Other How do you find the best deal when you get a new phone?

[Aston06]

I'd consider myself a fairly savvy shopper, but when I get ready to buy a new phone I find it kind of hard to feel comfortable I got the best deal. I like eBay if I'm buying the phone outright or I keep an eye places like slickdeals, but there just seems like there has to be a better way.

How does the wiser bunch here go about it?

 

[KrisLord]

Separate the purchase of the iPhone from the contract. Around iPhone launch you’ll overpay on contracts that come with the new handsets, so buying outright from Apple and then buying a SIM only contract gets you the best price (at least in the UK.)

 

[Glmnet1]

What KrisLord said, it allows you to always be on the strong end of the contract negotiation and you often end up paying less for the phone.

 

[44267547]

I'd consider myself a fairly savvy shopper, but when I get ready to buy a new phone I find it kind of hard to feel comfortable I got the best deal. I like eBay if I'm buying the phone outright or I keep an eye places like slickdeals, but there just seems like there has to be a better way.

How does the wiser bunch here go about it?

Just my opinion, but I would Purchase a new iPhone in person versus online, unless it's from Apple or a reputable third party vendor. eBay is a risk anymore.

 

[MyMacintosh]

ebay

 

[Coolananth]

ebay

Do you know if we buy iPhone using EPP with discover deals does discover provide 5% cash back or it does not work with EPP??

 

[BugeyeSTI]

I went to Apple and purchased a Verizon IUP iPhone X. I would of traded my 6S in a Verizon for $300 credit but, truthfully I don’t want to give up my 6S. It has been a fabulous phone and it will make an amazing iPod or backup phone. I’d rather deal with Apple than Verizon and considering I wasn’t taking advantage of the deal it was an easy choice

 

[MyMacintosh]

Do you know if we buy iPhone using EPP with discover deals does discover provide 5% cash back or it does not work with EPP??

EPP? Im not sure what you're talking about.

 

[chscag]

Agree with member "KrisLord". I buy direct from Apple and opt for the sim free version. And I stay far away from eBay. As has been stated, too many bad apples hang out there. (no pun intended)

 

[eyeseeyou]

Swappa. Craigslist. Offerup.

 

[Makayla]

You may be able to negotiate a discount from the carrier if you don't mind getting locked into a 2-year contract.

 

[cyb3rdud3]

It all depends on what you want, or need. It can be a very individual process. Signal at home is important to me, so before Wi-fi calling I could only go with provider that supports a femtocell at base. Now Wi-fi calling is more prevelant and at least for iPhones not limited to those provided by the network it opens it up.

But then again then it also depends on your usage, some networks allow for lots of international travel where you can use your minutes, data like you were at home.

So there is no fixed answer. It simply depends on what you require.