Iphone 5C

applesyumyum

Hi!

I'm looking to buy an Iphone 5c but naturally I want the best possible deal I can get.
I want to buy the phone only - no contract or sim or monthly payment. Preferably in pink but the colour isn't a deal breaker. I'm really struggling to make sense of the cash back deals with topcashback and I feel like I'm going round in circles and getting no where.

Anybody here really good with these things? Can you give me some tips?

thanks

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Collabora

applesyumyum wrote: »

Hi!

I'm looking to buy an Iphone 5c but naturally I want the best possible deal I can get.
I want to buy the phone only - no contract or sim or monthly payment. Preferably in pink but the colour isn't a deal breaker. I'm really struggling to make sense of the cash back deals with topcashback and I feel like I'm going round in circles and getting no where.

Anybody here really good with these things? Can you give me some tips?

thanks

I know GIFFGAFF have the 5C for £299 or if you want you can pay over 6,12,18,24 months.

https://giffgaff.com/apple/apple-iphone-5c/phone-details

I got one of these and paid £100 upfront and now only pay £9.11 a month for the phone only, which is unlocked.

It seems giffgaff only have a cashback for sims at the moment

Wi88le

Giffgaff one is only 8gb storage, might be a little short on storage if you have a good few apps and music on there.

d123

Wi88le wrote: »

Giffgaff one is only 8gb storage, might be a little short on storage if you have a good few apps and music on there.

I'm pretty sure they only come in 8GB now.

Collabora

d123 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure they only come in 8GB now.

Yes 5c is only 8GB

http://store.apple.com/uk/iphone/family/iphone/compare

£319 from Apple, so from Giffgaff you are saving £20

grumbler

applesyumyum wrote: »

I'm really struggling to make sense of the cash back deals with topcashback

MSE article: Top Cashback Sites

After 2.1% TCB it's ~£313 from Aplle directly, i.e. about the same as from Giffgaff if you aren't going to make use of the compulsory £12 topup.

If bought from Apple directly you benefit from a normal 2-years' warranty instead of pathetic 1 year if you buy from Giffgaff (or any other company). This is a very good reason to buy from Apple even if you pay a little extra.

Collabora

grumbler wrote: »

MSE article: Top Cashback Sites

After 2.1% TCB it's ~£313 from Aplle directly, i.e. about the same as from Giffgaff if you aren't going to make use of the compulsory £12 topup.

a way around this is to order a free GIFFGAFF sim, dont need to top up and then order the phone through your GIFFGAFF account and as you already have a sim you dont need to purchase a goodiebag with the phone.

this is all i did, also i asked about warranty and it is 2 yrs the same as apple as this is one of the questions asked

this is the reply i got from them

From: The giffgaff team
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:04 AM
To: *************
Subject: Warranty inquiry [Incident: ***** - *****]



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Subject
Warranty inquiry

Discussion Thread
Response Via Email (**********) 31/12/2014 08.04 AM
Hello *******,

Thanks for contacting Mike regarding your Inquiry. We understand your concern regarding the length of warranty compared to Apple.

With that said, The warranty on all our iPhones is the same 2 year warranty as you would get from Apple

Kindest regards,

*******
Member Relations team
https://www.giffgaff.com


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grumbler

Collabora wrote: »

this is all i did, also i asked about warranty and it is 2 yrs the same as apple as this is one of the questions asked

Warranty with whom?
It can't be with Apple.
If with Giffgaff, then they are a unique retailer offering 2 years for iPhones.

ETA:

With that said, The warranty on all our iPhones is the same 2 year warranty as you would get from Apple

Apple's warranty is 1 year.
Extra 1 year is what they call 'coverage' under 'Consumer Law' for the phones they sell directly: http://www.apple.com/uk/legal/statutory-warranty/ *

Good luck with enforcing 2 years that Giffgaff promised you...

* This webpage has been changed recently. Now it says 5 years instead of 2. In practice, they repair/replace iPhones they sold, no questions asked, during the first 2 years. After two years you'll have to sue them - like any other supplier after 1 year. Giffgaff can be an exception, but it's really hard to believe in this.

Collabora

grumbler wrote: »

Warranty with whom?
It can't be with Apple.
If with Giffgaff, then they are a unique retailer offering 2 years for iPhones.

Well that email i listed is all the reply i got, i would assume they mean manufacturers warranty which is 2 years through Apple

applesyumyum

I think I might just buy direct from Apple as there aren't any great deals on. I'm actually with giffgaff at the moment and would stick with them

Thanks for your help