Samsung Galaxy S7

[Foreigner]

New phone has had good reviews in the fin review. It was to be released on Friday 11 March:

MWC 2016: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge hands on

Hope to get this in May when my contact with Vodafone comes up for renewal.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Foreigner is May end 24mths? Vodafone will let you upgrade after 21mths with no penalty.

 

[Foreigner]

Foreigner is May end 24mths? Vodafone will let you upgrade after 21mths with no penalty.

Yep. Good info. Let me find out in the morning.

 

[DaveB]

Just switched Vodafone May expiry business account to Optus who readily bought out remaining two months of contract. Doubt you would have too much trouble pushing this out to 3 months with Optus at the moment eager to do business.
If staying with Vodafone, they are reluctant to renew contract 3 months out without seeing another party offering. Vodafone will readily renew 1 or 2 months out.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

If staying with Vodafone, they are reluctant to renew contract 3 months out without seeing another party offering. Vodafone will readily renew 1 or 2 months out.

Not my experience - Vodafone offered me the 3 month renew deal out of the blue - and readily did it again the last time I did it - no alt offer reqd - but as always YMMV.

 

[DaveB]

Not my experience - Vodafone offered me the 3 month renew deal out of the blue - and readily did it again the last time I did it - no alt offer reqd - but as always YMMV.

That had also been my experience with two previous contract renewals with Vodafone being done three months out. My Vodafone Account Manager this time advised they could readily do 2 months but would need evidence to match 3 months. She further apologised for having little room to move on the contract and was not in the same ballpark with the offer from Optus.

 

[serfty]

Foreigner is May end 24mths? Vodafone will let you upgrade after 21mths with no penalty.

Not my experience - Vodafone offered me the 3 month renew deal out of the blue - and readily did it again the last time I did it - no alt offer reqd - but as always YMMV.

Virgin and Optus will do this as well.

Better to have a customer locked in for another 24 months than risk them being out of contract and looking at other options.

Moreover, most of the time the phone one has is still working quite well - so there's those pesky and cheaper month to month plans that don't tie one down the companies need to consider. Can't have that ...

No, get-em locked in before they feel the breeze.

FWIW, I did re-contract with Virgin late last year, but my GS5 is still in it's box as my S4 is working fine ... and it was a run-out - I reduced my costs by $20 per month for more calls and the same data.

 

[opusman]

I just buy my phones outright...

 

[serfty]

I just buy my phones outright...

I like to wait until a product has been out a year or two ...

... and that's when plans generally have no additional cost for the "dated" handset.

Win win for me ...

 

[JohnK]

I just buy my phones outright...

I'm with serfty. Only 20 months to go on existing contract. The Samsung S7 will look good then.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I just buy my phones outright...

iPhone 6+ from Apple store:

21mths on Vodafone contract:

Same old story huh? We all see things differently.

 

[serfty]

Exactly, approx ½ price or even, if you go back one model ... nothing.

e.g. A 16GB iPhone 5S with set one back $749 from the Apple store - contract via Virgin for one and pay $0 on top of the base plan.

Buy iPhone 5s - Apple (AU)

Plan $60 w 1GB Bonus - Virgin Mobile

 

[Foreigner]

If considering the S7 there is option in the new iPhone :

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/03/apple-iphone-se-vs-samsung-galaxy-s7-which-one-should-you-buy/

 

[Punky]

Why is all this in a Galaxy S7 thread? The S7 is not subject to recall, and is not subject to the bans.

 

[serfty]

Why is all this in a Galaxy S7 thread? The S7 is not subject to recall, and is not subject to the bans.

The phone subject to the ban is the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is it not? Is there a dedicated thread for this phone, it's failures and it's bans?

No, your's another other posts have been moved to the relevant thread. Some now redundant posts have been deleted.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 is not subject to recall.

 

[JessicaTam]

No, your's another other posts have been moved to the relevant thread. Some now redundant posts have been deleted.

The Samsung Galaxy S7 is not subject to recall.

Thanks serfty.

 

[Simo]

The S7 is totally safe...

 

[pauly7]

The S7 is totally safe...

For the time being...