The same could be said about most things we all buy

There's cheaper alternatives for for just about everything.

If you buy the iPhone 5 outright form Apple then you can get a far cheaper monthly contract. Its probably still a little more expensive but you aren't locked in for 24 months which has its own value.

Posted By: Ben on September 24th 2012 at 13:48:58

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iPhone 5. If anyone is aiming to buy... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 12:39:07
- who in their right mind would actually PAY for a phone? (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 13:40:57
  - You all pay for them (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 14:40:45
    - diss^ (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 15:07:37
    - I know that, I mean on top of the contract monthly fee (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 14:45:38
  - The same could be said about most things we all buy (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 24, 13:48:58
  - Paid ?270 for mine (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 13:45:23
    - what I mean is you can get onto a very cheap monthly deal (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 13:51:31
      - Where did you get that deal? Looking for one but the Vodafone retention offers are awful (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 24, 14:36:48
        
        well I've been with orange for about 400 years and when my contract expires (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 14:45:17
        
        orange are cunts. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 24, 15:15:19
        
        I think they all are (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 15:39:51
        
        just going by experience,they will shove you from debt collector to debt collector,then pa (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 24, 15:51:10
        
        Even if you pay your bills ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 15:53:09
        
        probably not steve,but i worked all my life,from the age of 18 to 37,i've worked harder th (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 24, 16:04:36
        
        Experience of Vodafone (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 14:38:11
        
        Yeah, they done me a good deal on twitter for my current phone (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 24, 14:45:37
        
        In that sense, you hand the notice in, and then don't answer the anon calls (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 15:07:14
        
        Thanks, will give that a go I think! (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 24, 15:09:37
        
        I know you don't wanna do it (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 15:34:35
        
        Thanks, I guess I will have to just put aside my dislike of speaking to people (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Sep 24, 16:25:00
      - But the iphone contract will be a minimum of ?35, some ?45 (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 13:53:25
- how much are they? (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 24, 13:09:39
  - Depnds how you buy but ?699 for an off contract 64GB version (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 24, 13:33:39
    - ?700 and no contract? (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 13:52:42
      - You can either choose PAYG or get a 1 month contract (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 24, 14:01:18
        
        Haven't used it but this looks pretty good value (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 24, 14:27:42
      - Chaz mines 12 a month which is ?288 over 24 months. (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Sep 24, 13:55:22
        
        I can get an iFoon 5 for ?100 and ?25 p/m for 2 years. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 24, 14:14:10
        
        It's what O2 offered me. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 24, 14:21:06
        
        How can you do this please? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 14:20:06
        
        My 4s was free and I pay ?37 a month for 24 months (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 14:02:19
        
        By my theory of usage, that's still paying ?500 for the phone (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 14:07:32
        
        likewise (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Sep 24, 14:16:09
        
        I think in the past 12 months always felt like "yeah I'll leave when it's up" (General Chat) - pants, Sep 24, 14:22:24
        
        ?888 (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 24, 14:06:03
        
        I do use the internet all the pissing time though? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 14:07:11
        
        Interesting (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 14:06:57
    - bargain... (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 24, 13:41:12
      - I don't think anyone would deny its expensive (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 24, 13:44:26
  - A lot (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 13:25:17
- My daughter just got the Smasung galaxy ace (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 24, 12:47:17
  - Just got one of those for Amy (my younger daughter, 11) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Sep 24, 13:56:10
    - All the girls in My daughters class now seem to have one (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 24, 14:00:37
  - Alright. Not in the same class. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 13:25:38
    - she is only 12 though (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 24, 13:43:08
      - that's a perfectly good deal for a 12 year old (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 13:53:24
- I went for the black (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 24, 12:42:10
  - racist (n/m) (General Chat) - UtterlyHuckerby, Sep 24, 12:46:58
  - I went for Black too. Very good improvement on my old 3Gs (n/m) (General Chat) - Kentucky_Fried_Dave, Sep 24, 12:46:02
  - Shirley by then you would be clamoring for an iPhone 6 (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 24, 12:45:42
  - same, for the same reasons (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Sep 24, 12:45:21
    - Dream... at everything non 'phone' related (General Chat) - Howson The Prairie, Sep 24, 12:49:38
      - what network are you on? (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Sep 24, 12:53:26
        
        O2... (General Chat) - Howson The Prairie, Sep 24, 12:55:26
        
        Keeping my HTC Desire, replacement battery ?5 (General Chat) - phrankin, Sep 24, 12:58:14

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