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Sim only (with O2 or CW) vs. Upgrading - advice needed....

Anonymous
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Hi guys/girls,

 

Well its that exciting time of the year when a new iPhone is about to be released.

 

I'm due for an upgrade this month and was all set to wait outside my local O2 store tomorrow morning (just like with the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5).

 

However, having checked out the tariffs on O2's site, I feel less than impressed with the options.

 

A friend suggested I look at the Sim only options and buy the handset outright instead.

 

Having looked at O2's options, I found the following to be a decent offer:

Sim_O2.png

 

I then looked at Carphone Warehouse and they are offering this:

Sim_CW.png

 

Both of the above options look good but with the £120 cashback with CW I'd be effectively saving £10 a month.

 

So £20 a month for only 12 months (£240) plus £619 for 64GB iPhone 6 = £859

 

To pay a similar monthly payment when Upgrading with O2:

Upgrade_O2.png

 

£23 a month over 24 months (£552) plus £729.99 for handset = £1,281.99

 

Purchasing the handset outright is obviously the best option - cheaper and I'm only commited for 12 months.

 

I understand O2 are offering their Refresh plan (Device + Airtime) which is suppose to be flexible but I still think going Sim only is the best option (if you can afford the upfront handset cost).

 

Anyone else agree with me or am I missing something here?

 

Lastly, who here has dealt with CW and their CashBack promotion? It seems too good to be true...

 

Regards,

 

Mo.

 

 

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Bambino
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@Anonymous wrote:
Hmm... this message board is a bit strange - how do I quote someone? Can't seem to work it out!!

When you click on reply, you then click on Quote on the right above the reply box.

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@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
Hmm... this message board is a bit strange - how do I quote someone? Can't seem to work it out!!

 

Hit Reply and then Quote in the top right hand corner of the reply box. 

 

What are you surfing on ?


ahhhh. ta muchly

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Anonymous
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@Bambino wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
Hmm... this message board is a bit strange - how do I quote someone? Can't seem to work it out!!

When you click on reply, you then click on Quote on the right above the reply box.


Got it - thanks!!!

 

Thanks to everyone else who helped :slight_smile:

 

How about multi-quoting? :tongue:

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You have to do that manually through the HTML tab

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@aldaweb wrote:

You have to do that manually through the HTML tab


And THAT is something new I have learnt @aldaweb  so thanks for that...

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You have to put the second and subsequent quotes between <blockquote></hr> and </hr></blockquote>

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@aldaweb wrote:

You have to put the second and subsequent quotes between <blockquote></hr> and </hr></blockquote>

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 Cool! Wish there was an easier way... :slight_smile:

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@Bambino wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

 

EDIT; @viridis  loving the new avatar ....


Apart from the fact that I can't read the name. Hard to read yours too.


better?

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