Talk me into staying with O2

[ajo]

I have been with O2 contracts for a long time.

I am due another upgrade within days, looking around though others like GiffGaff and other pay monthly deals look better than the overall cost of a refresh contract.

What are the advantages that I will be missing out on that perhaps I have missed while calculating this all.

I can pay for the phone outright from the start if this counts towards anything.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I'm on Payg big bundle and pay for my iPhone's up front.

I get a pretty good deal.

Where I am I receive 50mbps 4G speeds.
Obviously this is dependant where you live etc.

Each Network has its pros and cons.

Ie GiffGaff has no callcentre to ring. You get help from other members and be contacting the admin on their site. That said their deals are enticing. My data speeds lagged with them.

In the end it's got to be a personal choice.

The 30 day sim only contracts look good to me. No lock in.

If you do consider other networks then do try out their payg sims first.

[Bambino]

Take a look at Tesco Mobile. Their Pay Monthly tariffs offer more than O2 do for the same money, and they use the O2 network, so if you're happy with the signal you get with O2, you won't see any change. They also have a similar scheme to Refresh if you wanted to go that route.

[Anonymous]

"Talk me into staying with O2"

No, if only for the reason that O2 won't try and convince you to stay either.

[MI5]

My enticement is the discount I get through friends and family, for others it's Priority deals, for others it's something else etc. Point is, only you can decide what is best for you.
If you get good signal and data speeds for a reasonable cost stay (there is worse out there, believe me) but as you can buy a phone outright, look at buying sim free from the likes of CPW and taking a sim only deal.....

[davethorp]

Sorry but I was happy when I left O2 for Three and I'm now extremely happy on EE (especially since I get a 40% discount) so don't think I can talk you into staying

[jonsie]

As someone who is porting to EE I wouldn't dream of trying to entice you into staying with O2. Right now I can see no benefits with regards to coverage I'm afraid. Any decision needs to be yours based on coverage, costs and needs.