Current best buy for iPhone 3GS or 4?

[JD]

The misses is finally getting rid of the shite piece of Samsung she's had for the last four years. She wants an iPhone, mainly for the fact that it's useful for apps, location and internet, games etc.

She doesn't want or need the 4, but would obviously be a bonus. She also doesn't want to spend more than £25 per month, but the contract length doesn't matter and as close to free as possible for the phone...!

Spotted Orange doing 24 months @ £25 for a free 3GS in the Metro this morning... Vodafone is out as there is no reception (she doesn't understand or want a Sure Signal...). Minutes doesn't matter, as she doesn't call that much. Texts and internet are the main interests.

Any other offers people have?

 

[Dan1587]

I thought 3 did it, well they do but you have to pay £219 upfront for the phone.

I would recommend getting the 4 over the 3GS though, not because its a bad phone but due to when they bring out iOS 5, the 3GS will be ultra slow like the standard 3 was when iOS4 came out.

 

[Revels]

Am I allowed to say neither?

But if she wants it now, get a 4. The 3GS is over 2 years old and if she's going to have it for another 2 years..

 

[JD]

Yeah you can fella, but she wants an iphone but isn't worthy of a 5. Prices etc wouldn't suit. Putting two and two together, are you suggesting wait for the five and the 4's inevitable drop in price?

 

[Dan1587]

When is the 5 due out? Or does nobody know anything about it?

 

[Revels]

Yeah you can fella, but she wants an iphone but isn't worthy of a 5. Prices etc wouldn't suit. Putting two and two together, are you suggesting wait for the five and the 4's inevitable drop in price?

I meant wait and see what happens.

There's no guarantee the 4 will go down. The 3GS went up.

 

[Dan1587]

I meant wait and see what happens.

There's no guarantee the 4 will go down. The 3GS went up.

But will the 3GS suffer with the slow issues like the old 3 did when new software came out, thats what i'm scared of.

 

[.Adam.]

Has she considered/am I allowed to suggest an Android handset?

Tend to get a lot more for your money and does everything that an iPhone can.

 

[JD]

I meant wait and see what happens.

There's no guarantee the 4 will go down. The 3GS went up.

Fair point. It is me pushing her more recently as the charger recently gave up as well.

 

[.Adam.]

But will the 3GS suffer with the slow issues like the old 3 did when new software came out, thats what i'm scared of.

If the 5 is going to be dual core than even the 4 will suffer with speed related issues I would have thought..?

 

[JD]

Has she considered/am I allowed to suggest an Android handset?

Tend to get a lot more for your money and does everything that an iPhone can.

She wants the iPhone buddy.

 

[.Adam.]

She wants the iPhone buddy.

Fair enough.

In which case, I'd do what Revels said and wait and see what occurs over the next couple of months.

 

[Revels]

But will the 3GS suffer with the slow issues like the old 3 did when new software came out, thats what i'm scared of.

No.

There was certain bugs in iOS4 which caused the 3G to suffer but they were fixed.

 

[Dave Hester]

When is the 5 due out? Or does nobody know anything about it?

Supposed to be out October 7th but thats yet tbc