UK iPhone 5 thread - Page 470

ayzee · Nov 9, 2012, 10:02 AM

Gumtree us the best place to sell locally, as there are no fees.

I have a brand new still sealed sim free 16gb iPhone 5 black if anyone is interested

MuGeN PoWeR · Nov 13, 2012, 12:25 AM

ordered white iPhone 5 yesterday. delivery time is November 27-3rd December. lets see when it shows up!

the_insider · Nov 13, 2012, 03:35 AM

After a week of trying, I was able to reserve a 64gb iPhone 5 at Covent Garden.

At first, I was trying to submit as many reservations as possible on a bunch of email addresses, after reading a few posts, I brought this number down to 2 reservations per store.

Before noon, I submitted a reservation under one email address to the 5 london stores, then in the afternoon, the same thing under a second email address. Last night to my delight, I got the confirmation from apple.

my father is going to be very surprised when he gets his new iPhone for his birthday afterall... good bye apple.com 3-4 week waiting period.

Steve121178 · Nov 13, 2012, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliotn

You're not alone!

I've been trying to reserve one in London for about 5 weeks (some days I try just one store, other days 3 or 4).

I'm surprised that Apple have not modified their reservation system, given their severe lack of stock. It's a farce to expect customers to jump through the reservation hoops every single day for weeks on end. A reservation should be made just once - what's the point in making us do it again and again?

I don't understand posts like this. If you ordered it online 5 weeks ago you've have had it delivered in 3-4 weeks.

Why are people walking around shops trying to reserve when it's just so much easier to order online????

elliotn · Nov 13, 2012, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve121178

I don't understand posts like this. If you ordered it online 5 weeks ago you've have had it delivered in 3-4 weeks.

Why are people walking around shops trying to reserve when it's just so much easier to order online????

I don't undertand your post. No-one is walking around shops trying to reserve an iPhone. They are using Apple's online reservation system. It doesn't work very well. That is all.

fosman · Nov 13, 2012, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_insider

After a week of trying, I was able to reserve a 64gb iPhone 5 at Covent Garden.

At first, I was trying to submit as many reservations as possible on a bunch of email addresses, after reading a few posts, I brought this number down to 2 reservations per store.

Before noon, I submitted a reservation under one email address to the 5 london stores, then in the afternoon, the same thing under a second email address. Last night to my delight, I got the confirmation from apple.

my father is going to be very surprised when he gets his new iPhone for his birthday afterall... good bye apple.com 3-4 week waiting period.

So, to be clear, you used the same email and details to 5 stores - rather than a different one to each store?

I'm still trying everyday. Such a pain!

RE why I'm reserving rather than online order - online order has a month wait on it. I expected it be able to get it sooner - and check the product - but reserving for store pick up. I don't think anyone expected for it to be this difficult!

the_insider · Nov 13, 2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fosman

So, to be clear, you used the same email and details to 5 stores - rather than a different one to each store?

I'm still trying everyday. Such a pain!

RE why I'm reserving rather than online order - online order has a month wait on it. I expected it be able to get it sooner - and check the product - but reserving for store pick up. I don't think anyone expected for it to be this difficult!

yes.

1 email address (regent, covent, strattford... etc)

a few hours later

second email address, same name & phone (regent, covent, strattford...etc)

Steve121178 · Nov 13, 2012, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliotn

I don't undertand your post. No-one is walking around shops trying to reserve an iPhone. They are using Apple's online reservation system. It doesn't work very well. That is all.

Why are you trying to reserve, especially as the system is apparently crap? I've ordered 3 iPhone 5's from the Apple UK Store, 2 arrived on release day and the other arrived within 3-4 weeks of my order which is precisely within the time-frame Apple said when I placed the order. I just don't understand what some of you are trying to do with all this fannying around.

1. Order online
2. Get it delivered to the location of your choice
3. Enjoy

elliotn · Nov 13, 2012, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve121178

Why are you trying to reserve, especially as the system is apparently crap?

I'm not. I gave up on the iPhone 5, and instead bought a new battery and charger for my ancient Sony Ericsson. This cost £3.89, thus saving me over £500

I had hoped to use the online reservation system as I live in Central London and am surrounded by Apple stores. I work erratic hours, so hooking up with couriers is complicated.

spacedcadet · Nov 13, 2012, 11:03 AM

Ordered mine from EE on 1st November, arrived Monday 5th...

Westyfield2 · Nov 14, 2012, 08:50 AM

FYI I just had a call from EE checking how I'm getting on - the number's 0845 863 0104 and it's legit

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Lithearium · Nov 14, 2012, 09:08 AM

Anyone that is still reserving the iPhone, you can make a maximum of 5 reservations per day (it doesn't matter which store, etc.) The system picks up on any matching data, whether that's email address, name, telephone number. If there are 5 matches with any of those it will cap it at that and will not validate any more of your reservations.

So unless you are signing up with different phone numbers AND names AND email addresses then there is no point signing up for more than 5. They will only accept payments if you provide ID/bank card with the name that you reserved under so I wouldn't recommend false names.

Dangerous Theory · Nov 14, 2012, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lithearium

Anyone that is still reserving the iPhone, you can make a maximum of 5 reservations per day (it doesn't matter which store, etc.) The system picks up on any matching data, whether that's email address, name, telephone number. If there are 5 matches with any of those it will cap it at that and will not validate any more of your reservations.

So unless you are signing up with different phone numbers AND names AND email addresses then there is no point signing up for more than 5. They will only accept payments if you provide ID/bank card with the name that you reserved under so I wouldn't recommend false names.

Just curious where you got this information? Does that mean that you can make 5 identical reservations and all of them are counted?

richardc1983 · Nov 17, 2012, 07:59 PM

Ordered On 24-Oct-2012 still at Processing Items

Delivers 16 Nov, 2012 - 22 Nov, 2012

- Any one else ordered similar time to me and received theirs yet?

TheHareBear · Nov 18, 2012, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardc1983

Ordered On 24-Oct-2012 still at Processing Items

Delivers 16 Nov, 2012 - 22 Nov, 2012

- Any one else ordered similar time to me and received theirs yet?

I think I was ordered 21st Oct, delivering 12th-15th Nov. It changed last Sunday to Preparing, then despatched Monday. UK Mail failed to bother to deliver it on the proper day (Tuesday), delivered it first thing last Wednesday.

loving it so far, first iPhone after a couple of Androids.

Andrew

kaibex · Nov 18, 2012, 08:04 AM

Getting much improved speeds since switching to EE, even on 3G!

richardc1983 · Nov 18, 2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHareBear

I think I was ordered 21st Oct, delivering 12th-15th Nov. It changed last Sunday to Preparing, then despatched Monday. UK Mail failed to bother to deliver it on the proper day (Tuesday), delivered it first thing last Wednesday.

loving it so far, first iPhone after a couple of Androids.

Andrew

I've heard a few friends say they ordered on 5th November and got the phone last week! So why have I been waiting so long if people's orders placed later than mine have been fulfilled quicker.

TheHareBear · Nov 18, 2012, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardc1983

I've heard a few friends say they ordered on 5th November and got the phone last week! So why have I been waiting so long if people's orders placed later than mine have been fulfilled quicker.

The Apple Store currently says 2 to 3 weeks for delivery; did they order unlocked from the Apple Store or something other than that?

Andrew

richardc1983 · Nov 18, 2012, 12:22 PM

Just been told it was on contract as upgrades. So explains it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheHareBear

The Apple Store currently says 2 to 3 weeks for delivery; did they order unlocked from the Apple Store or something other than that?

Andrew

Lithearium · Nov 20, 2012, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dangerous Theory

Just curious where you got this information? Does that mean that you can make 5 identical reservations and all of them are counted?

I asked the Apple employee who sold the iPhone to me in Covent Garden. However, I'm not sure but from what she told me that would be fine.

Drmedic · Nov 20, 2012, 08:09 AM

I've been going into the London Apple stores to ask too! They never seem to have it in stock, so I just ordered one off apple a couple of days ago, should be here from 5th Dec onwards.

Damolee · Nov 20, 2012, 08:17 AM

Apple were taking years, so I opted for a 64GB sim free from Carphone Warehouse for £699.

Superb phone, just not sure the battery life is right.

bradkb · Nov 20, 2012, 10:16 AM

Guess I was lucky, my contract was up for renewal, and I wanted a 32gb i5. Walked in to the orange store near morgate tube in London on the 28th September and walked out with a white 32gb i5 all spanky new with no dents, scratches or otherwise.

Had issues with battery and signal, and was swapped by Apple a week later, the swap phone is fine. Would have preferred a black one, but all they had was white, hey ho, starting to love it.

MuGeN PoWeR · Nov 20, 2012, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardc1983

Ordered On 24-Oct-2012 still at Processing Items

Delivers 16 Nov, 2012 - 22 Nov, 2012

- Any one else ordered similar time to me and received theirs yet?

i ordered on 12th november. Deliveres 27th Nov - 3rd December. i hope i get it in time!

Broony · Nov 21, 2012, 04:08 PM

Finally successfully reserved a 32gig white iPhone 5

Nov 9, 2012, 10:02 AM	#11726
ayzee macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	Gumtree us the best place to sell locally, as there are no fees. I have a brand new still sealed sim free 16gb iPhone 5 black if anyone is interested __________________ 2010 13" Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz, 8GB Ram, 500HDD / White iPhone 4s 32GB / ATV2 / AEBS ayzee.tv \| twitter.com/ayzee
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Nov 13, 2012, 12:25 AM	#11727
MuGeN PoWeR macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2011	ordered white iPhone 5 yesterday. delivery time is November 27-3rd December. lets see when it shows up! __________________ Macbook 13" \| iPhone 5 16GB black \| iPhone 5 16GB white \| iPad 3 16GB wifi white \| iPad 2 16GB wifi black \| iPad 16gb WIfi black \| iPod video 30GB black \| iPod shuffle 1GB pink
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Nov 13, 2012, 11:03 AM	#11735
spacedcadet macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	Ee Ordered mine from EE on 1st November, arrived Monday 5th...
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Nov 14, 2012, 08:50 AM	#11736
Westyfield2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bath, UK.	FYI I just had a call from EE checking how I'm getting on - the number's 0845 863 0104 and it's legit . __________________ iPhone 5 64GB on 4GEE iPad 3G+WiFi 64GB 13" MacBook Air (2.13GHz, 4GB, 256GB) - 15" MacBook Pro (2.4GHz, 4GB) Mac Mini (2.6GHz quad i7, 16GB, 256GB SSD)
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Nov 18, 2012, 08:04 AM	#11741
kaibex macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: East Sussex, UK	Getting much improved speeds since switching to EE, even on 3G! Attached Thumbnails __________________ iPhone, iPad, MacBook - thats why I'm here!
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Nov 13, 2012, 03:35 AM	#11728
the_insider macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA / UK	After a week of trying, I was able to reserve a 64gb iPhone 5 at Covent Garden. At first, I was trying to submit as many reservations as possible on a bunch of email addresses, after reading a few posts, I brought this number down to 2 reservations per store. Before noon, I submitted a reservation under one email address to the 5 london stores, then in the afternoon, the same thing under a second email address. Last night to my delight, I got the confirmation from apple. my father is going to be very surprised when he gets his new iPhone for his birthday afterall... good bye apple.com 3-4 week waiting period.
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Nov 14, 2012, 09:08 AM	#11737
Lithearium macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	Anyone that is still reserving the iPhone, you can make a maximum of 5 reservations per day (it doesn't matter which store, etc.) The system picks up on any matching data, whether that's email address, name, telephone number. If there are 5 matches with any of those it will cap it at that and will not validate any more of your reservations. So unless you are signing up with different phone numbers AND names AND email addresses then there is no point signing up for more than 5. They will only accept payments if you provide ID/bank card with the name that you reserved under so I wouldn't recommend false names.
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Nov 17, 2012, 07:59 PM	#11739
richardc1983 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leeds, UK	Ordered On 24-Oct-2012 still at Processing Items Delivers 16 Nov, 2012 - 22 Nov, 2012 - Any one else ordered similar time to me and received theirs yet?
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Nov 20, 2012, 08:09 AM	#11746
Drmedic macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	I've been going into the London Apple stores to ask too! They never seem to have it in stock, so I just ordered one off apple a couple of days ago, should be here from 5th Dec onwards.
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Nov 20, 2012, 08:17 AM	#11747
Damolee macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Apple were taking years, so I opted for a 64GB sim free from Carphone Warehouse for £699. Superb phone, just not sure the battery life is right.
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Nov 20, 2012, 10:16 AM	#11748
bradkb macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Guess I was lucky, my contract was up for renewal, and I wanted a 32gb i5. Walked in to the orange store near morgate tube in London on the 28th September and walked out with a white 32gb i5 all spanky new with no dents, scratches or otherwise. Had issues with battery and signal, and was swapped by Apple a week later, the swap phone is fine. Would have preferred a black one, but all they had was white, hey ho, starting to love it.
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Nov 21, 2012, 04:08 PM	#11750
Broony macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Newcastle, UK	Finally successfully reserved a 32gig white iPhone 5
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