Don't ever buy them straight off the web pages of the providers, always call them. And DON'T BUY AN IPHONE. I called EE today, cancelling a 2nd line I have. Got talking to the dude on the phone about my current contract (iPhone4s), which is up for renewal later on this year. I'm currently paying £41 a month for it (I know, ****ing robbed just because it's an iPhone). I was telling the guy I wasn't renewing with them when my contract's up, going elsewhere, annoyed I was paying so much. "It's all because you wanted an iPhone" he said. "Why did you want an iPhone in the first place?" 'Because, my dear fellow, some of my family have them and it looked cool'. "If it had been me you spoke to at your renewal last time, you wouldn't have gotten an iPhone. If you were up for renewal right now, I could get you one of 4 phones (HTC, Razor I?, Nokia, canny mind the other one), for what you've used (mostly texts) calls and unlimited internet for £8 per month. No upfront charges." Proper ****ing beeling I am.
I'm gay for Apple. I have an Iphone 4S and an iPad Ms. Chegwin has a 4S and a 3G enable iPad Miss Chegwin has a iPhone 5 and an iPad Cheggers Jnr has a PAYG iPhone 4 I've sleepwalked into Apple and CAN'T GET OUT
3 iPhones, 2 iPod touches and two wee older iPods. My big sis got an iPad for her birthday. Had a wee play about on it, didn't like it. Much prefer my laptop when not using the phone for the wee daft things. Anyone seen the American guy at the tech bar thingy over in Braehead? He's got the apple logo tattoed on the back of his neck
I've never had my own phone, always ponced one off the firm. Gone from Motorola flip phones in the 90's to a BlackBerry now. No idea if it is any good or not as I can't be arsed trying out the different functions. I'm sure if there are any decent applications our firm would have barred them from use as they are up their arse with security on mobile data. Used to rate my old Nokias, funny how you can go from king of the hill to chumpsville in a few short years.
iPhones are for winners. When your contract is up they are still worth £150 or more. all the other phones are **** an no one wants them which is why they are cheaper.
All I want from a phone is to talk to people and occasionally text, occasionally take photies. Still using my Nokia N97-mini I got 3 years ago. They keep trying to get me to upgrade. What for? I don't feel the need to have the latest crappy gadget in my pocket. Currently on 500 mins, unlimited text, for a tenner a month. For everything else I use my laptops. I have used, and borrowed, fuddy's iPad. They're no bad if all you want to do is have a quickie browse on the Internet but are hugely overpriced for what they are.
It's a very good point, the value when you're done with the contract. Here's the thing though, I give my phones away. My niece has baggsied the iPhone4.
I give them away too. Although I still have my previous phone in a drawer somewhere waiting on going PAYGO with you.
I had around 10 mobiles in a drawer which I sent to Mazumba and got nearly £200 for **** all really. Some lucky **** got some seriously ****ed up porn courtesy of one of my phones.
It may be daft, giving it away to family, but it's what I've done with all bar one phone. At the end of the day, it's just a fkn phone. I don't download anything onto my phone, never mind porn. It's been a complete waste of money for me in hindsight.
I just handed 4 big bags of stuff into the charity shop. Watches, cuff lings <hock too> included. Got 5 coat hangers off them in return
