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Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Well I can divulge how cheap I've managed to get my upgrade now it's all done and dusted. Before I didn't have the figures.
I did the following:
10 days before warranty went have phone replaced by apple.
Sold phone as mint, boxed etc
Purchased iPhone 5 off of someone I know off of here
This leaves me with 4 months contract left on Voda (I was on 18 monther iirc)
In 4 time months I can almost half my plan to £26 on a rolling 30 day contract.
My Method:
Total cost to upgrade (taking into account phone sale): £150
Line rental over 12 months: £372
Total: £522
Equivalent cost to do this on Vodafone by upgrading and paying off contract:
Pay off contract: £164
Purchase handset (taking into account phone sale): £-11
Line rental over 12 months: £492
Total: £645
Fair saving there, and I'm free to mess around with my contract however I want
I did the following:
10 days before warranty went have phone replaced by apple.
Sold phone as mint, boxed etc
Purchased iPhone 5 off of someone I know off of here
This leaves me with 4 months contract left on Voda (I was on 18 monther iirc)
In 4 time months I can almost half my plan to £26 on a rolling 30 day contract.
My Method:
Total cost to upgrade (taking into account phone sale): £150
Line rental over 12 months: £372
Total: £522
Equivalent cost to do this on Vodafone by upgrading and paying off contract:
Pay off contract: £164
Purchase handset (taking into account phone sale): £-11
Line rental over 12 months: £492
Total: £645
Fair saving there, and I'm free to mess around with my contract however I want
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
My five will be gone as soon as the next handset is out, I think now I'm totally out of contract whilst owning one (previously I've always paid off a few months at the end with the money from the sale of the phone) I should be able to continue just buying handsets outright from this point forward.
How did you achieve £640 over two years? Friends and family?
How did you achieve £640 over two years? Friends and family?
Tom
ClioSport Club Member
i3
Yeah, plus last year cost me barely anything after all the cash backs and discounts, got lucky there. (selling the 4 for a great price helped too)
Not to say this hasn't been an expensive process. From the £169 on my 8gb iPhone to the £1000's i must have spent being with O2.
Voda has been amazing tbh. Couldn't be happier.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah I went Voda the same time as you, it's been superb.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Oooft. No contract, under 600 total year cost, sell the phone for 280 minimum I'd imagine and I'll be quids in.
182 ff
off to america next week will a american iphone 5 be cheaper and will it work over here ??
Evo 5 RS
Still waiting.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
I was on holiday when it came out and I've got one, what are you doing wrong??
Evo 5 RS
I called it in two weeks ago, not like I've been waiting since launch. Still too long though.
Some belters aren't there? I've got about 15 or so in my wallpapers folder on the phone just so I can change them when I fancy it.
Sunglasses_Ron
ClioSport Admin
Yeah me too. I'm rocking the Freddy Kruger one at the moment. Looks brilliant!
GW 197 Cup
Ive got the 5 now and the battery life is the main difference ive noticed.
Mercedes
The deal i got with Vodafone is this:
12 Month Contact upgrade @41 per month 600 mins, unlimited texts and internet including Vodafone sure signal, £492 for the year
Cost of handset to upgrade from a 4s also on a 12 month Deal £199 for a 64GB in Black.
Total cost for the 5 for 12 Months = £692
Total to go out and buy the phone would have been £699 so I only saved £8 quid there but I could knock of the residual Value off the 4s and the 5's Value in a year.
The 4s Cost me for the year £79 for the phone and £41 a month again total cost £571, I could have sold it for £250 if the Mrs wasn't having it, so that cost me £321.
If i calculate what a sim only deal and phone costs I am much better off sticking to the 12 month Upgrades with Voda
12 Month Contact upgrade @41 per month 600 mins, unlimited texts and internet including Vodafone sure signal, £492 for the year
Cost of handset to upgrade from a 4s also on a 12 month Deal £199 for a 64GB in Black.
Total cost for the 5 for 12 Months = £692
Total to go out and buy the phone would have been £699 so I only saved £8 quid there but I could knock of the residual Value off the 4s and the 5's Value in a year.
The 4s Cost me for the year £79 for the phone and £41 a month again total cost £571, I could have sold it for £250 if the Mrs wasn't having it, so that cost me £321.
If i calculate what a sim only deal and phone costs I am much better off sticking to the 12 month Upgrades with Voda
Black I hope, little Kevin? Should've went baller spec 32gb>
Well played!
BMW 440i
32GB is a must for me phone wise for music/images/videos. Nothing worse than recording something whilst on the move and your memory running out like it did with my 16GB 4S.
I think If I went iPad though, I'd be tempted by 64GB and chucking some films on etc for travelling!
Will probably go for it before my next trip/travels.
I think If I went iPad though, I'd be tempted by 64GB and chucking some films on etc for travelling!
Will probably go for it before my next trip/travels.
White this time. Hides the crap so much better. My 4 is Black so fancied a change.
Super homo though. Oh and I really don't need a 32gb. 18 months and i'm not even close to filling my 16gb 4.
I never store much on the my new iPad or my Phone. That's what the old laptop and 1TB HD are for.
Yup. You could whip it out your Gucci bag on the train like a pro.
glenn_adam_doble
ClioSport Club Member
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