contract phone purchasing

[Anonymous]

im wondering that if i were to buy a contract phone (any network for example) would it charge me the monthly bill on top of an upfront cost? and would it come with a sim card? sorry im so clueless im just thinking of getting an iphone 5c (also id be thinking of buying it online hence the question)

[perksie]

Have a look at the 5C for use on O2 here in the online shop, they're not sold sim free for use on other networks yet, you would have to buy from Apple for a sim free version.

Then choose the tariff you want, then choose how much you want to pay monthly for the phone.

The cheapest deal on O2 Refresh for airtime is 600 minutes, unlimited texts and 750 Mb data for £12 a month.

The cheapest deal for the phone is £29 upfront deposit and £20 a month for two years, making a total of £32 a month for two years.

You get a sim card with it free.

You can do it yourself here:

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/apple/iphone-5c-16gb-blue/

My example is for a 3G tariff, 4G tariffs are more expensive.

You would of course have to pass a credit check for a contract account.

[Anonymous]

so does that mean if and when i go to the online check out it would charge me 29 pound on top of the paying in advance for the month?

and thank you for helping me

[perksie · Accepted solution]

That's right, you would have to pay £29 and £32 for your first month plus an amount for the few days before your contract start date, which is a few days after you take out the deal.

On this deal, once the phone part is paid for in full, you can drop to paying for the line rental only or upgrade to a new contract, which you can do by paying for the phone early.

More on O2 Refresh contracts here:

http://www.o2.co.uk/refresh

I hope that has been of help to you.

[Anonymous]

thank you!

[perksie]

You're welcome, let us know how you get on.