patently Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 My iPhone 5 is getting elderly and generally useless in so many ways. If I buy an iPhone 6 from Apple, the SIM can just transfer over and will work, right? Just asking as the O2 contract I have is one of the ones that drops right down to a SIM only deal once the phone is paid off, so this seems to be both the path of least resistance and also cheaper than getting a new iPhone 6 from the networks. (Obviously I'll be negotiating with Apple to get a one-off diamond-encrusted iPhone at £13.5k... wouldn't be seen with anything else, dahhhhling ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasdrury Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 My iPhone 5 is getting elderly and generally useless in so many ways. If I buy an iPhone 6 from Apple, the SIM can just transfer over and will work, right? Just asking as the O2 contract I have is one of the ones that drops right down to a SIM only deal once the phone is paid off, so this seems to be both the path of least resistance and also cheaper than getting a new iPhone 6 from the networks. (Obviously I'll be negotiating with Apple to get a one-off diamond-encrusted iPhone at £13.5k... wouldn't be seen with anything else, dahhhhling ) Yep, correct. As long as the sim size is tthe same between iPhone 5 and 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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garcon magnifique Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Follow up stupid question, if I may. I have an iPhone 4 that is even more elderly and generally useless. I'm on a Vodafone sim only 3G deal. When I finally get round to buying an iPhone 6 from Apple, I should be able to ask Vodafone to provide me with a new sim on an upgraded 4G sim only deal and just slot it in. Yes? Or would I be better off getting the phone as part of a new contract....?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 I should be able to ask Vodafone to provide me with a new sim on an upgraded 4G sim only deal and just slot it in. Yes? Yes Or would I be better off getting the phone as part of a new contract....?? Depends, you need to cost it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Cheers. Yeah, last time I costed it I think it was marginally in favour of buying the phone and sticking with sim only. Problem is Vodafone 4G sim only deals aren't that cheap, and we have no other 4G signal up here... (or at least didn't last time I checked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Problem is Vodafone 4G sim only deals aren't that cheap, I'm paying £22 for unlimited calls & texts and 3Gb data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm on Three, but they price matched GiffGaff to stop me leaving, sim only, £12 a month for unlimited data and texts, 500 mins. I think the GiffGaff prices have gone up in the last year though. GiffGaff do offer 4g in some areas now, sadly no one in Eastbourne does, except pretend 4G on O2 I think, which is normally slower than 3G in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 I have the same is Tipex but the deal was raised to £15 when I took it. Buying the phone from Apple then getting a sim only deal was by far the cheapest route for me. The unlimited data if great and you can use your mins, txts and data in many different countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 O2 have confirmed that the SIM in my 5 can go straight into a 6. I guess that will only give me 3G, but that's probably fine in the short term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202645 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 I'm paying £22 for unlimited calls & texts and 3Gb data With the unlimited everything rolling in at £40-£45 per month for an ip6 it's a tight call. Pretty sure a sim free direct 128gb ip6 rolls in at over £500 cash, so it makes some of the full contract deals look better than sim only and purchase sim free phone. Mine is £39 pm ip6 128, unlimited calls and texts, 8 Gb limit (I use less than 25% of that even via the iPad hot spot pairing). It was a sales deal, but I'm sure there are similar out there. Big warning is if you are direct to Voda and go with a chep Voda retailer deal moving the number from Voda to Voda via a dealer is impossible. Sour grapes Voda won't don't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8CKN Posted April 26, 2015 Report Share Posted April 26, 2015 Mrs M got a 6 plus with unlimited calls, texts and data for £41pm from Three as an existing customer, should have been £56pm. Definitely worth speaking to your provider to see what they'll do to keep you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I am on Vodafone sim only 4g, unlimited mins, unlimited texts, 1gb data £10pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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