iPhone 3GS with O2

mikester · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:10

While conducting research into my next phone, people are constantly telling me of O2's deal on the iPhone 3GS for £21.50/month.

Does anyone here have/had in the past that plan and the 3GS? It seems too good to be true. There must be a catch.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:18

The catch is that the 3GS probably will be soon EOL. With the latest version of the iPhone being released in the next few months I would wait and see what sort of deals you can get on the iPhone 4.

DELETED_83755 · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:19

I would stay away!

1)While there is nothing wrong with the 3GS, it is quite outdated.

2) You get 100 mins, no unlimited texts.

As above, I would wait till the iphone 4 become cheaper nearer the release of the latest model.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:21

Also look around at the other alternatives,as there seems to be a few nice phones with other operating systems being released this year.

mikester · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:23

teddy3578 said:
I would stay away!

1)While there is nothing wrong with the 3GS, it is quite outdated.

2) You get 100 mins, no unlimited texts.

As above, I would wait till the iphone 4 become cheaper nearer the release of the latest model.

Fair point. However I have once again forgotten the golden rule about posting in this forum. My phone/text/data usage is minimal: 62mins (average)/ 3 texts (that weren't BBM - this will go up but nowhere near the 500 mark) / 12MB data usage (average).

The deal suits me perfectly, and I'm upgrading from a BlackBerry Curve 8520. I don't really need the latest and greatest phone, unless it will cost me less than £25/month.

Plus, I'm told the 3GS is far more durable than its successor. And much less expensive to fix. Is that true?

Tunney · 19 Jul 2011 at 17:29

I'm looking forward to ditching my 3GS when the iPhone 5 comes out. I get very poor reception, especially with O2.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Jul 2011 at 18:48

The 3GS with the latest iOS updates does seem to slow down somewhat.

If you don't use the phone much you might as well get an unlocked phone and a PAYG SIM or a cheap SIM-only contract.

The 3GS contract over 24 months would cost you £516.

The Samsung Google Nexus S is £299.99 on Play.com for example.

Robbo · 19 Jul 2011 at 19:20

You want to buy a 3GS on a contract NOW?

Get something else.

Ksanti · 19 Jul 2011 at 19:33

I'd sooner be given an orange san francisco than an iphone 3GS, let alone choosing between which one I'd sooner pay for.

Way too many other options for a 2 year old phone to be worth it right now.

Robbo · 19 Jul 2011 at 19:37

Ksanti said:
I'd sooner be given an orange san francisco than an iphone 3GS, let alone choosing between which one I'd sooner pay for.

Whoa, lets not get ahead of ourselves!

mikester said:
Plus, I'm told the 3GS is far more durable than its successor. And much less expensive to fix. Is that true?

It's also very poor in comparison.