Upgrade now or wait?

triggerthat said:
Looks like prices haven't changed.
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Not sure about that, I just spent 3 seconds searching and found iPhone 8's are going for £36/month, £0 upfront with 30gb data unlimited mins/texts.

£864 over 2 years. Phone costs £600, so 30gb data is costing £264 or £11 a month. That's a good price.

I'm sure you could get cash back on that as well which could knock anything from £20-£50 off.
 
Don't buy direct if you want a good deal ;)

Deal: EE, 30gb Data, unlimited min/txt, £0 upfront, new iPhone 8.
https://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/apple-iphone-8

Quidco - £42 cashback for buying a phone from the above site using their link.
https://www.quidco.com/mobile-phones-direct/

Comparison site - NEVER click the links that take you to the deal, they take the commission, only use to search. Always go via Quidco to get cashback (or Topcashback)
https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/iphone-8-deals/

EDIT: If you are already on EE you will not be able to port your number directly to this deal, you will either have to port it to another network and back to EE or take a new number. I'm sure you would be able to negotiate something similar via retention's either way.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
Don't buy direct if you want a good deal ;)

Deal: EE, 30gb Data, unlimited min/txt, £0 upfront, new iPhone 8.
https://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/contract-mobile-phones/apple-iphone-8

Quidco - £42 cashback for buying a phone from the above site using their link.
https://www.quidco.com/mobile-phones-direct/

Comparison site - NEVER click the links that take you to the deal, they take the commission, only use to search. Always go via Quidco to get cashback (or Topcashback)
https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/iphone-8-deals/

EDIT: If you are already on EE you will not be able to port your number directly to this deal, you will either have to port it to another network and back to EE or take a new number. I'm sure you would be able to negotiate something similar via retention's either way.
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You've linked to a new contract price - not an upgrade.
 
Upgrades are normally more expensive. There's little reason to upgrade and there hasn't been for years.
 
triggerthat said:
I don't think EE allow you to port over if you're already a customer.
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Why do you need to stick with EE? And if you do there are ways round it as explained above. Depends how much monetary value you put on your number, is it worth potentially hundreds a year?
 
If you really must stay with EE, port the number to Plusnet or Virgin for 30 days and port back. You'll probably get a better deal from retention's to stay if you ask for your code.

For the price you have been quoted for an iPhone 8 upgrade on EE isn't far off what people will be paying for the Xr when it drops via 3rd parties.

I would estimate you should be able to get the Xr for under £1050 with 20-30gb data over 24 months based on pricing for the Xs and Xs Max, for reference your iPhone 8 upgrade deal is costing you £982 over 24 months.
 
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