Why get an iphone/smart phone?

[Andi]

Look at it the other way around.

A basic 'smart phone' especially on contract, (5 pounds/month - 100 mins/UNL texts)
is not more expensive than a basic/traditional calls-texts only phone.

With a smart phone you get the oppourtunity to
- have a built in 5-8MPixel camera (no need for an exta 100 pounds for that)
- browse the web/google the odd query.
- see what apps can do
eg Radio / TV catchup over the internet - TuneIn radio is a great radio anywhere app
weather apps., email/gmail on the phone
google maps (if you are out and about in a new place) and street view etc.

agreed, there is no need to be twitter, facebook, IM etc
(though skype can be useful for calls, IM and video calling to PC's and other mobiles)

or even use the MP3 player - not every one sits listening to Mp3s
but podcasts downloaded on RSS can be nice


And all that for not more than a SIM only / text and talk phone - so Why Not ?

eg 0 - 10 pound/month
http://store.three.co.uk/Mobile_Phones/P...e=0to14.99

HTC explorer - £11 pounds/month truely unlimited data, 100 mins, 5000 texts
http://store.three.co.uk/view/product/ql...evice/2408

SIM only - 9.90/monh = 500 MB/ 200 mins/ 5000 txts - 1 month
store.three.co.uk/view/searchSimOnly?tariff=2911

SIM only - £15.90 600 minutes/UNL data. 5000 txtx - 12 months
http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchSimOnly?tariff=2917

So cheaper to get with a phone (even if you sell it later !)

As you say, no need to get a smart phone,
but why not ?

Same for t-mobile - slide to less than 10 /month (several 7/month plans)
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-month...le-phones/