Pay off iPhone 5S - Contract term?

[Anonymous]

Hi all -

This is a follow up to my previouse thread (Answered as a - not possible).

Another angle -

According to my O2 Device Plan I have a settlement amount of £130 for my iPhone 5S

The overall contract was setup a year ago for 24 Months.

Question -

If I pay the £130

Does this mean I own the handset and can request - Unlock - to all Networks.

And; does it cancel or enable me the option to cancel the airtime tariff -

In other words can I cancel the lot - end up with an unlocked phone - a PAC code to enable me to setup a new contract with EE. All for £130.00

I would hope then to give the iPhone 5S to my wife - and sell her 4S.

Help and advice please.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Thanks - I did try the link you supplied - however on every occasion the site bombed out after completing step 1.

Chat seemed a second option.

Thanks again for your help.

Martin

[MI5]

No worries - Hopefully you'll be OK.....

[Anonymous]

Funnily enough, I was about to post the same question.

My daughter has a 5c, but on the O2 tariff she has she seems to be going through data at a rapid rate. For example, today only 10 days into the month, she is showing only 100mb of data left. She usually only uses her phone with wi-fi at home/college so shouldn't really be using so much data.

Thinking of changing to an unlimited data SIM that would be around £3/month cheaper than the current tariff she is on with O2, so if we can buy out the phone it will save us in the long run!!

[MI5]

Tony, if you look in your "My O2" it will give you a settlement figure for the device or the entire contract depending on which tariff you are on.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for that. As there is still 18 months left it's a big chunk, but reckon I would be paying it anyhow, and saving at least £3/month over the current 750mb tariff. More likely saving is in the £7/month region if I needed to upgrade to a 2mb/month tariff.

[Anonymous]

Hi All -

Just an update to share.

My iPhone 5S was unlocked for me using the O2 online chat. Good first step........

I ordered and received an EE Nano SIM Pre loaded from Amazon with £15.00 credit and 10Gb DATA for £15.00.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JGULS6U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Inserted the EE SIM and followed the instructions (simples).

I live fairly rural in the country - nearest town etc 4 miles and I am surrounded by farmland.

However -

Unlike O2 - I have full signal at 4G - YES 4G.

My Home Broadband downloads at max 4Mb on a sunny day.

So next; I turned off the home Broadband Router.

Switched on Personal Hotspot on the iPhone and connected my Desktop and laptop computers to this new iPhone Wirelss Network.

I ran Speed Checker (speedchecker.com) on the desktop PC to test the up and download speeds.

Voila - Downloading at 35Mb - Yes I have said 35Mb

Pleased? You betcha.

Next step to Pay off the O2 Device balance of £130.00 - and then cancel contract as well as getting the PAC code.

Purchase new iPhone 6 from EE with a 20Gb Data and call plan and port my number over.

Cancel Wifes O2 PAYG SIM - sign her up to a 4Gb EE Data SIM plan and calls etc with (for the same price as we currently pay with O2 but half the service) and give her my iPhone 5S.

I am a happy bunny and will update as I progress.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Martin

[jonsie]

Good result. Pleased for you and thanks for updating

[Cleoriff]

Excellent result @Anonymous 4G in a rural area?...Couldn't wish for more

[Beenherebefore]

For some people, could we be getting near to a point where the landline with adsl broadband can be completely replaced by a 4G MiFi router and mobile phone(s) ?

[aldaweb]

Not where the OH lives  No 3G on O2 not even Edge, no 4G on EE or 3 and very intermittent 3G, and that's not that far from the M25.