£259.99 new https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/apple/iphone-5s/#contractType=payasyou

Space Grey (FREE £20.00 top up?) https://www.mobilephonechecker.co.uk/external-links/Apple_iPhone_5s_16GB/o2/o2/7451567

Seems good what does it come with original box and accessories?

Is it unlocked? All O2 phones used to be unlocked

Edit: Gold is out of stock for home delivery

yeah quite possibly.

Most of the reviews seem pretty positive once you ignore the stupid ones that got a colour they didn't want or not got a charger. Most suggest condition is new like or fairly good.

Rather get a brand new sealed one off eBay for just over £200.

I just got one, as new condition not a mark on it. Apple warranty for a year (checked online) and I maybe just lucky but mine is also unlocked.

Exactly, a bit of security in a o2 warranty :wink:

Brilliant, been looking for a decent deal via a reputable supplier on a first iPhone for my daughter. Just the job. Thanks!

Interested in this. How does it work? Do you buy then cancel the payg?

Will a software update make this phone sluggish

is anyone having trouble with the payment processing page?

Do you need to buy ten pound credit, can't seem to get round it!

Jus got off webchat, apparently £15 to unlock on pay as you go. so better off going refresh route

Hi

Yes mine is PAYG and was unmarked and unlocked. Have tried an EE sim, 3 and Tesco all work fine in mine.

Honestly could not tell it apart from a new one.

Point is why pay £150 for a smelly second hand phone, when a brand new one is not much more.

Smelly second hand phone..


When did Apple do smellovision ?

​Just pick one, doesn't charge you for it. Must just be once activated

Saying person who never bought O2 refurb iPhones before? Well I have my iPhone 5 refurb for almost 3 years and I will never go ebay route again.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/apple-iphone-5-16gb-refurbished-257-00-less-o2-1609808?p=18594590

Totally agree got that iphone 5 for the wife on that deal and the phone is still perfect today

You can get the same phone on O2 Refresh for £120

It's says £240 for refresh unless I'm going wrong somewhere ?

Silver or Space Grey ? Which one is better i need help choosing

Space grey

Does anyone have experience with software updates with iPhone 5s? Most older phones struggle with recent software updates, is this phone likely to last a year without struggling? I don't use many apps, mostly phone, text, watsapp and Web browsing.

It's not 2nd hand it's 'refurb', so somebody has given it a bit of a clean with a cloth, makes all the difference!

locked or not?!?!?!?!?!?!?! its a gamble then im on three :disappointed:

These refurb deals - unless they were in for refurb for the battery in the first place do you know if they ever put a new battery in for these? Just if not, chances are the battery will be down to lasting 5 mins, no?

You can also get it for £144 on O2 Refresh (refurb).

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/apple/iphone-5s-refurb/?productId=d88a5415-b2d7-4044-82c2-3c77cbe815ca&planId=&contractType=paymonthly

refurb

Its the word of the day

What's wrong with getting a credit check?

Well ... I got £120 by doing some shonky mathematics. Missed out November and December from my years. It's £144!

Does anyone who ordered one please confirm that they come with charger and headphones please

I got this a couple of months ago. It came with a cable but no plug or earphones and in aplain o2 branded box. I don't think it was unlocked but a Tesco sim worked.

It was in excellent condition, no marks or anything. Having said that it did develop a fault after about 5 weeks (kept restarting). I took it to an Apple Store who sent it away and sent a replacement handset rather than mending it.

So basically it does come with apple warranty right?

Yes. But not the full time amount. Apple said it was covered until October. I'd purchased it in February so presumably the device was first set up last October.

It seems to depend. I got one last year and it had a full warranty - checking on Apple's database showed that the 1 year started on the day I turned it on. Mine too came in a plan cardboard package and without a charger or headphones, only the USB/Lightning cable. But the phone itself was completely pristine.

Anyone know the 9.3.1 iOS file size when installed ?

I have had refurb iPhones from here and they have been as new in all cases with the 1 year Apple warranty

Anyone's parcel number for delivery to store actually been recognised by DPD website ?


EDIT: cross passing the email between checking and posting.

Email at 11.25am, collect from store :smiley:

My 5S refurb came this morning, pristine with 1 years warranty with apple :smiley: airtime cancelled already.

Just collected, Grade A - immaculate.


No battery till home though :/

Charging...hopefully, using a 2V Asus usb plug as my spare old Apple 3GS charger has gone walkies...


Model A1530 (Asia/international)

UNLOCKED. Activated with 3 sim :wink:

Welcome :smiley:
Why I used 3 sim first, 3 dont lock phones - iphones bypass the locking stage with 3.

Using my Virgin sim now after 3 activation, EE this week when the unlimited 16GB sim arrives :wink:


When you swap sims you have to re-enter your Apple account password on 9.3.1 which back on iOS6/3GS it didnt.


Do the iOS update on wifi, it is a lot quicker :smiley:

Received phone. Looks brand new. How can i check apple warranty status?

Had trouble opening the sim tray. Bent the pin thingy.

Are iPhones unlockable? I thought o2 unlock phones free?

Updated thread title. If a mod has a issue please revert.

Bought a silver one which arrived today. It's brand new (checked serial number on Apple website and the warranty runs until a year from today) and it's unlocked. Very happy. Thanks OP.

Thanks just checked and it's a year from today.

Yes, always use a 3UK sim to activate a iphone, the other networks lock them down. 3's no lock policy includes iphone activation.

Lol I did the same thing. Stuck my 3 sim in 1st and it works. Did not bother with the O2 sim. Requested unlock anyway.

Ironically same thing happened with missus 5S. Stuck EE sim in 1st and that works too on hers.

My o2 sim is not even open lol


Your mrs has locked her iphone to EE!


3sim activation everytime :wink:


3 website has 5s for £379.99 on payg!!!

Giffgaff should work fine.

Voted hot...just ordered a silver 1...thank you very much for the unlocking tips :smile:
Hope all is well

Yikes hopefully o2 will unlock it somehow. Otherwise will have to get EE to do it somehow.

Hi seaniboy,

My phone is coming between 1pm and 2pm today. Just want to check before it comes that I don't mess up.

1. I've got a PAYG 3 sim. I put this in the iPhone to start with.
2. Turn on iPhone and activate.
3. Take out 3 sim and put in any other network sim as it is now unlocked.

Is this right?, is the unlock permanent?. When I come to sell the phone and set it to factory default will it still be unlocked or would it lock to whichever sim card the buyer uses? (apart from 3 sim).

I just got one of these yesterday.
These are refurbished by Apple, but they don't sell them, they pass to mobile dealers to sell, they have had a full outer shell replacement which is standard for any Apple refurb, same as there iPads if you look on there refurb site, it's a no brainer, you are getting a new phone.
It comes in basic box, with screen and back protector fitted, (these are just until you get a proper protector) and the USB charge cable, and sim tool, and that's it, no earphones or plug.

It will be EE, just call and explain the iphone was bought outright external to EE and the activation unknown to you (wife) locked it to EE or else they will charge to unlock.

EE know by the imei number it was not EE supplied stock.

Ok great idea, I'll see what comes of the O2 unlock and then will pursuit EE.

Seaniboy have you heard anything from O2 with regards to your official unlock, I haven't had any sort of communication since requesting the unlock by phone. They did say 72 hrs though.

Hi N42 :smiley:

Using a 3 sim activation means my 5S is never locked to any provider so I did not need to contact o2.

From past o2/iphone experience if o2 have processed the unlock you need to sync with itunes on a pc with a non o2 sim in it, try it :smiley:

o2 iphone contract and payg unlocking link


http://www.o2.co.uk/help/phones-sims-and-devices/unlocking-your-iphone-and-using-it-on-another-network

Apple UK - unlocking iphone


https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201328

No worries :smiley:

My iPhone has arrived. Totally dead battery wise. Charged it and after a few minutes it was fine.

I inserted the 3UK sim and activated the phone - no problems.

I removed the 3 sim and replaced with an BT sim. I had to enter my apple user id and password but once I'd done that it recognised the sim no problem. Very happy.

Checked the apple warranty and sure enough, it is under warranty until 11th April 2017.

Thanks again for the post seaniboy and for your help with the unlocking.

Hi, great deal. I just collected my phone and they said it is locked. I am on EE, if I put my EE sim in to the phone, will that activate it?
thanks so much,
Mia

Yes, contract or payg, I fastracked a Argos three in one 3 sim payg sim and collected that from upstairs in the shopping centre first then down to o2 for collection thinking I could activate en route home, my plan was foiled by no battery... thanks o2!

Am i right in thinking this is an ipod touch with phone capability?

The main reason i got this phone was as a backup to my main phone and trial apple tech. If it is a decent media device then quite worth it for £154 despite its age.

Good deal. I'm seriously considering this for mum.

Hi, do you have to cancel the PAYG sim? If you don't intend to use it? I'm currently on EE

Cheers

No, it will expire in 6 months though with no chargeable activity.

True 16GB is low but use icloud and it goes alot further.


Personally I have travel and banking/account apps and have 10GB free :smiley:

Did anyone who ordered one of these get an email confirmation of the order after payment? I thought I'd bought one but no confirmation email has turned up yet, about 10 hours later.

Hi SoFar. I ordered mine on Saturday for delivery on Tuesday. I never got any order acknowledgement or email until late Monday night when it had been dispatched.

I could then track it through UKMail (1 hour delivery slot).

Got mine through today, can confirm it is grade A, as new, not a mark on it and in perfect working order. Tried 02 and Virgin SIMs and both work. Brilliant deal.

Welcome to o2! Hopefully you will throw their sim in a drawer lol :wink:

Check you junk folder, o2 defaults to junk lol :wink:

Got mine, likewise grade A, battery fully discharged which is a little annoying but great deal. Now to get my head around having an iphone after years of android...

yes, tried 5 different cards 4 different banks 4 different people, still declined

Thank you so much been looking for a deal like this from a good supplier with warranty, ordered and collecting Saturday. A poor man's upgrade from a dodgy 5C, cheers again! Heat!

Welcome :wink:

Worth £155, had a 3GS that cost £500...thankfully I never paid that £500 :smiley:

Ok just a follow up message, Tried an O2, EE & 3 sims in both our Iphones and can confirm they all worked, The screen would show the apple logo like its being rebooted and then the new sim would show reception, made a call as well to check and can confirm they are both unlocked. Have not heard anything from O2 since my original unlock requested, so not sure if they did anything their end or not.

Also give Topcashback a try 2.02% back for payg handset sale. £9 different to O2 Refresh or £6 if cashback accepted. Don't like too many credit check on my file as bought 2 previously.

Posted on the wrong deal earlier ☹️.

Do I have to insert a 3 SIM card for it to become unlocked, or would it work if I put in my existing orange sim?

Don't want the hassle of unlocking, so would prefer to get it right 1st time.

Thanks in advance.

Put 3 sim in, charge, sign up for Apple or use existing login - activation happens with 3 sim in. Replace with Orange sim.

Having a nightmare though, still has not been delivered to store, will wait a few days but instore they said they had no record of my order although i have a confirmation email.

[email protected]

Make sure you include your contact details and what you’d like us to do to resolve your complaint.

We’ll send you an acknowledgement of your complaint within a few days and get the investigation started. We might need to call you to talk through things.

Thanks for the Three Sim tip guys!!!

I bought another 2 and the phones are like new with warranty started from when I activated them - AWESOME! I think Apple is getting rid of old iPhone 5s to make way for the SE :laughing:

Put the 3 sim in first as Three will not lock the phone upon contacting the Apple Activation. It's permanently unlocked.

Cheers pal, luckily sorted it all out today and finally managed to get my phone! Thanks a lot :smiley:

This was my first iphone and I didn't expect to like it that much after years of being an Android fan. It is so much nicer than my Nexus 6 though. Easily pocketable, excellent camera, not so much in image quality particularly but more in the things that matter, like opening quickly without crashing like the Nexus often did. Or focussing well on videos rather than constantly hunting like the Nexus did. It's also great having the burst mode so easily accessible, to capture the moments that wouldn't be possible otherwise. Really understand why people love iPhones now but I'd still struggle to part with 600+ for a top of the range one.

Picked mine up today. No original box, no charger, 1 cable, 1 sim removal tool and obviously the phone. The latter is in pristine condition. I suspect it is new. I have put a 3 sim in it. Then tried a virgin mobile sim card. It appears to be unlocked! Bargain at that price!!! Thanks OP.

Edit: As previously mentioned by another compadre, the battery is flat. In case you are interested, they have some reinforced screen protectors in poundland. They also have some Griffin cases but they are not great..

Welcome :smiley:



Just got a Thule cover at Poundland today myself :wink:

I spoke to the o2 chat they said all the phones are locked and £15 to unlock them add a £10 for a topup I wouldn't use as O2 suck near me. Will have to look back on eBay

Never put a o2 sim in, use a 3UK one, charge, activate with 3 sim and then it is unlocked - iphones lock down to the first sim used to activate...3 dont lock ANY phone thus it bypasses Apple locking to 3 on first activation.

How are people finding this phone so far?

Fandabbiedosie :smile:


Much better on iOS 9, my 3GS hardware and software ( iOS 5&6) were absolutely crap. This is refreshing, I miss Windows Phone back key but it is a minor inconvenience compared to iOS 5&6 which were MAJOR inconveniences.

cheers, does that 3 sim need credit or can i just get a free one / 99p one and stick it in?

I've never heard this before, thanks.
Any source for confirmation?

This thread ? lol


It works, dont worry, 319 degrees is not because we are all sadomasochists and like to watch others suffer :wink:

Any active or new activating 3UK sim (3payg sims activate on first use), 99p one is fine :smiley: Thats what I did, bought a 3payg sim...make sure it is a upto date 'in date' sim because it will have a nano sim....I bought one at Poundland few months ago, activated fine but mini & micro sim only which was fine for Nokia/Android phones I had but not the iphone (3Store wanted a £10 top to switch the unused sim to nano) :/

Had to Fasttrack a 3in1 payg 3 sim at Argos before going down to o2 shop in my local shopping centre.

Just had mine delivered and it looks brand new.Put 3 sim in and it works fine(already on 3 network on Sim only deal)
Also,entered serial number into Apple Warranty section on Internet and it comes up as being under Warranty until next April.
Recently sold 8gb IPhone 5c for £95 so this upgrade has cost me £58.99
Dont really store much on my phones so 16gb should be ok for now until I get the urge to upgrade to something more expensive.

I ordered it on Sunday got it delivered on Monday. Activated the phone using 3 SIM and it worked. However the phone is now locked to 3. O2 sim doesn't work. Got in touch with 3 and they gave me a url to a form to request unlock free of cost.. ETA - 7 days.. Might be unlocked sooner..

Mine arrived in mint, as new condition & works on 3 (not sure if it is now locked). Checked online & have 12 months Apple warranty. Only negatives were that the phone was supplied with a completely drained battery & no sim removal tool.

? Sync with itunes, it should unlock.

Call o2 and get a sim tool! Everybody's was flat, these probably have new batteries.

Its now fully unlocked by 3. I am able to use other sim cards.. Only gripe is that each time I change a sim I need to reactivate the phone with Apple id /Pwd.. This is insane .. I tried a full restore still the same issue.. Now reaching out apple for help..

That is a iOS security feature, if you change sim you log in to your iphone to activate. Its theft control. Its not a iphone activation at server level but local handset security level.
The problem is not allowing the local stored touch or pin and the tedious process of entering a full Apple account password for a localised offline handset check.

Thats not true.. Unless the unlock is requested by O2 the phone activation policy ( especially this lot being sold by O2) is dictated by O2 and it is locked to EMEA networks.. I had several discussions with Apple and finally approached O2 and requested unlock through them.
Now this phone is fully unlocked ( meaning no activation required message anymore when I change the sim card )
If you are pay monthly customer O2 unlock is free..
If you use 3 sim and expect 3 to unlock it , its not a full unlock and you will only be able to use it in EMEA region..

These are Asia spec iphones though...refurbs or overstock I assume - o2 has no Asia network. Wonder if that makes a difference or not, ie not processed as full o2 stock ?

As for change of sim password, I like it in the case of stolen handset, just ID touch/pin would be the most secure way of such offline change of sim activation though, not the online Apple password.

Which also makes me think given the FBI/Apple situation obviously Touch iD from the guys home fingerprints would have been possible if it was a TiD iphone.


Interesting info you bring to the table about non EMEA sims...will need to find my Thai, SIN, HK, AU or NZ sims...if I can find the SD holder I put them in for safe keeping (lol - lost at home somewhere) to try.

Can I buy without having to buy the top up? I don't have O2 sim though. Can anyone advice please?

You just choose the £10.00 tariff and then go to checkout. You should see the only the charge of £153.99 and £0.00 for tariff/airtime. I was lucky when I checked with Apple they confirmed it was a new phone!!!

Belated thanks to Seaniboy original post.

Hi all, glad i found this thread in that I feel my experience isn't unique.

Bought the grade A iPhone 5S 16gb gold on O2 refresh. Phone battery was also flat. Both plastic cover stickers front and back still on and phone looks brand new. Apple support website seems to back that theory up as the apple warranty expires 31 May 2017 (phone delivered 1st June - next day after ordering). But perhaps these are reconditioned like how apply give you a reconditioned phone at Apple Store when you have a problem - new case new battery?

Anyway, after submitting an unlock request soon after inserting the o2 sim and making and receiving a couple of calls and texts, I was curious as to whether the phone was already unlocked. Took out the o2 sim and inserted an EE sim. The phone wanted me to key in my Apple ID password to activate the phone, then after the phone screen went white with the black apple logo in the middle for a couple of seconds, I had an EE signal and was able to make calls using that sim. I put the o2 sim back in and after the same procedure to put on the Apple ID password and screen going blank again for a couple of seconds I was back on o2 network.

so now I'm thinking the phone might be unlocked, right.

Later it turns out my unlock request was unsuccessful with o2. Something about my IMEI has not been used on their network, so it will
not be possible to unlatch it.

I phoned Apple support - free until end of Aug for phone support - to ask them if the phone is locked or unlocked. The phone is locked to o2.

In a way I am glad that it is locked to o2 and not EE as that sim wasn't mine and I don't have access to it any more. If I left the EE sim in would the phone have quite possibly been locked to EE I wonder. Weird thing is I tried a Vodafone sim in the phone and that also works in the phone.

If your phone ever needs a replacement handset from Apple Store you could be in the same position as me and receive a replacement locked to o2 because that's what apples systems say.

Another thing I found is related to inserting different sims. If you turn off 'find my phone' when you switch sims you are no longer asked for your Apple ID password - it just does that blank screen thing with the apple logo in the middle for a couple of seconds.

Anyone any similar experiences so far?

Apparently it is not a full worldwide unlock, only Europe, Africa and the Middle East - it is in this thread somewhere someone posted, my 5S is the same as yours.

Never tried the FMP /Apple ID password insertion.


Using my EE 16GB Unlimited sim in mine :smiley:

I am still worried about the phone locking down to another sim. As I have read on here how using a three sim has resulted in the phone locking to three, but just not straight away. Also read elsewhere someone found, like I did, that after initially inserting an o2 sim, he was still able to put a EE sim and it work - the problem being the phone soon locked to that EE sim. Eek

I got this deal a few weeks ago and I'm very very happy with it.
The phone was basically brand new with no marking whatsoever.
I used a 3 sim first then my giffgaff sim and it accepted it. Although I haven't tried any other sim cards to check if it's unlocked.

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Thanks for posting, I'm more reassured. I have heard that gifgaf and three are not supposed to cause an iPhone to lock to that network

Hi Ive just ordered one of these phones for my young daughter, I went for the cheapest £10 sim deal although I want to just use her Tesco sim when it comes, I was only charged for the phone, will I still have to cancel the o2 sim?

Yes, call and close :smiley: