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Confirmed data for Voda release?
- Thread starter Waitey
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http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/3008129.article#&nl=BN&ln=21120903
"Vodafone has announced that it will start selling the iPhone in the UK on 14 January 2010."
"Vodafone has announced that it will start selling the iPhone in the UK on 14 January 2010."
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
I got told by 2 customer service advisors that its Jan 2010.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
im up for renewal in Jan. If its not out im just buying sim free.
Iain C
ClioSport Club Member
still a lot of cash tho. I was hoping for a price war.
Meh, can't take it with me mate.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Just got my pre order email through!
14th Jan 2010.
Does anyone know if it will have all the shitty voda branding on it?
14th Jan 2010.
Does anyone know if it will have all the shitty voda branding on it?
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
For those of you that are interested, I have done a little math.
Voda want £189 for the 16gb 3gs + 30 a months after which gets you:
75 mins
unlimited texts
1GB of web usage (although can be altered AFAIK)
Total cost of this is (Over 18 months): 729
The total cost of buying the phone and going on the cheapest sim only contract with an unltd internet bolt on is: 755.
The best sim only contract I can find is unlimited texts, 500 mins and unlimited internet - 17.50 a month...
Suppose it all depends how many mins you use!
Voda want £189 for the 16gb 3gs + 30 a months after which gets you:
75 mins
unlimited texts
1GB of web usage (although can be altered AFAIK)
Total cost of this is (Over 18 months): 729
The total cost of buying the phone and going on the cheapest sim only contract with an unltd internet bolt on is: 755.
The best sim only contract I can find is unlimited texts, 500 mins and unlimited internet - 17.50 a month...
Suppose it all depends how many mins you use!
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Not really Tom. I have had a k800 for 3 years and its on its last legs so need a decent phone pretty bad.
I think I will just buy new from the apple store. If the 4th gen is a big enough leap up to warrent me selling it (which i doubt it will be) then I will.
I think I will just buy new from the apple store. If the 4th gen is a big enough leap up to warrent me selling it (which i doubt it will be) then I will.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
You can pay £35 for 300 mins but I never use them anyway.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
So in my situation you would buy a shite phone, wait for the 4th gen to come out, then buy that sim free?
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Hold on il do you a screen shot Dan!
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
In fact here you go:
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/cat...itialFilters=flt_paymonthly&_requestid=878870
(if that doesn't work, go onto the voda website, click pre order iphone, go through it like you would to buy and then it shows you tarrifs)
Im not sure why there isn't unlimited texts on the 30 quid a month one there... Maybe its because im upgrading? Will still get screen shot for you.
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/cat...itialFilters=flt_paymonthly&_requestid=878870
(if that doesn't work, go onto the voda website, click pre order iphone, go through it like you would to buy and then it shows you tarrifs)
Im not sure why there isn't unlimited texts on the 30 quid a month one there... Maybe its because im upgrading? Will still get screen shot for you.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Hold on, Voda site is being akward. I know I wasn't seeing things as I rang them up to talk about it & how much it would cost to get unltd data on my current sim only contract
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Will say now what i said when the 3GS came out. If your getting an iphone, its better in every way that matters to get it on PAYG and put a simplicity sim in. (if your on O2, vodafone probably do a very similar thing)
Prices below may have changed slightly this was written at the time the 3GS was released:
Pay & Go Iphone 3GS 16gb = £440.40
Simplicity simcard @ £19.58 per month on the 12 month contract gives you 800 minutes + 1600 txts if ordered online. You also get a free bolt on with the simcard, choose Unlimited web bolt on which DOES cover 3G internet despite what some people on here have been saying.
Over 12 months this would amount to:
19.58 x 12 + £440.40 = £675.36
Advantages:
- On this tariff your getting, unlimited internet access, 800 minutes/1600 txts per month.
- You miss out on wifi, however a Pay & Go Iphone comes with 12 months free wifi access. Even with the Simplicity sim in, when you try to connect to a wifi hotspot etc it asks for your mobile number, put in the number of the PAYG sim (even though its not in the phone) and it works, you get free wifi too!
- Works out cheaper overall.
- Your not tied into an 18 month contract, meaning that in 12 months time if Apple release another new iphone, you can get it immediately.
- You could sell the iphone when the new one comes out for what, £200-300? So it could work out effectively costing you about £300 for a years use of an iphone.
Disadvantages:
- You don't get visual voicemail or internet tethering (does anyone actually care?!)
Option 2.
£34.26 18 month contract with Iphone 3GS 16gb which gives you 600 minutes and 500 texts = £184.98 for the phone.
£34.26 x 18 + £184.98 = £801.66
Advantages:
- It includes visual voicemail and internet tethering is available for the additional cost.
- Its less hassle.
Disadvantages.
- Alot less minutes/texts
- More expensive overall (if you did the above for 18 months instead that still only comes to £792.84
- Your tied into an 18 month contract.
For people who don't need loads of txts, an iphone tariff is fine, but i need more than 500 and option one gives me that at a much cheaper price.
I did option one myself, no problems at all.
Prices below may have changed slightly this was written at the time the 3GS was released:
Pay & Go Iphone 3GS 16gb = £440.40
Simplicity simcard @ £19.58 per month on the 12 month contract gives you 800 minutes + 1600 txts if ordered online. You also get a free bolt on with the simcard, choose Unlimited web bolt on which DOES cover 3G internet despite what some people on here have been saying.
Over 12 months this would amount to:
19.58 x 12 + £440.40 = £675.36
Advantages:
- On this tariff your getting, unlimited internet access, 800 minutes/1600 txts per month.
- You miss out on wifi, however a Pay & Go Iphone comes with 12 months free wifi access. Even with the Simplicity sim in, when you try to connect to a wifi hotspot etc it asks for your mobile number, put in the number of the PAYG sim (even though its not in the phone) and it works, you get free wifi too!
- Works out cheaper overall.
- Your not tied into an 18 month contract, meaning that in 12 months time if Apple release another new iphone, you can get it immediately.
- You could sell the iphone when the new one comes out for what, £200-300? So it could work out effectively costing you about £300 for a years use of an iphone.
Disadvantages:
- You don't get visual voicemail or internet tethering (does anyone actually care?!)
Option 2.
£34.26 18 month contract with Iphone 3GS 16gb which gives you 600 minutes and 500 texts = £184.98 for the phone.
£34.26 x 18 + £184.98 = £801.66
Advantages:
- It includes visual voicemail and internet tethering is available for the additional cost.
- Its less hassle.
Disadvantages.
- Alot less minutes/texts
- More expensive overall (if you did the above for 18 months instead that still only comes to £792.84
- Your tied into an 18 month contract.
For people who don't need loads of txts, an iphone tariff is fine, but i need more than 500 and option one gives me that at a much cheaper price.
I did option one myself, no problems at all.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Thanks for that mate. You have just re-inforced what I am going to do now, appreciate it!
The thing I have got is a vodafone sim which is unltd texts 600 mins and unltd internet for 17.50!
Stupid question - whats wifi and why would you pay for it? I always thought it was just like wireless internet - IE connect it to my own router/mcdonalds router and thats wifi? Never realised you had to pay for it?
The thing I have got is a vodafone sim which is unltd texts 600 mins and unltd internet for 17.50!
Stupid question - whats wifi and why would you pay for it? I always thought it was just like wireless internet - IE connect it to my own router/mcdonalds router and thats wifi? Never realised you had to pay for it?
Wifi is the cloud/bt wifi hotspots you find in places like mcdonalds etc yes, but i've never needed to use them it depends on your lifestyle i guess.
You don't have to pay to use your own wifi or your mates, girlfriends, neighbours if its unsecured, just if your using ones owned by cloud or bt. I just use 3g or edge or w/e instead, they're pretty fast on the iphone in my experience.
Incase your unsure on what the disadvantages mean by the way.
Internet tethering is using your phone as a router kinda thing.
Visual voicemail is a list of any voicemails and you click on the 1 u want to listen to rather than getting the messaging service and pressing 1 to listen to your message and all that, but is that really something you can't live without lol.
You don't have to pay to use your own wifi or your mates, girlfriends, neighbours if its unsecured, just if your using ones owned by cloud or bt. I just use 3g or edge or w/e instead, they're pretty fast on the iphone in my experience.
Incase your unsure on what the disadvantages mean by the way.
Internet tethering is using your phone as a router kinda thing.
Visual voicemail is a list of any voicemails and you click on the 1 u want to listen to rather than getting the messaging service and pressing 1 to listen to your message and all that, but is that really something you can't live without lol.
The Boosh!
ClioSport Admin
Elise, Duster
Thanks dude!
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