I'll never know unless I try it though. So long as it does the same things, having to re-learn how to do those said things doesn't seem too bad to me if it'll save me hundreds of pounds for the same/better technology.
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Sim only vs. Contract
- Thread starter BlueMedic
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Scottyboi
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Just bought a p20 pro with a tablet for 396. Will add my 4 pound per month 100gb SIM only to it happy days.
Scottyboi
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Simple maths should tell you if its worth it or not.A £500 phone over 24 months is £21 a month. A sim only deal is typically £9 so £30 a month is the same as £500 up front and £9 a month.
I'm thinking of ditching apple as the latest models keep going up in price where as the competitors are now arguably better yet not anywhere ear the price hikes. £500 buys you a great phone from various other than apple.
Android phones have always been superior in price and tech, but Apple have a polished product and great build quality so I can see why they are popular.
Yeh, seems in general from my looking that the "newest" & best known phones are generally cheaper on contract because the handsets are so expensive (>£800) whereas getting them on contract often costs around, or even less, than the handset standalone cost.Simple maths should tell you if its worth it or not.A £500 phone over 24 months is £21 a month. A sim only deal is typically £9 so £30 a month is the same as £500 up front and £9 a month.
I'm thinking of ditching apple as the latest models keep going up in price where as the competitors are now arguably better yet not anywhere ear the price hikes. £500 buys you a great phone from various other than apple.
As you say though, if you're happy with the less crazily costed phones it may well be cheaper on Sim only.
A rare neutral sounding view point rather than bashing one or t'other.Android phones have always been superior in price and tech, but Apple have a polished product and great build quality so I can see why they are popular.
Apple phones look nice, feel great, work without issue and provide as you say a smooth/polished experience. I think in the 6 years I had them I had an issue once with the home button, nipped to the store and they gave me a brand new phone within the hour. Outside of the cost I'm not as sure they deserve the bashing they get at times; or maybe I've just been on the lucky end of the spectrum.
Whilst I've yet to try Android it sounds more rugged, but certainly more bang for your buck. I can see pro's/con's to both. Will be nice to have one for a few years & see which I prefer.
BimboBob
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Just bought a p20 pro with a tablet for 396. Will add my 4 pound per month 100gb SIM only to it happy days.
I also have the pro. And a sim deal. It will do me for a few years.
iSlaves like to waste money but there are not many phones out there any more with batteries you can replace without a soldering iron.
Have an iPhone 6 since it came out so around four years and I change the battery myself piss easy battery is a tenner.
On sim only deals three Has this deal
http://www.three.co.uk/
blue b4 the moon
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Moto g5 plus £199 & £7.50 pm sim from Tesco.
Probably much cheaper now as the phone was newly released when I got it
Probably much cheaper now as the phone was newly released when I got it
I've got a cheap MotoG4 plus and a Sim only with ID which works well for me.
Couldn't face the price of an iphone.
I have to say the software isn't quite as smooth working as the Iphones that some people have but its fine for my use and the camera is excellent.
I can believe that the contract is a bit cheaper for the pricier phones, they usually have you locked in for 24 months and a lot of people don't cancel at the end or take a couple of months or just upgrade so they keep customers.
Couldn't face the price of an iphone.
I have to say the software isn't quite as smooth working as the Iphones that some people have but its fine for my use and the camera is excellent.
I can believe that the contract is a bit cheaper for the pricier phones, they usually have you locked in for 24 months and a lot of people don't cancel at the end or take a couple of months or just upgrade so they keep customers.
Georgian Maestro
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£4 SIM only deal. Where did you get that?Just bought a p20 pro with a tablet for 396. Will add my 4 pound per month 100gb SIM only to it happy days.
I don't really get the insistence that SIM only or contract is better, it depends entirely on the deal. Plus a lot of people can't lay their hands on £500 to buy one up front so effectively spreading payments is appealing, same as any other purchase that might cost more overall, but is easier to bear.
As ever, just look at the deal available.
As ever, just look at the deal available.