Mobile Phone Upgrade Advice - iphone 13

nickpe

Hi Guys - just after some advice please regarding Mobile Phone Upgrades.... (it all seems to have changed now and after going instore they explained about 2 separate payments, one for the handset and one for the tariff - it began to sound confusing).

I'm with Vodafone, I currently have the I-phone XR and have had this for a little over 3 years - it works fine although the battery isn't as great as when it was new.
Originally it was in contract, but after 2 years the contract was completed so I then reduced my monthly payments as I was eligible to drop onto a sim only deal.... which i have remained on to date.

So I currently own the i-phone XR and I pay £23 a month for the Sim only deal which I have - I get 120gb data, unlimited calls and texts for £23 a month (no idea if this is good or not)...... the original deal was meant to be 20gb but there was a promotion on offering an extra 100gb data each month - this Sim only contract is locked in til February 2023, but Vodafone have said if i want to move back onto a new contract deal with a new handset there will be no extra charges - alternatively I could leave Vodafone but would have to pay up the remainder of the sim only tariff which would be approx £180.

Please can anyone tell me what are my best options to get an i-phone 13 on a new tariff with Vodafone ???

I have seen the website and it seems straight forwards in that you can build your own plan together - but I was wondering is there things you should look to avoid?
Personally i've always had contracts over 24 months, but it seems they want to offer you 36 months these days - also it used to be better value to get a "slightly new" phone as opposed to brand new as you could make good savings.

Any help/advice/ what to avoid, would be appreciated, including whats the best thing to do with iphone XR once i get an iphone 13 - sell it on ebay?

I could also obviously just remain paying £23 a month and keep my iphone XR, but after 3 years of having it, i'm interesting in having a new handset.
Thank You

J_B

You don't tell us how much data you use, maybe that would help.

Have you looked at buying a phone outright and negotiation a better sim only deal?

I paid about £175 for a Moto G31 and pay Three £8 pcm for 12GB data and U/L calls/texts

This is supposed to be MSE you know!

nickpe

J_B said:

You don't tell us how much data you use, maybe that would help.

Have you looked at buying a phone outright and negotiation a better sim only deal?

I paid about £175 for a Moto G31 and pay Three £8 pcm for 12GB data and U/L calls/texts

This is supposed to be MSE you know!

Sorry i missed that part -

In general its rare i ever go over 20gb of data

jon81uk

Almost always the best deal is to buy the iPhone outright, or with 0% finance direct from Apple and then get a SIM only contract.

Neil49

Definitely buy the iPhone outright (or with Apple finance) and simply put your existing Vodafone sim into it for now. 

You can look for a good sim only deal in February next year.