topic Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh in Apple

iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:48:39 GMT

Just wondering if anybody who has used O2 refresh can walk me through this.

I have a device plan on a 6+ with £325 outstanding. O2 refresh offers £350 for the device at present.

So when the 6s+ becomes available for purchase at the point of sale can I simply return my existing 6+ and begin a new device plan on a new device? As apple have frozen the prices in the states presumably the prices will be very similar in the UK.

Therefore would I be right in thinking that in 12 montsh time I will again be at an almost identical point in my contract and would be able to return the device (effectively for nothing), take a brand new device and teh contract for teh device merely keeps rolling?

I appreciate that the downside here is that you always remain in hoc to the contract but the positive is you always retain a phone in warranty, and always have an up to date "fresh" device.

Am I missing anything.

thanks chaps and chapesses and enjoy the next few weeks.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

MI5 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:51:36 GMT

You need to recycle your device and get the cash first if you intend to do it without any outlay from your own bank account.
When you cancel your existing refresh deal you are also required to take a new contract completely, ie you cannot carry on with your current airtime tariff. You may be able to take the same one again but it will have to be a new one.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Cleoriff — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 08:53:27 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

Have a look at this guide

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/A-Guide-To-O2-Refresh/m-p/877701/highlight/true#M64851

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:01:48 GMT

I thought the whole point of refresh was that your airtime contract existed seperately to your device contract?

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

MI5 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:04:51 GMT

Yes it does, so that you can buy off phone and just continue on airtime or buy off phone and cancel airtime without penalty, but you can't just switch phones without taking a new 24 month contract.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

viridis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:06:23 GMT

It does but is linked to the duration of the original handset, when you pay off the handset, the only monthly fee is from Airtime, but you are free to cancel that without penalty. Or you can upgrade as the Airtime is effectively out of contract.
All upgrades or refreshes are subject to a new 24 month contract which may be ended early by paying off device plan

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Cleoriff — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:21:49 GMT

All of the above comments are the reason why the Refresh contract is so attractive to many. It gives you flexibility and freedom of choice if you have funds available to pay off the device

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

viridis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:24:32 GMT

I have proper abused the refresh scheme since it arrived.
It meant as a new xperia came out, the old was only 6 month old and worth still a few hundred minimum. Enough to pay off and upgrade.
Can't do that now tho (checks device plan) nope not for a while yet lmao

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:17:52 GMT

so lets say I walk into an o2 shop and put my 6+ on the counter and say i'll recycle that and I want a new 6s+

Firstly, I presume the recycle credit takes a few days to come through, is that right?

As such I'd then have to pay off the balance of the handset (in my case £325, and await the £350 from o2 recycle in a few days time).

As regards a new airtime contract presumably my present deal simply then falls away? i have to take a new iphone 6s+ airtime tarriff, is that right?

o2 kindly upped my data allowance at no cost recently so presumably there would be no way I could hang on to that perk if I wanted to refresh?

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

adz999 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:21:46 GMT

Thats exactly what happens, thats what i did when i went from 4S to 5S

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

MI5 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:25:20 GMT

Yup and you'll lose the free data unless you can renegotiate it again.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Mark_1980 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:22:39 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
so lets say I walk into an o2 shop and put my 6+ on the counter and say i'll recycle that and I want a new 6s+

Firstly, I presume the recycle credit takes a few days to come through, is that right?

As such I'd then have to pay off the balance of the handset (in my case £325, and await the £350 from o2 recycle in a few days time).

As regards a new airtime contract presumably my present deal simply then falls away? i have to take a new iphone 6s+ airtime tarriff, is that right?

o2 kindly upped my data allowance at no cost recently so presumably there would be no way I could hang on to that perk if I wanted to refresh?

Yes, because of the frankly ridiculous way in which O2 recycle works, you can't get the money 'there and then' and use it to pay off your existing contract (like you can with Carphone Warehouse). You'd have to pay off your contract seperately and then wait for the cash back from O2, meaning you'd be considerably out of pocket for a few days (especially if you had to pay an additional upfront cost for the 6S, which is almost a certainty).

Why O2 can't operate a similar recyle/trade-in scheme to CPW I don't know.. It would make much more sense!

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

viridis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:23:25 GMT

Just go into a local Game store.
Not only will they match any trade in price, but will add 5% and just take 20 mins to checkmend it.
Walk out within half hour with cash.

Plenty of alternatives if you look around

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:37:10 GMT

You can get the recycle money straightaway as it is credited to your account instantly & you can use O2 recycle to recycle your old phone to help pay off your device plan

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

viridis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:39:11 GMT

Yes, for use in upgrading, O2 will instantly add it.

Have a great day.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:37:04 GMT

I've just looked on O2 website for recycling my iPhone 6 64gb to do this but unless I was looking in the wrong place trade in price was £279 like aren't they still going for £400+ still

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

viridis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:38:19 GMT

Nope, it's old now

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

MI5 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:41:14 GMT

Don't just look at O2 recycle - there are many other options out there.

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:42:29 GMT

I get that but bloody hell lol they don't hold there price that well anymore like how much is a iPhone 6 64gb brand new Has that price dropped to

Re: iphone 6s - O2 refresh

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:44:51 GMT

I'm thinking they want to have there cake and eat it a bit there like anything surely you'd get more selling it else where