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Should i get a new phone early
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pinkladyof66
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I have an iphone 4 had it nearly 24 months contract isnt up til Sept 13 but can apply for upgrade in June 13.. However orange cannot offer me what I want. Currently paying £36 per month.
I want either a Samsung Galaxy 2 or 3 and can get them for around £20 per month with the bundle I want.
I am a very impatient person and cannot wait til sept 13. Is it such a bad idea to go ahead and get a new contract now.
Thanks
I want either a Samsung Galaxy 2 or 3 and can get them for around £20 per month with the bundle I want.
I am a very impatient person and cannot wait til sept 13. Is it such a bad idea to go ahead and get a new contract now.
Thanks
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Am i Being stupid should I just go ahead and get what I want 15 votes
No I am being silly
93%
14 votes
Wait to see what orange can offer me
6%
1 vote
Go ahead sod the cost
0%
0 votes
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Its your money, how you waste it is up to you.
But I doubt you're going to find many people on a money saving forum who thinks its a good idea
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If you are that impatient you really shouldn't go anywhere near 24 month contracts! Think about buying the phone outright and using it with your existing contract then look for a 30 day SIM deal after it has expired. That has to be more sensible than taking out a 24 month contract then paying an 8 month penalty to get out of it when you get bored.0
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I'm not sure they'll understand the word "sensible".0
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actually i do understand the meaning
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a new s2 is gonna cost me nearly £250 if not more. the contract of 15.50 per month for 24 month is gonna be cheaper than buying the phone and then adding a monthly sim cost to it.
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S3 for 24x£15.50? I don't think that you'll find such a contract, but even if you will it'll be likely to be with some ridiculously small amount of airtime.
£250 is far too optimistic price even for grey import with doubtful warranty.0 -
no s2 is for £15.50 which will give me what i require with 02
O2 + 500MB
500MB internet data
200
Minutes
UNLIMITED
Texts
FREE
Handset Cost
s3 will cost me £20.00 on 3 for what i require
Ultimate Internet + Unlimited Data
Unlimited internet data
500
Minutes
5000
Texts
£69.99
Handset Cost
£20
24 months
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pinkladyof66 wrote: »s3 will cost me £20.00 on 3 for what i require
Ultimate Internet + Unlimited Data
Unlimited internet data
500
Minutes
5000
Texts
£69.99
Handset Cost
£20
24 months
Is this deal through a 3rd party site?0 -
yes both are with no added extras
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I missed that you considered S2 as well.
I guess in 12 months we'll see another poll when you get bored with this 'new' phone with 12 months left of the new contract.0
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