Hi Craig.
Thanks very much for taking the time to reply so thoroughly. Yes, I too
have had a bad experience with EE, that's why o2 interests me, in part
because I'm already on Giffgaff which as you may know is a virtual
network
operator running on their network. Coverage is generally very good where
I
go and they are rolling out 4G gradually, though what their pricing will
be
when they finally launch proper is anyone's guess at the moment. I've
also
been looking at Vodafone, though in truth I already have a 5S and am
quite
happy with that, I just wondered how it was you were able to get the
latest
phone so cheaply.
All the best, Ibrahim.
From: C. Blake
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:32 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Verdict on iPhone 6 Plus
Ibrahim,
If you want the 20GB data that O2 offers with the 128GB with as little to
deposit you'll be looking at about £50-£58 a month.
Since I don't use cellular data much, I opted for the 2GB plan (read why
below) and my deposit was about £140 with it being £48 a month.
There are 20, 5 and 2GB data plans, (I think there might be an 8GB data
plan, but don't quote me on that) If you are able to afford the upfront
cost
- DO NOT BUY FROM A CARRIER their margins are ridonculous because Apple
have
forced their hand so it's cheaper buying outright at the Apple store (not
a
bad position Apple are in, I'd love to have a company with that much
retail
might.)
Anyway, if you paid outright the cheapest plan is £18 for 2GB on O2 and I
think it's about £28 for 20GB (£10 more for 10 times more).
I opted for 2GB because I don't use cellular much, but also, I don't have
4G
in my area either. If you are out and about pretty much all the time and
use
data a lot (I can't see why you would be, there's BTWifi, The Cloud, free
wifi hotspots blah blah blah) then I would probably recommend going with
EE
- because they do have the better 4G LTE network, and already incorporate
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) which makes phone calls sound like HD.
However, I have heard a pile of bad press about EE, so I can't really
give
an honest or 1st hand review of them (heck, they are Orange, which I can
say
are absolute hell.)
I will point out though, using 4G will run your battery faster, another
reason why I stick to WiFi. In fact the only time I use my data is on
trains. And O2 offer a booster of 5GB I believe of £5 at least that is
what
I was told a year ago, don't know if that is changed now they are doing
4G.
If I were you, if you want X carrier and they don't have 4G, sign up
anyway
with your favourite and write a letter every month to complain about lack
of
4G since that is what you're paying for, if you do it every month, they
will
either hurry up, or if you're lucky, give you a little treat here and
there,
the point is not to be satisfied until you got what you are paying for.
Regards,
Craig Blake
On 26 Oct 2014, at 14:13, Ibrahim Gucukoglu
<ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Craig.
How much data do you get for 48 quid a month? We don't get 4g in
Peterborough as yet to my knowledge, but it sounds like a wonderful deal
if
you get a decent allowance.
-----Original Message----- From: C. Blake
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:10 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Verdict on iPhone 6 Plus
MJ,
For me, £48/month for 128GB iPhone 6 Plus on O2 is totally worth it -
if
you get 4G in your area, if you don't, I'd argue the price is a bit
steep.
I spent 10am to 2am yesterday/last night streaming, yes, streaming
podcasts in Downcast (not downloading them first) and when I went to bed
I
had 51% battery left. VoiceOver and the phone in general is superbly
smooth
and responsive, Alex is finally here and the almost 900MB for him is
worth
it.
I have no complaints, was well worth skipping the 5S for, I've always
skipped the S models.
Regards,
Craig Blake.
On 26 Oct 2014, at 11:01, MJ Williams <matthewjwilliams101@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
People,
So, what's it like? is it worth the £50 a month 2 year contract?
Well,
Tesco is offering it for £45 pcm.
I'm going to wait until january when the prices are hopefully a bit
more
affordable.
Cheers,
Matt
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