T Mobile contract vs S3

Doodlebug1

Hi
Im sorry if this is a question that has been asked a thousand times but I'm stuck as to what to do.
I am currently on a Tmobile contract Flext 35 (18 months), I have a credit of £180 to use on voicemail texts and calls etc.Monthly cost exc vat is £30.88 but I have it on half price friends and family package so its roughly around £20ish pounds a month. I pay via direct debit.

From my account on my website I can see that I can get the iphone 5 16gb for£20 upfront (on plans from £56 24month contract) which would mean I would pay an extra £13 a month
or a samsung galaxy s III 16 gb marble white for £30 on plans from £46 24 month contract so would pay £8 pound extra amonth.

These are both 4GEE.

I am not particularly phone savvy although I do like to browse on the internet and currently have a samsung mini but feel I should 'upgrade' to a better phone. I'm not fussy or style conscious have two kids under 3 yrs of age so it will inevitably be knocked about at some point so need something to hold its own.

So the question I pose to you is which one??? I am really confused or is there one I've missed out (don't really know whats 'in' for phones)

Thank you

Doodlebug1

Or should I just get a sim free deal with virgin and then just buy a phone!

Doodlebug1

I mean sim only!

jb66

Both are bad deals, the ee networks is too expensive. Id be looking at tmobile instead

robbies_gal

why would u want a 56 a month contrqct when u say yourself youre not savvy and just use it for browsing

Ultrasonic

gabbyevs wrote: »

why would u want a 56 a month contrqct when u say yourself youre not savvy and just use it for browsing

Pretty much my thoughts. That's a huge amount of money! (If you're currently paying £20 a month we're talking an extra £432 a year on something it sounds like for some reason you think you should want, rather than something you actually do want. The latest phones are also larger than what you're probably used to, so you might find you actually like them less. I would.)

Doodlebug1

I agree, I do use my current phone for browsing but find it really slow sometimes which is annoying, would you recommend
getting a virgin sim only and just buy a phone, I assume that would be cheaper?

robbies_gal

yes but u dont need something fancy just because everyone else has it

Doodlebug1

Your right i needed to hear that

dangers

jb66 wrote: »

Both are bad deals, the ee networks is too expensive. Id be looking at tmobile instead

T-mobile is EE!

OP, if you're on a friends and family deal, you may not be able to get discounts on the iPhone 5 yet or on the 4G Samsung SIII