iPhone 7 Plus - EE

RayJohnson48

Hi all,

What's the saying for it's cheaper to buy a phone then go sim-only is this true to a point or only on budget phones or non-iPhone lol? I've heard it's cheaper to buy an iPhone cash from 02 or anywhere then use a sim-only contract but from what I work out it's £300 more at the end?

My iPhone 6 Plus 128GB contract ends on the 23rd of this month an want to upgrade to iPhone 7 Plus 128GB but the best "deal" I can find is £40.99 a month an £349 upfront. I don't mind the upfront to lower the monthly cost but it still works out cheaper than sim only method?

(Min 10GB Data)

I've also heard when my contact ends on the 23rd EE may call to offer an upgrade but is this often cheaper than taking out a new contract? As EE's mostly around £60+ will they go much below that? I've tried calling 150 but said they can't tell me till 23rd.

Thanks

DCFC79

Who knows what EE will offer you.

Just use your current phone and get a sim only plan, be much cheaper.

Jon_01

Unless you're a high user (ie, high spend), EE are unlikely to offer much of a reduction during the first month of a new handset coming out, never mind a new iPhone!

Offer are more likely from month 3 when all the early adopters have got theirs.

AndyPK

Yes it's cheaper to buy the phone and go sim only.

Apple are even doing 0% interest. See a few posts down.
Buying from Apple will ensure unlocked. (Don't buy from car phone warehouse or Argos )


Try this tool

https://www.mobilephonechecker.co.uk/bespoke

Frozen_up_north

As others have said, buy direct from Apple, especially if you can visit one of the Apple Stores (not an Apple "reseller") where they will help you migrate all your data, apps and settings, as well as show you lots of hints and tips. No coffee, but they have lots of time and endless patience.

The advantage of direct purchase from Apple is:
EU wide warranty with while you wait replacement from any Apple Store (2 years in EU, including phones bought in UK, 1 year in UK).

The phone isn't network locked and won't lock to the first SIM inserted.

You can trade in your old iPhone by taking it with you to the Apple Store, we got £100 for each of our 2 and a bit year old iPhone 5's (5, not 5S) last May. The trade in price at that time was similar to what we could have obtained from selling via eBay, with no hassle and no risk. Your offer might not be so good, but you can obtain an instant quote on the Apple web site (http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/trade-up/). You get a voucher to spend on any Apple product and the amount doesn't depend on trading against an expensive model. The Apple staff make sure the old phone has all its data securely deleted and show you the wiping taking place.

SIM only, especially the 30 day ones, mean you can chop and change networks as often as you like. With the 4G roll out mast sites and coverage can change for the worse. Overseas roaming costs can vary considerably between networks and may get worse on some with the free roaming turmoil in the EU. Getting a "free mobile", or "cheap mobile", which in reality is buying it on finance over 24 months, locks you to the suppliers network for 2 years and a lot can change in that time.

RayJohnson48

AndyPK wrote: »

Yes it's cheaper to buy the phone and go sim only.

Apple are even doing 0% interest. See a few posts down.
Buying from Apple will ensure unlocked. (Don't buy from car phone warehouse or Argos )


Try this tool

[Sorry as a new user you are not allowed to post with links. This is done to stop spammers clogging up the site. Please edit your message below to continue.]

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

As others have said, buy direct from Apple, especially if you can visit one of the Apple Stores (not an Apple "reseller") where they will help you migrate all your data, apps and settings, as well as show you lots of hints and tips. No coffee, but they have lots of time and endless patience.

The advantage of direct purchase from Apple is:
EU wide warranty with while you wait replacement from any Apple Store (2 years in EU, including phones bought in UK, 1 year in UK).

The phone isn't network locked and won't lock to the first SIM inserted.

You can trade in your old iPhone by taking it with you to the Apple Store, we got £100 for each of our 2 and a bit year old iPhone 5's (5, not 5S) last May. The trade in price at that time was similar to what we could have obtained from selling via eBay, with no hassle and no risk. Your offer might not be so good, but you can obtain an instant quote on the Apple web site (Sorry as a new user you are not allowed to post with links. This is done to stop spammers clogging up the site. Please edit your message below to continue.). You get a voucher to spend on any Apple product and the amount doesn't depend on trading against an expensive model. The Apple staff make sure the old phone has all its data securely deleted and show you the wiping taking place.

SIM only, especially the 30 day ones, mean you can chop and change networks as often as you like. With the 4G roll out mast sites and coverage can change for the worse. Overseas roaming costs can vary considerably between networks and may get worse on some with the free roaming turmoil in the EU. Getting a "free mobile", or "cheap mobile", which in reality is buying it on finance over 24 months, locks you to the suppliers network for 2 years and a lot can change in that time.

Thanks guys! Although every time I work out a sim-only deal it ends up being more than a contract over the same 24 months? EE 10GB Data can't find anything cheaper buying it from Apple an going Sim-only always comes out more than my total contract cost.

20aday

I notice in your opening post you mention o2.

For the 128GB iPhone 7 Plus SIM-free from Apple it's £819; o2 want £909. Not sure why that is based on a SIMO deal.

You say you need at least 10GB of data but how many U.K. calls and texts do you use?

As posted above you might be best waiting a couple of months for the dust to settle; as the device is in "high demand" at the moment deals are few and far between.