iPhone 3GS / SIM Question

[Ironic Namesake]

Thinking of getting a 16GB one of these, but the contracts seem a rip off!

Can I buy one on PAYG, and use another O2 SIM card in the handset? I might get a O2 Simplicity contract along with the PAYG handset.

 

[Will_3rd]

Yep, any O2 SIM will work.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

Perfect

Ordered

 

[anti5580]

The O2 Simplicity plans work perfectly well on the iPhone.

 

[Scope]

I've got a pay as you go myself along with a £20 Simplicity w/web bolt on, works a treat.

 

[FreeStream]

£440 + 18*20 = £800
£186 + 18*34.50 = £805ish

Don't do it on the price grounds...

Edit: Even tho I agree the mins/texts for what your paying should be far more :/

 

[Scope]

£440 + 18*20 = £800
£186 + 18*34.50 = £805ish

Don't do it on the price grounds...

Edit: Even tho I agree the mins/texts for what your paying should be far more :/

I agree, although you can get about £50 cashback using quidco when you order the phone and sim seperate..

I did it for the flexibility, not being tied into a 18/24 months contract.. I can cancel tomorrow and sell the 3GS on ebay.. Or go to one of the other providers if I want to.

 

[jmc007]

O2 Pay and Go, 12 months Free web and wifi bolt on sim, way to go imho.
Can be had on the bay for less than a tenner with £10 credit. (Not all the free web wifi sim cards have the £10 credit on.)

 

[Will_3rd]

£440 + 18*20 = £800
£186 + 18*34.50 = £805ish

Don't do it on the price grounds...

Edit: Even tho I agree the mins/texts for what your paying should be far more :/

The simplicity route is a far better deal for minutes and texts, especially if you choose a data bolt that can be included with the plan.

 

[sanofi]

I agree, although you can get about £50 cashback using quidco when you order the phone and sim seperate..

I did it for the flexibility, not being tied into a 18/24 months contract.. I can cancel tomorrow and sell the 3GS on ebay.. Or go to one of the other providers if I want to.

Same reason for me. Not being tied down for more than 30 days and still getting a good amount of minutes and texts as well as "unlimted" data.

 

[Andr3w]

What do you miss out on if you buy the 3gs pay and go?
Any features? Isn't the web-bolt on only around 200mb, thus using youtube/web a lot you will go over that easy

 

[Cybertronic]

If you go with the PAYG iPhone 3G/3GS, you don't get the visual voicemail feature which is only offered on the official iPhone 3G/3GS contract.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I'm getting simplicity because I don't want an 18 or 24 month contract - I'm leaving UK in March next year too.

I have 2 contracts already with Vodafone, plenty of minutes + texts between those.

 

[Jeff90]

Unlocked

I live in italy all the iphones are unlocked and you can use them with any sim card

 

[Will_3rd]

Isn't the web-bolt on only around 200mb, thus using youtube/web a lot you will go over that easy

Is in effect unlimited, they don't list a data amount in the contract.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I live in italy all the iphones are unlocked and you can use them with any sim card

That's only italian iPhones though, in UK they are locked to O2.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

Wahey, got my 16gb black delivered this morning

 

[Andr3w]

Dam, still can't get one.

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I ordered from apple direct on thursday so pretty quick, tried a few CPW and O2 branches over the weekend and everywhere was sold out!

 

[Berserker]

That's what I did too. Ordered Wednesday, arrived today. Should have arrived Friday but UPS mis-routed it.

I haven't bothered with Simplicity though. Just staying on standard Pay&Go for now. I can always switch to Simplicity later if it works out cheaper.

PS - £15 cashback from Apple too.