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blizeH

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Sep 3, 2009
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Hi all,

I'm looking exclusively PAYG/SIM only deals right now, so need to buy the phone up front.

I've always bought bi-annual updates, so 3G -> iPhone 4 -> iPhone 5. But I'm starting to wonder if that's a good idea?

Beyond the new form factor, I'm not sure the iPhone 5 offers an awful lot over the iPhone 4S. So I'm considering a 4S. Then I could constantly be one generation behind (unless a new and utterly spectacular model comes out that I can't live without) and potentially save quite a bit of money.

Has anyone else done this? I haven't worked out the specifics but I'm sure it'd be cost effective, and mean I always get a fairly recent phone...
 
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