£ 129.99 for the worst condition one. Perfect is £ 179.99

Worst condition! Terrible

I made a call for a few seconds then requested the code via online chat. Came through in a few hours. Then I cancelled airtime

new iPhones SE come with 32GB or 128GB and same prices as before.

Just make a one minute call to another phone and then O2 should be able to register your mobile number. This will enable them to unlock your iPhone.

Need some help here please. I bought one of these phones two weeks ago, Friday 10th & it was delivered saturday 11th. Very happy with it, it was in very good condition. Today I decided to cancel the airtime as most on here do, but before calling them I went to the O2 site to request unlock code. I then got this message:


Now I had put the sim in the phone earlier today, but hadn't used it to make or receive any calls. My dilemma now is if I cancel the airtime tomorrow, will I still be able to get it unlocked? When I try to request the unlock code again on the O2 site, I get the message "You've already submitted this device for unlocking ". And tomorrow is my last day for the 14 day cooling off period.

it's not unlocked
I bought one recently from 02

Giffgaff now has the se 16gb at 319, John Lewis 329. Word has gone out to shift them but clearly the retailers are not allowed to move too far. It is hard to know what the upcoming Apple plan is - ditch the 16gb model and or upgrade the internals?

I imagine also 6S will suddenly go out of stock too...

New iPhone SE 16gb is for £288 with O2 refresh.

I think you bought the phone with pay as you go plan and NOT pay monthly.

SE has gone back on sale at argos £329 16gb / £379 64gb

They won't let me.It's not on 02 refresh. It's secondhand hand and it's a years wait

You can request unlock code from O2 free of charge. I had 5s on O2 refresh and code was requested when cancelling airtime and you receive the unlock code mine was within 48 hours. Hope this helps

Ordered the unlock from them. Eta is lengthy but the same for all of them. 11.50 was the price paid. 11 was rejected.

No they don't charge and these phones are old. They won't unlock iPhone 7 yet.

Yes

Thanks for both of the links. Can you still unlock them even if O2 say you can't for a year. Does this bypass 02 rules plz?

No mine was pay up front.

This is the cheapest unlocking service I've found: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/O2-UK-Factory-Unlock-For-Apple-iPhone-3G-3GS-4-4S-5-5C-5S-6-6-6S-6S-SE-7-7-/292025707626?hash=item43fe16ac6a:g:OSAAAOSw9N1VvgfO

A bit cheaper Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321970428199 not used myself yet but will do once i get around to it. 13.79 or best offer, if you do use them let me know what you offered pls!

If bought via o2 refresh you can get unlocked for free
Mine was done within a day

Yes they are.It's a pain but I did put a tesco sim in and it worked. If you want a cheaper sim.

Could you provide a link plz.

Got one seems mint condition and still under Apple warranty until July 2017, result

Rang back to speak to another rep. He said the same but I kept pushing and asked him to refer it to his supervisor. He said they would waive the months airtime as a 'goodwill gesture'....got the deal but bit of a pain as I spent over 30 mins on phone in total.

As someone else said check the apple warranty link is in post 71, this will show when it was activated, however the majority are returns some may just have been sitting in the warehouse for months.

Ask them to switch your contract to PAYG and send you a new PAYG SIM asap. Once the sim card has been shipped out from their side, your current contract is officially closed. From there, they will then calculate how long the contract last and send you a final bill.

I bought the phone but when trying to cancel lady said she needed 30 days notice. So I would have to pay the months air time charge. Does that sound right?

Check if its got any Apple warranty left, thats a good indication. Mine still has till May. Also check battery health. Various apps on app store to do that.

15 quid unlocks it pay as go

all iphones (bar the 7) are exempt from the 12 month customer condition.

Likewise it came through today and at first appeared doa. Needed charging. Said grade c but i cant find a fault. Might just kerp it now!

Btw is there a lifetime call counter or something or show how old it is? I'm new to ios and not set it up yet

Got my grade C today and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. Apart from one small nick, not a mark on it.

The phone might be compact but the screen is tiny and those bezels are huge! The game has moved on in terms of form factor since these old iPhones.

In some of the grade options there seem to be 32gb and 64gb versions available. Priced at 216 mind you

I went for the Apple iPhone 5s 16GB Silver Perfectly Fine which in theory is Grade C

Which type of refurb did you get might help people decide :smiley:

No o2 refresh

Did you buy pay go?

Result!

Mine is : Estimated Expiration Date: 7 July 2017

Just waiting for a Unlock now

always worth checking how much apple warranty is left, easier to deal with them if there is an issue, walk in and get it replaced against having to send it off.

https://checkcoverage.apple.com

Got delivered this morning.

Looks brand new

Thanks for posting op. I clicked through to get one but it offers to view their tariffs. Do I have to get the sim with this too or is there a way of just buying the phone. Thanks.

I have one and typing is a nightmare. You really need to have super tiny fingers

Can anyone buy this or do you need to be on o2?

I think a 16gb phone is still perfectly manageable. I use Spotify to stream music so don't have much stored on the phone. I've got 1.5gb of photos/videos and I also pay the 79p a month for extra iCloud storage. Still got 4gb free on the phone (and thats with 6 screens worth of apps installed). Its not for everyone but still ok in the right circumstances

Any SE 64gb on refresh? Keep looking but I'm confused! Lol easily done.

Got this yesterday.
Looked pretty clean and new. only minor small scratches on a edge.

Easy unlock

Not the OP's fault but this is really misleading - O2 calls it 'iPhone 5s Like New' but it defaults to 'Perfectly Fine' which is actually a 'grade B' handset. For the money, it's really good but the 5s genuinely does struggle with iOS 10 (funny that!) and 16GB of storage becomes very restrictive - you can trick yourself into thinking it would be ok, but 32GB is really the baseline now. Even Apple thinks so, they are giving you 32GB SKUs for the same price as 16GB previously, how generous! Jokes aside, you can get by with 16GB but it becomes a nuisance more quickly than you might think.

£130 for a 4 year old phone with crap specs?

Are you sh!##ing me?

But it's not the best condition

Good deal! Still does what most people will want from it, and you don't need fingers like E.T to operate it one-handed!

Probably worth not applying too many more updates it though, as it won't be long until Apple kill these off by releasing an update that slows down things massively on older hardware - or as they put it, and update that is "optimised for the newer hardware"

Sorry Cold

Lowest standard of O2 & you might as well gamble on ebay for £30 less.

Hot but 16gb only shame

excellent phone and excellent deal.

Smartfonestore have some 64gb SE grade B's for £299-£319, and a Brand New o2 one for £369. I have had good experiences with their grade B's before.

http://www.smartfonestore.com/filter-mfr-Apple%20Iphone.aspx

And Brand new Se 16gbs for £309...

http://www.smartfonestore.com/filter-mfr-Apple%20Iphone.aspx

The 5s in this deal is tempting though, for sure.

Just noticed that argos eBay are doing the ipod touch 16gb 6th gen refurbs for £126 too...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/331855953218?
That's the end of my Ios news

Have always liked the 5s and SE, a proper phone size, but I will stick with my great z3 compacts, which can often be found for about £130-£150 now. The best android phone still, Certainly the best small one, in my opinion. I have the 6th gen ipad touch too, very nice back up gadget, so thin and good quality.

Hi M sorry being thick. But could someone please tell me how to get this for £221/-?

What os would be the fastest on this?

Just went on O2 chat. They said it was too late to cancel but if I refuse delivery it will be considered as a cancelled order and I'll get a refund.

Sorry for my ignorance but do you have to be in o2 to get this deal?

Good point?, lol.

How about, almost there ...

It is PAYG deal so not free

Not really sure how something can simultaneously be 'like new' and 'perfectly fine'.

cheers. I was looking at the Argos eBay shop SE refurbs but they are 269.99.

Usually free to unlock via o2

Ordered one for click and collect, will see what it's like. I was happy enough with the "Like new" 6s Plus I got from them last year.

No because you get 12 months o2 warranty and what ever is left of the apple warranty since it was activated. Depending on the refurb class this could be nearly 12 months even the lesser ones will have 4 to 6 months on, though obviously some may have less.

Has anyone mentioned that you may not get a full twelve month warranty on these secondhand iPhones. The warranty starts then the original user started it up.

Its not a bad price for those where 16gb will be enough for what they do, but I would want at least 32gb these days with apps etc. I have had an 02 refresh before, product was faulty but quickly repaired after taking it into shop.

Click the Pay As You Go tab on the following page:

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/apple/iphone-se-like-new/?productId=d6315ac9-6242-4bac-a82c-fa44148f400b&planId=&contractType=paymonthly&cm_mmc=affiliate-_-47868-_-blank-_-blank&awc=3235_1488998060_5e11bacfec1465d888c95ffe898d53b2

Please can someone post the link to the SE on PAYG for £249 as it seems like a good deal but can't find it on O2 site.

Totally agree, didn't see the payg ones but if o2 still unlock for £15 as soon as you get it, they did at Christmas then that's the way to go unless the extra cash is better in your pocket as it is for some.



Would have said yes to the 2 as the two we have were grinding to a halt before the last update anyway, our 3 that was fine not many apps, email and browsing all fine then suddenly it too starts grinding to a stop. Wonder what that could be......just don't mention planned obsolescence to Appe :disappointed:

In all the above info's, neither OP's Deal Post, or anyone else, has mentioned the internal 'storage space' of this iPhone 5s going forward?.

I'm guessing that that's not as important again ..... :-)

​Yes but don't u think stopping updates for ipads 2 and 3 were long overdue? Don't see why they can't taper off the updates earlier or at least allow people to hide the updates permanently so that old devices are still usable. And yes I know - planned obsolescence.

But on PAYG, o2 won't unlock it for 12 months and then they charge you £15. You can do it straight away for free on refresh.

Or buy the SE on PAYG for £249. I'm sure some would rather pay the slight extra and not have a) an extra entry on their credit file b) potential refresh process issues.

But good deal for those that don't mind going through the refresh process.

Avoid O2 refresh if you can. Even if you follow the process exactly and cancel the airtime they can sometimes 'accidentally' debit your bank account for the entire 24 months airtime, takes weeks to get this back. Also in my case they also issued a bogus credit default (and didn't tell me anything about it) and therefore it destroyed my Experian credit rating. It look me a alot of time, hassle and effort to correct the credit default error.

All for a slightly cheaper second hand iphone 6 (in my case). Never again

Thanks, I just tried to cancel but it was too late, they've sent it. I will now have to go through the returns process :disappointed:
For those who changed their mind the contact number to call is 0344 809 0222 to cancel or arrange return. Damn, should've gone for the SE but had issues with refresh deal a couple of years ago and it was a pain so will wait for a proper pay as you go offer. Cheers All

£ 129.99 for the worst condition one. Perfect is £ 179.99

Any voucher codes please? :confused:

Nice deal

My point was that the op has put the wrong price / description for the listing . He's put £ 129.99 and associated it with a like new handset which is false and should be changed.

they stop ios updates, ipads 2 and 3 stopped with ios10, only a matter of time before they stop this but to be honest, i would be waiting before doing an update on a 5S to 11 as it could make them run so slow.


link is in the comment above :smiley:

Upfront cost £29.99
Monthly device payment £8.00
Total Credit amount £192.00
Total amount payable for device £221.99

​Surely updates won't stop for 5s. They'll keep ramming updates down your throat until you get annoyed with the popups and/or slowness before you decide to get their next rip off device. I have an ipad mini. :smile:

will be locked to O2, £20 to unlock by O2
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/apple/iphone-5s-like-new/?productId=6b91f148-fb78-462a-926a-67f6e5a884ae&planId=&contractType=payasyougo

Where are these £221.99 SE's then?:smiley:

Hmm this or a 'Perfect' like new iPhone SE 16gb for £221.99. Decisions...

There are 3 sub-groups within 'Like New': Perfect, Almost Perfect and Perfectly Fine. The latter could have scrapes on the screen apparently.

iPhone SE is here
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/apple/iphone-se-like-new/?productId=d6315ac9-6242-4bac-a82c-fa44148f400b&planId=&contractType=paymonthly

probably worth going for the se if you can afford it. it will last far longer on updates than the 5s and is a decent price as well

When I ordered it said "Perfectly Fine Like New" @ 129.99 but if it is locked then that's something else to consider (expect it will be). Also you have 14 days to return it, and though I didn't check the terms I'm presuming that covers you too?

£4 per month device charge, you would cancel the £9 per month call-text-data part of the package (see £13 per month deal).

Looks like they prices have jumped on like new :disappointed:

Just ordered
"Apple iPhone 5s 16GB Space Grey Perfectly Fine Like New
16GB Space Grey" for 129.99 on pay as you go

why expired? I just went thru link, can choose a "like new" perfectly fine iphone 5s for £4 per month x24 + £9.99 = £105.99 total, seems a bargain.

Interested to know if these are unlocked

Also available on O2 Refresh

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/apple/iphone-5s-like-new
Perfectly Fine - £106
Almost Perfect - £120
Perfect - £140

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/apple/iphone-5s
New - £144

unlocked? or is there an easy unlock?

i see 105.99 for perfectly fine, space grey. Am i missing something.

£17 unlock from ebay if needed ... I'd presumer either locked to o2 or first sim inserted....

Will it be locked to o2?

Maybe these are stupid questions but what option should I pick, will I have to pay for any top-up and can this be unlocked?