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What happens when you want a new phone after 12 months?
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I'd crunched the numbers as got fed up of EE and ended up going for the HTC M8 on three. Unlimited data & texts with 300minutes. Cost is £42 and worked out cheaper than buying the phone outright
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Three's 1 month rolling sim only contracts aren't that cheap. I've been paying £18/month for 200 minutes, unlimited texts, and "all you can eat" data. 200 minutes just isn't enough for me, to go up to 600 minutes (the next step up), it's £23/month.
If you disregard the fact that I'd be tied down for 24 months, it's only £10-£11 more a month for most brand new Android phones on Three on the same tariff. So I'd effectively be getting a brand new phone for £240-£264 spread over 2 years. I'm now beginning to question whether buying a phone outright actually makes more sense.
This seems to be ignoring the fact that Three's (cheaper) sim only contracts are 12 months, plus they guarantee no price rises during your contract (which is a damn good reason to stick with them for me after getting burnt by Orange TWICE in a 24 month contract).
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Three's 1 month rolling sim only contracts aren't that cheap. I've been paying £18/month for 200 minutes, unlimited texts, and "all you can eat" data. 200 minutes just isn't enough for me, to go up to 600 minutes (the next step up), it's £23/month.
If you disregard the fact that I'd be tied down for 24 months, it's only £10-£11 more a month for most brand new Android phones on Three on the same tariff. So I'd effectively be getting a brand new phone for £240-£264 spread over 2 years. I'm now beginning to question whether buying a phone outright actually makes more sense.