You do the math(s).

[Cyclepath]

My contract with Vodafone is about finished and on Monday gone, they called with a deal to offer in order for me to stay, (currently at 10 years). They've offered me a new phone and better package and to celebrate my 10 years, the whole 2 year deal is £30 per month, or, I can go sim only for £13.50 PM. If I take the sim only deal and buy the phone offered outright, it only comes to £20.35 PM. But, they can't supply that phone on a PAYG package? I declined and asked for a PAC code. Yesterday, they called again, offering me the same deal, but on two phones of a lesser spec, having read the reviews, there was issues with both and the build quality was rubbish on both, I declined again and put the phone down. Today, they've called me a few times, this time, they asked me what phone I wanted and what I would be willing to pay, I've already checked on their website and there isn't any that I like or offer the spec I want, the Samsungs are just a money spinner for them and the last one I had was rubbish. I've been running Motorola Moto G phones for a few years and have been very impressed, the new Moto G6 and G6 Plus are going to be available in a few days, (and I know the prices), so, I said, I'll take the G6 Plus and pay you £20 per month. The price I was told, would be at least £36 per month with this phone. This would be £864 over 24 months, subtract the price to go sim only and this would be putting the cost of the handset to around £540, that's more than double the price I was given by an insider for the handset.

Greedy barskets.

 

[gremlin16]

How else are they going to pay for the 5g network. Does sound overpriced to me.

 

[Uneducated_Rick]

can't you buy the handset you want from another PAYG carrier (will be unlocked) and have the sim only deal from Vodafone?

 

[Cyclepath]

I could Rick, my tired brain hadn't considered that. Thank you.

 

[cambsno]

can't you buy the handset you want from another PAYG carrier (will be unlocked) and have the sim only deal from Vodafone?

That's what I have done on last 3(?) iphones. bought from apple outright and on PAYG or SIM only deal.

 

[Bristolian]

I really don't understand this willingness to pay £20+ per month for a mobile service but then again I have never hankered after the latest mobile technology so running a 3 year old iPhone 5S is good - it does everything I want it to do perfectly well.

My wife and I have been on SIM only deals with Virgin Mobile for years - 1Gb of data, unlimited texts and calls to other Virgin/EE mobiles/land lines and 250mins of calls to other mobiles/land lines. £6.27 per month after discounts.

I'm not criticising anyone that feels the need to enter into these extortionate contract - I just don't see why

 

[Byker28i]

I'm still running my Samsung s5, good phone, that I bought from a colleague for £100, then I have a monthly contract for £11.50.
Trouble is, new phones are expensive, so that's what you're paying for on these deals.
If I find a newer Samsung at a decent price when the 9 comes out I might pick one up.

 

[Mr Bump]

SIM only every day for me, this forum has loads of people selling mint phones for reasonable just avoid used apple stuff.
I buy used Samsung with user replacable batteries and EE sim for 8.99 a month

 

[LCPete]

Sim only for us as well some good deals about now
Agree the Samsung S5 is a good phone but my wife and I have been unlucky with ours
Both have developed a faulty screen it flickers and can be unusable we now use different phones

 

[steverob68]

That's what I have done on last 3(?) iphones. bought from apple outright and on PAYG or SIM only deal.

This is what I have been doing for a while too.

Currently on a sim only deal 8gb of data, unlimited calls and texts for £10 a month.

 

[Nod]

PAYG for me. Being a cheapskate and not needing to be connected everywhere I go, I pay about £20. Every 6 months. Don't like talking on the phone so it's mainly used for texting.

 

[neil_g]

Depends on the phone you want, but a few years ago buying an iPhone outright and a sim only worked out almost as much as a contract (same minutes, texts and data) over a 2 year period.

Whether that rings true now or not I've not been bothered to check as I'm on £18 unlimited data sim only and a £300 oneplus.

 

[ancient_mariner]

PAYG monthly with Giffgaff for me, and buying phones outright. Makes for the best deal by far to buy your own phone.

 

[boyfalldown]

That's what I have done on last 3(?) iphones. bought from apple outright and on PAYG or SIM only deal.

That’s exactly what I do. Works out far cheaper over the contract

 

[Mr Bump]

Currently on the lookout in classifieds for a new galaxy note [emoji16]