My contract has expired and I have been looking for a new phone contract. The only retailers I could find are Carphone Warehouse (too expensive), mobiles.co.uk (bad reviews) and mobilephonesdirect.co.uk (probably would go with that one). I want to get an iPhone 6s or 7. Do you know of any better retailers with good prices?
Thank you in advance 
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@MI5 wrote:
I've used mobilephonesdirect.co.uk in the past and they were fine but they no longer do o2 contracts.
mobiles.co.uk is the online version of CPW.
Not the case now, as far as I can tell - and they're offering Triple Data on all Contract phones (or Upgrades) on selected base data rates until early-Feb: (as far as I can tell, @MI5)
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I guess they agreed a new deal sometime in the last 2 years then.
I had my first Galaxy through them on O2 in around 2010. It was 500 mins, 1000 texts and 500mb for £21.50 pm and the prices didn't go up every April back then either
I had my first Galaxy through them on O2 in around 2010. It was 500 mins, 1000 texts and 500mb for £21.50 pm and the prices didn't go up every April back then either
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The shenanigans with O2 open post I made in Pay Monthly is why I am looking elsewhere... And I think their 6T deal for 24months, £33.50/month with cashback (if that works...!) is better than 36months on O2 for a £34/month after o2open...
O2, making mobiles messy... 
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Mine wasn't a cashback deal so I can't comment, although there's no reason why you shouldn't get it and yes, it's a much better deal.
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@MI5 wrote:
Mine wasn't a cashback deal so I can't comment, although there's no reason why you shouldn't get it and yes, it's a much better deal.
And there isn't that "grey" area of Manufacturer's 2-year warranty not covering the 3rd year of paying off the phone/device plan with O2 direct on 36months... 
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No way O2 will cover you for the third year. That's not grey at all - you do know that don't you?
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@MI5 wrote:
No way O2 will cover you for the third year. That's not grey at all - you do know that don't you?
Oh yes, definitely I do.
A bit fly of them to omit that from their "extended" purchase plans... 
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Of course but you can always buy out your device plan so you fully own a broken phone and upgrade again 
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@MI5 wrote:
Of course but you can always buy out your device plan so you fully own a broken phone and upgrade again
True - 12 months at £14.87 per month adds up to £178.44, assuming the phone were to break on the 1st day after the 2-year warranty expiry... 
Yes, well, I can see a few gotchas with the new "customer friendly" phone cost calculator... 
