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Mobile phone advice required

Jack Hacksaw

04 Jan 20 12:05

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Mrs H needs new phone. It will be an iPhone 7 and on O2 network. (This is cast in stone!). Say 1GB per month.

Option A - Tesco (O2 network) £17.49 * 36 = £629

Option B - O2 £26 * 36 = £963

Plan X. Take out contract with O2, then using their O2 Refresh, pay off the device (£279) then
move to Tesco for £7.50 pcm Sim Only (2GB)

Total cost over 3 years £549.

Have checked with O2....who seem happy with my idea.

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toonangel When: 04 Jan 20 12:08

1gb a month aint enuf

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toonangel When: 04 Jan 20 12:12

check mobile phones direct online you get cashback as well have used them loads of times so can recommend

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JJmbe When: 04 Jan 20 12:23

Depends how much data is needed, there is a 30gb sim only on the market for £10 a month.

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toonangel When: 04 Jan 20 12:31

yup like I said 1gb aint enuf she uses more than that sexting me on a weekend

By:

Ibrahima Sonko When: 04 Jan 20 12:34

Dont get involved with 3 year contracts.

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Jack Hacksaw When: 04 Jan 20 13:30

She did, angel, but I noticed that it stopped once you sent a photo of your old chap.

Yes, Ibra.. I reckon prices will continue to fall. The £7.50 is a 12 month contract.

Needs to be O2, JJ. (That's nearly J2O

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casemoney When: 04 Jan 20 13:53

If you are only using 1/2 GB a month why do you need an IPHONE ?

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Akak When: 04 Jan 20 14:44

Affordable Mobiles 24 month contract @ £24 per month. Free calls and texts plus 10 gb Data. Phones are dispatched from Data Select ( which is Peter Jones Dragons Den company). Highly recommend this company. I received my order in two days.

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GRANTCKING When: 04 Jan 20 17:42

Have you checked how much longer the iPhone 7 will receive updates for?

By:

GRANTCKING When: 04 Jan 20 17:42

It's a very old phone now

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Jack Hacksaw When: 04 Jan 20 21:57

Yes, it’s 3 years old. It is to replace an iPhone 4 which is 9 or 10 years old. I don’t think you would
Ever know in advance how long a product would be supported for, but I take your point.

Surely data usage is only one aspect of a mobile phone, casemoney. If you can get Wi-fi why use data?

Akak - that seems a good deal if you need the data.

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casemoney When: 04 Jan 20 22:01

Yes was going to say that Jack , but plenty of Other phones as suitable Lot better packages but then The mrs prob used to Iphone ,My mrs not one for change tbh spec regarding mobiles

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GRANTCKING When: 04 Jan 20 22:12

have you considered buying a 2nd hand or refurb model off ebay and then just sticking a pay as you go giff gaff sim in it, giff gaff uses the o2 network

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GRANTCKING When: 04 Jan 20 22:16

you can get brand new ones even for around £245 then a giffgaff sim for £8 a month which includes unlimited calls, texts and 2GB of data

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Jack Hacksaw When: 04 Jan 20 23:58

Wouldn’t get a refurbished one after previous experience.

Where can I buy a new one from a reputable source for that price?

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:34

well its on ebay but the shop has a good rep

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:35

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Apple-iPhone-7-32GB-128GB-Factory-Unlocked-Smartphone-1Yr-Wty-in-Sealed-Box/173911662988?epid=225300883&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&ha****m287df1618c:m:mV6Umw8RhorOstXmrORemVg&enc=AQAEAAACQBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qUe1efHmaL%2FRlGMarCSwmyxlPCFOPjdd8vcY98v4WX3g5rNYWC1q6P27f4ohcJFRhP9Ts02Qg2%2F9UL17FwkoN5abnxEs%2F6bmz7qDpO6wMMFYUN3hIwwvoDYRBCh6AOGjE%2BD7p1N840jMibckGOJtS1zTZ72ng43dQi21Tz6xdfxm9nF6eh6FD9qF5bjIUCU3roxA%2FMHg925PT7Wg1aME2PxSftTiqrU5Dmh2%2FEUWuFWSwemxmjPqDsPDQihsa4oFYx%2FNi62CFBPcmmNNKXNVkMemediroAtHBRlxDeZ%2Bai5XLSa7cZDyvV7tzKmZ1CEvlgxgLJUPYsFR5Ybf0MRp8cKqzaX94IgFtDAxPjL2A3PhSrn78cgFFo4JttzB1Ay6ZK0V%2FKTtryhP%2BtVBCU%2F%2BkKKHLMSxxdHRGSYN8qk97t8TLg8oNFdx5%2FuVw5CG%2Bg30ZHz000UDSWJQe3wxugDvOcHkyfY6wb1kzahRs5JeWB8xqg9311BLQjb8UP1MfrdFAv7YanOqLxEKGJ%2BKZp6GuKs%2FSrjfWog%2B8TQAQ8dRT7TPLMwM9XbnasF0O8SoP5jnh08gJzb3f%2BzV2D2FlhERxID4Orwh%2FrZ4TJk5VhnyN1MYZw%2Bo0ZuEnlq0b35OfCrQXjSEuQ3CjbTxZ%2BnEF7GiCKzQxXEuZHakT9npFQ6tudGMUsdtpQh5GEHGQznCL6J%2Bd%2FPsI5EVT%2FxhvqJhZmkJTJCfZ4D1ru9rRlk01lKingpgw%3D%3D&checksum=173911662988cf33185936534c90a5b2bd0cf041343c&enc=AQAEAAACQBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qUe1efHmaL%2FRlGMarCSwmyxlPCFOPjdd8vcY98v4WX3g5rNYWC1q6P27f4ohcJFRhP9Ts02Qg2%2F9UL17FwkoN5abnxEs%2F6bmz7qDpO6wMMFYUN3hIwwvoDYRBCh6AOGjE%2BD7p1N840jMibckGOJtS1zTZ72ng43dQi21Tz6xdfxm9nF6eh6FD9qF5bjIUCU3roxA%2FMHg925PT7Wg1aME2PxSftTiqrU5Dmh2%2FEUWuFWSwemxmjPqDsPDQihsa4oFYx%2FNi62CFBPcmmNNKXNVkMemediroAtHBRlxDeZ%2Bai5XLSa7cZDyvV7tzKmZ1CEvlgxgLJUPYsFR5Ybf0MRp8cKqzaX94IgFtDAxPjL2A3PhSrn78cgFFo4JttzB1Ay6ZK0V%2FKTtryhP%2BtVBCU%2F%2BkKKHLMSxxdHRGSYN8qk97t8TLg8oNFdx5%2FuVw5CG%2Bg30ZHz000UDSWJQe3wxugDvOcHkyfY6wb1kzahRs5JeWB8xqg9311BLQjb8UP1MfrdFAv7YanOqLxEKGJ%2BKZp6GuKs%2FSrjfWog%2B8TQAQ8dRT7TPLMwM9XbnasF0O8SoP5jnh08gJzb3f%2BzV2D2FlhERxID4Orwh%2FrZ4TJk5VhnyN1MYZw%2Bo0ZuEnlq0b35OfCrQXjSEuQ3CjbTxZ%2BnEF7GiCKzQxXEuZHakT9npFQ6tudGMUsdtpQh5GEHGQznCL6J%2Bd%2FPsI5EVT%2FxhvqJhZmkJTJCfZ4D1ru9rRlk01lKingpgw%3D%3D&checksum=173911662988cf33185936534c90a5b2bd0cf041343c

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:35

haha that didnt work

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:35

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:35

feck that didnt work either

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:36

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xiphone+7.TRS0&_nkw=iphone+7&_sacat=0

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:37

theres a few selling new ones here, just found one guy selling brand iphone 7s 32GB for £187

By:

GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 02:40

if you buy from one of the guys with massive feedback scores and use paypal you will be fully covered if its a dudd

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Jack Hacksaw When: 05 Jan 20 10:24

Cheers. I do see that some advertised as New are....

All our stock is ex-display/demo, CPO stock, unwanted customer returns, no marks/no scratches!

where CPO means Certified Pre-Owned.

Can't take the risk with the Mrs's phone. Isn't worth the earache.

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 18:33

By:

lybertyne When: 05 Jan 20 21:33

Jeeez I'm happy to stick with my pay-as-you-go.

By:

Crisp77 When: 05 Jan 20 21:35

That's right. Much better than marriage.

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annie. When: 05 Jan 20 21:38

There is a CEX shop near me that sells loads of secondhand phones and I have just looked at their online website and they have a Iphone 7 for £160 with a 2 year guarantee. Then you can get a sim only payg or 12 month contract from about £7. My phone is a 12 month contract with Virgin with 1 GB data, unlimited texts and 1500 minutes. The data is a lifetime triple data and rollover, so every month I have at least 3GB data and usually 4GB. The price is £7.00 a month. Why does it have to be O2?

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GRANTCKING When: 05 Jan 20 23:10

im guessing its to do with where he lives, o2 probs offers the best reception

By:

Angoose When: 06 Jan 20 09:45

Difficult to breathe without O2

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Jack Hacksaw When: 06 Jan 20 10:13

Correct grant. O2 does seem to be more expensive than some. My own phone is SIM only with O2 and was £11.72 for 2GB - I had taken my eye off the ball price wise....so I phoned up O2 and asked for PAC to move to Tesco's £7.50 and they agreed to reduce mine to £8.

Thanks everyone for your comments.