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Apple iPhone 5c 32gb Refurbished £216 @ o2 Refresh

Found 24th Jan 2015

Was about to buy an iPhone 5c 8gb for £319 and stumbled across this on the o2 website.

Contract is £22 per month; £9 handset, £13 sim.

Because this is an o2 refresh contract, you are able to pay for the handset outright (£216) and the £13 per month sim cost is waived.

Comes locked to o2 but o2 will unlock it for free.

Hope this post can be of use to someone.

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Original Poster

24th Jan 2015

24th Jan 2015

Can you explain how to do this as is not clear and does not have those options... Cheers

24th Jan 2015

I've saw this offer before. Buy out your contract and keep the handset as you have paid for it. Nice, heat added.

24th Jan 2015

bah. no white ones

24th Jan 2015

oos

24th Jan 2015

rignaj
oos

Not all are oos

24th Jan 2015

Direct link please?

Original Poster

24th Jan 2015

rignaj
Direct link please?

just click "Go to deal"

24th Jan 2015

mrhotdealll
just click "Go to deal"

No that's too easy

24th Jan 2015

Green and yellow still in stock for anyone capable of clicking on go to deal and pressing the coloured tile and the 32GB button.
For anyone else they are all out of stock and Android lovers don't do it, your phone will spontaneously combust.

24th Jan 2015

It's says no longer available

24th Jan 2015

Not working for me says £256 and there is no discount on the £13 contact ... Lol oh well

24th Jan 2015

HOT

Bought a Note 3 last month at the same price (216)

Cancelling the airtime and getting the unlock code all very straight forward

24th Jan 2015

Not locked to O2 is it?

24th Jan 2015

ether707
Not locked to O2 is it?

Yes it is but they unlock for freeeeeeeee

24th Jan 2015

Sorry prob being slow but how you buy it outright and not have to take out the contract?? says £216 upfront then £13 a month...how do you not have to pay the £13 pm?

Edited by: "frrft" 24th Jan 2015

24th Jan 2015

frrft
Sorry prob being slow but how you buy it outright and not have to take … Sorry prob being slow but how you buy it outright and not have to take out the contract?? says £216 upfront then £13 a month...how do you not have to pay the £13 pm?

Once you receive your phone, cancel the airtime contract within 7 days.

24th Jan 2015

gordon999
Once you receive your phone, cancel the airtime contract within 7 days.

how do I do that, just ring them up? sorry not up to speed on these deals thanks for your reply tho

24th Jan 2015

1) sign up for the contract (nothing to pay)
2) When the phones arrives apply for the unlock code (no need to insert the sim)
3) Phone O2 tell them you want to cancel the airtime and pay off the handset £216.00
4) Confirm with online chat everything is in order, keeping a copy of the transcript
5) That's it.

24th Jan 2015

just keep an eye on the payments that o2 take. Sometimes they get a bit confused by early refresh cancellations. They do sort it out when you fort it them.

24th Jan 2015

Warning- these are refurbished phones usually, had one before, after a year battery fails.

24th Jan 2015

Probably why it says 'refurbished' in the OP and on the site.

24th Jan 2015

Would a Lumia 830 not be better?

Original Poster

24th Jan 2015

O2's 'refurbished' handsets are normally phones that have been returned under the 14 day cooling off period. In many cases they've hardly been touched.
All phones are fully tested and checked before being put back on sale.
A refurbished phone should be no more likely to go faulty than a brand new one and is treated just the same by o2 if it was to break.

24th Jan 2015

Wow asking me for some credit check bs. I don't even what that is.

24th Jan 2015

iPhone 5 16gb was available on refresh last week for £192 which was good.

I got a 32gb iPhone 5 last year using refresh for £240. Handset like new and came with brand new charger, usb lightning cable and EarPods.

No problems at all cancelling the airtime side of contract and after selling my old iPhone 4 on Gumtree for £190 this wasn't a bad way to upgrade.

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24th Jan 2015

mccririck
Would a Lumia 830 not be better?

oh no

24th Jan 2015

Who in their right mind would want to pay £216 for a second hand phone old enough now to be considered a mid range phone by todays standards for more than the cost of a current mid range phone, other than apple fans?

24th Jan 2015

mccririck
Would a Lumia 830 not be better?

By far if you can live without the apps, more fluid OS, better screen, better camera, far more up to date phone than this.

24th Jan 2015

cicobuff
Who in their right mind would want to pay £216 for a second hand phone … Who in their right mind would want to pay £216 for a second hand phone old enough now to be considered a mid range phone by todays standards for more than the cost of a current mid range phone, other than apple fans?

I would guess anyone who wants a compact cheap iPhone that runs the latest IOS and which will be supported by at least another 2 major updates. Not everyone wants or needs a top of the range Android or IOS device, and Apple tend to support their "older models" for much longer than other manufacturers.

Edited by: "Orville" 24th Jan 2015

24th Jan 2015

So if I'm currently on a refresh contract and pay it off early (handset trade in value is higher than remainder of the contract) and sign up to this can I still cancel the airtime and just pay handset fee or I'm locked in full contract in some way because I'm already coming from a refresh contract that I paid off early?

24th Jan 2015

Orville
I would guess anyone who wants a compact cheap iPhone that runs the … I would guess anyone who wants a compact cheap iPhone that runs the latest IOS and which will be supported by at least another 2 major updates. Not everyone wants or needs a top of the range Android or IOS device, and Apple tend to support their "older models" for much longer than other manufacturers.

That is just it though, by todays standards £216 for the equivalent of a current mid range phone is far from cheap.

24th Jan 2015

Where is the £216 price mentioned ? I don't see that.

24th Jan 2015

cicobuff
That is just it though, by todays standards £216 for the equivalent of a … That is just it though, by todays standards £216 for the equivalent of a current mid range phone is far from cheap.

You're correct though missing the point. This is a good price for a (likely new effectively) 5c, comparing this to Android or Windows phone is pointless.

24th Jan 2015

£216 for last years tech hhhmmmm if your and apple fan I guess its a good deal

24th Jan 2015

I guess it's one way to getting a phone, where it's got a 12 warranty, and you have no fear of it being blocked after being purchased from Gumtree or eBay.

A good deal in my opinion however as a telco, I reckon the days of the glory o2 once were has vanished, although o2 seem to be the the only company that offers refresh deals with an easy option to quit.

HUKD

24th Jan 2015

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24th Jan 2015

damadgeruk
You're correct though missing the point. This is a good price for a … You're correct though missing the point. This is a good price for a (likely new effectively) 5c, comparing this to Android or Windows phone is pointless.

Why? Are not other midrange phones from other manufacturers in direct competition with Apple, therefore to be compared?

Who in their right mind would want to pay this much for a used midrange phone? Perhaps the same person who is not in their right mind to want to pay £600 for an iPhone 6.

24th Jan 2015

I had a refurb iPhone off O2, not a mark on it, told me these are customer returns & haven't been used or very little use. Saves paying a fortune for a new one

24th Jan 2015

seanmcgovern
Where is the £216 price mentioned ? I don't see that.

9 x 24 months

Apple iPhone 5c 32gb Refurbished £216 @ o2 Refresh

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