you are not tied to orange at all, if your contract is finished just cancel it and ask for your PAC code. You are then free to go and get your overpriced phone from any network you choose

grumbler

simax wrote: »

So by your logic, because I've been shopping at Tesco's for 10+ years, they should give me some free shopping instead of paying for it??

Many people genuinely believe that the phones are free. I guess the OP would be happy to get a 'free' phone on the same tariff, say, for 24x£45