by 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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