iPhone 4S - the deal you got

Vertigo · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:16

Stinky said:
Depends what your looking for! Personally I would need more data than that! But yes if data was enough it's a good deal

Well yeah obviously

That's more than enough data for me tbh as I use Wifi at work and at home which takes the edge off 3G usage a lot.

Stinky · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:19

MilanoChris said:
Vodafone, and I spend a lot of money. However I'm looking at switching to Three due to coverage at home and in work.

Three do there all you can eat package which I think is £30 a month! Or £35 if it's a rolling contract? Hope I got that right! But again they haven't released tariffs yet!

Vertigo1 said:
Well yeah obviously That's more than enough data for me tbh as I use Wifi at work and at home which takes the edge off 3G usage a lot.

Perfect for you then and a good deal all in!

ChrisD. · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:22

I just spent 30 minutes on hold to 3 to be told they don't have prices yet. Fail.

Currently on hold to Vodafone to see what they can do for me, unless it's a blinding offer (which I doubt), I'll be asking for my PAC code.

Vertigo · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:22

I'm very tempted by that.

Don't know what the deal is with leaving Orange though - my contract is up on the 20th of this month so I presume they won't give me a PAC code until then? If I order now from Vodafone, can I still give them my PAC code from Orange in a couple of week's time to get my number ported or will they want it at time of order (or soon after)?

Tummy · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:22

Sim Free.

Jay794 · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:23

I haven't seen any carriers offering the iPhone 4S yet, I thought you could only pre-order it Sim free from Apple today, it's not officially available until the 14th.

I'm very interested in carrier deals too, but I can't find any offers online so looks like I'm sticking with my i4, but 3 are offering an amazing contract at the moment on a sim only plan.

unlimited texts
unlimited internet
3000 3 to 3 minutes
2000 any network minutes

all for £25 a month, so if I cant get a decent i4S deal on Orange, by playing networks off against eachother I'll be jumping ship to 3

Diggsy · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:28

Has anyone tried GiffGaff? They run on the O2 network, and some of their prices are incredible :eek:

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http://giffgaff.com/?web=full

Vertigo · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:30

Yeah I'm wondering what the catch is with Giffgaff as they seem to charge a fair whack less than O2's own sim-only contracts.

Tummy · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:30

I'm very tempted to give GiffGaff a go, I want a sim only deal and my contract with Vodafone is up ~few months.

I got it sim free as I have the past few phones.

ChrisD. · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:33

Jay794 said:
I haven't seen any carriers offering the iPhone 4S yet, I thought you could only pre-order it Sim free from Apple today, it's not officially available until the 14th.

I'm very interested in carrier deals too, but I can't find any offers online so looks like I'm sticking with my i4, but 3 are offering an amazing contract at the moment on a sim only plan.

unlimited texts
unlimited internet
3000 3 to 3 minutes
2000 any network minutes

all for £25 a month, so if I cant get a decent i4S deal on Orange, by playing networks off against eachother I'll be jumping ship to 3

So Vodafone and Orange aren't carriers then? Maybe try their websites for prices...

Tummy · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:34

I'm only after unlimited texts / internet and a few minutes. I don't use my iPhone 4 / iPhone 4S for phone calls much

Can't decide what to do when my contract is up.

Space Monkey · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:34

Vertigo1 said:
I'm very tempted by that.

Don't know what the deal is with leaving Orange though - my contract is up on the 20th of this month so I presume they won't give me a PAC code until then? If I order now from Vodafone, can I still give them my PAC code from Orange in a couple of week's time to get my number ported or will they want it at time of order (or soon after)?

Vodafone need the PAC at the time of ordering otherwise you'll lose the number, same as talk mobile as they use the Vodafone network.

With regards to the Orange thing if your contract is up on the 20th you can ask for the PAC now and they will just charge you upto the 20th (call them to double check there are no other cancellation fees).

Imy · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:35

Does GiffGaff support visual voicemail for iphones?

Westyfield2 · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:36

Imy said:
Does GiffGaff support visual voicemail for iphones?

Only O2 do Visual Voicemail.

Space Monkey · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:37

One thing I've noticed around the web is that Giff Gaff have a seriously slower 3G connection than most other networks, I assume this is part of the reason why costs are lower.

Tom84 · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:37

I wasn't aware any providers had released any prices as of yet :confused:

ChrisD. · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:38

MilanoChris said:
So Vodafone and Orange aren't carriers then? Maybe try their websites for prices...

Don't forget T Mobile either.

photoshop · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:39

Sim-free

Westyfield2 · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:48

Space Monkey said:
One thing I've noticed around the web is that Giff Gaff have a seriously slower 3G connection than most other networks, I assume this is part of the reason why costs are lower.

Just put my O2 iPhone 4 and my mates GiffGaff HTC next to each other here at Uni (Bristol BS16) - no difference in speed. Both ~3.5meg download and ~1.5meg upload.

meghatronic · 7 Oct 2011 at 11:56

Westyfield2 said:
Just put my O2 iPhone 4 and my mates GiffGaff HTC next to each other here at Uni (Bristol BS16) - no difference in speed. Both ~3.5meg download and ~1.5meg upload.

I think it's geographically and demand bound - i.e., O2 will always get the better priority over their piggy backers.