With rumours here, and here suggestion that there may not be a new iPhone released this year by Apple, as there has been the past 3 years at WWDC in June or July, I put forward my opinion as to what you should do whilst waiting for your shiny new iPhone 5.
- Do you already have an iPhone and is your contract going to end before July?
- Do you want an iPhone and would prefer to have the newest (and best) one?
If you answered yes to either of those, take a second to read the rest of this post (if you didn't, feel free to read it anyway, it could save you a lot of anguish later on!
If you don't want to buy an iPhone, then see it replaced by a new model shortly afterwards, I suggest that you keep your current handset right up until the day the new iPhone is released.
Now unfortunately network providers can be sneaky. If your contract ends when you are not near the point of a new iPhone coming out, they will probably try and pressure you into having another phone, an "upgrade" as they will probably call it, leaving you wishing you had waited for the next iPhone when it actually comes out.
The solution?
If your contract has expired, switch to a SIM ONLY plan and keep your current phone right up until a new iPhone is released. That way you get the latest phone, first, and you save a tonne of money in the months of using your SIM only plan.
There are many many SIM only plans on the market and it is hard to tell which one offers the best value. Fortunately, you don't need to trawl through them all because I have done it for you and found the very best deal available in the UK.
Giffgaff are a new company in the UK that use the o2 network. There are several plans available and each plan can be cancelled with 30 days notice (Similar to a 30 day SIMplicity plan from o2). There are several advantages to these deals:
- No long term contract - plan can be cancelled with no penalty with only 3o days notice.
- True unlimited data - o2, vodafone, t-mobile and orange all don't offer this, 3 only offer it with a £25 per month 12 month contract.
- The company use o2 network - on your phone in the status bar it will say o2, only on the SIM will giffgaff be mentioned. In my opinion o2 are the best network in the country.
There are some things to consider however.
- Your phone must be unlocked to use this SIM - either get your service provider to unlock it for you (most providers will if your contract has expired) or read this to find out how to unlock your phone yourself.
- GiffGaff don't allow you to use the built in tethering function with your iPhone but if you read this you can tether without them knowing.
I would also like to note that I am not affiliated in any way with GiffGaff and will not make any money as a result of people signing up to the network. I genuinely believe that this is the best deal you will be be able to get in the UK.
For more details, visit the website here
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