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Upgrading to an N97 on 3
Published by Ewan on Thursday 30th July 2009, 09:59 Comments | Filed under: Mobile

Sophia in the Chiswick branch of 3 was very helpful. She can upgrade me for free to a Nokia N97 – but it’ll be the equivalent of a 21 month contract. What do you think? Should I wait and hope 3 introduces an Android handset worth getting?

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  • chrispatten
    I won't even bother to reiterate my attitude to 3 as I've done that in another post. However, my attitude to increasing contract length is horror; I don't like the fact that my phone only has 12 months warranty on an 18 month contract, but on 21, 24 or 36? I really feel sim free and rolling monthly contacts are the way forward. You can then sell or trade the handset when you want to upgrade.
  • Fair point Chris -- I need to maintain the 3 account so that I can test stuff out on all networks, so in effect, it's almost a 'business expense' -- I wouldn't imagine I'd be using the minutes that much. So since I have to keep paying for it, I thought I might as well get some value.... just it'd be typical if I get the N97 and then find another shit-hot-wonderful new device is offered by 3 next month...
  • Meh... I'd personally bite the large outlay and go SIM free.. if you see another phone you want 6 months down the line, stick it on ebay and get a large chunk of your cash back. 21 Months IS a long time.. specially in Mobile land!

    K
  • It is a very long time Kip, you're absolutely right. The question is -- *given* I have to keep a 3 account... what do I do with it?

    If I'm going to continue as a paying customer (which I should, in order to be able to accurately review stuff), then I might as well get full value, right?
  • Yeah - see your point.. just go on their cheapest tarrif and go SIM free :)

    BTW that is a total FAIL of a sign, if I ran a shop I would not have laser printed 'Times New Roman' signage, looks vile - but that's probably because i'm a designer and not a sales person :)
  • 2009... you'd think these companies (Vodafone and Phones4U shop managers are guilty of it in spades) would have worked out some kind of Microsoft Word template by now.
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