So, wanna know how much the new iPhones will cost? Well, on O2 the short answer is that you can get the iPhone 5s for just £37 with unlimited texts, unlimited minutes and 1GB of 3G data.
There you go. Not bad eh?
OK, yes, there’s the small matter of the £119.99 upfront cost. We’ll try and brush over that.
You can also jump onto one of those new O2 Refresh tariffs to let you upgrade more freely. Have a read all about the O2 Refresh stuff in our earlier story here. If you want some 4G action you can plumb for the 5s with unlimited texts, unlimited minutes and 5GB of 4G data for £47 a month with a £119.99 upfront cost.
Looking for the iPhone 5c? You can pick one up with unlimited texts, 600 minutes and 750MB 3G data for £32 a month with just a £49.99 upfront cost. That, if I’m honest, isn’t bad. For 4G, try 5GB of 4GB data, unlimited texts and unlimited minutes for a £99.99 upfront cost at £42 per month.
We’ll bring more detailed pricing when we have it. As we’ve mentioned before, both of these will run on O2 4G but they do state that..
O2 to sell iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on future-proof O2 Refresh tariff
• O2 offers iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on O2 Refresh tariffs, which will let customers get a future iPhone without paying to end their airtime
• iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will both use O2’s new 4G network
• Customers who trade in their old phone in store get further discount
O2 today announces that iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be on sale on Friday 20 September with iPhone 5c available to pre-order from Friday 13 September. From launch, new and existing O2 customers will be offered both handsets on the completely future-proof O2 Refresh tariff, which allows O2 customers to buy future iPhones without having to pay the remainder of their airtime contract .
Customers who buy iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c from O2 either in-store or online will choose from a range of O2 Refresh tariffs, which uniquely split the cost of the phone from the cost of the minutes, text and data. Recognising that customers don’t want to wait 24 months for the next iPhone, customers can get their hands on iPhone 5s and 5c now on one of O2’s Refresh tariffs and then get a future iPhone as soon as they want. Customers not already on O2 Refresh may be able to buy out their standard contract at a discount under Speed to Refresh, or take advantage of the 4G Price Promise if they took an iPhone 5 last year.
“As the network that first brought iPhone to the UK, we’re proud to continue to innovate with our iPhone offering,” said Ronan Dunne, CEO of Telefónica UK. “Customers who purchase their iPhone from us get complete peace of mind that they can always be at the leading edge of technology.”
As well as offering customers peace of mind with future-proof O2 Refresh tariffs, customers can get an even better deal by trading in their old phone when they purchase iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c. Depending on the condition and model of their phone, customers can get up to £280 back to take off the cost of their new phone or to help them pay off their old one.
Customers will be able to choose from a range of O2 Refresh tariffs to best suit their needs. These will include the following options:
iPhone 5s 16GB
Unlimited texts, unlimited minutes & 1GB 3G data: £37 a month with a £119.99 upfront cost
Unlimited texts, unlimited minutes & 5GB 4G data: £47 a month with a £119.99 upfront cost
iPhone 5c 16GB
Unlimited texts, 600 minutes & 750MB 3G data: £32 a month with a £49.99 upfront cost
Unlimited texts, unlimited minutes & 5GB 4G data: £42 a month with a £99.99 upfront cost
Full pricing and other tariffs will be available soon or when the phones are available to order.
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are both 4G ready devices that will be enabled to run on our 4G network within the coming weeks – this will happen when new settings are ready to be sent by Apple and we will inform customers when they are available. Customers who buy iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on a 4G tariff before this update happens will get £5 off their bill for one month. Until the update, customers can still use all the data that comes with the 4G tariff and enjoy enhanced versions of O2 Tracks and Priority Sports on our 3G network.
Not bad? Are you joking? What happened to the Leigh who was championing giffgaff and sim free deals?
Way too expensive
To be fair to Leigh, the price is not too bad for an iPhone. If anything it is what I was sorta expecting. Don’t forget this will be £119 for the 16gig phone. I’m guessing the 32 will be £199ish. And I doubt that will come down for a long long time.
Never ceases to amaze me how people are prepared to pay this much per month for a phone for 2 years. I have no intention or desire to pay any more than the £10 a month I currently pay. You’d have to be a mug to pay that much for any phone, never mind an iPhone.
Think of it as a computer in your hand and it’s easier to understand why people spend the money. I rarely use mine for calls!
You misunderstand: my point was about the price of contracts, not phones. I buy all my phones off-contract so I understand only too well their value. Over 24 months, my phone costs less than £700, including data. The iPhones discussed above will end up costing between £1000 and £1200 by the end of the 24 month contract.