Joining EE but contracts are ridiculously expensive, even compared to EE PAYG

[EAB25]

I'm with EE and consider it the best network, so I was trying to convince a friend to join. But the prices on a contract are extortionate!

The cheapest EE SIM only deal on a contract I can see available to a new customer is £18 a month for 50gb, which is crazy given you can get 50gb on O2 right now for £8.99, including EU roaming.

Weirdly you can get an EE 'PAYG' on a monthly subscription with 8GB data for £10 a month. 

I can't see any reason to sign him up to a contract with EE when it's nearly twice the price of the PAYG tariff and he's locked in for two years. Aside from a speed limit of 25Mbps, which is plenty for almost all tasks, why would ANYONE sign up to a contract which is going to go up in price every year?

Am I missing something?

[Northerner]

Hi @EAB25 

There is no answer to your question. 

As a consumer you want the best value for goods or service you buy and therefore you shop around. To other people is brand over price. 

You see the same comparisons in other shopping and service industries and this is nothing new. 

Thanks 

[EAB25]

I understand completely the concept of comparison, but I don't understand why it's cheaper to go on a  PAYG deal than sign up for 2 years

[baileyuk]

yer this whole new thing of device payment thing is stupid and needs to end, it doubles the price of phone contracts i was in talks with ee today saying how i can get a s25 with 200gb data on o2 or three for £38 a month, and the min i can get it on ee is £60 a month...completely insane prices and they try justify it with saying how they have the biggest 5g network...which seems to have issues more often then not!

[baileyuk]

oh and lets not forget the excuses of not giving compensation for loss of service as you are still connected to the internet with wi fi calling, which is a feature on most smart phones and the internet connection being used is nothing to do with ee or bt on a completely different service.

[Peter_W]

Hi @baileyuk, welcome back to the Community. 

With genuine network outages, there's absolutely the option to make sure you're not left out of pocket, but it is something our technical team would need to look into first before we can say for sure what can be offered.

For WiFi Calling, whilst the internet connection itself may coming from elsewhere, you do still require your EE contract for your SIM and number to work, and without these your phone would not be able to make and receive calls. 

It's not always possible to provide coverage in all areas though, and this service helps extend access to our network to as many locations as possible.

Peter