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Read more.Giant UK mobile operator finally joins the party, but chooses not to be aggressive on its pricing.
quelle surprise, im sure "chooses" didn't have much to do with itbut chooses not to be aggressive on its pricing
VodkaOriginally Posted by Ephesians
Vodafone offering unlimited texts on a £30 /month 24 month plan is definitely what i would consider to be 'aggressive' on pricing. In fact - It's making me reconsider actually buying an Iphone.
Even if it's not aggressively cheaper at least it's not near-identical to O2 (like Orange was)
Here's why i'm actually considering getting an Iphone then:
with Vodafone:
£30/month - 24 months
16GB 3GS - £149- 300 minutes /unlimited texts / unlimited vodafone to vodafone calls / wifi/interne
contrast Orange:
£30/month (from 1st Jan)
16GB - £120 - 150 minutes /250 texts - unlimited internet/wifi
I.e. - for £30 more upfront - 150 extra minutes, unlimited texts as opposed to 250, and unlimited vodafone to vodafone calls. Works for me.
I remember when I was in the mobile sales 'biz' getting people to sign up to £30/month with a free top end phone was nigh on impossible (although they'd happily spend £50/month on Pay&Go, idiots) that was with measly 12month contracts.
Now we're onto 24month contracts, no free phone + £30+ tariffs! Eeeeh times have changed.
Those deals on the 16Gb 3GS
Orange over 24months: £839
Voda over 24months: £869
O2 - £440 on Pay&Go
SIM only deal with 800mins, 1600texts, free internet = £20pm
- £23 going via Quidco
= £657 (assuming 12month SIM only deal) or £897 for 24months.
Also O2 do an 'iPhone Simplicity' which is the same tariff + visual voicemail & WiFi
Assuming you want to pay more upfront but this also allows you to ditch the deal after 12months (as there will be at least 1 new iPhone iteration during that 24months if not 2)
Last edited by Rob_B; 21-12-2009 at 12:46 PM.
Jan 14,such a bad day... got allmy AS resits and im still ill from glanduar fever so am gunna fai!.
Looks like vodafone are trying to add a little something with the free vodaphone calls and it seems like a pretty good deal, although the iphone doesnt interest me and im happy with other phones that are better at taking shots etc for like £15 a month.
Hmm, this is a tough one now. I've been waiting for Voda to announce the iPhone, and it is quite enticing. However the 1gb data limit is that enough? Does anyone have an iphone and know if that's a good enough amount of data or are we gonna get screwed?
unlimited texts on all plans, im really surprised thought they were just going to tow the line with o2 and orange. Im hoping now o2 will follow suit.
I see myself as a mid-range user, I check the news (via apps) several times a day, check emails a couple of times an hour, watch the odd video stream etc & I was very suprised to see I only use just over 200mb/month.
Think of it like this, if you're out & you've got only GPRS/EDGE signal you probably won't be streaming anything as it's too slow, you won't also be browsing much (not that web pages are really THAT big anyway)
If you've got 3G you'll probably do it all but be very aware of how quickly your battery is going down so will curb it a little as it drops.
If you've got a WiFi connection then you'll cane it but it obviously doesn't affect your data allowance.
I think this is why I use so little & would be curious to know how someone would hit a 1GB limit, I apreciate streaming apps such as spotify/etc but then it's a balance vs battery life! Maybe that was something done cleverly on purpose by Apple to cut down on the network data usage
Ive had mine since around the middle of august, my first one developed a crack on the back and apple swapped it over I've checked the usage figures and it shows 9.8 GB. I not sure whether the backup would include the usage figures?
Maybe it's just what these things cost, but blimey it ain't half pricey, it seems like you're getting next to nothing for your money. Hate these 18 and 24 month contracts too, they do, quite frankly, suck. Tesco is the only way I would buy an iPhone at the moment, on a 12 month contract.
Any chance of a link to this?
I've defo considered the simplicity option... BUT: a bit concerned about the lack of Wi-fi.
How many people actually use the WiFi, i.e. the Cloud or whatever it is? The whole point of unlimited (nearly) internet is that you don't need it, surely? Since 3G is easily fast enough for most things, including (just) video 720p streaming (based on my recent youtube experiences).
With the imminent release of the google phone and with the HTC Hero on the market, I don't see the real point in bothering with a iphone now. The only people I think that would choose the iphone are people who just want to own an iphone, in which case are likely to be people that are willing to pay the premium. Same story with ipods, they are not the best media players and not the best value but people still buy them just because they are ipods.
It's a non-standard tariff used to retain iPhone users. People on normal tariffs/simplicity have been offered it when calling up to change tariffs but you must be with O2 first. Sorry if this sounds insulting but you do realise it is only for access to thecloud/openzone (i think) ?
As for use of the wifi bolt on, I've got it & am unsure of its usefulness. You cannot rely on 3G but wifi has worked once out of three tries in Edinburgh Waverley station so that's pretty poor & not worth relying on
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