iPhone - best price plan? Meteor?

AnnaGram85

I want an iphone. They're not on Meteor website but I heard of someone getting their iPhone unlocked & then getting a meteor sim.

I'm currently pay as you go with Meteor, but bill pay seems to be the only way forward with the iphone as they are too expensive to buy pay as you go.

What are the best options? The only requirement is tha there are free texts to any network as I text a LOT.

Was looking at this plan on o2 as being the best. http://www.o2online.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/O2PricePlanView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&enableAddToCartBtn=true&catalogId=10001&phoneId=150541&flowType=P&productId=150541&newFlag=&partNumber=4GIPHONE16GB_BLK&wcmArea=

Any advice/suggestions?

hdowney

honestly i think that being sucked into a contract with ANY provider is a bad idea in this day and age.

and o2 are not the most forthcoming or competitive of phone companies.

seriously in my opinion your best bet would be either buying an iphone straight from apple - which is unlocked, and then you can choose your provider and go payg OR buying an unlocked handset from someone such as adverts.ie and again choosing your payg provider. but being sucked into a contract is never a good thing

AnnaGram85

hdowney wrote: »

honestly i think that being sucked into a contract with ANY provider is a bad idea in this day and age.

and o2 are not the most forthcoming or competitive of phone companies.

seriously in my opinion your best bet would be either buying an iphone straight from apple - which is unlocked, and then you can choose your provider and go payg OR buying an unlocked handset from someone such as adverts.ie and again choosing your payg provider. but being sucked into a contract is never a good thing

Didn't realise you could do this.

Thanks.

Think this sounds best for me. Can you just use your own sim then once its unlocked? And continue topping up as normal?

EDIT: OMG they're expensive. €499!

dub50

I phone 16gb from 3 Network €239
18 month contract. €40 x18 mths = €720

Total. €959

16gb I phone from apple store €599

€959 - €599 = €360

€360 /18mths. €20 per month

Will you be able to buy the talk time, texts & data offered by 3 on their €40 per month plan for less than €20 per month , if so buy from Apple and get your talk, text & data elsewhere

hdowney

they do seem expensive. however - the prices from the likes of o2 are offset by the fact that you sign up to 18mth contracts. so they have you tied into paying like €45 per month for 18mths which is why they can offer you the phone at a discounted rate. if you got the phone from the likes of o2 on payg you would pay significantly more for it but STILL be tied to o2 as the phone would be locked to o2.

by buying directly from apple you get an unlocked phone and the choice of which provider you want to use and which kind of plan - wether payg or billpay - you want to take.

Mr1890

meteor now have whats called "sim only" billpay options u set a billing a/c with them there is no contract cheapest billing package is €35 which gives u free meteor calls and texts 200 mins to emobile/VF/O2/3 and 200 texts to emobile/VF/O2/3. and if u sign uponline u get it for €30 a month if u every want to cancel u just give 31 days notice

LukeS_

I have an iPhone 4 and I'm using it fine on meteor. Not a thing wrong with it. Just pop in to meteor and ask them for a microSIM and they'll port your number on to it. I'm PAYG too so you don't need to be on bill pay either.

DubDJ

Mr1890 wrote: »

meteor now have whats called "sim only" billpay options u set a billing a/c with them there is no contract cheapest billing package is €35 which gives u free meteor calls and texts 200 mins to emobile/VF/O2/3 and 200 texts to emobile/VF/O2/3. and if u sign uponline u get it for €30 a month if u every want to cancel u just give 31 days notice

Meteor have the bill pay smart lite plan for €25 which includes 200 Mins & 200 Texts to any network + 1GB monthly usage & Free Meteor to Meteor calls & texts. No contract on it either.