Will O2 negotiate a contract deal for the IPhone 3gs?

hellomoto7788 · 19-09-2009, 16:35

hi,

I really want to get an IPhone 3gs 16gb. I have looked at the current contract deals available on O2 via various websites and none of them would be good for me as i hardly ever make calls and just prefer to text. I can only afford £20 a month at max and was wondering if anyone knew whether if i went into an O2 store and spoke to them about this whether they would be able to alter it so i have more texts and hardly any minutes for somewhere in my price braket. I dont want to get the phone on PAYG because it ends up getting ridiculously expensive to text.

REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AS IM CLUELESS!!

thanks xx

hellomoto7788 · 19-09-2009, 19:08

PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I dont know what to do

legends wear 7 · 19-09-2009, 19:13

They won't negotiate and your not going to get a subsidised iPhone for £20

hellomoto7788 · 19-09-2009, 19:17

no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month.

Running Water · 19-09-2009, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellomoto7788

no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month.

As legends wear 7 has already confirmed, no, they will not negotiate. Why would they?

Appleseed · 19-09-2009, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellomoto7788

no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month.

The only way I can see of doing it is to buy an iPhone, then get a 'simplicity' SIM with 600 mins and 1000 texts (plus another extra of your choice - you could swap 1000 texts for unlimited if 1000 aint enough) and use that in the phone.
There's no other way of doing it for £20/month, and even this way is going to cost because you have to buy an iPhone outright, and they can't be cheap.

DarkJedi · 19-09-2009, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellomoto7788

hi,

I really want to get an IPhone 3gs 16gb. I have looked at the current contract deals available on O2 via various websites and none of them would be good for me as i hardly ever make calls and just prefer to text. I can only afford £20 a month at max and was wondering if anyone knew whether if i went into an O2 store and spoke to them about this whether they would be able to alter it so i have more texts and hardly any minutes for somewhere in my price braket. I dont want to get the phone on PAYG because it ends up getting ridiculously expensive to text.

REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AS IM CLUELESS!!

thanks xx

Why would it cost ridiculously to text?

For £15, o2 are doing unlimited texts and unlimited internet to match t-mobiles £10 unlimited texts. Nothing wrong with that?? Or if you just want to text, its £10 to text unlimited.

Appleseed · 19-09-2009, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkJedi

Why would it cost ridiculously to text?

For £15, o2 are doing unlimited texts and unlimited internet to match t-mobiles £10 unlimited texts. Nothing wrong with that?? Or if you just want to text, its £10 to text unlimited.

Good point - i'd forgotten this one, it might be better value as the OP says he doesn't call much.

19-09-2009, 20:46

My mate went into Carphone Warehouse to upgrade his o2 contract because they have the phone he wants (o2 doesn't).

CPW said o2 won't let him do it for 4 weeks through them. He's wondering now if o2 will be calling him before this to do an upgrade over the phone. He's thinking about going for a popular phone if they do, flog it on ebay and buying the phone he wants from CPW out right with the money he makes. Any advice?

AxeVictim · 19-09-2009, 23:31

If you go through quidco and buy from apple online you can get the the 3gs 16gb for £422.Small saving but better than nowt.

legends wear 7 · 20-09-2009, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by hellomoto7788

no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month.

I meant 20 a month

hellomoto7788 · 20-09-2009, 14:29

lol k thank you guys, i think i know what i will do now

x

goboy11 · 20-09-2009, 23:45

best deal i sot buy the iphone on pay and go and you will get unlimted internet for 12months. you can then topup and get txt and call bundles.

alacemessi · 19-10-2011, 07:35

No I guess no such contract deal till now. Well you can try out the online deals from other network providers. O2 has its own perspectives regarding its contract deals. Well yes there are some of the deals with O2 that offers really amazing plans but I guess you can try out other network providers too. Why iPhone 3gs there are other too as HTC desire deals., Samsung monte s deals , Nokia 6700 contract deals and many more. Buying a subscribed phone is good but with limitations too so never make haste.

Gormond · 19-10-2011, 08:54

Buy the phone outright from apple then use a payg sim from giffgaff.

It's on the O2 network as its owned by O2 and you get 250min, unlimited text and unlimited data for £10 a month.

19-09-2009, 16:35	#1
hellomoto7788 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 686	Will O2 negotiate a contract deal for the IPhone 3gs? hi, I really want to get an IPhone 3gs 16gb. I have looked at the current contract deals available on O2 via various websites and none of them would be good for me as i hardly ever make calls and just prefer to text. I can only afford £20 a month at max and was wondering if anyone knew whether if i went into an O2 store and spoke to them about this whether they would be able to alter it so i have more texts and hardly any minutes for somewhere in my price braket. I dont want to get the phone on PAYG because it ends up getting ridiculously expensive to text. REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AS IM CLUELESS!! thanks xx

19-09-2009, 19:08	#2
hellomoto7788 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 686	PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I dont know what to do

19-09-2009, 19:13	#3
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	They won't negotiate and your not going to get a subsidised iPhone for £20

19-09-2009, 19:17	#4
hellomoto7788 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 686	no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month.

19-09-2009, 19:43	#5
Running Water Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 768	Quote: Originally Posted by hellomoto7788 no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month. As legends wear 7 has already confirmed, no, they will not negotiate. Why would they?

19-09-2009, 19:51	#6
Appleseed Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,673	Quote: Originally Posted by hellomoto7788 no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month. The only way I can see of doing it is to buy an iPhone, then get a 'simplicity' SIM with 600 mins and 1000 texts (plus another extra of your choice - you could swap 1000 texts for unlimited if 1000 aint enough) and use that in the phone. There's no other way of doing it for £20/month, and even this way is going to cost because you have to buy an iPhone outright, and they can't be cheap.

19-09-2009, 19:52	#7
DarkJedi Inactive Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 254	Quote: Originally Posted by hellomoto7788 hi, I really want to get an IPhone 3gs 16gb. I have looked at the current contract deals available on O2 via various websites and none of them would be good for me as i hardly ever make calls and just prefer to text. I can only afford £20 a month at max and was wondering if anyone knew whether if i went into an O2 store and spoke to them about this whether they would be able to alter it so i have more texts and hardly any minutes for somewhere in my price braket. I dont want to get the phone on PAYG because it ends up getting ridiculously expensive to text. REALLY NEED YOUR HELP AS IM CLUELESS!! thanks xx Why would it cost ridiculously to text? For £15, o2 are doing unlimited texts and unlimited internet to match t-mobiles £10 unlimited texts. Nothing wrong with that?? Or if you just want to text, its £10 to text unlimited.

19-09-2009, 19:55	#8
Appleseed Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,673	Quote: Originally Posted by DarkJedi Why would it cost ridiculously to text? For £15, o2 are doing unlimited texts and unlimited internet to match t-mobiles £10 unlimited texts. Nothing wrong with that?? Or if you just want to text, its £10 to text unlimited. Good point - i'd forgotten this one, it might be better value as the OP says he doesn't call much.

19-09-2009, 20:46	#9
Tom Joad Posts: n/a	My mate went into Carphone Warehouse to upgrade his o2 contract because they have the phone he wants (o2 doesn't). CPW said o2 won't let him do it for 4 weeks through them. He's wondering now if o2 will be calling him before this to do an upgrade over the phone. He's thinking about going for a popular phone if they do, flog it on ebay and buying the phone he wants from CPW out right with the money he makes. Any advice?

19-09-2009, 23:31	#10
AxeVictim Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,644	If you go through quidco and buy from apple online you can get the the 3gs 16gb for £422.Small saving but better than nowt.

20-09-2009, 11:04	#11
legends wear 7 Guest Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,070	Quote: Originally Posted by hellomoto7788 no i didnt mean it like that, i will obviously pay for the handset, its just for the contract i need it to be £20 a month. I meant 20 a month

20-09-2009, 14:29	#12
hellomoto7788 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 686	lol k thank you guys, i think i know what i will do now x

20-09-2009, 23:45	#13
goboy11 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: scotland Posts: 42	best deal i sot buy the iphone on pay and go and you will get unlimted internet for 12months. you can then topup and get txt and call bundles.

19-10-2011, 07:35	#14
alacemessi Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 6	No I guess no such contract deal till now. Well you can try out the online deals from other network providers. O2 has its own perspectives regarding its contract deals. Well yes there are some of the deals with O2 that offers really amazing plans but I guess you can try out other network providers too. Why iPhone 3gs there are other too as HTC desire deals., Samsung monte s deals , Nokia 6700 contract deals and many more. Buying a subscribed phone is good but with limitations too so never make haste.

19-10-2011, 08:54	#15
Gormond Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 15,714	Buy the phone outright from apple then use a payg sim from giffgaff. It's on the O2 network as its owned by O2 and you get 250min, unlimited text and unlimited data for £10 a month.

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