iPhone Total Costs

edryn80 · Dec 3, 2009

3GS 16GB P&G/Simplicity £440.40 + 24*£19.58 = £910.32
3GS 16GB 24m £87.11 + 24*£34.26 = £909.35
3GS 16GB 36m £184.98 +24*£34.26 = £1007.22

My gf is after one so looked at through life costs, base of 24 months to make them comparable.

Taking a P&G and Simplicity is quite cheap considering you have very little committment, get an extra 100 texts and unlimites o2 to o2 calls.

I <3 excel.

EDIT, balls to copy and paste fail.

Tom · Dec 3, 2009

That went badly.

Gally · Dec 3, 2009

Poor, very poor.

Try again maybe.

AK · Dec 3, 2009

Sad? lol

It's the initial cost that's the problem with PAYG tho..

DrR · Dec 3, 2009

Price fail?

Where did you get those prices?

And why would you choose the unlimited 02 to 02 calls as the simplictity bolt on over free web??

Simplicity is £19.58 for 600 mins, 1200 texts and free web.

And remember with the payg sim you get the web free for a year anyway.

-Leigh- · Dec 3, 2009

That's what I'd do. Get the iphone on PAYG and go on the iphone simplicity tariff. Done.

edryn80 · Dec 3, 2009

DrRollo said:
Price fail?

Where did you get those prices?

And why would you choose the unlimited 02 to 02 calls as the simplictity bolt on over free web??

Simplicity is £19.58 for 600 mins, 1200 texts and free web.

And remember with the payg sim you get the web free for a year anyway.

Fixed.

DrR · Dec 3, 2009

and what does she use the phone for?

Revels · Dec 3, 2009

You get what you pay for.

Mine will cost me £620 for the year. I'll get half that back when I sell it.

edryn80 · Dec 3, 2009

DrRollo said:
and what does she use the phone for?

Mostly calls, very few texts. Wants one for the mail/apps/maps/browsage mostly.

I just one her to get one so she doesnt always use mine.

Tom · Dec 3, 2009

PAYG! Makes perfect sense then.

DrR · Dec 3, 2009

See i use mine mainlt for texts, so i'd have stuck with PAYG fot the first 12 months.

edryn80 · Dec 3, 2009

Tom said:
That went badly.

It did; the table pasted over and looked fine until 'Submit'... Live and learn...

Lagerlout · Dec 3, 2009

Total cost? Fcuk knows. I bought two 16GB on 18 month contract and don't want to think about it lol.

Revels · Dec 3, 2009

Laingo said:
Total cost? Fcuk knows. I bought two 16GB on 18 month contract and don't want to think about it lol.

The fact you bought one means anyone in the world can be made to realise the greatness of the iPhone :approve:

Ronnie R · Dec 3, 2009

Laingo said:
Total cost? Fcuk knows. I bought two 16GB on 18 month contract and don't want to think about it lol.

£810

Lagerlout · Dec 3, 2009

Revels said:
The fact you bought one means anyone in the world can be made to realise the greatness of the iPhone :approve:

Except I don't actually like it that much lol. It's nicely polished.... but I'm unfortunate enough to live in an area where 3G is patchy at best and there are very few wifi hotspots. And without tinternet, it's a bit of a f**king brick really. It does email very well though I must admit. I even get my work emails on it lol

The apps are great... but largely all gimmicks, and nothing you cant get on any other phone.

The battery is woeful. They're fragile. The camera is a waste of time in anything but broad daylight.

Good, definitely. Great? Not yet

Lagerlout · Dec 3, 2009

Ronnie R said:
£810

You b*****d lol!!

Revels · Dec 3, 2009

Baby steps.

A year ago you'd hunt down iPhone threads just to bash them. Now you're the proud owner!

One day you'll be watching the keynotes on a live feed on MacRumors

Lagerlout · Dec 3, 2009

A year ago it was the non 3G. That was the biggest rip off the phone world has ever seen, yet the fan boys bought them in droves. The 3GS is better... but not great

And I have no idea what keynotes are lol

Revels · Dec 3, 2009

June 08 the 3G came out. So a year ago, it was! lol..

Keynotes are speeches. Where God, sorry, Steve Jobs, tells the world about new stuff!!

-Leigh- · Dec 3, 2009

I hated them, got one, realised they were ok, but crap battery life, sold it.

Although, if the next one has a battery capable of lasting more than a day - I will get one.

Lagerlout · Dec 3, 2009

It's not just tha iFail that falls short in the battery dept in all fairness. Phone technology has been waiting for battery/energy tech to catch up for some time tbh.

-Leigh- · Dec 3, 2009

Laingo said:
It's not just tha iFail that falls short in the battery dept in all fairness. Phone technology has been waiting for battery/energy tech to catch up for some time tbh.

True. All the high tech phones have that issue. I get 4-5 days out of my current battery. Saves on my electric bill.

Ronnie R · Dec 3, 2009

I remember watching the iPhone thread on here - good times.

laz5758 · Dec 9, 2009

i just worked out what mine will be over 24 months.....£672 ftw

Sometimes staff discounts are ace

Vicky. · Dec 9, 2009

Got my iPhone 3GS on Saturday and it cost £440 only pain so far is the battery life which is around 2 days if you're sensible with it. Its an awesome phone but just getting used to the lack of buttons and apologising for many text fails lol.

NOT! gary l · Dec 9, 2009

Don't know what mine will cost over the term of the contract, kinda impossible to say seeing as i dont have the next year and a halfs bills in front of me.

laz5758 · Dec 10, 2009

gary l said:
Don't know what mine will cost over the term of the contract, kinda impossible to say seeing as i dont have the next year and a halfs bills in front of me.

err guestimate? if you didnt go over your price plan, which you shouldnt if your on the right one!

NOT! gary l · Dec 10, 2009

laz5758 said:
err guestimate? if you didnt go over your price plan, which you shouldnt if your on the right one!

my last 3 bills were £80.44, £59.37 and £181.36.

Guesstimate doesn't somehow cut it and seeing as no tarrifs offer unlimited texts then I fail to see how 'you shouldn't go over that amount!

kissmyrs · Dec 10, 2009

I have a friend that works in 02, if anyone wants a 16gb iphone 3GS, he can do it for £25 on a 18M £44 tariff.

.Ben. · Dec 10, 2009

^ Not a bad deal!

Jameo · Dec 10, 2009

kissmyrs said:
I have a friend that works in 02, if anyone wants a 16gb iphone 3GS, he can do it for £25 on a 18M £44 tariff.

Any chance you could PM me some details on this?

Im looking to order a new one in the next few weeks, definetly interested in this!

geesus69 · Dec 10, 2009

Jameo said:
Any chance you could PM me some details on this?

Im looking to order a new one in the next few weeks, definetly interested in this!

me too, pm please

Sarah · Dec 10, 2009

must say my iphone wasnt as good as people bigged em up....few extra apps here and there, but tbh the fact i have to be within distance of a charger of some kind is a bit of a pain.....yes i use it alot

john.med · Dec 10, 2009

Bought my 3g off eBay £240, sold my n96 for £160. Use it on my voda contract. So in total over 18 months it will cost me £630 (£35 pm) + £80 to buy, so £710 all in, or £80 more than my voda n96 would over the same time...

Wish it had a better stills/video capabilities, but other than that it's great.

JD · Dec 10, 2009

kissmyrs said:
I have a friend that works in 02, if anyone wants a 16gb iphone 3GS, he can do it for £25 on a 18M £44 tariff.

Is that "for real" shofi?

Jameo · Dec 10, 2009

Yup just PM'd me the details, takes the cost of the handset down from £87 to £25 on the £44/month tariff

Initially I thought I read it as £25/month lol, still a good discount though!

kissmyrs · Dec 10, 2009

Yea its fully REAL! hahaha

He's the manager of an 02 store in london, anyone can just go and get it from him, i just have to tell him they are a friend of mine!

EllD90 · Dec 10, 2009

How much would the 3GS cost?

Woops....didn't read it properly either!

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