IPhone 4S deals. PAYG or contract?

I'm getting the iPhone 4s for Christmas.
My dad has told me that if you had it on contract then your able to get all the apps.
If its on pay as you go, I was told that you can't get all the apps.

So I was wondering what the best deal would be. I've looked at the contract deals and it's £36 a month and you get the phone for free, with unlimited calls and texts. And I have to be on O2 network.

What is the best? Contract or Pay as you go

Contract - unlimited calls and texts for £36 a month and being able to use all the apps
PAYG - £499.99 for the phone an £15 top up every month, and supposedly not abroad apply to use the apps

No you are not!
You are NOT swapping christmas for an iPhone I like Christmas
OK bazinga

You will need your dad to look as this as now joking aside, there are other factors to consider and you may need to reconsider everything

re 02 follow the deal NOT the network, you can move change network quite easily with minimal disruption for a few hours on just one day by get a PAC code or as some have done with everybody offering 1000 plus text text everybody with the new number
If you want to keep your number
http://ask.ofcom.org.uk/help/telephone/PAC

the cost on O2 @ £36.00 is £864.00 also PAYG and £15.00 is £860.00 over 2 year,
PAYG & Iphones are incompatible

The price paid or tariffs commanded (no demanded) by iPhones… On any every network defy logic and gravity.

The multi award winning smartphone in 2011 is (was) the Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100. No other phone including the IP4S has won more awards

Both the SGS 2 and especially the SGS 3 are far superior to the iPhone4S not my opinion but fact!
also they will cost less and all 3 phones cost less on "3" than O2 { follow the deal not the network}
BOTH the SGS II

Here side by side is the IP4s and SGS 2 specification comprehensive and impartial review which should be read. The review highlights can be seen on pages 1 of each
http://www.gsmarena.com/...hone2=4212

To pick the IP4S above the SGS 3 or SGS 2 is to pick the "bronze" medal phone and pay the most for it
So on 3 which has the "One Plan" All-you-can-eat data 2, 000 minutes 5, 000 Three-to-Three min's.
5, 000 texts

THE IPHONE4S £49 HANDSET COST PLUS £34PM £865
SGS III £29 HANDSET COST PLUS £33 PM £792
SGS III £29 HANDSET COST PLUS £29 PM £725
http://store.three.co.uk/view/content/compareDevices

More of my answer is here

You can still use apps on a pay as you go iPhone, it just might work out being quite expensive downloading them if you aren't connected to Wi-Fi. Having a contract with data allowance would make the most sense as, apps aside, the iPhone uses online features a lot.

Many apps will connect online, including Siri which uses the internet a lot, and many other features that you will most likely end up using including Facebook etc. Using a smartphone on payg doesn't really make much sense to me.

Don't forget, the iPhone 5 will be released on September 21st so it may be worth taking a look at that too.