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UK iPhone 5s and 5c Thread

The 32GB 5c is £184 more expensive than the 5 on Three One Plan. God knows what the 5s will be. Not impressed.
 
Just checked the Apple Store and ALL 5c models are still available for launch day delivery, either Apple has a huge amount of stock, or they really haven't taken off like they'd hope....

I'm just hoping I can go in to a store and pick a 5s up in the afternoon of the 20th.
 
widestload said:
Not all in one place, but Three's website has a good coverage map, which from my experience is pretty accurate http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Coverage
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My issue when we had three different phones with Three was that although we got full bars incoming calls went to VM and if you tried to call out you just got an error tone.

So more of a capacity problem than a coverage problem. And their technical support, while very friendly and eager to assist, had no real tools to troubleshoot apart from 'turn it off and on again' and 'reset your settings'.

So a mixed bag really...
 
Bored on my lunch break I've just had a look at how Three's 5C 24 month One Plan contracts with the £49 upfront cost compare to 2 12 month £15 a month sim only One Plan contracts and buying the phone from Apple outright.

16gb would end up being £204 more for the 24 month phone and sim deal with the 32gb coming in at £244 more than the sim only contract and buy the phone from apple

This doesn't account for three charging you just over an additional £15 to unlock the phone (if you wanted better resale on it) at the end of the two years and whether the sim only deal would go up in that time (which based on the gap between the sim only and full contract that there now is, I guess it will)
 
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I caved in and got my Fiancee the 5C in Pink....My 5S is on order too...I guess I just can't say no...:D
 

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The wife and I have pre-ordered our blue 32Gb 5Cs in out local(ish) O2 shop.

Worked out £163.10 cheaper to buy on 2 year contract than buying outright and going for a similarly "spec'd" month rolling tariff.

Now we can just pick them up next Friday when ever we want.
 
jordanogrady said:
Cant you wait a month? If not, it's going to cost you for a month.
Buy the phone from apple and sell what you got, get a sim only deal from three and port your number over.
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Well I'd rather get the handset as soon as it's released and I'm eager to give my phone to my dad, too to get him into this decade. :p

Buying the handset outright and going on a sim only deal is the best option in general though, right? Looking at 3's sims only deals, they seemed really reasonable. I think I'd rather pay a lump sum rather than 50 quid a month packaged with minutes I won't use etc.
 
im confused by these plans, I live in central london W2, but 3 does not offer coverage in my small area, for 4G.

O2 have delayed their 4G service until november, Is EE everything everywhere OK?
 
Just doing a comparison of the SIM-only deals for iPhones at the moment..

-> For a 3G (nano)SIM-only deal, with 1GB data:

[I'm going to ignore 4G for the moment...]

12 months' contract
O2 - £21
Vodafone - £21
Orange - £21
Three - £9.90
Tesco - £10

30 days
O2 - £31
Vodafone - £23
Orange - £23
Three - £12.90
Tesco - £15

For me, my best reception locally is with O2 (and non-existent with Three), so actually it is the Tesco Mobile £10 contract that looks enticing.

1 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £749
2 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £869

I'll be watching closely to see if any carrier phone-bundled contracts come anywhere close to that.

Plus it's a 12 month, not 24 month, contract.. so have flexibility next year.
 
BMcCoy said:
Just doing a comparison of the SIM-only deals for iPhones at the moment..

-> For a 3G (nano)SIM-only deal, with 1GB data:

[I'm going to ignore 4G for the moment...]

12 months' contract
O2 - £21
Vodafone - £21
Orange - £21
Three - £9.90
Tesco - £10

30 days
O2 - £31
Vodafone - £23
Orange - £23
Three - £12.90
Tesco - £15

For me, my best reception locally is with O2 (and non-existent with Three), so actually it is the Tesco Mobile £10 contract that looks enticing.

1 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £749
2 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £869

I'll be watching closely to see if any carrier phone-bundled contracts come anywhere close to that.

Plus it's a 12 month, not 24 month, contract.. so have flexibility next year.
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Thanks

here is something I found. It confirms that your Tescos deal is spot on as it runs through O2.

http://ukmobilecoverage.co.uk

How about virtual mobile networks?
There are many virtual operators in addition to those above. These virtual mobile phone networks actually use the infrastructure of the big five. Here's a list:

Virgin Mobile use T-Mobile's (and Orange's) networks
Tesco Mobile use 02
Blyk use Orange and T-Mobile
Vectone Mobile use T-Mobile and Orange
LycaMobile use Orange and 02, depending on certain factors
Talkmobile (The Carphone Warehouse) use Vodafone
BT Mobile use Vodafone
ASDA Mobile use Vodafone
abica use the 4GEE network from EE, and well as the networks of 3, Orange, and T-Mobile
Lebara Mobile use Vodafone's network
Giff Gaff use 02
Family Mobile (IKEA) use Tmobile and Orange
 
steveza said:
Even with http://giffgaff.com/ or did you only compare it with O2 tariffs?
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We are limited to O2 due to poor to no reception inside our house. Last year we tried all carriers but in the end, ended up going back to O2 as they were the only carrier we could get inside reception.

And we need 600 plus minutes so with O2 we get unlimited minutes, texts and 1GB of data for £17 per month.
 
BMcCoy said:
Just doing a comparison of the SIM-only deals for iPhones at the moment..

-> For a 3G (nano)SIM-only deal, with 1GB data:

[I'm going to ignore 4G for the moment...]

12 months' contract
O2 - £21
Vodafone - £21
Orange - £21
Three - £9.90
Tesco - £10

30 days
O2 - £31
Vodafone - £23
Orange - £23
Three - £12.90
Tesco - £15

For me, my best reception locally is with O2 (and non-existent with Three), so actually it is the Tesco Mobile £10 contract that looks enticing.

1 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £749
2 year cost, including a 32GB iPhone 5S from Apple is £869

I'll be watching closely to see if any carrier phone-bundled contracts come anywhere close to that.

Plus it's a 12 month, not 24 month, contract.. so have flexibility next year.
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T-Mobile offer a 500 min, unlimited text, 1Gb 12 month sim for £11 a month. For me the O2 network is useless most of the time outside of London in the places I go to so I'm looking for an alternative. This t-mobile deal looks pretty good...
 
Could anyone possibly make an educated guess on when the 5s might sell out based on previous years? I was planning on going to the apple store in Cambridge on the 1st October to buy my 5s, and I was wondering what anyone thinks the chance might be of them having stock? Is it long enough after the launch date for them to have maybe got a second batch? If not I guess I'll just have to try and order online on the 20th...

Thanks :)
 
Metaphor23 said:
Could anyone possibly make an educated guess on when the 5s might sell out based on previous years? I was planning on going to the apple store in Cambridge on the 1st October to buy my 5s, and I was wondering what anyone thinks the chance might be of them having stock? Is it long enough after the launch date for them to have maybe got a second batch? If not I guess I'll just have to try and order online on the 20th...

Thanks :)
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In previous years Apple have been air-freighting new stock in pretty frequently until supply catches up with demand. Initial stock will probably sell out day one but new stock could arrive within days.
 
widestload said:
Bored on my lunch break I've just had a look at how Three's 5C 24 month One Plan contracts with the £49 upfront cost compare to 2 12 month £15 a month sim only One Plan contracts and buying the phone from Apple outright.

16gb would end up being £204 more for the 24 month phone and sim deal with the 32gb coming in at £244 more than the sim only contract and buy the phone from apple

This doesn't account for three charging you just over £15 to unlock the phone (if you wanted better resale on it) at the end oftge two years and whether the sim only deal would go up in that time (which based on the gap between the sim only and full contract that there now is, I guess it will)
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Just done the same calculations myself! Really can't believe it costs more (and by a long way) to buy the bundled deal. Can't even imagine the price differences with the 5s

Looks like I'm gonna be ordering the one deal in the next few days and try to get to the apple website asap on september 20th for the 5S.

cheers for the help.
 
N0ddie said:
We are limited to O2 due to poor to no reception inside our house. Last year we tried all carriers but in the end, ended up going back to O2 as they were the only carrier we could get inside reception.

And we need 600 plus minutes so with O2 we get unlimited minutes, texts and 1GB of data for £17 per month.
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Giffgaff runs on the O2 network so if you have an O2 signal it will work with Giffgaff too.
 
So the best deal for the iPhone 5S (16GB) is PAYG and then use Three based on a £15/month rolling contract? Three are apparently providing 4G at no extra cost. Not sure if this applies to the iPhone though.

Could I order a nano sim from Three (transferring my o2 number) and just buy the phone online from Apple on Friday? When I request the PAC code, will my o2 connection be terminated almost immediately?

EDIT: Looks like I can order phone and Three sim from Apple, use that and then go through the transfer process here:

http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI...ayasyougo,varset_subcat=4125,Case=EXT(EM18051)

Looks easy enough!
 
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