Thinking about iPhone 5

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone just need some advice.

I currently have a blackberry on monthly contract which is up for renewal in July, however I want to upgrade to an iPhone 5 which I can do by paying off the rest of my contract (which will cost me £100).

I just wanted to know if people think it is worth going for the iPhone as I don't know alot about them

And I want to know which tariff is best to go for? And how much gb of data would people recommend ?

I also want to know if I'm able to keep my current number?

I appreciate any help thanks.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I own the iphone 5 and am thrilled with it..... however........

My advice is.............

Hold back until June/July when the 5s is released.

[Anonymous]

Hi

Please listen to my story about the iphone 5 v Blackberry and then make your mind up.  I've just got an iphone 5 and found that I've gone through nearly all my data allowance in 2 weeks because for some reason they just seem to eat data compared to the Blackberry phones.  Although the phone itself is very good for surfing the net and has very good quality graphics, the fact that its eaten so much data and I've had to buy a bolt on that also had nearly all been used up in 4 days has put me off iphones somewhat.  Apparently you are supposed to double click on the button at the bottom of the phone and all the apps that you have been using will then appear and "wobble" and then you need to tap on them to close them down to fully shut them down.  I wasn't told about this when I first got my phone (not from an 02 store I must point out but I am on 02 though) so I learnt the hard way.  I also had to manually input all my contacts into the iphone which was a bit of a pain as the two phones have different operating systems and numbers don't port over.  What a friend of mine suggested was that because iphones have a micro sim card, which is sort of a normal size sim card which is broken down to go into the phone, before it gets broken down, put it into your old phone, save all your numbers and then brake it down and put it in your iphone.

I hope I haven't put you off too much!  Good luck!

[MI5]

Personally I'd just get an Android based phone.... They are far superior in all aspects

[Anonymous]

Ditto MI5's post - and if you are a fan of premium quality have a look at the HTC One. To find out more about this astonishing device check out my (unbiased :smileywink:) report 'HTC One - user review' on the Android thread

Whatever you choose - enjoy it!

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone, i went for the iphone 5 and I love it, however I opted for the 1gb a month which I was told would be 'more than enough' however I've found that in the 2 days of having the phone I've used nearly half my data allowance (don't have a clue how?) so warning to anyone else thinking of getting an iphone always opt for a bigger data allowance, as I'm sure I'm gonna have to get a data bolt on to keep me going the rest of the month... Other than that, absolutely love the phone

[Bambino]

I'm not an iPhone person, but I'm sure that if bandofbrothers is following this thread he will be able to advise you how to manage your data use and how to either turn off apps or prevent them from constantly updating. I'm sure that's what is eating up your data.

[Anonymous]

Hi lauraasmith91 and welcome to the community

What are you using the phone for? 500mb of data in two days suggests either you're constantly live streaming films on netflix/lovefilm or the like, or there is a problem with the handset! I'm sure MI5 will correct me if I'm wrong but that amount of data in such a short time period ought to be nigh-on impossible to eat-up?!!

[Anonymous]

I'm glad its not just me who managed to get through nearly all my data allowance so fast!  I still can't work out what's going on with my phone.  I've just picked up a replacement handset today as I've had terrible problems with signal strength and it was thought that the handset was at fault (unfortunately, still having problems, think its a dodgy sim now).  I've just been speaking to one of the 02 guru's who said turn your data roaming on.  I know this gets turned off when you go abroad to hopefully avoid a big bill so I'm going to give it a go unless somebody thinks this is the wrong thing to do.  I also got told that sometimes all your data allowance doesn't get transferred over in the first month if you upgrade mid month e.g. you get part of your old allowance and part of the new one which might explain why I've used so much but I don't think that's the issue.  Any ideas anybody?  I'm not watching loads of films or downloading everything I possibly can, I use Facebook for about 20 mins on weekdays and that's about it as I jump on the wifi at home.

[Bambino]

You are being given misinformation by the O2 Guru. How could turning data roaming on reduce your data usage? There are iPhone users on the forum who will be able to give you much more credible advice.

[Anonymous]

Im mainly using the phone for facebook/twitter, instagram phonecalls ,texts & facetime, i dont stream videos, live feeds or anything like that? Plus I have wifi at home so as soon as I get home I switch off my mobile data and 3g (I think this is right?) and only use the phone with wifi x