UK iPhone 5s and 5c Thread

[robbieduncan]

Do you know if they offer discount to any other services / trades / etc...?

I can get the same discount (also a bank worker). It's not bank specific. It's employer specific. The banks we work for have negotiated employee discounts with Vodaphone (and in the case of my bank Apple as well). So if your employer has negotiated an employee discount you can probably get the same. But if you are a plumber (for example) and are hoping for a discount based on your trade alone I don't think that'll happen.

 

[Oasismad]

Its amazing looking at some of the figures quoted in the this thread what Apple and the networks have got people to pay for these handsets - some people are throwing around £40-£50 a month plus upfront costs for a handset over the course of two years - its crazy really when you sit and consider it that they manage to convince people these are reasonable costs.

 

[Mercenary]

Its amazing looking at some of the figures quoted in the this thread what Apple and the networks have got people to pay for these handsets - some people are throwing around £40-£50 a month plus upfront costs for a handset over the course of two years - its crazy really when you sit and consider it that they manage to convince people these are reasonable costs.

It's the networks who tack on £10 a month for 4G which is only available in a small part of the UK. People are also paying for 4G in their home town which makes no sense as you most likely still use your WiFi at home?

EE have already started offering discounts after the adoption rates were lower than expected. Wont be long before the others do but if youve signed up for a 2 year contract you will not get the discount. The whole reason I go for a 30 day rolling.

 

[Godzirra]

It's the networks who tack on £10 a month for 4G which is only available in a small part of the UK. People are also paying for 4G in their home town which makes no sense as you most likely still use your WiFi at home?

EE have already started offering discounts after the adoption rates were lower than expected. Wont be long before the others do but if youve signed up for a 2 year contract you will not get the discount. The whole reason I go for a 30 day rolling.

Totally agree with you there. Have been looking around for a new deal and after visiting the main providers around me, the only one to have a good deal was EE. £16 a month for unlimited texts and calls and 1GB of data, on their 4GEE tariff. I'm not bothered about the data really, as i'm usually connected to a wifi network somewhere.

This is for a 12 month contract, and i'm coming from O2, who were charging me £26 for the same tariff, and for some reason i always went over. So even if i do go over the EE £16, it'll still be cheaper than my old O2 one

 

[WRXiceman]

So what time are you all going to an Apple store in the morning?

I'm thinking of getting to mine at about 5am.

 

[robbieduncan]

It's the networks who tack on £10 a month for 4G which is only available in a small part of the UK. People are also paying for 4G in their home town which makes no sense as you most likely still use your WiFi at home?

EE have already started offering discounts after the adoption rates were lower than expected. Wont be long before the others do but if youve signed up for a 2 year contract you will not get the discount. The whole reason I go for a 30 day rolling.

Yep. Which is why I'll pay upfront and go on a SIM Only 3G deal.

 

[Macman45]

My Fiancee's 5C delivers tomorrow...Checked the site and it's on time, so she won't be without a phone too much longer...we sold her 4S yesterday, so she's playing with IOS7 on the iPad. I did upgrade my 5 this morning but am hoping to sell it in the next couple of days...I order my 5S tomorrow...

 

[gCloud]

It's the networks who tack on £10 a month for 4G which is only available in a small part of the UK. People are also paying for 4G in their home town which makes no sense as you most likely still use your WiFi at home?

EE have already started offering discounts after the adoption rates were lower than expected. Wont be long before the others do but if youve signed up for a 2 year contract you will not get the discount. The whole reason I go for a 30 day rolling.

agreed paying an extra £10 a month for 4G does not sound clever especially with the limited coverage, I am getting 3-6 Mbps consistently with 3G, enough for streaming video. don't see why we would need to pay for 4G even if we get 30-60, unless you are downloading torrents on the go. if you don't have Wifi/internet at home and using hotspot all the time then maybe.
the providers are just milking it while they can like they did when 3G came along after GPRS Which was more worthwhile because GPRS was painful.

 

[Dhlittle]

What are Three playing at by delaying the announcement of their 5S tariffs?

 

[oVerboost]

Its amazing looking at some of the figures quoted in the this thread what Apple and the networks have got people to pay for these handsets - some people are throwing around £40-£50 a month plus upfront costs for a handset over the course of two years - its crazy really when you sit and consider it that they manage to convince people these are reasonable costs.

I'm getting a 32gb model on vodafone's 12m contract. £51 per month and £239 for the phone upfront, that's a total of £851. The phone from apple would cost me £630. So that taken away from the total cost from vodafone is £221, which breaks down to £18 a month. Plus the phone will have good resale in a year, which would pay for the 6. Seems a lot each month, but your unlikely to get a sim only deal for much less, and more hassle running around to apple/vodafone etc to get a phone and SIM card on release day. That's a 3G deal, with unlimited texts, calls and 2GB data and you can upgrade upto 75 days before the end of the contract in the unlikely event the iphone6 comes out earlier than a year on.

 

[BMcCoy]

I'm getting a 32gb model on vodafone's 12m contract. £51 per month and £239 for the phone upfront, that's a total of £851. The phone from apple would cost me £630. So that taken away from the total cost from vodafone is £221, which breaks down to £18 a month. Plus the phone will have good resale in a year, which would pay for the 6. Seems a lot each month, but your unlikely to get a sim only deal for much less, and more hassle running around to apple/vodafone etc to get a phone and SIM card on release day. That's a 3G deal, with unlimited texts, calls and 2GB data and you can upgrade upto 75 days before the end of the contract in the unlikely event the iphone6 comes out earlier than a year on.

And that's definitely 12 month contract, rather than 24?

If so, that's a lot closer to the 'sim-only contract/phone from apple' deals that most of is are planning...

 

[robbieduncan]

I'm getting a 32gb model on vodafone's 12m contract. £51 per month and £239 for the phone upfront, that's a total of £851. The phone from apple would cost me £630. So that taken away from the total cost from vodafone is £221, which breaks down to £18 a month. Plus the phone will have good resale in a year, which would pay for the 6. Seems a lot each month, but your unlikely to get a sim only deal for much less, and more hassle running around to apple/vodafone etc to get a phone and SIM card on release day. That's a 3G deal, with unlimited texts, calls and 2GB data and you can upgrade upto 75 days before the end of the contract in the unlikely event the iphone6 comes out earlier than a year on.

I don't see a £51 a month option on the price list on page 23. Only a £52 a month option. So total cost is £239 + (12 * 52) = £863.

This is a 3G contract. So directly comparable with the cheapest SIM only deals. Unless you really need 2Gb of data a month there are way cheaper options across the whole year. In fact for less than this you could have a 64Gb phone which will have a higher re-sale value after a year...

 

[Oasismad]

So anyway im searching for a 5S for my wife

Whats the best deal on a 32gb model preferably paying less upfront - she's currently on o2 but not adverse to moving to another network - we dont get much 3g signal around where we live so 4g is pretty pointless to us currently.

Seen an O2 Refresh deal £79.99 upfront with a monthly cost of £42 a month - is this about the best deal going without buying a phone outright?

Thanks in advance.

 

[oVerboost]

And that's definitely 12 month contract, rather than 24?

If so, that's a lot closer to the 'sim-only contract/phone from apple' deals that most of is are planning...

Yes, 12 month contract. Their tariff details aren't on the website but are on the vodafone forums. That's why I thought I'd tell others on here about it, because it's a good deal IMO.

 

[robbieduncan]

Is that a special deal because those prices are cheaper that what Vodafone have published for the 5c online?

Prices were posted in this thread. May not be correct: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17916675/

 

[oVerboost]

I don't see a £51 a month option on the price list on page 23. Only a £52 a month option. So total cost is £239 + (12 * 52) = £863.

This is a 3G contract. So directly comparable with the cheapest SIM only deals. Unless you really need 2Gb of data a month there are way cheaper options across the whole year. In fact for less than this you could have a 64Gb phone which will have a higher re-sale value after a year...

Okay even at £52 a month, it's £12 a year more than I worked out lol, so add £12 to my figure, and it's still only £19 per month. Other offers aren't 12 months from what I've seen. Plus you could also get the 1GB data option which is £47 per month. So £47 x 12 = £564 + £299 for the phone that's £863 a year, the phone from apple is £630 so take that away and your left with a contract fee of £19 a month, the same deal but for less data and a higher up front charge. The Vodafone L 3G plan for me, maybe not others, is fine

To get sim only would mean buying the phone outright, this gives you the tariff near enough of a sim only deal but with a cheaper initial outlay for the phone (£240 vs £630 from apple). How much is the cheapest sim only 3G plan? £10? And that's for not as much data. Your only saving £108 and having to pay for the whole phone outright. I agree, it's better if you can afford the phone outright though

 

[robbieduncan]

Okay even at £52 a month, it's £12 a year more than I worked out lol, so add £12 to my figure, and it's still only £19 per month. Other offers aren't 12 months from what I've seen. Plus you could also get the 1GB data option which is £47 per month. So £47 x 12 = £564 + £299 for the phone that's £863 a year, the phone from apple is £630 so take that away and your left with a contract fee of £19 a month, the same deal but for less data and a higher up front charge. The Vodafone L 3G plan for me, maybe not others, is fine

To get sim only would mean buying the phone outright, this gives you the tariff near enough of a sim only deal but with a cheaper initial outlay for the phone (£240 vs £630 from apple). How much is the cheapest sim only 3G plan? £10? Your only saving £100 and having to pay for the whole phone outright. I agree, it's better if you can afford the phone outright though

Three SIM Only: £9.9 a month, 12 month deal, 1Gb data, 5000 texts, 600 mins calls.
GiffGaf, £10 a month, rolling 1 month deal, 1Gb data, Unlimited texts, 500 mins calls.
T-Mobile SIM Only: £11 a month, 12 month deal, 1Gb data, Unlimited texts, 500 mins calls.

So you could be saving over £100 a year depending on network preference by paying more upfront and going SIM only. That's enough to buy AppleCare+ which would further enhance private resale at the end of the year.

As usual if you have the money to buy outright it's cheaper overall...

 

[nathanmiller99]

I think 5s is good but 5c has little bit more expensive then i accepted

 

[Mercenary]

Another reason to buy the phone upfront... ITS UNLOCKED!

Most vendors will only let you unlock AFTER your 2 year contract. Which is no good should I go on holiday and want to pop in a local SIM.

They also charge you although not much and in my experience of unlocking all my iPhones in the past is that it takes an age. The worst being orange who quotes 28 days. Turns out thats 28 WORKING days and took me 2 months in the end.

I'm also not tied into a 2 year deal where they can hike the prices up (like Orange and others did mid contract). Hence the reason im upgrading from a 5 to a 5S.

Freedom baby.

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I think 5s is good but 5c has little bit more expensive then i accepted

Totally. You can still get a 5 on Three for a lot less than the 5C. They are identical inside with the exception of the 5C having a 5% larger battery and supporting more LTE bands. But for less your getting the premium phone vs the plastic one.

The 5Cheap is far from it.

 

[ToyGun1]

Another reason to buy the phone upfront... ITS UNLOCKED!

Most vendors will only let you unlock AFTER your 2 year contract. Which is no good should I go on holiday and want to pop in a local SIM.

They also charge you although not much and in my experience of unlocking all my iPhones in the past is that it takes an age. The worst being orange who quotes 28 days. Turns out thats 28 WORKING days and took me 2 months in the end.

I'm also not tied into a 2 year deal where they can hike the prices up (like Orange and others did mid contract). Hence the reason im upgrading from a 5 to a 5S.

Freedom baby.

Same here too Going to purchase sim free and sign up to three £12.90 which includes FREE 4G UPGRADE AND ('Feel at Home')going on holiday next year without extra cost.

 

[Aneres11]

Do you know if they offer discount to any other services / trades / etc...?

I know one for definite is NHS. Not sure on any others.

I tried doing a search but only came up with this:

This offer is only available to employees of companies that are confirmed participants of the Employee Advantage Programme, for a maximum of six connections for each employee. It's only available with new connections or transfers from other networks, or for existing Vodafone customers who are eligible for an upgrade.

It doesn't actually say which companies / trades are eligible.

 

[Oasismad]

I know one for definite is NHS. Not sure on any others.

I tried doing a search but only came up with this:



It doesn't actually say which companies / trades are eligible.

Doesnt look like the NHS have any direct offers with Apple currently (i work for the NHS)

http://www.healthservicediscounts.com/NHSdiscountsRefurb/vouchers/products/apple.aspx

 

[yegon]

I plan on ordering at midnight. Assuming I get a 5S ordered in the first half hour or so, when do you reckon they'll deliver?

As much as I want it soon, this is based more on when I'll need someone in the house to receive it in the next week or so, not a omg-I-need-it-Saturday-morning-or-my-life-is-null type question.

 

[Aneres11]

Doesnt look like the NHS have any direct offers with Apple currently (i work for the NHS)

http://www.healthservicediscounts.com/NHSdiscountsRefurb/vouchers/products/apple.aspx

Not with Apple - with Vodafone.

 

[mark-in-mk]

Another reason to buy the phone upfront... ITS UNLOCKED!

Most vendors will only let you unlock AFTER your 2 year contract. Which is no good should I go on holiday and want to pop in a local SIM.

They also charge you although not much and in my experience of unlocking all my iPhones in the past is that it takes an age. The worst being orange who quotes 28 days. Turns out thats 28 WORKING days and took me 2 months in the end.

I'm also not tied into a 2 year deal where they can hike the prices up (like Orange and others did mid contract). Hence the reason im upgrading from a 5 to a 5S.

Freedom baby.

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Totally. You can still get a 5 on Three for a lot less than the 5C. They are identical inside with the exception of the 5C having a 5% larger battery and supporting more LTE bands. But for less your getting the premium phone vs the plastic one.

The 5Cheap is far from it.

Im on O2 and 12 months into a 24 month contract. I requested my iphone 5 was unlocked last week. It took about 6 hours to receive confirmation, and was free.

Shame they haven't got any 5S in store for me to get one tomorrow though.