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Carrier EE UK launch iPhone's serviced bundles with 5G
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Now available on EE’s site https://ee.co.uk/why-ee/iphone-full-works-plan?CTTag=CT_Sal_HP_H1_Panther_Q2_2020_2
Already on the iPhone Upgrade Program for my family’s iPhones, with a Family Membership for Apple Music, trial for Apple TV+ and Apple News+ shared via family sharing (also have an iCloud 2TB storage plan and taking a break from Apple Arcade for the moment). Otherwise on SIM only 4G plans with EE.
For anyone interested in an iPhone on EE and planned to subscribe Apple Music at minimum, this is a pretty sweet deal. If I was interested in upgrading and was only responsible for my own device & services, I’d be on this.
Hopefully Apple can put something similar together for the masses, as rumoured. A family based Music, News+, Arcade, TV+ and iCloud storage plan would be very, very tempting.
Already on the iPhone Upgrade Program for my family’s iPhones, with a Family Membership for Apple Music, trial for Apple TV+ and Apple News+ shared via family sharing (also have an iCloud 2TB storage plan and taking a break from Apple Arcade for the moment). Otherwise on SIM only 4G plans with EE.
For anyone interested in an iPhone on EE and planned to subscribe Apple Music at minimum, this is a pretty sweet deal. If I was interested in upgrading and was only responsible for my own device & services, I’d be on this.
Hopefully Apple can put something similar together for the masses, as rumoured. A family based Music, News+, Arcade, TV+ and iCloud storage plan would be very, very tempting.
That’s definitely a good deal. I’m on EE already. Wondering if I should change from Apple’s iPhone upgrade program to EE now.
If you use the IUP for 20 months interest free credit purchasing of an iPhone rather than the upgrade every year/pay in perpurity, it’s worth working out if the EE deal works in your favour. Certainly makes the next upgrade cycle interesting for EE/UK customers.
akash.nu
macrumors G4
Because of the Apple upgrade program I upgrade every year anyway. I’m just sceptical about 5G coverage in the UK in the near future, so not sure if I want to be tied down to a phone contract with a carrier. I haven’t done that since the iPhone 4 days.
I understand entirely. I was originally with O2 with the launch of the iPhone 3G way back when, then went onto a SIM only plan with them with the launch of the iPhone 5. Come 2015 I changed jobs and found O2 simply didn’t cover my place of work (a hospital, of all places). Tried an EE PAYG SIM to check coverage and data rates, then switched to a 12 month SIM. Entire family is on EE now, but if one or both of my wife & I change jobs again it might involved having to switch carriers.
5G coverage is supposed to be ok outdoors in the middle of town (Blackpool), but isn’t available at home or work. Despite considering the iPhone 12 on IUP (ahead of knowing much about it), I’m not really considering 5G outside of visiting the odd major city centre. I’m not a heavy video streamer (Apple Music is another thing), so I’m not really being constrained by 4G for my current usage scenario.
EE’s iPhone The Full Works contract is for 24 months, locking you in to the handset you buy with it for at least 1 upgrade cycle and maybe more depending on when the contract starts. You’d need to be happy with the 2 year lock in and that the contract would leave you better off than IUP + Sim only + the Seperate Apple services for the same time period.
I’m midway through my launch day+1 IUP iPhone 11 Pro (and love it!), so the EE offer isn’t a consideration. And that’s before I get to my family membership/sharing for News+, TV+ & iCloud storage. If I were an invididual without family concerns though, I’d be giving it very serious consideration for the iPhone 12 cycle.
akash.nu
macrumors G4
Yep
this is exactly my use case as well. I don’t watch videos on my phone. But listen to a lot of music and podcasts while I’m out and about. So inherently 5G is not gonna make my life any better. Yeah I hate being locked down to a network, although I’m very very satisfied with the coverage from EE if I’m honest but you never know.
I’m on the 11 Pro as well but that means I’m going to be eligible for upgrade when Apple releases the 12 anyway. I’ll see if there are any major benefits of the 11 Pro. I’m not a fan of humongous phones either. But the camera is very important in my decision making process. If there isn’t much of an update this year in terms of hardware then I might not even upgrade. Let’s see.
Yeah this is the very issue I have using the family sharing. It'd be a no brainer if using an individual subscription especially with EE's 20% off for workplace partner scheme.
I'm also on the Apple IUP only because of the bag of hurt it was getting an iPhone off EE when new ones launch.
Despite the pack being a great price, I'm not so sure I'd go back to the iPhone lottery EE run on launch day & the subsequent months that follow though! (although I have to say EE are miles ahead of Voda who this week credited me my final bill despite me stopping it 5 years ago! 😳)