The day is upon us where those who wish can order an iPhone 5. The big mobile networks including EE have started offering pre order contracts. We look at the main iPhone 5 tariffs out there and break them down to show you the total cost of owning a phone over 2 years.

02 On & On iPhone Deals

For some strange reason o2 didn’t release their iPhone 5 deals till way later in the day but have come up trumps with their pricing.

iPhone 5 16 GB Handset Cost Monthly Cost Contract Length Minutes Texts Data TCO
O2 On & On £249.00 £26.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £873
O2 On & On £199.00 £31.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £943
O2 On & On £99.00 £36.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £963
O2 On & On £49.00 £41.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £1,033
O2 On & On £0.00 £46.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £1,104

Rocking in at £873 for a 2 year contract it’s the best iPhone contract out there so far. ;It’s a case of deciding how much up front you can pay for a phone and that net’s you a better contract.

T-Mobile iPhone 5 Deals

Once seen as that awkward network which had some really strange contracts you’d be hard press to fault their Full Monty offerings and as part of the biggest UK mobile phone network they set a high bar for the rest of the mobile operators that we will take a look at.

iPhone 5 16 GB Handset Cost Monthly Cost Contract Length Minutes Texts Data TCO
Full Monty £109.00 £36.00 24 2000 Unlimited Unlimited £973
Full Monty £49.00 £41.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £1,033
Full Monty £29.00 £46.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £1,133
Full Monty £19.00 £61.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £1,483

Rocking in at 973 over the course of 2 years the Full Monty almost beats our last winner Three Mobile by £30 if you really need more than 5000 texts a month.

Three iPhone 5 Contracts

The outright winner of out iPad data sim article, three have put our some very competitive offers once again.

iPhone 4 16GB Handset Cost Monthly Cost Contract Length Minutes Texts Data TCO
The One Plan. £79.00 £36.00 24 2000 5000 unlimited £943
Ultimate Internet 500 £79.00 £34.00 24 500 5000 unlimited £895

Orange iPhone5 Tariffs

Orange and T-mobile offerings are the same which is no surprise considering as they are part of the EE network.

Handset Cost Monthly Cost Contract Length Minutes Texts Data TCO
Orange £109.00 £36.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £973
Orange £29.00 £41.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 2 GB £1,013
Orange £0.00 £56.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 3 GB £1,344
Orange £0.00 £51.00 24 600 Unlimited Unlimited £1,224

 

Vodaphone iPhone 5 Deals

 

Handset Cost Monthly Cost Contract Length Minutes Texts Data TCO
Voda Red £0.00 £47.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 2 GB £1,128
Voda Red £49.00 £42.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 2 GB £1,057
Voda Red £99.00 £37.00 24 Unlimited Unlimited 1 GB £987
Voda Red £149.00 £33.00 24 600 Unlimited 500 MB £941

 

The Best 16gb iPhone 5 deal goes to

Winner : O2 On & On   They might have been the last out of the block to offer an iPhone 5 contract but they come right in at the top with a total cost of ownership over 2 years of £873 and a very reasonable handset cost of £249. There is no news on the furture of o2 4g services. ;For the same cost as a 16gb model on orange you could get a 32gb version with 02.  But like I always say please, please check that you have service in your area before signing for a contract.

Orange or T-Mobile ;right now are more expensive but have the biggest network in the UK, partnering with EE will put you in a priority line to get 4g services when available.

Three come in a VERY close second. ;It is cheaper by £30 and does represent a saving so if you aren’t going to text more than 5000 times a month it’s worth a saving. Three have also gained a section of the 4g spectrum but there’s no news on what they intend to do with it.

 

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