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hippy-
What happens when you want a new phone after 12 months?
Buy a new phone?
eg. £34/month for Z3 Compact (£23/month on tariff)
sim free price: £350If I decide after 12 months that I want a new phone, sell the Z3 compact for ~£175, over the course of 24 months I'll have paid a net of under £100 for 12 months ownership of the Z3 compact and I'll have £175 cash in my hand to put towards the new phone.
NurseHolliday
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.