Best iPhone 4 advice please!

apple82

Hi, I am after a bit of help from expertees here please, I have finally decided to have iPhone, iPhone 4 mainely so who's cheap out there these days, not after free minutes/text etc as I will use my own sim so have to unlock it as well. Please advice:o

apple82

oh I yes I have to have one for my partner as well as must be as cheap as possible!

Chimpofdoom

Cheapest.. I'm guessing ebay....

sam959

Ebay! You are buying the phone out right you wont get a second hand iphone 4s much cheaper than £230! They hold there price very well!! Does it have to be an iphone? You can get a brand new nexus 4 which is more powerful than the iphone 5 and bigger screen for £230

apple82

oops I mean contract phone!

NXV839

Refurbished iPhones are a good idea. This should be useful:

http://www.watchmywallet.co.uk/news/2013/january/latest-deals-on-refurbished-smartphones/4039

grumbler

apple82 wrote: »

...not after free minutes/text etc as I will use my own sim so have to unlock it as well. Please advice:o

apple82 wrote: »

oops I mean contract phone!

http://www.apple.com/uk/financing/consumer.html
Or just use a credit card to buy it, preferably with 0% on purchases.

What's the point in paying for minutes/texts that you don't need?

Chimpofdoom

grumbler wrote: »

http://www.apple.com/uk/financing/consumer.html
Or just use a credit card to buy it, preferably with 0% on purchases.

What's the point it paying for minutes/texts that you don't need?

Yup, I bought my Iphone 4s brand new doing this.. stuck in a PAYG card in it until I paid it off, now I use o2 simplicity!

Bingolingo

CPW are doing the iphone 4 on the T-Mobile full monty plan (2000 mins, unlimited texts and data) for £26/month with a £29 handset cost.

Works out at:

(£26 x 24months) + £29 = £653 total cost
- Iphone 4 £319
= (£334/24 moths) = £13.92 per month for the line rental.

Not too shabby really for a full monty plan.

It is a 24 month contract though so if you have money to spend on the handset up front then buy the phone from apple and pair it with a cheaper sim only/pay go on virgin, giffgaff or 3.

gjchester

apple82 wrote: »

Hi, I am after a bit of help from expertees here please, I have finally decided to have iPhone, iPhone 4 mainely so who's cheap out there these days, not after free minutes/text etc as I will use my own sim so have to unlock it as well. Please advice:o

Best advice, is buy a 5. It's not saving money now, but may be long term.

Apple will release the next iPhone towards the end of this year, the 5S or 6 release will most likely see the 4 retired. Obviously the 4 will work long after it's retired but will not get any further updates.

If your planning to keep the phone a few years spend more and get the current one that has at least three years updates ahead of it, rather than the 4 which at best ash 18 months or so before they discontinue updates to it.

apple82

Thank you very much for all your replies, am going to look into iPhone 5 as it make more sense to buy it with iPhone 6 coming soon.