As per title. After any cheapies tips for the most cost-effective way to buy an iPhone 15 Pro. Whether it's just an outright purchase, or going through one of the carriers.
From what I can see, 2Degrees has currently the best interest free deal if trading in a 13 Pro Max or newer on their 36 month $60 plan.
Cheers!
Thank you!
Buying outright will most likely always be cheaper, but it depends on your situation.
From what I can see, 2Degrees has currently the best interest free deal if trading in a 13 Pro Max or newer on their 36 month $60 plan.
Have you done the math, if this is good?
* 13 Pro max - private sale value
* 36 * $60 = $2160
* Upfront payment?
A 12 month, $60+ contract might be worth considering with 2Degrees as it qualifies for the $500 iPhone discount and 50% off for 6 months of the contract if you a new customer. That was you can change to a cheaper prepay plan for example after the 12 months is up.
Then private sell your iPhone 13 Pro Max?
yep this is the best I can find!
I’ve preordered the standard 128gb iPhone 15 this way and it works out at $1690 in total over 12 months for the phone and their $60 p/m contract. Thought it was too good to be true!
do you know how the 50% off the plan works? I'm just about to check-out and can't see it applied
@hummerh40: I was told instore that the 50% plan discount should process from month 2 of the contract but I’ve been struggling to find T&Cs about that deal specifically.
Did you have to trade in your old phone though? The Ts and Cs say this:
"Saving: $500 Interest Free saving available when you purchase interest free on a $60+ Pay Monthly Plan + $1025 Trade In value for iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB. Half Price Plan: New Customers only. Discount repayable if you end your plan within 9 months. Phone must meet trade in criteria. Interest Free, Trade In, Plan and Promotional T&C’s apply"
@mycomputer: The $500 saving is seperate to the trade-in value. It’s applied to the phone cost then the remaining cost of the phone is spread across the contract term.
@dunnersdealer let us know when it ships. On the website it said if it doesn't ship this Friday then it could take up to 6 weeks to find stock.
That may only apply to the Pro's tho.
@hummerh40: I picked the phone up on Friday (release day). I pre-ordered early on so I think that helped.
@dunnersdealer: @dunnersdealer good to hear of a success story! My phone repayments have started to go through but no comms as of yet from 2degrees about delivery expectations
@hummerh40: Same here! Bought the pro max in Nat Titanium from 2D last week have called a few times but they have said that no stock has come in! Today received a call and they said that only 16 people have got their phones from 2D Ormiston and none of them were the pro variants. Getting a bit impatient now.
@hummerh40: Still haven't received it, have been in contact with 2D every day this week and they have said that they only received blue models of the pro max and shipments for nat titanium coming either next week or the week after. I guess it's a waiting game now. I ordered a few accessories for the phone and they all came in today still no phone in sight. Not impressed!
@asinha011: yeah same, both case and screen protector are here - no sign of phone though! I've pre-ordered the nat titanium pro max too - no wonder
@hummerh40: Ugh! Comforting to know that a few others are in the same boat and it's not just me LOL. Popped into store today - to my surprise, they still don't have stock!
@hummerh40: Sales Rep got in touch to say another 2 weeks wait for stock AT THE LEAST! Only received shipments of the white and blue models — apparently — I was told the day I brought it I should have it on release day :<
@asinha011: that's the same timeframes apple has on their website - would've thought 2degrees would've put in a larger order as a retailer!
@hummerh40: I agree, this is such a disappointment. At least I know not to order from 2 degrees next year!
@kapiton09: Yeah, apparently the pros are easier to come by than the Pro max variants! Hoping to get a call soon with an update…
@asinha011: went into a 2degrees shop today. They had no clue about online orders and their ETA's etc. Think each shop can only see into the orders placed at that specific shop.
@hummerh40: Good News! Today I got into contact with 2DEG and they said that I should have the phone in hand by Saturday, if not then early next week… I am not sure how trustworthy these estimates are but here's hoping!
@asinha011: That's great news if true! Means mine isn't too far away either hopefully lol. Did you buy yours through a physical store or online?
@hummerh40: Physical :) Just by chance, I came across it while shopping, so decided to bite the bullet!
@hummerh40: Once you go apple you can never go back! I have found today using the phone that the battery depleted quite quickly but I’m guessing it’s because the phone is still optimizing itself. Hopefully it corrects over the course of a week!
Buy duty free? Almost a $300 saving doing so
Combine it with q mastercard for atleast another $200 saving.
Can't do finance on tax free
How does swiping a card relate to finance? You need to use q card as a credit card, that's what the deal is. Not for finance.
From T&C
Offer valid for standard purchases only. Excluding Long Term Finance purchases.
@ace310: Ah swipe is fine but not the long term 12 months etc
It is a thing for people to take out contracts and flee the country
2Degrees Business Plan($30/m +GST) through Farmsource with $500 signup bonus.
Hi hsran, do you have more details on the $500 signup bonus? 2dgrees don't mention it on their website.
They do offer it on their business plans also.
Signed up for 15 PM during the pre- order phase.
Sorry for the noob question, but could someone please explain how Farmsource works? Do I need to have a business and meet a minimum spend/purchase requirement to avail discounts? I couldn't figure this out looking at their website.
No requirement at all, you just need to sign up through their website, wait for your card to arrive and start saving.
Has anyone actually tried signing up for their Farmsource plan (as a new customer) and getting the $500 discount with the phone. Can't see any mention of being able to do it on their site and support hasn't gotten back to me.
I signed up for a Farm Source account and just got a callback from 2Degrees. They don't offer the $500 discount when signing up via this business plan. This is the email that they followed up with.
"Thanks for your time on the phone today!
As discussed, farm source deal is $2 for first 2 months and then $30+GST per connection.
Unfortunately, we do not offer device discounts on this plan.
If you are interested, please reply to this email"
I got $500 discount,had to talk to their CSR.
was this in store?
@apas023: I called 2degrees and they told me the device discounts are not available with the Farm Source deal
@apas023: Are you trading in your old iPhone?
Confirmed on phone and reconfirmed in-store ( Phone bought in-store).
I was already on their Farmsource ( Business) Plan and traded in my 13PM. Maybe the discount is only for trade-ins.
T&C
https://www.2degrees.nz/business/mobile-plans/business-choic… "Trade-In and Save offer".
It's a Business Choice $70 Endless Plan, there's no Farmsource-specific plan per se. But 2D is full of 🤡!
You can try One NZ as they have similar plans.
@hsran: So you are paying $70/ month for the plan?
Because here is a farmsource specific plan:
https://www.2degrees.nz/business/farmsource
@apas023: No! You sign a contract for an Endless Plan, and the discounts are loaded during billing (mentioned in "Promotion"). So it's a Business Choice $70 Endless Plan for all purposes.
"we will credit your account so you pay just $1 per month for the monthly plan fee for the first two months of your Plan (“Plan Credit”) and then you will be eligible for a $40 discount for the primary connection and a $5 discount per month for any additional connections (up to 99 connections) (“Discount”) on the monthly base plan fee(s) for as long as you stay on the same Plan(s)."
Quite a bit of discussion here:
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=76&topicid=306…
Work your way backwards from page 7
Also,
https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=76&topicid=307…